12. Divine Healing

Divine healing from God is an integral part of the gospel. Deliverance from sickness is provided in the Atonement (Christ’s suffering and death for the reconciliation with God). Healing is a privilege of all believers (Isaiah 53:4-5; Matthew 8:16-17; James 5:14-16).

Importance of this Doctrine:

The spectacular spread of the Pentecostal message and the growth in the number of Spirit–filled believers can be attributed in large part to God’s miraculous intervention in the lives of hurting people - those suffering from emotional, spiritual, and physical pain. Many in the Assemblies of God have personally experienced God’s healing touch. Some have been restored from near death to full health. However, in spite of the truth, we know that all are not healed. The Bible, which teaches the truth of divine healing itself, also declares that death is an appointed experience for every human being (Hebrews 9:27). Though we cannot explain why some are healed while others are not, God knows all and does all things well according to a purpose which only He knows. The fact that some are not healed does not destroy the fact that God can and does heal. In every Pentecostal congregation are those who have received God’s supernatural touch of healing.

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