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PNEUMATOLOGY: Studies in the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit
'.NSISSII
The Gifts of Healing
Sickness is the abbreviator and destroyer of life and thus
the fall of Adam introduced the inevitability of death. For
just as, because of union of nature, in Adam all people die,
so also, by virtue of their union of nature shall all in Christ
be made alive (1 Cor. 15:22. A.N.T.). The forbidden Tree
was the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and their
exclusion from the Garden put the Tree of Life out of their
grasp. Death therefore, outside the Garden of Eden, was
inevitable (Gen. 2:16,17 and3:22-24).Sickness therefore
had to be involved in the Atonement for it was a direct
result of sin.
However, there is obviously a difference between
freedom from sin and deliverance from sickness This body
is subject to sickness and decay and will die. Healing is
only a temporary affair. Lazarus eventually died, though
raised from the dead by Christ. All those healed by Jesus
eventually died. So we see that there is a day coming when
the full effect of the atonement will be seen in our glorified
bodies THAT SHALL KNOW NO DECAY OR DEATH but
will be precisely the same as the Master's body, living in
the power of endless life.
Since Adam sin and sickness and death have covered
this scene of time. We had the occasional healing during
the 4,000 year period of the Old Testament. The Brazen
serpent dealing with those suffering from deadly poison.
Naamans' seven dippings in Jordan bringing deliverance
from leprosy. Hezekiah's boils healing with a plaster of figs
(Isaiah 38:21). This healing being something akin to an
old-fashioned Heath and Heather treatment. During the
Life of Jesus, despite His amazing healing power, sickness
persisted. One would question whether any physician
went out of business because of the ministry of Jesus.
And today with every medical advance, with antibiotics,
injections, drugs of a 1,000 varieties, intricately amazing
surgery, etc., sickness continues. So we conclude our first
point The Appalling Fact of Sickness and its
Unabated Continuance.
Secondly, let us consider The Wonderful Truth of
Miraculous Physical Healing. The display of healing
power by Jesus was truly phenomenal and multi-varied.
We think of the High Priest's servant's ear in Luke 22:
50-51. Here was a speeding of natural healing. An efficient
surgeon can today sew back limbs but it takes a long time
for the natural forces of healing to make a complete job.
Jesus did it in a split second ! In John 4:48-53 we read of
the Nobleman's Son who BEGAN TO MEND. And with
the Blind Man at Bethsaida in Mark 8: 22-25, healing was
in two stages. It is evident, however, from a close study
of the life of Jesus that some of His days were full of
demonstrations of His healing power and it would be
difficult to assess the full emotional effect upon the crowds
witnessing such scenes. Blindness, deafness, paralysis,
dumbness, internal troubles, spinal complaints, mental
2nd JULY, 1970
by GERALD W. CHAMBERLAIN, Upper Gornal
deficiency, demon possession and death all surrendered
to the Mighty Power of the Wonderful Christ.
We further think of This Wonderful Gift in Operation
in the Days of the Apostles and up to this very day.
From the time of the healing of the man at the Beautiful
Gate until this present day there has been a veritable
stream of testimonies to the fact that our God is a Healing
God. We feel that God's healing gifts embrace all forms of
natural healing (though not included in the term as we
are using it for this study, viz Gifts of Healings). There is
the Balm of Time that will put right a million various ills.
There are God inspired, rightly applied methods of healing,
such as herbal remedies. Osteopathy (bone manipulation),
in some cases shock treatment for mental and nerve
disorders. But in the matter of Gifts of Healings we are
thinking, not of natural or human help but A COMPLETE
DELIVERANCE FROM HEAVEN WHEN MAN'S EXTREMITY HAS BEEN REACHED.
Divine Healing is something that ignores time and
conditions and complete health is restored. Also we must
think of MIRACULOUS DELIVERANCE when God uses
His prerogative in DESTROYING certain causes of sickness
and then recreating new component parts of the body in a
moment of time. In my lifetime I have known of a new
tongue, complete new colon, and a new eye developing
immediately in a human body that has wonderfully
extended the life span.
We now consider the difference between Church
Healing and Evangelistic Healing. There is significantly very little reference in the Gospels to the followers
of Christ receiving healing. Some became his disciples
after they had been delivered, such as Mary Magdalene
out of whom He cast seven devils, and we remember that
Lazarus was raised from the dead and Peter's mother-in-
law was healed. Apart from these three it would appear
that Jesus healed the unbeliever exclusively. His was
Evangelistic Healing. It drew the crowd to hear His
message of life. The Commission in Mark 16, shows a
tremendous authority vested in "THEM THAT BELIEVE".
This again is obviously Evangelistic Healing, and is not the
normal order for the Church.
Church Healing, according to James, operates slightly
differently. If you are afflicted, that is ill-treated or suffering
evil, you should pray about the matter yourself. If you are
glad at heart, you should sing praise to God, you have no
right to be silent. This will bring a right atmosphere into
the Lord's house. But if you are sick, that is prostrated and
unable to move out to the Ecclesia (the Assembly or
gathering of God's people) you should call for the Church
Elders, the spiritual guides. They should pray over the
person concerned, anointing with oil in the Lord's Name.
And the prayer of faith will save him that is sick and the
Object Description
| Title (English/roman) | Redemption tidings, vol. 46, nos. 1-53, 1 Jan. - 31 Dec. 1970 |
| Description English/roman) | Issued weekly. |
| Subject (topic) | Pentecostalism |
| Coverage date (for display) | 1969-12-25/1971-01-07 |
| Editor (English/roman) | Linford, Aaron |
| Publisher of the original version (English/roman) | Assemblies of God of Great Britain and Ireland; Assemblies of God Executive Council |
| Place of publication of the orig. ver. (orig lang/script) | 106-114 Talbot Street, Nottingham, NG1 5GH, England |
| Publisher of the digital version | University of Southern California. Libraries |
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| Language | English |
| Part of collection | Pentecostal and Charismatic Research Archive |
| Part of subcollection | Donald Gee Centre, Mattersey Hall, UK |
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| Full text | PNEUMATOLOGY: Studies in the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit '.NSISSII The Gifts of Healing Sickness is the abbreviator and destroyer of life and thus the fall of Adam introduced the inevitability of death. For just as, because of union of nature, in Adam all people die, so also, by virtue of their union of nature shall all in Christ be made alive (1 Cor. 15:22. A.N.T.). The forbidden Tree was the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and their exclusion from the Garden put the Tree of Life out of their grasp. Death therefore, outside the Garden of Eden, was inevitable (Gen. 2:16,17 and3:22-24).Sickness therefore had to be involved in the Atonement for it was a direct result of sin. However, there is obviously a difference between freedom from sin and deliverance from sickness This body is subject to sickness and decay and will die. Healing is only a temporary affair. Lazarus eventually died, though raised from the dead by Christ. All those healed by Jesus eventually died. So we see that there is a day coming when the full effect of the atonement will be seen in our glorified bodies THAT SHALL KNOW NO DECAY OR DEATH but will be precisely the same as the Master's body, living in the power of endless life. Since Adam sin and sickness and death have covered this scene of time. We had the occasional healing during the 4,000 year period of the Old Testament. The Brazen serpent dealing with those suffering from deadly poison. Naamans' seven dippings in Jordan bringing deliverance from leprosy. Hezekiah's boils healing with a plaster of figs (Isaiah 38:21). This healing being something akin to an old-fashioned Heath and Heather treatment. During the Life of Jesus, despite His amazing healing power, sickness persisted. One would question whether any physician went out of business because of the ministry of Jesus. And today with every medical advance, with antibiotics, injections, drugs of a 1,000 varieties, intricately amazing surgery, etc., sickness continues. So we conclude our first point The Appalling Fact of Sickness and its Unabated Continuance. Secondly, let us consider The Wonderful Truth of Miraculous Physical Healing. The display of healing power by Jesus was truly phenomenal and multi-varied. We think of the High Priest's servant's ear in Luke 22: 50-51. Here was a speeding of natural healing. An efficient surgeon can today sew back limbs but it takes a long time for the natural forces of healing to make a complete job. Jesus did it in a split second ! In John 4:48-53 we read of the Nobleman's Son who BEGAN TO MEND. And with the Blind Man at Bethsaida in Mark 8: 22-25, healing was in two stages. It is evident, however, from a close study of the life of Jesus that some of His days were full of demonstrations of His healing power and it would be difficult to assess the full emotional effect upon the crowds witnessing such scenes. Blindness, deafness, paralysis, dumbness, internal troubles, spinal complaints, mental 2nd JULY, 1970 by GERALD W. CHAMBERLAIN, Upper Gornal deficiency, demon possession and death all surrendered to the Mighty Power of the Wonderful Christ. We further think of This Wonderful Gift in Operation in the Days of the Apostles and up to this very day. From the time of the healing of the man at the Beautiful Gate until this present day there has been a veritable stream of testimonies to the fact that our God is a Healing God. We feel that God's healing gifts embrace all forms of natural healing (though not included in the term as we are using it for this study, viz Gifts of Healings). There is the Balm of Time that will put right a million various ills. There are God inspired, rightly applied methods of healing, such as herbal remedies. Osteopathy (bone manipulation), in some cases shock treatment for mental and nerve disorders. But in the matter of Gifts of Healings we are thinking, not of natural or human help but A COMPLETE DELIVERANCE FROM HEAVEN WHEN MAN'S EXTREMITY HAS BEEN REACHED. Divine Healing is something that ignores time and conditions and complete health is restored. Also we must think of MIRACULOUS DELIVERANCE when God uses His prerogative in DESTROYING certain causes of sickness and then recreating new component parts of the body in a moment of time. In my lifetime I have known of a new tongue, complete new colon, and a new eye developing immediately in a human body that has wonderfully extended the life span. We now consider the difference between Church Healing and Evangelistic Healing. There is significantly very little reference in the Gospels to the followers of Christ receiving healing. Some became his disciples after they had been delivered, such as Mary Magdalene out of whom He cast seven devils, and we remember that Lazarus was raised from the dead and Peter's mother-in- law was healed. Apart from these three it would appear that Jesus healed the unbeliever exclusively. His was Evangelistic Healing. It drew the crowd to hear His message of life. The Commission in Mark 16, shows a tremendous authority vested in "THEM THAT BELIEVE". This again is obviously Evangelistic Healing, and is not the normal order for the Church. Church Healing, according to James, operates slightly differently. If you are afflicted, that is ill-treated or suffering evil, you should pray about the matter yourself. If you are glad at heart, you should sing praise to God, you have no right to be silent. This will bring a right atmosphere into the Lord's house. But if you are sick, that is prostrated and unable to move out to the Ecclesia (the Assembly or gathering of God's people) you should call for the Church Elders, the spiritual guides. They should pray over the person concerned, anointing with oil in the Lord's Name. And the prayer of faith will save him that is sick and the |
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