How do we know when someone has 'really' been healed?
Even since we began to see people healed regularly, this question comes up regularly - "How do you know when some has really been healed?"
It's a great question when it isn't coming from an "unbelieving believer". I will say this - to all followers of Jesus, when another Christ follower is testifying to someone being healed in the Name of Jesus (especially when it is the testimony of a non-Christian!), then I think our initial response should be to 'believe the best'. Re-read the Gospels. Jesus healed the sick out of His incredible love and compassion. He's never changed (His Word declares this to be true!).
When this question is coming from a genuine skeptical unbeliever, I basically encourage anybody who we've prayed for who has seen pain leave or some other type of healing, to wait one week and see how it is. I am willing to concede that if someone's problem has disappeared and is still gone a week later (and doesn't return!) that we can assume that they've been healed.
I also encourage anyone and everyone who can get medical verification (an x-ray, a blood test, an MRI, etc.) to see what has literally changed to do so. I LOVE IT when some type of test is available that can medically verify that a problem is gone because God has healed someone.
We've seen literally hundreds and hundreds of people, many of those from non-Christian religions, healed and still testifying to those healings. The referrals continue (referring us to their friends and relatives who are in need of healing) as they continue to testify to them that they were healed when we (or someone in our community) prayed for them.
It's a great question when it isn't coming from an "unbelieving believer". I will say this - to all followers of Jesus, when another Christ follower is testifying to someone being healed in the Name of Jesus (especially when it is the testimony of a non-Christian!), then I think our initial response should be to 'believe the best'. Re-read the Gospels. Jesus healed the sick out of His incredible love and compassion. He's never changed (His Word declares this to be true!).
When this question is coming from a genuine skeptical unbeliever, I basically encourage anybody who we've prayed for who has seen pain leave or some other type of healing, to wait one week and see how it is. I am willing to concede that if someone's problem has disappeared and is still gone a week later (and doesn't return!) that we can assume that they've been healed.
I also encourage anyone and everyone who can get medical verification (an x-ray, a blood test, an MRI, etc.) to see what has literally changed to do so. I LOVE IT when some type of test is available that can medically verify that a problem is gone because God has healed someone.
We've seen literally hundreds and hundreds of people, many of those from non-Christian religions, healed and still testifying to those healings. The referrals continue (referring us to their friends and relatives who are in need of healing) as they continue to testify to them that they were healed when we (or someone in our community) prayed for them.
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