“As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him. And as Jesus reclined at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” But when he heard it, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. Go and learn […]
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What Does The Bible Say About Disease? Part 7: “Was Blind, But Now I See…”
Last week we looked at Jesus’s purpose in healing many people. There is the account of a very strange healing in the Gospel of Mark. Jesus and his disciples had come to Bethsaida and a blind man was brought to Him. Jesus took the blind man outside the village where He spat on his eyes and laid his hands upon them as well. Jesus then asked the man if he could see anything, to which he replied, “I see people, but they look like trees walking.” Jesus then laid his hands on the man’s eyes a second time and the […]
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What Does The Bible Say About Disease?Part 6: The Kingdom Of Heaven
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Matthew 3:2 ESV This was the focus of John the Baptist’s preaching in the wilderness of Judea. There had been 400 quiet years (in between Old and New Testament) where the Israelites waited in anticipation for the one whom Isaiah, the prophet, spoke about: “Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forever more…” (9:7). Almost out of the […]
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What Does The Bible Say About Disease? Part 3 : David in Darkness
“Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and the flood sweeps over me. I am weary with my crying out; my throat is parched. My eyes grow dim with waiting for my God.” Psalm 69:1-3 ESV There is another condition that may be affecting the human body amidst these times, besides the globally-feared COVID-19. Incredible sadness. Sorrow. Desolation. Extreme loneliness. Perhaps even depression. It is quite normal to feel this way. In Zack Eswine’s highly-recommended book, Spurgeon’s Sorrows […]
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What Does the Bible Say About Disease? Part 2: Job and Justice
If God is good and loving, why does he allow suffering in the world? If God is omnipresent and all-knowing, why does it feel like He’s far from me or that He is quiet? If God is almighty and powerful, why does he not heal all those who are infected with COVID-19? If you have struggled with questions like these, you are not alone. We continue our walk through the Bible and today we look at disease and pain in the book of Job. It is not one of the easiest books to read, not simply just because it is […]
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