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Sickness

Sent by God—De 28:59-61; 32:39; 2Sa 12:15; Ac 12:23

The devil sometimes permitted to inflict—Job 2:6,7; Lu 9:39; 13:16

Often brought on by intemperance—Ho 7:5

Often sent as a punishment of sin—Le 26:14-16; 2Ch 21:12-15; 1Co 11:30

One of God's four sore judgments on a guilty land—Eze 14:19-21

GOD

• Promises to heal
• —Ex 23:25; 2Ki 20:5
• Heals
• —De 32:39; Ps 103:3; Isa 38:5,9
• Exhibits his mercy in healing
• —Php 2:27
• Exhibits his power in healing
• —Lu 5:17
• Exhibits his love in healing
• —Isa 38:17
• Often manifests saving grace to sinners during
• —Job 33:19-24; Ps 107:17-21
• Permits saints to be tried by
• —Job 2:5,6
• Strengthens saints in
• —Ps 41:3
• Comforts saints in
• —Ps 41:3
• Hears the prayers of those in
• —Ps 30:2; 107:18-20
• Preserves saints in time of
• —Ps 91:3-7
• Abandons the wicked to
• —Jer 34:17
• Persecutes the wicked by
• —Jer 29:18

Healing of, lawful on the Sabbath—Lu 13:14-16

Christ compassionate those in—Isa 53:4; Mt 8:16,17

CHRIST HEALED

• Being present
• —Mr 1:31; Mt 4:23
• Not being present
• —Mt 8:13
• By imposition of hands
• —Mr 6:5; Lu 13:13
• With a touch
• —Mt 8:3
• Through the touch of his garment
• —Mt 14:35,36; Mr 5:27-34
• With a word
• —Mt 8:8,13

Faith required in those healed of, by Christ—Mt 9:28,29; Mr 5:34; 10:52

Often incurable by human means—De 28:27; 2Ch 21:18

The Apostles were endued with power to heal—Mt 10:1; Mr 16:18,20

THE POWER OF HEALING

• One of the miraculous gifts bestowed on the early Church
• —1Co 12:9,30; Jas 5:14,15

SAINTS

• Acknowledge that, comes from God
• —Ps 31:1-8; Isa 38:12,15
• Are resigned under
• —Job 2:10
• Mourn under, with prayer
• —Isa 38:14
• Pray for recovery from
• —Isa 38:2,3
• Ascribe recovery from, to God
• —Isa 38:20
• Praise God for recovery from
• —Ps 103:1-3; Isa 38:19; Lu 17:15
• Thank God publicly for recovery form
• —Isa 38:20; Ac 3:8
• Feel for others in
• —Ps 35:13
• Visit those in
• —Mt 25:36

Visiting those in, an evidence of belonging to Christ—Mt 25:34,36,40

Pray for those afflicted with—Ac 28:8; Jas 5:14,15

God's aid should be sought in—2Ch 16:12

THE WICKED

• Have much sorrow, with
• —Ec 5:17
• Forsake those in
• —1Sa 30:13
• Visit not those in
• —Mt 25:43

Not visiting those in, an evidence of not belonging to Christ—Mt 25:43,45

Illustrative of sin—Le 13:45,46; Isa 1:5; Jer 8:22; Mt 9:12