{"id":3529,"date":"2025-06-29T23:43:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T06:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/answeringtoday.com\/staging\/4887\/?p=3529"},"modified":"2025-06-29T23:48:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T06:48:56","slug":"does-god-still-heal-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/answeringtoday.com\/staging\/4887\/does-god-still-heal-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Does God Still Heal Today?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Yes\u2014God still heals today, sometimes through miracles, medicine, or the body\u2019s design, but always according to His perfect will, reminding us that the greatest healing is the forgiveness and eternal life found in Jesus Christ.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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From ancient times until today, people have always searched for healing. In every culture, generation, and religion, human beings have longed to be free from the pain, weakness, and uncertainty that sickness brings. Whether it was through herbs, prayers, rituals, or science, the deep cry of humanity has always been the same: \u201cMake me whole.\u201d<\/strong> Sickness is an awful and unwelcome part of our existence, and no matter how advanced we become, we are still vulnerable to its grip.<\/p>\n

The Bible acknowledges this universal human condition\u2014but it does more than just acknowledge it. It reveals a God who heals. Healing is not only possible; it is something God Himself does. In fact, one of His names is Jehovah-Rapha<\/strong>\u2014\u201cthe Lord who heals you\u201d<\/strong><\/em> (Exodus 15:26)<\/em>. But before we can understand how God heals, we must first understand what needs healing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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1. Two Types of Sicknesses<\/strong><\/h3>\n

There are two main types of sickness<\/strong>: physical sickness<\/strong> and spiritual sickness<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

1. Physical sickness<\/strong> refers to anything that harms the body\u2014cancer, diabetes, infections, injuries, disabilities, and all forms of bodily malfunction. These are what we usually think of when we hear the word \u201csick.\u201d<\/p>\n

2. Spiritual sickness<\/strong>, on the other hand, refers to conditions that affect the soul, mind, or inner being<\/strong>. This includes anxiety, depression, bitterness, addiction, guilt, shame, trauma, suicidal thoughts, and, more importantly, sin<\/strong>\u2014which is the deadliest disease of all. While some mental illnesses may also have chemical or physical components, their deeper roots are often spiritual. The brokenness of the soul is just as real\u2014and often more painful\u2014than any bodily disease.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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2. The Causes of Sickness<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Where does sickness come from? The Bible gives several answers, and they can often overlap:<\/p>\n

1. Sin<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Not all sickness is caused by personal sin, but all sickness\u2014physical or spiritual\u2014exists because of sin’s entrance into the world<\/strong>. When Adam and Eve disobeyed God, the curse of sin brought death\u2014not only spiritual separation from God<\/strong>, but also a deep corruption in the inner life of man. Along with it came hatred, anxiety, fear, guilt, shame, insecurity, depression<\/strong>, and every form of inner brokenness.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThrough one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned.\u201d<\/strong><\/em> (Romans 5:12)<\/em><\/p>\n

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These are not just emotional struggles; they are symptoms of a deeper condition\u2014the soul cut off from its Creator<\/strong>. Humanity lost its peace, joy, and moral stability. Relationships became toxic. Consciences became tormented. Minds became anxious and fearful. What God had made \u201cvery good\u201d became spiritually sick<\/strong>, plagued by the consequences of rebellion.<\/p>\n

This belief was even common in Jesus\u2019 time. In John 9:2<\/strong>, we see the disciples ask:<\/p>\n

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\u201cRabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?\u201d<\/strong><\/em> (John 9:2)<\/em><\/p>\n

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They assumed that personal sin caused the man\u2019s condition. But Jesus corrected them:<\/p>\n

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\u201cNeither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him.\u201d<\/strong><\/em> (John 9:3)<\/em><\/p>\n

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This shows that while personal sin is not always the direct cause of individual suffering<\/strong>, the existence of suffering itself<\/strong> is rooted in original sin<\/strong>. We are born into a fallen world, and each of us inherits both the guilt of sin and the inward brokenness<\/strong> that results from it.<\/p>\n

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2. The Devil\u2019s Attacks<\/strong><\/h4>\n

While not every sickness is caused by the devil, Scripture clearly shows that Satan and demonic spirits can afflict the human body<\/strong>. Sickness is one of the weapons he uses to destroy, discourage, or hinder God’s purposes in a person\u2019s life.<\/p>\n

In the Old Testament, Satan was directly responsible for Job\u2019s physical suffering:<\/p>\n

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\u201cSo Satan went out from the presence of the Lord, and struck Job with painful boils from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.\u201d<\/em><\/strong> (Job 2:7)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Job was a righteous man, yet Satan was given limited permission to test him through intense physical affliction<\/strong>. This reminds us that some sickness may not be due to sin or natural causes but to spiritual warfare<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In the New Testament, we also see multiple cases where evil spirits caused physical disabilities or diseases<\/strong>, not just mental torment:<\/p>\n

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a. The mute and deaf spirit – <\/strong>Jesus encountered a boy with seizures who could not speak or hear. His condition was caused by a demon:<\/p>\n

\u201cYou mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again!\u201d<\/em><\/strong> (Mark 9:25)<\/em><\/p>\n

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b. The woman bent over for 18 years<\/strong> \u2013 Her condition was spiritual in origin, though physical in appearance:<\/p>\n

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\u201cAnd behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up.\u201d<\/em><\/strong> (Luke 13:11)<\/em><\/p>\n


Jesus said, \u201cSo ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound\u2014think of it\u2014for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?\u201d<\/em><\/strong> (Luke 13:16)<\/em><\/p>\n

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c. The man who was blind and mute<\/strong> \u2013 The man\u2019s physical conditions were directly linked to demon possession.. Matthew tells us:<\/p>\n

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\u201cThen one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw.\u201d<\/em><\/strong> (Matthew 12:22)<\/em><\/p>\n

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These passages reveal that demonic forces can:<\/p>\n