![]() We were dead in sin, but God entered our lives and made us new creatures (2 Corinthians 5:17). God can certainly intervene in whatever manner He sees fit, whether in “normal” fashion or through a miracle. However, the miraculous gift of healing, as a spiritual gift, does not seem to be functioning today. There is nothing preventing God from healing one person through the ministry of another person. Although God does still heal today, we believe His healing through the gift of healing belonged primarily to the apostles of the first-century church to affirm that their message was from God (Acts 2:22 14:3). The power to heal is from God and God alone. Of course, the power to heal was never in the gifted person himself/herself. Some believe the gift of healing and some other sign gifts are no longer operative today, while others believe the miraculous gifts are still in use today. But he was wounded for our transgressions he was crushed for our iniquities upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed. There has been much debate about the usage of the spiritual gift of healing among Christians. Behold, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal them and reveal to them abundance of prosperity and security. It could even be the ability to empathize and show love to others to the point of healing an emotional wound. This could be from the power to do miraculous or dramatic healing, like making the lame walk, or the use or understanding of medicine. The gifts of healing could mean a very wide range of skills or abilities. ![]() Interestingly, 1 Corinthians 12:9 refers to “gifts” of healing in the plural, which may indicate that there are different gifts of healing. ![]() God gives these gifts for His use, but in the Corinthian church, they were apparently a type of status symbol or being used to indicate superiority. Paul tells the church that the purpose of the spiritual gifts is to edify other believers and, ultimately, to glorify God. Spiritual gifts are powers, skills, abilities, or knowledge given by God through the Holy Spirit to Christians.
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