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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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