....DOES GOD HEAL?
THE 7 QUESTIONS OF DIVINE HEALING
Written by:
Rev. Curry R. Blake - General Overseer
John G. Lake Ministries
P.O. Box 742947 Dallas, TX. 75374
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Does God Heal? P. 3
Chapter 2: Who Does God Heal? P. 11
Chapter 3: When Does God Heal? P. 16
Chapter 4: Why Does God Heal? P. 20
Chapter 5: Where Does God Heal? P. 31
Chapter 6: How Does God Heal? P. 35
Chapter 7: What Does This Mean To You? P. 40
Chapter 1:
Does God Heal?
I. Does God ever Heal?
A. God Has Healed in the Past.
1. Genesis 20:17 - So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.
2. Leviticus 13:18 - The flesh also, in which, even in the skin thereof, was a boil, and is healed,
3. Leviticus 13:37 - But if the scall be in his sight at a stay, and that there is black hair grown up therein; the scall is healed, he is clean: and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
4. 1 Samuel 6:3 - And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you. (KJV)
5. II Kings 2:21 - And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land. (KJV)
6. 2 Chronicles 30:20 - And the LORD hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people. (KJV)
7. Psalm 30:2 - 0 LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. (KJV)
8. Psalm 107:20 - He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
9. Isaiah 6:10 - Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
10. Isaiah 53:5 - But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. (KJV)
11. Psalm 103:3 - Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; (KJV)
B. God has promised to Heal in the Future.
1. Revelation 22:2 - In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. (KJV)
C. God Never Changes.
1. Malachi 3:6 - For I am the LORD, I change not; (KJV)
2. Hebrews 13:8 - Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. (KJV)
II. Common Fallacies:
A. Fallacy #1 - God Does Not Heal Today.
1. If God never changes - if He ever healed, He will heal again under the right circumstances. God cannot arbitrarily choose to heal one person and leave another sick, that would violate God’s Word which tells us that He is not a respecter of persons.
a. He is a respecter of faith however, and to be totally fair He must make faith available to anyone.
b. Faith is the only requirement that God can require and remain just.
c. Faith is available to anyone that will “only believe”.
2. Romans 2:11 - For there is no respect of persons with God. (KJV)
3. Ephesians 6:9 - And,ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him. (KJV)
4. Colossians 3:25 - But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons. (KJV)
B. Fallacy #2 - God Does Not Heal In This Current “Dispensation”.
1. What dispensation is that? (See point 1 below)
2. What dispensation are we in? (Again see point 1 below)
3. Who categorized the dispensations? (Where, in the Bible, are the dispensations listed?) I am not disputing the reality of dispensations, just man’s arrogance for deciding for God what He cannot or will not do.
4. In which of the “dispensations” has God stated that He would not heal?
a. The Apostle Peter categorized his day as “the last days” when he depicted the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost as the beginning of the fulfillment of the prophecy spoken by the Prophet Joel (2:28).
b. Acts 2:14-43 – 14. But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: 15. For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day. (Apparently, men appearing drunk when filled with the Spirit was to be a normal experience during this “dispensation”.) 16. But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; 17. And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: 18. And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: 19. And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke: 20. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come: 21. And it shall come to pass that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. (Are “men” still calling upon the Name of the Lord and being saved? If so, we must still be in “those days”) 22. Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: (This is still how God approves a man’s ministry.) 32. This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. 33. Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he bath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear. 37. Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? 38. Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. (Apparently, this is referring to what has just been witnessed by these men.) 39. For the promise (the gift of the Holy Ghost) is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off even as many as the Lord our God shall call. (As long as the Lord shall call people, they can receive the promise, the gift of the Holy Ghost.) 40. And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation. 41. Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. 42. And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. (The above constituted the bulk of the Apostle’s doctrine until, and following, the first Jerusalem council.) 43. And fear came upon every soul: (This doesn’t happen much anymore) and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. (Probably because this doesn’t happen much anymore.)
C. When did healing stop? - Church History
1. Healing and miracles have been recorded throughout Church history. As a matter of fact, there has never been a time when, somewhere in the earth, healings were not known tothe church. If you begin to study church history you will find that those who were known tobe fervent in faith toward God, were also known to experience miraculous healing and other gifts of the Spirit. When people began to turn their hearts toward God, He always responds by manifesting Himself through the same means He has always manifested Himself which is through signs and wonders.
2. If you begin to compare the dates of recorded miracles and healings you will also find thatthey will correspond with dates of revivals in the church. Even the leading figures ofthe well known Awakenings and Revivals were accustomed to the miraculous.
3. John Wesley recorded over 200 healings inhis journals alone. Charles Finney recorded several healings and “miracles”.
D. If one person, at any time, since the “Apostolic Days” has been healed, it proves God still heals.
(Testimonies)
(The following are excerpts taken from the “Year in Review” Issue of “The Apostolic Mission” Newsletter, Jan. 1999)
1. March 8, 1998 - Bro. Blake Ministered in Nocona, Texas.
Bro. Blake told the congregation that if anyone was sick and would
come forward they would be healed. Thirty-four responded to the
call. Every person that came for healing, left healed.
2. May - Aug. - Held Emmanuel School of Ministry in Sherman, Tx. Course: Divine Healing. Every person attending the school that needed physical healing was healed.
3. We recorded over 100 healings during this period.
4. Aug. 10 - Bro. Curry Blake was featured on KMPX channel 29 in Dallas on the “Celebration with Marcus and Joni Lamb” program. Over 300 calls came in for prayer and/or healing during the 30 mim. program. Over the next three weeks JGLM received another 346 calls because of the program, and even now letters and calls still come in daily for healing and other needs. Of the 646 calls for healing received during the month of August, 586 were healed instantly or within 24 hours after ministry, 43 reported they were healed within 2 weeks, 15 we have not heard from.
5. Shortly after Christmas, Bro. & Sis. Blake had to go to Dillard’s at Valley View Mall so Sis. Blake could exchange a gift. While there Bro. Blake noticed a little, elderly Hispanic woman with a little boy (her grandson), who seemed to be lost, because she kept wandering around. Bro. Blake noticed that when she walked she did not put her weight on her right foot (heel). Bro. Blake began to follow her around the store. Finally after determining that there was indeed something wrong with her foot, he approached her. She could not speak any English and Bro. Blake only speaks enough Spanish to order Tacos at Taco Bell. After a short time of hand signals and universal motions, Bro. Blake was allowed to pray for her foot. He knelt down in the aisle of the store (with shoppers passing by giving strange looks as to why a “white” man would be holding this little Spanish woman’s foot in his hands) and began thanking God for the opportunity to minister healing to this person. He then commanded healing to flow into the foot and for the foot to be totally healed. When he finished, he stood up, took the woman by the arm and led her around, making sure she put her heel down with each step. After a short walk, he then asked her if she had any pain. She said no. Bro. Blake told her that Jesus Christ had made her well, and she said “Jesus”. When she walked away she did not limp or “favor” the foot in any way.
6. Laurie B. – (Referred to the Blake’s by Peter T.) Told by Doctors that she had only a few months to live. They told her to make video tapes and write letters so that her baby son wouldhave some way to remember her when he grew up. Doctors had removed her female organs and one lung. She comes from a Baptist background. The healing power of God came upon her while being ministered to. She had no idea what was happening and was almost slain in the Spirit, having to be caught by Peter T. After ministry, she stated that “something” went “whoosh” through her body from head to toe. Doctor’s later told her that they could find nothing serious enough to warrant an operation.
7. Peter T. - Diagnosed by Doctors as having Mercury Poisoning, and intestinal and digestive problems. Ministered to by Bro. Curry Blake, after 4 years of treatment by doctors (with no positive results) Peter came for prayer. He was healed of Mercury poisoning on 1st visit, healed of chronic pain on 2nd visit, and healed of stomach disorder on 3rd visit. (Bro. Blake did not pray for the stomach disorder, rather he simply told Peter that if he would go drink and eat whatever he wanted right then, he would be healed from then on. Peter did just that and was instantly and permanently healed.)
8. A few weeks ago, Peter T. went to the Blake’s (at approx. 1:30 a.m.) after being told that a woman (that he did not know) had passed out at work and when taken to the Hospital, was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. She was still unconscious and the outlook was not good. Peter asked if Bro. Blake would go with him to the Hospital right then. Bro. Blake, knowing that the Hospital would not let them in at that hour said that he would pray for the woman before bed. Peter and Bro. Blake agreed to go to the Hospital early the next morning. Later, while praying for the woman, he commanded healing and life to enter the woman’s body and brain, he commanded the spirit of death to be broken and told the devil that if the woman died he would go to her and raise her up and God would only get more glory. The next morning when Bro. Blake arose, he found Peter asleep in his car, waiting to go to the Hospital. Bro. Blake called the Hospital to find out where the lady was. The Hospital replied that they could only go in during visiting hours. The desk nurse then put Bro. Blake in contact with the family waiting room where he was able to talk to the woman’s family. The daughter seemed to have a hard time accepting the fact that someone would want to pray for someone they had never met. She then stated that her mother had regained consciousness early that morning and could recognize everyone by name. The hospital had run tests but could not find anything so they were going to send her to Dallas for more tests because they thought their machines weren’t good enough to detect the problem. Bro. Blake told the daughter that they would not find anything becauseGod had healed the woman. The woman was sent to Dallas and tested. The tests could find nothing wrong. She was kept 24 hours for observation and released. The next day she was home resting and doing well.
These are just a few of the testimonies that we have documented in the last 12 months.
E. God Heals Some But Doesn’t Heal Others.
1. God is no respecter of persons - what He does for one He will do for another. (See Point 2.a)
2. This belief stems from a wrong conception of how and why God heals.(See later chap.)
THE 7 QUESTIONS OF DIVINE HEALING
Written by:
Rev. Curry R. Blake - General Overseer
John G. Lake Ministries
P.O. Box 742947 Dallas, TX. 75374
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Does God Heal? P. 3
Chapter 2: Who Does God Heal? P. 11
Chapter 3: When Does God Heal? P. 16
Chapter 4: Why Does God Heal? P. 20
Chapter 5: Where Does God Heal? P. 31
Chapter 6: How Does God Heal? P. 35
Chapter 7: What Does This Mean To You? P. 40
Chapter 1:
Does God Heal?
I. Does God ever Heal?
A. God Has Healed in the Past.
1. Genesis 20:17 - So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.
2. Leviticus 13:18 - The flesh also, in which, even in the skin thereof, was a boil, and is healed,
3. Leviticus 13:37 - But if the scall be in his sight at a stay, and that there is black hair grown up therein; the scall is healed, he is clean: and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
4. 1 Samuel 6:3 - And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you. (KJV)
5. II Kings 2:21 - And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land. (KJV)
6. 2 Chronicles 30:20 - And the LORD hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people. (KJV)
7. Psalm 30:2 - 0 LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. (KJV)
8. Psalm 107:20 - He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
9. Isaiah 6:10 - Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
10. Isaiah 53:5 - But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. (KJV)
11. Psalm 103:3 - Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; (KJV)
B. God has promised to Heal in the Future.
1. Revelation 22:2 - In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. (KJV)
C. God Never Changes.
1. Malachi 3:6 - For I am the LORD, I change not; (KJV)
2. Hebrews 13:8 - Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. (KJV)
II. Common Fallacies:
A. Fallacy #1 - God Does Not Heal Today.
1. If God never changes - if He ever healed, He will heal again under the right circumstances. God cannot arbitrarily choose to heal one person and leave another sick, that would violate God’s Word which tells us that He is not a respecter of persons.
a. He is a respecter of faith however, and to be totally fair He must make faith available to anyone.
b. Faith is the only requirement that God can require and remain just.
c. Faith is available to anyone that will “only believe”.
2. Romans 2:11 - For there is no respect of persons with God. (KJV)
3. Ephesians 6:9 - And,ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him. (KJV)
4. Colossians 3:25 - But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons. (KJV)
B. Fallacy #2 - God Does Not Heal In This Current “Dispensation”.
1. What dispensation is that? (See point 1 below)
2. What dispensation are we in? (Again see point 1 below)
3. Who categorized the dispensations? (Where, in the Bible, are the dispensations listed?) I am not disputing the reality of dispensations, just man’s arrogance for deciding for God what He cannot or will not do.
4. In which of the “dispensations” has God stated that He would not heal?
a. The Apostle Peter categorized his day as “the last days” when he depicted the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost as the beginning of the fulfillment of the prophecy spoken by the Prophet Joel (2:28).
b. Acts 2:14-43 – 14. But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: 15. For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day. (Apparently, men appearing drunk when filled with the Spirit was to be a normal experience during this “dispensation”.) 16. But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; 17. And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: 18. And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: 19. And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke: 20. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come: 21. And it shall come to pass that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. (Are “men” still calling upon the Name of the Lord and being saved? If so, we must still be in “those days”) 22. Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: (This is still how God approves a man’s ministry.) 32. This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. 33. Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he bath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear. 37. Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? 38. Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. (Apparently, this is referring to what has just been witnessed by these men.) 39. For the promise (the gift of the Holy Ghost) is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off even as many as the Lord our God shall call. (As long as the Lord shall call people, they can receive the promise, the gift of the Holy Ghost.) 40. And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation. 41. Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. 42. And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. (The above constituted the bulk of the Apostle’s doctrine until, and following, the first Jerusalem council.) 43. And fear came upon every soul: (This doesn’t happen much anymore) and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. (Probably because this doesn’t happen much anymore.)
C. When did healing stop? - Church History
1. Healing and miracles have been recorded throughout Church history. As a matter of fact, there has never been a time when, somewhere in the earth, healings were not known tothe church. If you begin to study church history you will find that those who were known tobe fervent in faith toward God, were also known to experience miraculous healing and other gifts of the Spirit. When people began to turn their hearts toward God, He always responds by manifesting Himself through the same means He has always manifested Himself which is through signs and wonders.
2. If you begin to compare the dates of recorded miracles and healings you will also find thatthey will correspond with dates of revivals in the church. Even the leading figures ofthe well known Awakenings and Revivals were accustomed to the miraculous.
3. John Wesley recorded over 200 healings inhis journals alone. Charles Finney recorded several healings and “miracles”.
D. If one person, at any time, since the “Apostolic Days” has been healed, it proves God still heals.
(Testimonies)
(The following are excerpts taken from the “Year in Review” Issue of “The Apostolic Mission” Newsletter, Jan. 1999)
1. March 8, 1998 - Bro. Blake Ministered in Nocona, Texas.
Bro. Blake told the congregation that if anyone was sick and would
come forward they would be healed. Thirty-four responded to the
call. Every person that came for healing, left healed.
2. May - Aug. - Held Emmanuel School of Ministry in Sherman, Tx. Course: Divine Healing. Every person attending the school that needed physical healing was healed.
3. We recorded over 100 healings during this period.
4. Aug. 10 - Bro. Curry Blake was featured on KMPX channel 29 in Dallas on the “Celebration with Marcus and Joni Lamb” program. Over 300 calls came in for prayer and/or healing during the 30 mim. program. Over the next three weeks JGLM received another 346 calls because of the program, and even now letters and calls still come in daily for healing and other needs. Of the 646 calls for healing received during the month of August, 586 were healed instantly or within 24 hours after ministry, 43 reported they were healed within 2 weeks, 15 we have not heard from.
5. Shortly after Christmas, Bro. & Sis. Blake had to go to Dillard’s at Valley View Mall so Sis. Blake could exchange a gift. While there Bro. Blake noticed a little, elderly Hispanic woman with a little boy (her grandson), who seemed to be lost, because she kept wandering around. Bro. Blake noticed that when she walked she did not put her weight on her right foot (heel). Bro. Blake began to follow her around the store. Finally after determining that there was indeed something wrong with her foot, he approached her. She could not speak any English and Bro. Blake only speaks enough Spanish to order Tacos at Taco Bell. After a short time of hand signals and universal motions, Bro. Blake was allowed to pray for her foot. He knelt down in the aisle of the store (with shoppers passing by giving strange looks as to why a “white” man would be holding this little Spanish woman’s foot in his hands) and began thanking God for the opportunity to minister healing to this person. He then commanded healing to flow into the foot and for the foot to be totally healed. When he finished, he stood up, took the woman by the arm and led her around, making sure she put her heel down with each step. After a short walk, he then asked her if she had any pain. She said no. Bro. Blake told her that Jesus Christ had made her well, and she said “Jesus”. When she walked away she did not limp or “favor” the foot in any way.
6. Laurie B. – (Referred to the Blake’s by Peter T.) Told by Doctors that she had only a few months to live. They told her to make video tapes and write letters so that her baby son wouldhave some way to remember her when he grew up. Doctors had removed her female organs and one lung. She comes from a Baptist background. The healing power of God came upon her while being ministered to. She had no idea what was happening and was almost slain in the Spirit, having to be caught by Peter T. After ministry, she stated that “something” went “whoosh” through her body from head to toe. Doctor’s later told her that they could find nothing serious enough to warrant an operation.
7. Peter T. - Diagnosed by Doctors as having Mercury Poisoning, and intestinal and digestive problems. Ministered to by Bro. Curry Blake, after 4 years of treatment by doctors (with no positive results) Peter came for prayer. He was healed of Mercury poisoning on 1st visit, healed of chronic pain on 2nd visit, and healed of stomach disorder on 3rd visit. (Bro. Blake did not pray for the stomach disorder, rather he simply told Peter that if he would go drink and eat whatever he wanted right then, he would be healed from then on. Peter did just that and was instantly and permanently healed.)
8. A few weeks ago, Peter T. went to the Blake’s (at approx. 1:30 a.m.) after being told that a woman (that he did not know) had passed out at work and when taken to the Hospital, was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. She was still unconscious and the outlook was not good. Peter asked if Bro. Blake would go with him to the Hospital right then. Bro. Blake, knowing that the Hospital would not let them in at that hour said that he would pray for the woman before bed. Peter and Bro. Blake agreed to go to the Hospital early the next morning. Later, while praying for the woman, he commanded healing and life to enter the woman’s body and brain, he commanded the spirit of death to be broken and told the devil that if the woman died he would go to her and raise her up and God would only get more glory. The next morning when Bro. Blake arose, he found Peter asleep in his car, waiting to go to the Hospital. Bro. Blake called the Hospital to find out where the lady was. The Hospital replied that they could only go in during visiting hours. The desk nurse then put Bro. Blake in contact with the family waiting room where he was able to talk to the woman’s family. The daughter seemed to have a hard time accepting the fact that someone would want to pray for someone they had never met. She then stated that her mother had regained consciousness early that morning and could recognize everyone by name. The hospital had run tests but could not find anything so they were going to send her to Dallas for more tests because they thought their machines weren’t good enough to detect the problem. Bro. Blake told the daughter that they would not find anything becauseGod had healed the woman. The woman was sent to Dallas and tested. The tests could find nothing wrong. She was kept 24 hours for observation and released. The next day she was home resting and doing well.
These are just a few of the testimonies that we have documented in the last 12 months.
E. God Heals Some But Doesn’t Heal Others.
1. God is no respecter of persons - what He does for one He will do for another. (See Point 2.a)
2. This belief stems from a wrong conception of how and why God heals.(See later chap.)