bob maepe healing book 2023 english

32. Satan is a killer; his diseases are the destroyers of life. His sicknesses
are the thieves of happiness, health, money, time, and effort. Christ came
to give us abundant life in our spirits and in our bodies.
33. We are promised the life of Jesus in our mortal flesh
34. We are taught that the Spirit's work is to quicken our mortal bodies in
this life.
35. Satan's work is to kill. Christ's work is to give life.
36. Satan is bad. God is good. Bad things come from Satan. Good things
come from God.
37. Sickness is, therefore, from Satan. Health is, therefore, from God.
38. All authority and power over all devils and diseases was given to every
disciple of Christ. Since Jesus said, If you continue in my word, then are
you my disciples indeed these scriptures apply to you today, that is, if you
continue in (act on) His word.
39. The right to pray and receive the answer is given to every believer. If
you shall ask anything in my name, I will do it. This logically includes
asking for healing, if we are sick.
40. Everyone that asks receives. That promise is for you. It includes
everyone who is sick.
41. The ministry of healing was given to the seventy, who represent the
future workers of the church.
42. It was given to all them that believe the gospel, them that act on the
gospel, or the practisers or doers of the word.
CHAPTER 7
PRINCIPLES OF DIVINE HEALING
BASIC BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES FOR HEALING
I. THE MIND OF CHRIST TOWARDS SICKNESS AND THE SICK
Sickness is the devil‟s work and Jesus came to destroy the works
of the devil. (Acts 10:38, 1 John. 3:8)
Healing is always God‟s will. God never causes illness or delays
healing to teach us a lesson; it is never His will for us to be sick.
(The gospels, James 5:13-16)
God is an equal opportunity healer and is never the cause of a
delay of healing. Today is the day and NOW is the time of
salvation. (2 Corinthians 6:2)
Healing for every illness has already been provided in our
salvation by the cross of Christ. (Isaiah 53:4-5)
God‟s desire is to heal all of our diseases just as He forgives all of
our sins. Healing is as much a benefit of the New Covenant as
forgiveness. (Psalm 103:3, Isaiah 53:4-5, 1 Peter 2:24)
Just as there is no one so bad God will not forgive, there is no one
who is so bad that God will not heal.
God will heal anyone through any believer, because it is not about
us, but about His goodness.
II. THE AUTHORITY TO HEAL
43. It is committed to the elders of the church.
44. It is bestowed upon the whole church as one of its ministries and
gifts, until Jesus comes.
45. Jesus never commissioned anyone to preach the gospel without
including healing for the sick. He said, whatever city you enter, heal the
sick that are there. That command still applies to the ministry today.
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Jesus healed them all, regardless of their level of faith, if they
wanted to be healed.
We are commanded to heal all of the sick; we do not need a
special “leading or unction” to obey God‟s command to “heal the
sick”.
God‟s will is for us to expect to receive divine healing every time.
Healing is our right, purchased for us by the stripes delivered to
the back of Jesus Christ.
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