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The Officer Whose Leprosy Was Cleansed2 Kings
51-14
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Faith, Failure, Forgiveness
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the perception of failure
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Faith, Trust, Obedience
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Truths concerning healing
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1. Healing is part of the atonement
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Isaiah 535But he was pierced for our
transgressions, he was crushed for our
iniquities the punishment that brought us peace
was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.
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2. Physical healing is not guaranteed
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2 Corinthians 128-9Three times I pleaded with
the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to
me, My grace is sufficient for you, for my power
is made perfect in weakness. Therefore I will
boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so
that Christs power may rest on me.
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3. Gods will may/may not include physical
healing
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1 John 514This is the confidence we have in
approaching God that if we ask anything
according to his will, he hears us.
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James 515And the prayer offered in faith will
make the sick person well the Lord will raise
him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.
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4. God is more concerned with your spiritual
health
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John 513-14The man who was healed had no idea
who it was, for Jesus had slipped away into the
crowd that was there. Later Jesus found him at
the temple and said to him, See, you are well
again. Stop sinning or something worse may happen
to you.
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Philippians 121For to me, to live is Christ and
to die is gain.
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Why should we be motivated to share our faith?
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1. God is able to do impossible things with
impossible people2 Kings 51
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2. What causes us pain can bring joy to others2
Kings 52
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3. What sounds so simple may actually reveal our
depth2 Kings 510-14
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1 Corinthians 6111And that is what some of you
were. But you were washed, you were sanctified,
you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus
Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
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Hebrews 1022let us draw near to God with a
sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having
our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty
conscience and having our bodies washed with pure
water.