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Survey of Doctrine: Topic: God's promise
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God does heal and will continue to heal, as long as there are humans and need, but there is no absolute guarantee that God will heal in all cases and circumstances. Sometimes God will allow the firstfruit to die to confirm the individual to the Kingdom. One's obedience, faith and attitude are all factors in what might happen, but God's own will is the supreme factor.
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"If
you will diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord
your God, and do that which is right in His eyes, and
give heed to His commandments and keep all His statutes,
I will put none of the diseases upon you which I put
upon the Egyptians; for I am the Lord, your healer."
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"You shall serve the Lord your God, and I will bless
your bread and your water, and I will take sickness away
from the midst of you. None shall cast her young or be
barren in your land; I will fulfill the number of your
days." [Exodus 23:25-26]
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One
should never forget that the real hope of all true
Christians is eternal spiritual life through the
resurrection and not prolonged physical life through
healing.
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Faith says that God can heal; it is not a guarantee that
God shall heal in every individual situation.
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Conclusion: Key points:
- It is important to obey God.
- Many of the Old Testament promises about healing are national rather than individual and are conditional.
- We must keep in mind that God is looking far beyond the human factor to the Kingdom of God and a family of eternal beings.
- Faith is not a guarantee that God will heal in every individual situation.
- God's will and purpose are the supreme factors in what will happen in any given situation and circumstance.
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