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The first and deepest kind of healing that Jesus brings is the forgiveness of our sins. He died for our sins and took them away, provided we do our part and repent.
This is salvation and healing at the deepest level. What I have come to see, though, is how intimately the forgiveness of sins is connected with bodily and emotional healing. They are not separate. In fact, I would go so far as to say that much physical sickness is a sign that we are not right with God or our neighbor:
For any one who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment upon himself. That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some have died. But if we judged ourselves truly, we should not be judged. But when we are judged by the Lord, we are chastened so that we may not be condemned along with the world. (1 Corinthians 11:29-32)
The Sickness of Sin. This connection of sin and sickness is…
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Does this mean that those who are struck with cancer are people who have alot of bitterness and hatred? Does not seem like it…
This is very good for most readers. I have come to understand that through forgiveness we even start looking younger every day. I do not have the burden I used to carry on me anymore. I am traveling lighter on this journey. I smile a lot more than I used to, I see others differently and I pray constantly for the forgiveness of my sins. I love Jesus with all my heart!
We must do everything that it takes to live in harmony with ourselves and our neighbours, I am ready to put this teaching of forgiveness and receive healing into pratice, I also believe that there are some sicknesses that we cannot totally get to the root course of it., The best approach is to struggle to abide by the words of God and to accept the will of God in our lives, Like the man that was born blind we could not know exactly why he was born blind.
Jolaade
i can see now how the Holy Ghost is working in me. asking myself what made me click on to this article???? now i know i have to forgive and let go. i went to confession and now i really must let go and give it to Jesus.