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Jesus Heals. Or does he? A medical look at Christian healing practices and conversely, a Christian look into medical practices. Free Book on Yumpu.

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practitioners of all faiths, as well as agnostics and atheists, equally set on<br />

helping their patients recover from illness.<br />

If <strong>Jesus</strong> <strong>heals</strong> <strong>He</strong> must have left a pathway to follow which is faithful,<br />

sensible, rational and reproducible. Prayer draws us closer to Him and the<br />

closer our walk, the more the spiritual life in Christ (shalom) will spill over into<br />

our physical life so that we may indeed live an abundant life. The priority of<br />

<strong>Jesus</strong> is for your soul not your body even though sometimes healing first, may<br />

lead to faith later.<br />

“May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May<br />

your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord<br />

<strong>Jesus</strong> Christ. The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it.” 129<br />

Shalom is a peaceful and abundant blessing. As a greeting Shalom is an<br />

expression of goodwill. As a prayer Shalom is an imparted expression of<br />

goodwill. Shalom as a gift from God is to experience the fullness of His<br />

salvation.<br />

“To experience healing isn’t just to experience freedom from sickness<br />

and illness, or problems of suffering. <strong>He</strong>aling is a sign of what the Old<br />

Testament calls ‘Shalom’ (peace, salvation) as the establishment or<br />

restoration of right and reconciled relationships, now and at the end of<br />

time.” (Jacques Mattey) 130<br />

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