The verse you refer to:
Matthew 10:8 (English-NIV)
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Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, [1] drive out
demons. Freely you have received, freely give.
Here's one for raising the dead:
1 Corinthians 6:14 (English-NIV)
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By his power God raised the Lord from the dead, and he will raise us also.
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On the power of prayer:
James 5:15 (English-NIV)
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And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord
will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.
-----Original Message-----
From: Cathy Patty <cpatty@...>
To: 'healing@...' <healing@...>
Date: Wednesday, September 16, 1998 11:15 AM
Subject: [Healing] trying to follow what's happening
>I'm not sure about protocol with messages on this list. But as a new =
>subscriber to this listserv, I've been disappointed to see such a =
>negative tone emerge. I'm confused in part since I've not seen the =
>testimonies in question. I'm now wondering whether this listserve is =
>moderated by or run by Brother Dacre? I subscribed a number of weeks =
>ago, and didn't get any messages for a long time till this last =
>"discussion" started.
>
>I also subscribed in hopes of hearing current healing testimonies. I am =
>saddened that Sister Dechon hasn't seen the healing power of God =
>manifested. But it is happening all over the U.S. and the world. There =
>are many churches where the leadership doesn't believe that the =
>miraculous is for today and, generally, a person won't find the power of =
>God displayed in those places.
>
>But I've heard hundreds of genuine healing testimonies during my =
>Christian life and in some cases been an eyewitness. I'm sure I've also =
>heard at least 25 credible accounts of people being raised from the dead =
>from various parts of the world. One American man who had been brain =
>dead 5 days but was raised through the prayers of his wife (whose =
>testimony was broadcast on at least two TV shows) came to our church =
>this year.=20
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>The Word clearly teaches that healing is included in the atonement and =
>we are encouraged to believe for it. Even if no one had gotten healed in =
>our nation or generation, the scriptures are full of God's healing =
>provision for our physical bodies and we therefore know healing is real =
>and the promises are true.
>
>As for brother Dacre's saying he heals the sick, I do not know the =
>brother or his integrety. But there is a scriptural precedent that Jesus =
>told his disciples "heal the sick, raise the dead." I'm at work, so I =
>cannot look up references right now. But both Jesus and the believers in =
>the book of Acts ministered healing to the people. For example, "In the =
>name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk." This was not a =
>"prayer," but a command to the man at the gate Beautiful, a God-inspired =
>and empowered word Peter and John gave the man in order to ignite his =
>faith and action, enabling him to receive the healing power of God and =
>walk again. We know and understand that God is the only one who heals, =
>but as co-laborers with God, he tells us to go out and heal the sick.
>
>I've benefited from a couple of books: Christ the Healer by F.F. =
>Bosworth and Healing the Sick by T.L. Osborne. Both present a strong =
>case that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever where =
>healing is concerned. Both are chock full of scriptures and sound =
>doctrine. Both share a number of inspiring testimonies. John G. Lake's =
>writing is also wonderful along this line.
>
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