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4) Why am I not healed?While immature faith is probably the leading cause for the lack of healing
there can be other reasons. We must not think that we can be living in
unforgiveness and be able to receive all that we need from God. Scripture states
in many places and many ways the damage we do to ourselves by not forgiving
those who wronged us. If we do not forgive neither will we be forgiven according
to Mark Not discerning the body of Christ correctly is another reason for not receiving healing and may also result in death. 1CO 11:27 Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord. 11:28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 11:29 For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself, if he does not judge the body rightly. 11:30 For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep. What does it mean to not rightly judge the body? In 1 CO 11:27-30. Fellow
Christians are considered part of the body and all Christians are the complete
body of Jesus. If we misjudge others in the body, not only are we separating
ourselves from the grace that the whole body partakes of, but we end up sinning
against the body. We may not respect or even like someone in the body but we
must realize that they are part of the whole. We do not have the right to hate If we fail to rightly judge the word we will surely not believe the right things which will prevent us from accessing all God has for us. If we only worship a dead religion then we have no idea of the workings of God's spirit which will prevent us from benefiting from God's power. False understandings and inaccurate thinking leaves us separated from spiritual life in these areas. Without the ability to receive spiritual life we are at the mercy of every sickness, disease, and evil spirit. When we believe correctly not only do we hear God's voice but understand the principles that God set forth for our benefit. The more of God's word and principles that we understand the harder it is for sickness and satan to affect us. Deception will hinder us from receiving the life of God. 5) Demonic possession and healingPhysical problems may not originate from the physical world but from the spiritual. When ever satan gains ground in our lives it will always be manifested by some physical, mental, or emotional incongruity. It may not be evident to those who lack discernment that the problem is spiritual not physical. For every problem that we face in life, the best remedy is an active, living and fully functioning Christian body. God has provided through the Church every spiritual gift that will ever be needed by mankind. We have yet to come to the place where every person moves in their gifting and calling and so we suffer for it. We should never assume that any sickness is a physical problem until we have ruled out a demonic cause. For more information see the section on deliverance. |
11:26. If our sins are not cleansed because of our unforgiveness then we
stop God's grace and hinder the work of grace. When sin accumulates, it weakens
us spiritually and we lose the ability to fight off sickness. Sin also separates
us from the body which hinders us from receiving the grace we need from others.
It is therefore important to repent and forgive those who have wounded us. We
must not allow sin to get between us and God so that we can receive His mercy
and grace.
them and treat them as outsiders. If the hand cannot separate itself from the
body what makes us think that the foot has the right to separate the hand from
the body? We must embrace the whole body for us all to be healthy. Every member
has a purpose and a reason for existing. When we start limiting what the body
looks like and we chop off a member for no reason, we may actually be
eliminating the very part that we will need. Run those who have gifts of healing
out of the church and who will you call when you are on your death bed? If we
refuse to believe the truth or we reject members of the body we may find that we
will become "weak and sick, and a number sleep" because of it.