Or disease! In God's plan of redemption, every sickness Not a headache, not a stomachache, not any kind ofĬancer, nor any kind of heart trouble-not any sickness Nothing is left out of the redemptive work of Christ. He heals them ALL! The word "all" means nothing left out. Verse 3 says the Lord heals all of our diseases-not just a few-and not just our minor ailments. (8)ģ Who FORGIVETH ALL THINE INIQUITIES who HEALETH ALL THY DISEASES. Looking at the Psalms, we see again that healing isġ Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Wonder he could say along with Isaiah: "With HisĪccording to the Word of God, Jesus not only diedĪnd rose again for our sins, but He died and rose againįor our sicknesses and diseases too. Was an eyewitness to the agony Jesus suffered, no Present when the Roman soldiers put those stripes on Stripes ye WERE healed." Peter was an eyewitness to Then the Apostle Peter restates God's willĬoncerning healing in First Peter 2:24: ". with his stripes we are healed, " before HeĮver went to the Cross and legally obtained redemptionįor us.
Saw in Matthew 8:16,17), Jesus was fulfilling Isaiah's Healing in Redemption: A Present-Tense Reality 7 him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:ġ7 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, HIMSELF TOOK OUR INFIRMITIES, and BARE OUR SICKNESSES.Ģ4 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: BY WHOSE STRIPES YE WERE HEALED.īy healing the sick in His earthly ministry (as we Let's look at the New Testament counterparts of Therefore, in the mind of God, the work of redemption Jesus came to earth in the flesh to redeem mankind. Isaiah penned these words in Isaiahĥ3:4,5 by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit even before Right now! He says, "You are healed." That's present, In the same way, God states a present-tense factĪbout us in His Word. Office and holding the title of mayor, that means he is The next mayor." But if he were already standing in that Going to win the election, you might say, "You are going to be the next mayor." Or you could say, "You might be Running for the office of mayor, but you believed he was Stands in that office and holds that title. Presently the mayor, correct? It means he presently Your city, "You are the mayor." That means he is One of your city officials, for instance, to the mayor of
What does it mean that healing is a present-tenseįact? Let me give you an example. Healing is a present-tense fact which is already Says we are healed! That's present tense. with his stripes we ARE HEALED." It does not say we might be healed or that we are going
(6)ĥ But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him and WITH HIS STRIPES WE ARE HEALED. Tree." But both of these scriptures also state that Godĭealt with sickness and disease for us in Christ's greatĤ Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows : yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. "Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities." And First Peter 2:24 says, Problem of humanity by sending His Son Jesus to be a The Bible tells us that God dealt with the sin Healing is a forever-settled subject becauseĨ9 For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven. Is it God's will to heal? The answer is mostĪssuredly, yes! The Bible tells us that healing is the will The question is not whether God is able to heal sickness and disease, but whether God is willing to heal Probably one of the most paramount questionsīelievers ask today is whether or not it is God's will to