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Survey of Doctrine: Topic: Healings today

Survey of Doctrine: Topic: Healings today

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One of the first things we read in the doctrines today is the simple fact that we have no real way of knowing whether the church is experiencing the same type and frequency of healings than were experienced in the early days of the church. The reasons why include the lack of the healings taking place in huge public displays and the lack of recording of each and every healing. However, there are a number of individual accounts of thousands of healings, including members and family members and others being healed of terminal diseases, such as cancer.

The spectacular public healings of Jesus' ministry and the early days of the church had a different purpose, namely to open doors to the spread of the gospel and to establish the authority and position of Jesus Christ, Himself. Another reason was the fact that those in Jesus' day did not have the Holy Spirit and their faith had to be stimulated by these grand miracles and healings. They were used to establish a church. Today, God is not building a huge church and the individual firstfruit now has both the Holy Spirit and the recorded Word of God to stimulate the invoking of that Holy Spirit in the forms of faith and belief.

Topics
Source of healing Faith God vs. Medical science Jesus Member responsibility
Godly purpose Bible Effect of healings Meaning of word Medical science
God's promise Sin/degeneration Cause of sickness Gospel Salvation
Resurrection Healing symbolism Disciples-1st century Healings today Righteousness
Ministry Right attitude Wrong attitude Healing Doctrine Summary


Key Statement/Teaching Paragraph
It is difficult to tell whether God's Church today is experiencing the same type and frequency of healings than the later New Testament Church had.
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To understand the Practical application of healing today, several complex interrelationships (such as between faith and healing, and faith and medical procedures) need to be considered.
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We see no evidence of the gifts of healings being bestowed on any individual.
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The Church vigorously teaches that there is no way of knowing in advance whether any person will be supernaturally healed.
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