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I would have to say yes, but admittedly, I have a prejudice opinion. Why? because I’ve seen God heal over one thousand people. But, you weren’t there and you didn’t see it. I get that. Trust me, I fully understand this is a hard concept to grasp. It is even for some Christians, much less the stray non-believer who somehow wandered to this page and may be reading this right now. But all apologetics has to start somewhere so I’ll take the easy way out and start with an explanation from a Christian viewpoint. Why does God heal? Ah! Now we arrive at the most important question – why. Simple; He loves us! And healing is just one of the many tools in God’s toolbox that He uses to try to fix us. God loves to fix things. He fixes the weather, He fixes relationships, He fixes job situations and He fixes broken hearts. But no matter what God fixes, He does so for one reason and one reason only – to draw people to… Read More »Does God Still Heal People?

Let’s look at four healing stories in the Bible that demonstrate four different levels of faith. The shallow end of the pool of faith is found in Mark 9:17-29. LEVEL ONE FAITH: “IF YOU CAN…” “And one of the crowd answered him, “Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has a dumb spirit; and wherever it seizes him, it dashes him down; and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid; and I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they were not able.” And he answered them, “O faithless generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me.” And they brought the boy to him; and when the spirit saw him, immediately it convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth. And Jesus asked his father, “How long has he had this?” And he said, “From childhood. And it has often cast him into the fire and into the water,… Read More »What role does Faith play in prayer and healing?