Jesus Christ
Lord over Healing
Eph 1: 3
Blessed be
the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has blessed us
with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places
in Christ.
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Healing is based on the finished work of
Christ both in creation and on the Cross
• 1.1 He created all things out of nothing
– including healing powers Heb 1: 2, Heb 11: 3
– Two large categories: usual and unusual.
• 1.2 He bore our iniquities and our diseases
– Isaiah 53: 1-12; Lk 22: 19; Heb 10: 5, 10, 12
• 1.3 Through His resurrection the power of
sin and disease has been broken
– 1 Peter 2: 24; 1 John 3: 8 b
2. Jesus Christ heals in various ways
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2.1 Law-giver: Prevention = preventive healing:
Proverbs 3: 7-8; Exodus 15: 26
Healthy life: exercise, water, rest, fresh air, food
Healthy family life  healthy personalities 
decrease psychotherapy
• Avoidance of extra-marital sexual intercourse  no
venereal disease
• Isolation of those with infectious diseases  it will
not spread to others
• Avoidance of theft  decrease violent crime
2.2 Creator: Creational healing:
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Created resistance against disease
– immune system against infections
– protection against cancer cells
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Created usual healing powers
– recovery from infections
– restoration after trauma
– psycho-somatic interaction
– placebo effect
2.3 Master: Stewardship of usual medicinal
healing powers:
• Creational mandate, Genesis 1:28. Also 2
Kings 20: 7; Isaiah 38: 21; 1 Timothy 5: 23.
– means of biological origin: herbs, plants, oils
– means of mineral origin: salts
– means of synthetic origin: medication, oils
2.4 Sovereign King: Miraculous healing
through God-approved unusual healing
powers:
• Instant and complete healing through the
use of authorized unusual powers
– the ministry of Jesus Christ
– Old Testament times, e.g. Naaman, 2 Kings 5
– New Testament times, 1 Corinthians 12: 9.
– Today
2.5 Saviour: Mercy-healings
• A mercy-healing: unusual, not immediate and
maybe not complete.
– prayer by local church leaders, James 5: 14-15
– faith of interested friends, Luke 5: 17-26
– a cry for help, Mk 5: 25-34; Ps 30: 3
3. Healing is for the whole person
• 3.1 Predominantly healing of the inner person:
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forgiveness of sin, Mark 2: 6
new life, John 1: 12-13; 3: 3-7.
restoration – Psalm 23
death to self: free to serve God, Romans 6.
renewal of the mind, Romans 12: 1-2.
comfort: John 15: 26.
healing and binding up, Psalm 147: 3 Luke 4: 18
deliverance, Psalm 146: 7; Isaiah 61: 1-2
He raises us up, Psalm 146: 8
• 3.4 Predominantly healing of the outer person:
– Bodily healing, Acts 3: 8
– Raising from the dead, John 11
4. Our responsibilities re health
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4.1 Come to God for new life in our spirit
4.2 Obey and love the Lord unconditionally
4.3 Not do those things forbidden by Him.
4.4 Prevent sickness: live and eat healthily.
4.5 Prevent spreading of infectious diseases
4.6 Pray for the sick and their family
4.7 Take care of the sick and dying
5. Why some are not (yet) healed
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Wrong attitude/ motives Ps 66: 18
Unconfessed sin, 1 Cor 11: 29-30; Jn 5: 6-14
Ignorance:
Disobedience : 2 Kings 5: 12-14
Unbelief : Jas 1: 6; 5: 15; Mark 6: 5-6
Trusting healers; wanting healing but not God, 2 Chron 16: 12
Not submitting to God and His will, opposite of 1 John 5: 14
Influence of the evil one, Lk 13: 16
Illness unto death, Hezekiah
Refining of faith of the sick person - Job
Refining of the faith of others
God’s glory - Job, Blind man John 9: 3
Discipline of the Lord - 1 Cor 11:29-30
Sometimes we do not know
6. Areas of tension re healing
• 6.1 Not all healed now, healing of inner person remains
possible
– physical healing versus psycho-spiritual healing
– victory obtained by Christ on the Cross versus what we experience
thereof in everyday life.
• 6.2 Healing is not always possible, care is!
– cure versus care; healing versus nursing.
• 6.3 Biblical spiritual care of the dying is an integral part of
palliative care
– life before death versus life after death; here and now versus eternity
• 6.4 Seek the Lord’s will for each sick person
– God’s will versus man’s will
• 6.5 Walk wisely and trust the Lord
– Overconfidence versus over-cautiousness
• 6.6 Jesus Christ is the Lord over healing.
– fatalism versus shamanism
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Resolving areas of tension
1. Regularly apply James 4: 7
1. Submit to God
1. Repent where required, 1 Cor 11: 30; Ps 38: 4, 8, 16; James 5: 16.
2. Total surrender, 1 Sam 3: 18; Ex 4: 11; Deut 32: 39.
2. Resist the devil
2. If God wants to heal them, request for healing as
guided by the Holy Spirit, Jeremiah 17: 14; Luke 11: 9;
18: 40-42.
3. If God does not want to heal them, specific request
as guided by the Holy Spirit, Jeremiah 17: 14; Luke
11: 9; 18: 40-42; Isaiah 57:1-2
4. Thank and praise the Lord by faith for answering
the prayer, Matthew 21: 22; Romans 4: 19 - 21.