What We Believe! Divine Healing Part 2 8/16/2019

The Atonement and Healing

Old Testament Atonement referred to a ransom price paid for redemption and restoration Leviticus 16 – brought release from the penalty of sin and brought restoration of God’s favor – this POINTED to the redemption through Christ where He shed his blood on our behalf in our place. Romans 3:25 – God has set Him forth to be a propitiation through faith in His blood.

Psalms 103:2-4 (NKJV) Blessed the Lord, O my soul, and forget (neglect) not all his benefits; who forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from destruction, and crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies

3 Important Reminders All – Hebrew “kowl” (kole) meaning complete; to make whole in every manner Who forgives ALL your iniquities – faults, sins, perversity Who heals ALL your diseases – grievous maladies; sickness

If we only believe that God wants to save us from sin then we are neglecting some of HIS benefits and are missing out. God wants to save us; He also wants to HEAL us. Both are part of His benefits.

Isaiah 53:4-5 Surely, He has borne our grief’s and carried our sorrows. He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.

Grief’s: Chiliy (khol-ee) maladies, anxieties, calamities, disease Sorrows: Makobah (mak-o-baw) anguishes, afflictions, pain and grief. Transgressions: Pesha (peh-shah) rebellion, revolt, sins and trespasses Iniquities: Avown (aw-vone) Faults, sins, perversity; punishment of sin

Chastisement:. Muwear (moo-sawr). rebuke, to punish with blows for Chastisement: Muwear (moo-sawr) rebuke, to punish with blows for correction Our peace: Shalom (shaw-lome) Happiness welfare, health, prosperity, to be a perfect peace; rest safely; wholly Healed: Rapha (raw-faw) To mend, repair, cause to heal, to cause symptoms to cease or abate

Matthew 8:16-17 Many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word ad healed all the sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah; “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.”

Matthew 9:35 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. Every – “pas” (greek) meaning who so ever, all manner of, whatsoever.

Matthew 10:7-8 (Luke 9:6) As you go, preach this message: “The kingdom of heaven is near.” Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.

Matthew 11:15 The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor. - Jesus spoke of himself: 1) one who heals the sick and performs miracles; 2) preaches the gospel of salvation.

The means of healing Prayer combined with faith is the most common means of healing. The promise (James 5:5) “the prayer of the faith will save the sick.” Save – (greek) “sozo” ” (sode-zo) meaning “to save, deliver, protect; to heal, preserve, make whole; cause to do well”.

The Atonement (Matthew 8:17) Prayer by other believers (Mark 16:17-18) Prayer by the Church Elders (James 5:14-15) Confession of sins to one another (James 5:16) The gifts of healing (1 Corinthians 12:9-10

The scripture tell us that we are to pray for the sick The scripture tell us that we are to pray for the sick. Divine Healing is part of our Pentecostal heritage and a teaching that should never be watered down. We recognize that we do not understand all that pertains to divine healing. We do not understand why some people are healed and some are not. The scriptures make it clear however, that God wants us to preach the Gospel, pray for the sick and expect signs and miracles to follow as a sign to the world that Jesus is still alive and is the same yesterday, today and forever. (Hebrews 13:8)