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Divine Divine Healin Healing g Kenneth E. Hagin

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BOOK S BY B Y KENNET KE NNETH H E. E . HAGIN H AGIN *Redeemed From Pover!" Si#$ness and S%iri&a' (ea) *)a Fai) Is *Seven Via' Se%s To Re#eiving )e Ho'! S%iri *Rig) and rong T)in$ing Pra!er Se#res * A&)ori! o+ )e Be'iever 3foreign onl74 *Ho, To T&rn Yo&r Fai) -oose T)e Ke! o S#ri%&ra' Hea'ing Pra!ing To Ge Res&'s T)e Presen(a! /inisr! o+ Jes&s 0)ris T)e Gi+ o+ Pro%)e#! Hea'ing Be'ongs Be'ongs o 1s T)e Rea' Fai) *T)e *T)e Iner#ed Iner#eding ing 0)ris 0)risian ian Ho, Yo& 0an Kno, )e i'' o+ God /an on T)ree (imensions (imensions T)e H&man S%iri T&rning Ho%e'ess Si&aions Aro&nd 0asing Yo&r 0ares 1%on )e -ord Seven Se%s +or J&dging Pro%)e#! T)e Origin and O%eraion o+ (emons (emons and Ho, To (ea' i) T)em /inisering o o )e O%%ressed Bi2'e Ans,ers o /an3s 4&esions on (emons Fai) Food +or A&&mn Fai) Food +or +or iner Fai) Food +or +or S%ring Fai) Food +or S&mmer *T)e Ne, Bir) *)! Tong&es5 *In Him *God3s /edi#ine /edi#ine *Yo& 0an Have )a Yo& Sa! Ho, To rie Yo&r O,n Ti#$e i) God *(on 3 B'ame God * ords P'ead Yo&r 0ase 0ase *Ho, To Kee% Yo&r Yo&r Hea'ing -a!ing on o+ Hands A Beer 0ovenan Having Fai) in Yo&r Fai) Five Hindran#es Hindran#es o Gro,) Gro,) in Gra#e )! (o Peo%'e Fa'' 1nder )e Po,er5 T)e Bi2'e a! To Re#eive )e Ho'! S%iri God'iness Is Pro+ia2'e Pro+ia2'e I en o He'' T)ree Big ords ords O2edien#e in Finan#es His Name S)a'' Be 0a''ed onder+&' Pa&'3s Reve'aion6 T)e Gos%e' o+ Re#on#i'ia Re#on#i'iaion ion Ho, To a'$ in -ove T)e Pre#io&s B'ood o+ Jes&s Jes&s -ove Never Never Fai's Ho, God Ta&g) Ta&g) /e A2o& Pros%eri! Pros%eri! -earning To Forge T)e 0oming 0oming Resoraion

T)e Gi+s and 0a''ing o+ God Signs o+ )e Times -earning To F'o, i) )e S %iri o+ God T)e G'or! o+ God Hear and Be Hea'ed Hea'ed *Ne, T)res)o'ds o+ Fai) *Prevai'ing Pra!er o Pea#e 0on#erning S%iri&a' Gi+s Bi2'e Fai) S&d! 0o&rse Bi2'e Pra!er Pra!er S&d! 0o&rse T)e Ho'! S%iri and His Gi+s *T)e /inisr! Gi+s Gi+s 7S&d! G&ide8 G&ide8 Seven T)ings Yo& S)o&'d Kno, A2o& (ivine Hea'ing E' S)addai 9oe6 T)e GodKind GodKind o+ -i+e -i+e A 0ommonsense G&ide o Fasing /&s 0)risians 0)risians S&++er5 T)e oman 4&esion T)e Be'iever3s A&)ori! /inisering o Yo&r Fami'! Ho, Yo& 0an Be -ed 2! )e S%iri S%ir i o+ God )a To (o )en Fai) Seems ea$ and Vi#or! -os T)e Name o+ Jes&s Gro,ing 1%" S%iri&a''! Bodi'! Hea'ing and ) e Aonemen E:#eeding'! Gro,ing Gro,ing Fai) 1ndersanding )e Anoining I Be'ieve in Visions 1ndersanding Ho, To Fig) )e Good Fig) o+ Fai) T)e Ar o+ Iner#ession P'ans" P&r%oses" P&r%oses" and P&rs&is BOOKS BY KENNETH HAG IN JR. */an3s Im%ossi2i'i! ; God3s Possi2i'i! Be#a&se o+ Jes&s Jes&s T)e Ke! o )e S&%erna&ra' *Fai) or$e) 2! -ove B'&e%rin +or +or B&i'ding Srong Srong Fai) *Seven Hindran#es o Hea'ing *T)e Pas Tense Tense o+ God3s ord ord Hea'ing6 A ForeverSe'ed ForeverSe'ed S&2&ained i) God S)o,do,n i) )e (evi' 1n+orgiveness T)e Ans,er +or O%%ression Is Yo&r /ira#'e Passing Yo& B!5 0ommanding Po,er T)e -i+e o+ O2edien#e /inisering o o )e Bro$en)eared Bro$en)eared =2hese titles are also available in Spanish. #nformation about other foreign translations of several of the above titles 3i.e., >utch, :innish, :rench, ?erman, #ndonesian, Polish, 9ussian, Swahili, and Swedish4 ma7 be obtained b7 writing to+ Kenneth Hagin -inistries, P.. Bo/ 0%'), 2ulsa, ;lahoma (*0%&%').

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?. I is God3s ,i'' o )ea' !o&" 2e#a&se )ea'ing is in His Redem%ive P'an. Scripture reveals the na&re of ?od to us. Scripture also reveals the ai&de of ?od toward sin, sic;ness, and disease. ?od@s nature has not changed through the ages. $either has His attitude changed toward sin, sic;ness, and disease. ou need to ;now this in order to understand divine healing. #n fact, there are seven principal facts 7ou should ;now about divine healing. 2he first is+ 1. It is God's will to heal you, because healing is in His redemptive plan. 2he Bible sa7s that in the mouth of two or three witnesses ever7 word shall be established 3-att. "+)4. 2he following te/ts from #saiah, -atthew, and :irst Peter agree that =Himse'+ 3Desus4 oo$ o&r in+irmiies" and 2are o&r si#$nesses"= Surel7 he hath borne our ?9#E:S, and carried our S99AS+ 7et we did esteem him stric;en, smitten of ?od, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities+ the chastisement of our peace was upon him and A#2H H#S S29#PES AE 59E HE5CE>. <#saiah 01+*,0

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2his is from the King Dames translation. 5 good reference Bible will have a marginal note b7 the words FgriefsF and FsorrowsF to tell 7ou that the Hebrew words are literall7 Fsic;nessesF and Fdiseases.F >r. #saac Ceeser@s translation of the Hebrew Bible B59E U9 S#K$ESSES. <-atthew "+(

2his is clearer 7et. -atthew sa7s he is quoting #saiah. #f 7ou chec; the reference, 7ou will find he is quoting #saiah 01+*. li;e to sa7 it this wa7+ FDesus too; m! infirmities and bare m! sic;nesses.F # read that verse for 7ears before # understood what it was sa7ing+ Desus actuall7. < Peter '+'*

2hus, #saiah, -atthew, and Peter
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'+'*4 does not mean ph7sical healing it means spiritual healing. our s%iri is healed b7 His stripes. ?od, however, does not heal the spirit of the sinner. 5c& cording to Scripture, He re#reaes it and ma;es the person a new creature. Deremiah and EGe;iel, prophes7ing in the ld 2estament, said, =Be)o'd" )e da!s #ome" sai) )e -ord" )a I ,i'' ma$e a ne, #ovenan ,i) )e )o&se o+ Israe'. . . .= 3Der. 1+14 F . . . and I ,i'' %& a ne, SPIRIT ,i)in !o&@ and I ,i'' a$e )e son! )ear o& o+ )eir +'es)" and ,i'' give )em an )ear o+ +'es)= 3EGe;. +!4. 2hose who believe that ?od heals man@s spirit do not believe that man ever failed 3or sinned4. 2heir unscriptural propaganda sa7s that all of us have a spar; of divinit7 that ?od needs to perfect. $oI 5 sinner needs to be born again and become a new man
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have ta;en her to the best specialists in the state, and the7 have said she@ll never wal; again @the longest da7 she lives.@ F rdinaril7 # minister under the anointing. 2he night she came, # had so man7 to minister to that b7 the time # got to her # was e/hausted. ou see, the Cord is the same all the time, but # am not. Potentiall7, the anointing is there all the time, but in man& ifestation it is not, because when 7ou grow wear7, it is difficult to 7ield to ?od. Because the anointing was gone b7 the time # got to this woman, # couldn@t conscientiousl7 minister to her as # normall7 would. 2he7 had brought her to the meeting from a distance, and what was # to do Dust send her awa7 $o, no. 2here was a wa7 to minister to her
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 7ears. #@m so glad #@m not helpless and don@t need to be waited on an7more.F 3ou see, she was acting on the Aord. 2hat@s what faith is.4 # stood and told the congregation, FCet@s all lift our hands and praise ?od with her, because she is healed.F 35nd 7et, from all observation, she was still sitting on the altar, crippled.4 5fter we stopped # turned to the woman and said, =No," m! siser" rise and ,a'$ in Jes&s3 Name= ?od and hundreds of people are m7 eternal witnesses that instantl7 she leaped to her feet and umped and ran and danced li;e the man who went into the 2emple wal;ing and leaping and praising ?od 35cts 1+"4. Ae all shouted and cried with her. 2hen somebod7 went off and told a lie about meI He said, F2hat fellow Hagin healed a crippled woman over there last night.F # didn@t have an7more to do with it than 7ou or an7bod7 else could have. !esus healed her nearly ",### years ago, and she $ust found out about it that night% 2he point # am ma;ing is that although that so&called minister said that :irst Peter '+'* does not mean ph7sical healing, this was the onl7 verse # gave the crippled womanI # thought to m7self, I+ )a verse means on'! s%iri&a' )ea'ing" )en God made a misa$e. He s)o&'d )ave )ea'ed )er s%iri&a''!" no %)!si#a''! :riends, that verse means ust what it sa7s, and it belongs to us now. Bless ?od, b7 His stripes we ,ere healed. He not onl7 redeemed us from sin He also redeemed us from sic;ness. #t is ?od@s will to heal 7ou. $ever doubt it, because it is in His redemptive plan.

. I is God3s ,i'' o )ea' !o& 2e#a&se si#$ness #omes +rom Saan" no +rom God. ". It is God's will to heal you because sic&ness comes from atan, not from God, and God doesn't want His children to have anything that belongs to atan. How ?od anointed Desus of $aGareth with the Hol7 ?host and with power+ who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil for ?od was with him. <5cts %+1"

# want 7ou to notice that the Scripture said that ever7 one of these sic; persons Desus healed was oppressed of the devil. 5nd do 7ou notice what the Bible calls sic;ness Satanic oppression. Desus is the >eliverer, but Satan is the oppressor. 3Desus said4 5nd ought not this woman, being a daughter of 5braham, AH- S525$ H52H BU$>, lo, these eighteen 7ears, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath da7
#f 7ou read the entire stor7 in the 1th chapter of Cu;e, 7ou will see that this woman evidentl7 had a disease li;e arthritis, 1

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bec ause she cou ld not sta nd straigh t. Desus said tha t it was Satan who had bound her ph7sical bod7. 2he thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to ;ill, and to destro7+ # 5- -E 2H52 2HE -#?H2 H5LE C#:E, and that the7 might have it more abundantl7. &MDohn %+%

Ahen Desus said, F2he )ie+ cometh not,F He was tal;ing about the devil, not ?od. ?od is not a thief. Desus is not a thief. 2he Hol7 Spirit is not a thief. 2he thief comes to steal, ;ill, and destro7. Sic;ness is a thief. #t steals health. #t steals happiness. #t steals the mone7 we need for other things. Ahen Desus said, =I am #ome )a )e! mig) )ave 'i+e" and )a )e! mig) )ave i more a2&ndan'!"= He was contrasting His wor;s A5S -5$#:ES2E>, 2H52 HE -#?H2 >ES29 2HE A9KS : 2HE >EL#C. < Dohn 1+"

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0 # remember how angr7 # got when the devil tried to attac; our children with sic;ness when the7 were small. #t made me mad for the devil to invade our home and stri;e those children. # stood against him. # said to him, Fou@re not going to get in hereI ou have no rightIF ur children are grown now. ur son, Ken Dr., an ordained minister, is director of 9HE-5 Bible 2raining enter. ur daughter, Pat, also an ordained minister, and her husband, 9everend Budd7 Harrison, pastor :aith hristian :ellowship in 2ulsa. # tell people all the time that all it ever cost us medicall7 spea;ing to raise these children was N1(.0%. Ahen Ken Dr. was born, the doctor charged N'0. 2hat was the total cost in those !1! >epression da7s. 5nd when Pat was born, the doctor charged N'.0%. 3#@d better straighten that out with the girls. Ae had a different doctor, and he gave pastors a 0% percent discountI4 3$ow, do not misunderstand me. Ahen the time came for our children to start school, we too; them in for ph7sical e/am& inations and whatever shots the law said the7 were supposed to have, but the doctor in the town where we were pastoring then did not charge ministers an7thing.4 2han; ?od, healing belongs to us. Ae need to stand against the devil.

C. God no on'! %rovided )ea'ing in )e O'd Tesamen@ He a'so %rovided )ea'ing in )e Ne, Tesamen. 1. God not only dealt with sic&ness and provided healing in the (ld )estament under the (ld *ovenant+ He also dealt with sic&ness and provided healing in the ew )estament under the ew *ovenant. -ost people who have studied the Bible ;now that ?od dealt with sic;ness in the ld 2estament. :urthermore, something about the nature of ?od can be learned from these l d 2estament Scriptures. 5s soon as #srael, ?od@s covenant people, came out of Eg7pt and started toward their homeland, ?od said to them+ #f thou wilt diligentl7 hear;en to the voice of the Cord th7 ?od, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and ;eep all his statutes, # will put none of these diseases upon thee, which # have brought upon the Eg7ptians+ for # 5- 2HE C9> 2H52 HE5CE2H 2HEE.
2he Hebrew literall7 reads F# will %ermi none of these diseases upon thee, which I%ermied upon the Eg7ptians . . . . F $o ti ce th at ?o d di d no t pu t th e di se as es on #s rae l or th e (

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Eg7ptians. I is Saan" )e god o+ )is ,or'd" ,)o ma$es men si#$. Here, Dehovah declares that He is to be #srael@s healer. 5nd then in E/odus the '1rd chapter, ?od said+ 5nd 7e shall serve the Cord 7our ?od, and he shall bless th7 bread, and th7 water and # A#CC 25KE S#K$ESS 5A5 :9- 2HE -#>S2 : 2HEE. 2here shall nothing cast their 7oung, nor be barren in the land+ 2HE $U-BE9 : 2H >5S # A#CC :UC:#CC.
5 minister once as;ed this question+ F#f 7ou are not going to be si#$" how are 7ou ever going to die5= #t tells 7ou right here in verse ')+ =)e n&m2er o+ )! da!s I ,i'' +&'+i''.= ?od had promised He would ta;e sic;ness from the midst of them. 2hat means that the7 ust wore out, fell asleep, and went home, bless ?od, without sic;ness. #t is a remar;able fact that as long as #srael wal;ed in the covenant ?od made with them, there was no sic;ness among them. 2here is no record of an7 babies or 7oung people ever having died as long as #srael ;ept the covenant. 2here were no premature deaths, because ever7 person grew to his full age before he laid down his wor;. ou see, !ehovah God was

everything they needed% $ow, in >euteronom7 the (th chapter, ?od said to #srael+ 5nd he will love thee, and bless thee, and multipl7 thee+ he will also bless the fruit of th7 womb, and the fruit of th7 land, th7 corn, and th7 wine, and thine oil, the increase of th7 ;ine, and the floc;s of th7 sheep, in the land which he sware unto th7 fathers to give thee. 2hou shalt be blessed above all people+ there shall not be male or female barren among 7ou, or among 7our cattle. 5nd 2HE C9> A#CC 25KE 5A5 :9- 2HEE 5CC S#K$ESS, and will put none of the evil diseases of Eg7pt, which thou ;nowest, upon thee but will la7 them upon all them that hate thee. <>euteronom7 (+1&0

2his is tal;ing about how ?od will love, bless, and multipl7 His children. He sa7s He also will bless the fruit of their womb,

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! the fruit of their land, and the increase of their floc;s. 2hat means He will prosper them materiall7. 2he7 will be blessed above all people. ou see, ever7thing connected with the people of ?od is to bear the stamp of prosperit7 and success. Sic;ness and disease are not to be tolerated among them. $ote verse 0+ =And )e -ord ,i'' a$e a,a! +rom )ee a'' si#$ness <5CC S#K$ESS< a nd ,i'' %& 3or as the Hebrew sa7s, FpermitF4 none o+ )e evi' diseases o+ Eg!%. . . &%on )ee.= #n our English Bible, Psalms is one boo; of 0% chapters. 2he Hebrew Bible, however, has five boo;s of Psalms, corresponding to the first five boo;s of the Bible. 2hese boo;s of Psalms were #srael@s pra7er and song boo;s. #f 7ou read the Psalms carefull7, the7 continuall7 mention that ?od is #srael@s healer. ne of the most important e/amples is the %1rd Psalm+ Aho forgiveth all thine iniquities AH HE5CE2H 5CC 2H >#SE5SES. Aho redeemeth th7 life from destruction who crowneth thee with loving;indness and tender mercies Aho satisfieth th7 mouth with good things so that th7 7outh is renewed li;e the eagle@s.
2he fact that disease came through #srael@s disobedience to the law of ?od is evident. :orgiveness for their disobedience meant the healing of their bodies. Cet me repeat that+ For giveness +or )eir diso2edien#e mean )e )ea'ing o+ )eir 2odies. >id ?od sa7 here, FAho forgiveth a'' thine iniquities who healeth )a'+ of th7 diseases
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Cord in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses. HE SE$2 H#S A9>, 5$> HE5CE> 2HE-, and delivered them from their destructions.
2he7@re sic;. 2he7 draw near to the gates of death. 2hen the7 cr7 to the Cord and He saves them. He sends His Aord and heals them and delivers them. ou see, )e! )ad a$en )emse'ves o& o+ )e %roe#ion o+ )e 0ovenan )a God made ,i) )em. #t had been ?od@s plan that the7 live out their full lifespan without sic;ness or disease. Ae can read and reoice over all these verses, and still some people will sit around in unbelief and sa7, FAell, 7es, but that is all in the ld 2estament. 2hat is ust for #srael.F Cet me as; 7ou something+ #s ?od an7 different now than He was bac; then Has He changed #s He the same ?od #f ?od was opposed to His people being sic; )en" He is opposed to it no, < because ?od never changes. 9emember, the third most important principle 7ou should ;now about healing is that ?od not onl7 dealt with sic;ness and provided healing in the ld 2estament but He also dealt with sic;ness and provided healing in the $ew 2estament. # remember something important Desus said to me once when He appeared to me in a vision. He was tal;ing to me about this ver7 subect, and He said, F#srael were not sons of ?od.F 2he7 never had been born again. 2he7 ust had a promissor7 note on redemption. 2he7 were servans of ?od. 5nd Desus said to me, =I+ God didn3 ,an His servans si#$" !o& $no, He doesn3 ,an His sons si#$.= HalleluahI #n addition, the Bible tells us we have a 2eer covenant established on 2eer promises+ Fhe is the mediator of a 2eer #ovenan" ,)i#) ,as esa2'is)ed &%on 2eer %romises= 3Heb. "+)4. #f divine healing is not provided under this better covenant, it would not be a FbetterF covenant. Under a covenant no as good as o&rs" the children of #srael had the potential of going through life without sic;ness or


' disease, of never, $ELE9 being sic;, and of living the full length of their allotted 7ears. Under our 2eer covenant 3the $ew ovenant4, do we have to go through life sic; and suffering #t doesn@t ma;e sense. #f one covenant is 2eer than another, it includes a'' that the other one included and more" too, or it@s not better. #s a N% bill better than a N0 bill esI Ah7 Because it includes all that the N0 bill is and more. #t said in the ld 2estament that ?od sent His Aord and healed them. 2he Aord that He sent was spo;en through the prophets, but the Word that He sent to heal in the ew )estament is !esus *hrist the on of God% 2his written Aord
Praise ?od, that was DesusI He is the Aord ?od sent. Himself too; our infirmities, and bare our sic;nesses. I am fully convinced-I would die saying it is so-that it is the plan of (ur ather God, in His great love and in His great mercy, that no believer should ever be sic&+ that every believer should live his full lifespan down here on this earth+ and that every believer should finally $ust fall asleep in !esus. 3He will ;now when the time comes to go.4 # was baptiGed with the Hol7 Spirit and spo;e with other tongues in !1( as a 7oung Baptist pastor. # then received Fthe left foot of fellowshipF from among the Baptists. Eventuall7, in Dune !1!, m7 wife and # accepted the pastorate of a little :ull ?ospel church in the blac;land of northcentral 2e/as.

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ne da7 a woman in our church and # got to tal;ing about the promises of divine healing. 2his sister had a -ethodist bac;ground. Her husband was a farmer. She told me some Pentecostal people had come into that little town about !", had rented an empt7 store building, and had started a revival. 2he famil7 heard about it and decided the7 would attend. 2he7 hoo;ed up the wagon, loaded all their children, and went in town to the meeting. 2he7 attended a few times and eno7ed it. 2he preacher was preaching on divine healing and pra7ing for the sic;. People were pra7ing around the altar, and all of them pra7ed out loud at onceI 2he one member of their household who could not attend was this woman@s !1&7ear&old grandmother. 2he7 got home too late at night for her. ne morning at the brea;fast table, ?randma as;ed about t h e s e r v i c e. F A e l l, # ; n o w 7 o u @r e n o t g o i n g t o l i ; e this . . . . F the granddaughter said, and began to tell her about the fellow preaching on healing, anointing people with oil, and la7ing hands on them for healing. But ?randma e/claimed, FAHPEEI ?lor7I ?lor7I #@m glad 7ou found itIF FAhat do 7ou meanF her granddaughter as;ed. FAh7,F she said, F*% 7ears ago in our -ethodist church a fellow came along preaching divine healing, and he invited us to come up and accept hrist as our Healer and Ph7sician, ust as we had accepted Him as our Savior. 5nd # went forward with the others. ou@re old enough to remember most of those *% 7ears. >id 7ou ever ;now of m7 being sic; in the last *% 7earsF FAh7, no. Ae ust alwa7s thought 7ou had a srong #on si&ion= F$o,F the grandmother said. F# accepted Desus as m7 Ph7sician. # haven@t been sic; in *% 7ears. #@m !1 now

'1 become sort of senile, but she encouraged us to go to the meetings.F ?randma lived to be past !*. She got up with the rest of the famil7 before da7light, because b7 da7light the men and bo7s would be out in the fields wor;ing. 5fter brea;fast she would alwa7s wash and dr7 the brea;fast dishes, clean up the ;itchen, and sweep it out while her granddaughter was ma;ing the beds and cleaning the rest of the house. B7 ! o@cloc; the7 would meet in their sewing room. Ahile the granddaughter mended, ?randma would read the Bible to her. 2he sister recalled, F5t the brea;fast table one morning, ?randma said, #@m going home this morning at % o@cloc;.@ Ae passed it b7, but before m7 husband went out to the fields, he said, @Ahat is she tal;ing about >oes she thin; she@s going bac; home@ Ae didn@t understand what she meant.F ?randma went ahead and washed all the brea;fast dishes and pots and pans that it too; to feed eight children plus the three adults, swept out the ;itchen, met her granddaughter at ! o@cloc; in the sewing room, sat down, and began reading the Bible to her. Her granddaughter said, FDust about % minutes till %, she turned to me and said, @Cet me read this to 7ou . . . .@ She read the '%th and 'st chapters of 9evelation. She got through about % o@cloc;, said, @2here@s Desus
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#@m going to state it again+ It is () God our Heavenly ather's will that *hristians should suffer with cancer and other dread diseases that bring pain and anguish. It I God's will that we live our full length of time on earth. 5s long as #srael ;ept the ld ovenant laws, no illness was among them but when the7 sinned, their bodies were filled with disease. 2he7 were sic; because of bro;en laws&iies@ ,)o )ea'e) a'' )! diseases= 3Ps. %1+14. #s healing in the $ew ovenant ome with me to the Boo; of Dames in the $ew 2estament. #s an7 sic; among 7ou let him call for the elders of the church and let them pra7 over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Cord.
>id 7ou notice that there is a question mar; at the end of that first sentence Dames as;ed a question+ F#s there an7 sic; among 7ouF ou would not write to a church toda7 and sa7, F#s there an7 sic; among 7ouF ou would ust write,F . . . the "0 or !% percent of 7ou who are sic;.F 2he fact that Dames as;ed the question infers there should no have been an7 sic; among them. #t infers the7 should have ;nown -atthew "+(, =Himse'+ oo$ o&r in+irmiies" and 2are o&r si#$nesses.= #t infers the7 should have ;nown :irst Peter '+'*, =2! ,)ose sri%es !e ,ere )ea'ed.= But is an7one sic; among 7ou Cet him call for the elders of the church. Ahat church is that #t is the $ew 2estament hurch, of which all born&again believers are a part. Some groups thin; the7 are F2he hurch,F but the7 aren@t. 2he7 are not the whole sum and total of the hurch of Desus hrist the7 are onl7 a part of it.


'0 # will tell 7ou something else. 2he Fearl7 hurchF was not reall7 different from the hurch toda7. hrist was the head of 2he hurch then, and He is the head of 2he hurch now. #@m in the same hurch the7 were in. # was reading where a seminar7 professor 3a fellow with a big education but ;nowing nothing about the Bible4 said that this verse, Dames 0+*, ust belonged to the Dews. He said that Dames was addressing the 2welve 2ribes scattered abroad. He also said that because ?od had made a covenant of healing with the Dews, )e! could be healed even under the $ew ovenant, but Geni'es could not, because the7 never had been included in the covenant. But it sa7s right here, =Is an! si#$ among !o&5 'e )im #a'' +or . . . )e #)&r#).= 2hat poor fellow failed to realiGe that there are ?entiles in F2he hurch,F for Fwhosoever will ma7 come.F 2herefore, healing does not belong e/clusivel7 to Dewish believers it belongs to F2he hurch.F 2he Boo; of ?alatians is a letter written to all the churches in ?alatia
Because one of the curses of the law is sic;ness, we could paraphrase this verse this wa7+ Fhrist has redeemed us from the curse of sic;ness, being made a curse for us ... that the blessing of 5braham might come on the ?entiles . . .. F ?lor7I Ahen # was stud7ing the Bible as a bo7 on the bed of sic;ness and found a good Scripture that offered a possibilit7 of m7 being healed or given material prosperit7, somebod7 would alwa7s sa7, F2hat@s ust for the Dews.F # didn@t ;now an7 better, so # let them put out this light. Aouldn@t it be strange that ?od would want the Dews to be without sic;ness
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onl7 begotten Son to die for, to go through life sic; and afflicted, in pain and miser7, povert7 stric;en, their nose to the grindstone, living on Barel7&?et&5long Street, awa7 down at the end of the bloc;, right ne/t to ?rumble 5lle7 Aouldn@t that be strange #f that were so, then wh7 did Desus hrist, the Son of ?od, sa7, =I+ !e )en" 2eing evi' 3carnal, natural human beings4 $no, )o, o give good gi+s &no !o&r #)i'dren" )o, m&#) more < HA -UH -9E, HA -UH -9E, HA -UH s)a'' !o&r Fa)er ,)i#) is in -9E, HA -UH -9E< )eaven give good )ings o )em )a as$ )im5= 3-att. (+4. #f 7ou had children, would it be 7our will that 7our children be sic; and afflicted ertainl7 notI Aould it be 7our will that the7 go through life povert7 stric;en and begging $o, no, noI -an7 parents have wor;ed their fingers to the bone to see that their children receive a better education than the7 had. Ah7 So life will be easier for them. Because the7 love them. $ow, do 7ou thin; ?od loves us an7 less Desus said He loves us more. h, # was so thrilled when # found out about thatI # haven@t stopped shouting 7et. # was preaching once in a large church in 2e/as when ?od dealt with me to preach on Sunda7 morning. He gave me the message and the te/t. # preached on the subect FHe Has 9edeemed Us from the urse of Povert7.F 32here were some of those Sunda7 morning hristians there whom # never got to preach to at an7 other time, and # wanted them to find out what belonged to them.4 2hen the pastor too; me out to Sunda7 dinner. He sat there and whined and cried and said, FBrother Hagin, # ,is) # could believe that. 2hat sounds good. # ,is) # could believe that ?od wanted me to have something in this life.F # told him, FBless ?od, J can believe itI #t@s in His Boo;, and He wants me to have what He paid for.F 2he poor fellow. He never has had an7thing e/cept sic;ness, disease, povert7, traged7, and debt. He wanted to believe it and


'( couldn@t. Ah7 couldn@t he He was steeped in religion< brainwashed with religious teaching&ained ,i) disease@ and as one ,)o )id )is +a#e +rom &s ,as )e des%ised" and ,e eseemed )im no. B& on'! o&r diseases did )e 2ear )imse'+" and o&r %ains )e #arried6 ,)i'e ,e indeed eseemed )im sri#$en" smien o+ God" and a++'i#ed. Ye )e ,as ,o&nded +or o&r ransgressions" )e ,as 2r&ised +or o&r ini>&iies6 )e #)asisemen +or o&r %ea#e ,as &%on )im@ and )ro&g) )is 2r&ises ,as )ea'ing graned o &s= 3#sa. 01+1&), Ceeser4. Ae are the ones who transgressed. Ae are the ones who sinned. #t should have come on us. 2hese Scriptures have to do with the disease and sin problems that confront the hurch and the world toda7. ou see, God dea' ,i) man3s s%iri" so&'" and 2od! ,)en He 'aid o&r ini>&iies and diseases &%on Jes&s. 5s -atthew said, =Himse'+ oo$ o&r in+irmiies" and 2are o&r si#$nesses= 3-att. "+(4. 2hat is under this $ew ovenant
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#f he has done what ommitted sins. # have had people tell me, F2he Cord is not going to heal Brother So&and&so. He@s sinned. He@s done wrong. # ;now He won@t heal him.F 2hen # pra7ed for him, and he got healed. #@ve had people sa7, F2hat fellow Hagin must not be right, because he pra7ed for this person and got him healed

'! 7our mind ust runs. ou thin; )a is )e doing in )ere5 2hen the devil fills in all the blan;s for 7ouI # drove around the bloc;, came bac;, and he was still in there. # don@t ;now how long he sta7ed. So # was l7ing there tr7ing to go to sleep, and that thought ust ;ept pestering me+ )! did God &se )a +e''o,5 Several da7s before # had heard him sa7 some things that were ust not up to par. 2hat ;ept coming bac; to me, too. # struggled for 1% minutes to get off to sleep. 3-7 wife can tell 7ou that # usuall7 go to sleep b7 the time m7 head hits the pillow.4 :inall7 # sat up in bed and said, F5ll right, CordI 5ll rightI #@m going to as; ou+ Ah7 did ou use that fellow >idn@t ou see him go into that dar; dive li;e # did >idn@t ou hear what he said, li;e # did F# ;now that was ou tonight. # ;now the Spirit of ?od. # ;now that ou revealed things to him, that ou wor;ed through him, and that healings too; place. # saw them+ miracles, right in front of our e7es. FBut, ?od, wh7 couldn@t ou have used old Sister So&and&so, "% 7ears old. She@s been in 2he Aa7 for 0% 7ears almost. She@s filled with the Hol7 Spirit, sanctified, hol7, separated ... r if ou didn@t want to use her, wh7 didn@t ou use 3and # mentioned a few others4.F # got it off m7 chest. # waited for Him to answer. >own inside m7self # heard it. #t hit me so hard it was li;e somebod7 hit me in the stomach with their fist. # grabbed m7 stomach. He said, Four trouble is, 7ou don@t believe 7our own preaching.F # tried to defend m7self. # said, FCord, ou@ve hit me a low blow. Ah7, #@m a stic;ler for the Aord. # believe the Aord.F F$o,F He said, F7ou [email protected] He said, Fou were teaching the other morning in the Bible class from #saiah *1, where # said, (, even I" am )e )a 2'oed o& )! ransgressions +or mine o,n sa$e" and I ,i'' no remem2er )ine ini>&iies3 = 3w. '0,')4.

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He said, Fou ma7 have seen that fellow go in that place, but 7ou don@t ;now what happened. Ahen he saw what he was getting into, he said, @>ear ?od, what@s the matter with me # didn@t intend to get into this. Cord, forgive me.@ 5nd # didn@t remember that he had ever done an7thing wrong.F 35nd He didn@t remember, did He ou see, ,e remember a person@s sins, but ?od doesn@t. How does He ;eep from it, 7ou as;. # don@t ;now. ?o as; Him, if 7ou want to ;now. # don@t want to ;now # ust believe it.4 He said to me, Fou as;ed wh7 # couldn@t use Sister So&and& so. Ahat 7ou don@t ;now about that dear old saint is that she has been in disobedience for *% 7ears. ou can@t see that on the outside. # tal;ed to her *% 7ears ago about doing some things and she wouldn@t. She comes to church, lives right, and on the outside loo;s good. But this man had done wrong and had repented of it. # did not remember that he had ever done an7thing wrong.F # said, F2han; ou, Cord. Dust go ahead and use him if ou want to. #t@s all right with me. #@ll believe m7 preaching.F # la7 down and went to sleep. ou see, people sometimes sa7, Fou ;now that #o&'dn3 have been ?od. 2hat fellow used to be )is" or that woman used to do )a. 2hat #o&'dn3 be ?od wor;ing through them.F But if the7 have repented, ?od doesn@t remember that the7 ever did an7thing wrongI an 7ou see that ften, people have been robbed of healing that belonged to them because somebod7 told them, Fou@ve done wrong. ou@re going to have to pa7 for it. ?od@s going to hold that against 7ou forever. ou@re going to have to go through life sic; and suffering.F 5 man in Houston told me, F2he doctor said, @#f 7ou sta7 on 7our ob, 7ou@ll fall dead an7 minute of 7our heart condition, high blood pressure, ;idne7 disease, and liver trouble.@ F 2his was bac; in the !0%s. Ever7 healing evangelist in 5merica had laid hands on this man, and no insinuation,


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because # had laid hands on him twice, and he hadn@t gotten healed. He said, F#n 1) 7ears, #@ve missed it. h, #@ve missed it so man7 wa7s. #@ve failed. # could have been a better hristian.F # showed him this verse in Dames+ =T)e -ord s)a'' raise )im &% and i+ )e! )ave #ommied sins . . . .= 3>id 7ou notice it said sins, not sin4 FAhat awful sins have 7ou committed in these 1) 7earsF # as;ed him. FHow man7 people have 7ou ;illedF F$ot an7,F he said. FHow man7 ban;s have 7ou robbedF He said, F$one.F FAell,F # said, Fwhat awful sins )ave 7ou doneF He said, F9eall7, # haven@t done much as far as sins of commission are concerned. #t@s sins of omission. # could have done so much more than # did. # could have given more to missions.F # said, FHave 7ou repentedF Fh, 7es.F F2hose sins are forgiven,F # said. F$ow let Him heal 7ou.F # laid hands on him. He didn@t fall dead on the ob. He wor;ed until he was (0 7ears old, and he was still alive the last # heard of him. He had been letting the devil cheat him because he had missed it. $o, #@m not encouraging people to do wrong or sin, but don@t let the devil rob 7ou of 7our healing ust because 7ou missed it. People have as;ed me, FBrother Hagin, if healing is ours, wh7 don@t we have it in our churchF #@ll tell 7ou wh7+ because 7ou don@t %rea#) it in 7our church. 5lthough healing belongs to us, and Desus purchased it for us, it does not fall on us li;e ripe cherries off a tree. 2he same is true of salvation. >id 7ou ever stop to thin; about it+ Desus did not ust die for us He shed His blood, died, and purchased redemption for ever7bod7 in the world. Salvation . . . the $ew Birth . . . the remission of sins . . .

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belongs to the worst prostitute wal;ing the streets of 7our cit7 ust as much as it belongs to 7ou. Ah7 doesn@t she have it, then, if it belongs to her Because redemption does not FfallF on 7ou. 5lthough it 2e'ongs to 7ou, 7ou must do something with it. ou can either receive it or reect it. ou are not a robot. ?od will not push His blessings off on 7ou. Desus said, =Go !e ino a'' )e ,or'd" and %rea#) )e gos%e' o ever! #rea&re. He )a 2e'ieve) and is 2a%iDed s)a'' 2e saved6 2& )e )a 2e'ieve) no s)a'' 2e damned= 3-ar; )+0,)4. Even after we are born again, we ma7 use our free moral agenc7. Ae don@t become machines. # was born and reared a Southern Baptist. # had heard the $ew Birth preached all m7 life. # oined the church and was baptiGed in water at ! 7ears of age. -an7 people in the church ma;e the mista;e of thin;ing that oining the church is the $ew Birth. n m7 bed of sic;ness as a teenager, # came to the realiGation that # was not saved

11 to 7ou to +o''o,. # did not ;now that. 2herefore, # was an invalid for ) long months until # could get into the Aord of ?od and find out what belongs to me. However, # never doubtedoctors still made housecalls in !1*I4 # had the Bible spread out on the bed, and was ma;ing a few notes when he came. He said, F# haven@t seen 7ou in a long time, and # was out this

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wa7 ma;ing another call, so # stopped b7.F # had not ;nown he was coming, but the7 didn@t have me fooled # ;new m7 famil7 had as;ed him to come. He chec;ed me over. 2hen he pointed to the Bible on the bed and said, FSon, are 7ou reading that muchF F2hat@s all # do read,F # said. He said, F>o 7ou ever read the funn7 paperF 32oda7 the7 call it the comic section.4 # said, F$o, sir. # don@t have time.F # ;new he thought # was an idiot. Here # was bedfast '* hours a da7 and #@m sa7ing # didn@t have ime to read the funn7 paper. Ahat # meant was, F#@m not going to waste m7 time reading the funn7 papero 7ou ever read the sports pageF 3# do now, but # didn@t then.4 # said, F$o, # never read the sports page. # don@t have time.F F>o 7ou ever read the newspaperF # said, F$o. nce in a while #@ll glance at the headlines if somebod7 else is reading the paper in the room. # don@t have time.F He said, F>o 7ou read an7 novelsF # said, F$o, sir. # don@t have time.F FAell,F he said. F#t@s all right to read the Bible, but if 7ou sta7 with one thing all the time, 7ou@ll become a fanaticIF #@m glad # didI Praise ?od, #@m glad # didI # became a fanaticI #@m still a fanatic after *0 7ears. 2hat doctor tal;ed to me *0 7ears ago, and #@m si'' a fanatic. But #@ll tell 7ou one thing+ ?etting to be a fanatic got rid of m7 paral7sis for me. #t got rid of the incurable blood disease for me. #t got rid of the heart condition for me. # have had time to read man7 other things since then, but boo;s, magaGines, and newspapers were not going to bring me the help # needed when # was sic;. # ;new what # was see;ing had to be in the Aord, so # put the Aord first. 5nd when # saw what the Bible sa7s about healing, the thought never entered m7 mind that # might no be healed. #


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never had a doubt about it. ou see, when 7ou get into ?od@s Aord, doubts vanish. #f 7ou have doubts, the reason is because 7ou are not 7et grounded in the Aord. Cet ?od@s Aord be the final authorit7< the Supreme ourt, so to spea;
. T)ere are a n&m2er o+ me)ods in )e ord ,)ere2! )ea'ings #an 2e o2ained. /. )here are a number of methods in the Word whereby healings can be obtained.

Because ever7bod7@s faith is not on the same level, ?od has provided seven methods b7 which ph7sical healings can be obtained through the Aord of ?od. ?od does not leave us stranded. #f we cannot rise to meet Him on His level, He will come down to meet us on ours. 7?8 1se )e Name o+ Jes&s agains )e devi'. (emand in )e Name o+ Jes&s )a )e disease and si#$ness 'eave. 5nd whatsoever 7e shall 5SK in m7 name, that will # do, that the :ather ma7 be glorified in the Son. #f 7e shall 5SK an7 thing in m7 name, # will do it. &&Dohn *+1,*

Desus is not tal;ing about pra7er in these verses. 3He ,as tal;ing about pra7er in Dohn )+'1, when He said, 3=)asoever !e s)a'' as$ )e Fa)er in m! name" )e ,i'' give i !o&.= 2hat is a pra7er.4 2he word Fas;F in these verses actuall7 has the stronger meaning of FdemandF in the original ?ree;. Desus said, 37

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)here is $ust as much power in the ame of !esus as there was in !esus when He was here on earth. 2here is healing in that $ame. 2here is deliverance in that $ame. 2hat $ame belongs to us, but it will not wor; unless we use it. )he ame of !esus is the 0E that unloc&s the door to the impossible. )he ame of !esus is the 0E that unloc&s the door to the supernatural. $ot m7 name. $ot 7our name. His $ame. 9emember what Peter said to the crowd that gathered after the lame man was healed at the ?ate Beautiful =)! marve' !e a )is5 or ,)! 'oo$ !e so earnes'! on &s" as )o&g) 2! o&r o,n %o,er or )o'iness ,e )ad made )is man o ,a'$5= 35cts 1+'4 2he7 hadn@t. 2he7 didn@t have an7 power. Fh, 7es,F somebod7 will sa7, Fbut the7 were a%os'es.= 2hat is what Peter e/plained. He said, =+ai) in )is name < the $ame of Jes&s;)a) made )is man srong. . . 3and4 )a) given )im )is %er+e# so&ndness in )e %resen#e o+ !o& a''= 35cts 1+)4. ?lor7I HalleluahI 2hat $ame is ours. Cet@s use itI

78 Pra! +or )ea'ing o )e Fa)er in )e Name o+ Jes&s. 5nd #$ 2H52 >5 7e shall as; me nothing. Leril7, veril7, # sa7 unto 7ou, Ahatsoever 7e shall as; the :ather #$ - $5-E, he will give it 7ou. Hitherto have 7e as;ed nothing #$ - $5-E+ as;, and 7e shall receive, that 7our o7 ma7 be full.
-ar; these verses in 7our Bible. >on@t let them get awa7 from 7ou. Ahen Desus said Fin that da7 7e shall as; me nothing,F what da7 was He tal;ing about He was tal;ing about the da7 that we are living in right now. Pra7ing to the :ather in the $ame of Desus belongs to us $A
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Desus said that ust before He went to alvar7 to die, be raised from the dead, ascend on high, and sit at the right hand of the :ather, after which a new da7 dawned, and we came into the Ne, 0ovenan. $otice the '*th verse sa7s, =Hi)ero )ave !e as$ed no)ing in m! name.= Hitherto means up until nowuring the interim when the ld ovenant was going out, and the $ew ovenant was coming in, Desus taught the disciples to pra7 what we call F2he Cord@s Pra7er.F He did not teach us to pra7 this wa7

* it includes pra7ing for healing as well. How could 7our o7 be full if 7our loved ones were home sic; 2hat would be im& possible, wouldn@t it #f we were getting more answers to pra7er, we would have more o7. 5nd if more of our o7 were showing, we would get more people saved. Healing is involved here. Ae have a right to as; for healing in the $ame of Desus. ?od does hear and answer pra7er. 7C8 Agree in %ra!er on )e 2asis o+ /a)e, ?6?. . . . if two of 7ou shall agree on earth as touching an7 thing that the7 shall as;, it shall be done for them of m7 :ather which is in heaven. :or where two or three are gathered together #$ - $5-E, there am # in the midst of them. <-atthew "+!,'%

:requentl7 we ta;e the '%th verse out of its setting and appl7 it onl7 to church services
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en )o&sand %ra!ing" )a ,o&'d rea''! ge res&'s 2hat is human reasoning. ?od said that ,o #an ge )e

*1 ne da7 his father&in&law was out in the fields plowing and his wife and mother&in&law were behind the house doing the wash. 2his 7oung evangelist begged ?od for enough strength to get out of bed and ma;e it to a clump of trees and bushes a quarter of a mile down the road. He purposed in his heart, I3m going o %ra! &ni' I %ra! )ro&g) and God )ea's me" or &ni' )e! +ind me dead. One o+ )e ,o. He reached the thic;et and fell down e/hausted. He couldn@t have cried for help if he had wanted to. $o one ;new where he was. F2he7@ll never find 7ou until the buGGards lead them to 7ou,F the devil assured him. FAell,F he said, Fthat@s all right, devil. 2hat@s what # came out here to do. Dust as soon as # can regain a little strength, #@m going to pra7 until #@m healed or die on the spot.F F2hen, as # was l7ing there,F he told me, Ftr7ing to muster enough strength to start pra7ing, # got to thin;ing about it+ Ever7where # had been, # had turned in pra7er requests for m7 healing. H&ndreds of people had pra7ed. T)o&sands of people had pra7ed. Ever7 healing evangelist in 5merica had laid hands on me. Ever!2od! had pra7ed .. . . F-7, m7. #f 7ou put all of those pra7ers together, it would be hundreds of hours of pra7er. 5ll these great men of faith had laid hands on me
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strength to lift m7 arms up b7 propping m7 elbows on the ground, and # praised ?od another % minutes or so. 2hen # got enough strength to lift m7 hands, and m7 voice got louder. F5nd at the end of two hours, # was on m7 feet hollering @Praise ?od@ so loud somebod7 heard me several miles awa7.F ou see
:irst¢ur7 believers did not have a $ew 2estament. 2he7 had some letters that could be passed around from church to church, but the7 did not have a Bible to stud7 li;e we do. 2he7 did not ;now that Peter had written b7 the Spirit of ?od =2! ,)ose sri%es !e ERE )ea'ed= 3 Peter '+'*4. But we ;now that. #f the7 could wal; in health, how much more should we in this generation, with all the ;nowledge we have 2here reall7 ought not be an7 sic; among us

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But we have been so foolish along this lineid 7ou get those fol;s@ names and addresses so 7ou can follow up on themF F5w, bless ?od,F he said, F# believe if people got an7thing, the7@ll be bac;.F F# want to as; 7ou a question,F # said. F>uring this meeting, 7our daughter gave birth to a bab7 bo7. Suppose 7ou went to her house and said, @#@ve come to see m7 bo7. Ahere is he@ Aould she sa7, @Aell, we thought if he were alive and well, he@d be in after a while@F 5nd # said to that pastor, F-7 time is too valuable to hold a revival for an idiot. #@m closing tomorrow night.F 5nd # closed. ?od is going to hold ever7 church responsible for the babies born into the ;ingdom around its altars. Ahen the7 bac;slide, we are read7 to criticiGe them, 7et we frequentl7 are to blame for their bac;sliding. 2hat is what Dames is sa7ing here. 2hese people cannot act for themselves, so let them call for the e'ders of the church, and let them pra7 over them and anoint them with oil in the $ame of the Cord, and if the7 have committed sins
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Ahile # was shaving one morning, the Spirit of ?od spo;e to me and said, F# want 7ou to go to E.@s house because he has missed it, and he thin;s now that because he has sinned, ?od doesn@t love him an7more. He is not going to come bac; to church an7more.F # wal;ed out to tell m7 wifeon@t 7ou tell him # came b7 here, because he won@t li;e it.F F2he Cord ust spo;e to me about it,F # said. Fou can as; m7 wife. # ust got through telling her.F # went to their home, ;noc;ed on the door, and recogniGed E.@s voice sa7ing, Fome in.F E. was so embarrassed that he pulled the covers up over his head. # could hear him cr7ing. # got on m7 ;nees beside his bed, and # began to cr7 with him. # pulled at the covers

*( He said, F-7 bac; is hurting me so badIF # laid m7 hand on his bac; and said, F>ear ?od, ou love him. # ;now ou do. ou sent me out here to help him, and # want ou to heal him right now and prove to him that ou love him.F Suddenl7 he umped li;e he had been shot, and he said, F#t@s all goneI #t@s all goneIF 2hen he began to cr7 in a different wa7. He said, F2he Cord does love me, doesn@t HeF # said, Fes, He does.F 5nd he came right on bac; to the Cord and right on bac; to church. Aell, the Cord sent me out there one more time
Ahen Desus gave 2he ?reat ommission, He said, =T)e! s)a'' 'a! )ands on )e si#$" and )e! s)a'' re#over= 3v. "4. Ca7ing hands on the sic; is another method b7 which healing can be obtained. #t belongs to the hurch toda7. Aho can la7 hands on people 5ll believers. 5ll those who have believed the ?ospel. $otice that our te/t sa7s, =)em )a 2e'ieve . . . )e! s)a'' 'a! )ands on )e si#$= 3w. (,"4.

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2he original ?ree; sa7s, =)e 2e'ieving ones shall la7 hands on the sic; and the7 shall recover.F $o, Desus didn@t sa7 we were to )ea' the sic;. Ae are to 'a! )ands on )em and 2e'ieve God. Ever7 hristian can practice this. Parents should la7 hands on their children if the7 are sic;. 5 mother has a right to la7 hands on her children if she is a believer. She shouldn@t have to send for somebod7 else. Ae have the right to la7 hands on one another. 2he Bible sa7s, =%ra! one +or ano)er" )a !e ma! 2e )ea'ed= 3Dames 0+)4. Ae miss it sometimes tr7ing to get ?od to move b7 ust one method. Ae should get lined up with Him b7 listening to Him, seeing how He is leading at the moment, and then using whatever method He indicates. # accidentall7 overheard one pastor tell another, Fou ought to get Brother Hagin to come hold 7ou a meeting. Since he@s been to our church # haven@t had half the sic; calls # used to have. F# don@t mean that m7 people don@t call me # mean that the7@re getting their own healing. 2he7@re testif7ing in church about how the7@re pra7ing and ?od is healing them. 2he7@re ust thrilled.F Aell, than; ?od, we can do something for ourselves. Ae can grow. Ahen we learn to believe ?od and pra7, we can go out and help others. But as long as we must depend on somebod7 else to pra7 and believe for us, we@re going to be a liabilit7 instead of an asset. Some people are not 7et at the level where the7 can receive healing on their own, however. #f 7ou find 7ourself in this categor7, don@t give up. Dust come on a lower level of faith. Be one on whom hands are laid, and receive 7our healing this wa7. ?od wants to help 7ou. 2he Bible sa7s, Fthe7 shall la7 hands on )e si#$.= #t doesn@t specif7 who the sic; are it ust sa7s the7@re sic;. F2hese signs shall follow them that believe,F the Scripture sa7s. F2he7 shall la7 hands on the si#$" and the7 shall recover.F 5n7 believer can la7 hands on the sic; as their point of


*! contact. 2hat is the point where 7ou start believing that 7ou receive 7our healing. -an7 people as; me, FBut Brother Hagin, what if #@m not healedF # repl7, F#f 7ou ,ere healed, 7ou wouldn@t have to believe it. #f it were manifested, 7ou would $no, it then, wouldn@t 7ou But if 7ou will ta;e the step of believing that it is done, then 7ou will receive it, because the principle of the pra7er of faith is found in -ar; +'*+ Ahat things soever 7e desire, when 7e pra7, believe that 7e receive them, and 7e shall have them. <-ar; +'*

Be'ieve that 7ou re#eive 7our healing, and what will happen ou will )ave itI ou see, the )aving comes after the 2e'ieving. Ahen # still was a 7oung Baptist bo7 preacher
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2hat@s what a point of contact is+ I+s )e %oin ,)en !o& re'ease !o&r +ai) and sar 2e'ieving +or !o&r )ea'ing. ou must start somewhere. 5 man in a race would never run the race if he didn@t get started. 2here has to be a starting place. our starting place can be when hands are laid on 7ou. 2hat can be the place where 7ou start believing+ F# receive m7 healing.F People in the congregation began as;ing me, F>id the Cord reall7 heal 7ou, KennethF # said, FHe sure did.F 2he7 said, FAell, 7ou don@t loo; healed. How do 7ou feelF F$ot an7 different.F FAell, if 7ou don@t 'oo$ an7 different, and 7ou don@t +ee' healed, and we can see that 7ou don@t loo; healed, what ma;es 7ou thin; 7ou are healedF # said, F# don@t )in$ it # $no, it.F ou see, +ai) is $no,ing. #@ve had people tell me, F#@ve got better sense than that.F 5nd # tell them, FAell, 7ou go ahead and do without healing. ou notice m7 face is straight, don@t 7ou # got it. # got m7 healing.F # ;new what Desus said was true. # ;new that if # would believe that # received it, # would have it. # ;new that if # reall7 believed it, # would sa7 that # believed it. $ot+ # ,i'' re#eive it 3future tense4, but # re#eive it 3present tense4. 5n associate pastor of a :ull ?ospel church in 2ulsa was once sent to pra7 for a man in the church who was too sic; to go to wor;. He told me, F# had been hearing 7ou preach, so # anointed him with oil, laid hands on him, and started m7 pra7er when suddenl7, without thin;ing, # stopped pra7ing and said, @Ahat are 7ou going to be doing tomorrow@ F2he sic; man said, @#@ll be here in bed.@ F @Aell, there@s no use finishing the pra7er. # might as well leave now. ou don@t believe a thing,@ # told him. F2he man thought about it a minute and said, F2hat@s right, isn@t it@


0 F# as;ed him, @Ahen are 7ou going to get healed@ F @Ah7,@ he said, @when 7ou anoint me with oil
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in obedience to this Caw of ontact and 2ransmission so that the contact of m7 hands will transmit ?od@s healing power to undo that which Satan has wrought and to effect a healing and a cure. Ah7 do # spea; so boldl7 about it Because the Cord Desus hrist Himself appeared to me in a vision. He laid the finger of His right hand in the palms of both of m7 hands and said, F# have called 7ou and have anointed 7ou, and # have given unto 7ou a special anointing to minister to the sic;. Be bold about it. F2ell the people that 7ou saw -e. 2ell them e/actl7 what # have told 7ou. 2ell them that # told 7ou to tell them, and if the7 will believe that 7ou are anointed and the7 will receive that anointing, then power will flow from 7our hands to their bodies, will effect a healing and a cure in their bodies, and will drive out their sic;ness and their disease. 5nd the bolder 7ou are to tell it, the more results 7ou will have.F 78 Re#eive )ea'ings )ro&g) gi+s o+ )ea'ings.

:irst orinthians '+! sa7s that one of the spiritual gifts ?od has placed in the hurch is gifts of healings

01 2he fourth night after we were married, as we were having famil7 pra7er together in her good old -ethodist home, the Cord through the Spirit said to me, FCa7 7our hands on 7our wife and #@ll fill her with the Hol7 Spirit.F 2his was !1", and # was new in these things. # had received the Hol7 Spirit in !1(. had never seen an7bod7 la7 hands on someone to receive the baptism in the Hol7 Spirit. 2he7 didn@t do it that wa7 in the circles # operated in, and # didn@t ;now if that was right or not. # thought, /a!2e i+ I ignore i" i ,i'' go a,a!. But it did not go awa7. 5gain He said, FCa7 7our hands on 7our wife and #@ll fill her with the Hol7 Spirit.F # recogniGed it was the Cord Desus spea;ing to m7 spirit through the Hol7 Spirit, but # didn@t want to do an7thing wrong. 2hen at midnight 3# loo;ed at m7 watch4 on the '"th da7 of $ovember !1", that same voice repeated, FCa7 7our hands on 7our wife and #@ll fill her with the Hol7 Spirit.F # opened m7 e7es and loo;ed around half scared. # said to m7self, e''" i ,o&'dn3 )&r o r! i # laid m7 left hand on m7 wife@s head and instantl7 she lifted both hands and started tal;ing in tongues. She tal;ed an hour and a half in other tongues and sang three songs in tongues. Ae had Pentecost in that good old -ethodist homeI 2hen, the same voice told me what to do and what to tell m7 mother&in&law for her healing. She was going into the hospital the ne/t da7 to be operated on for a double goiter. She didn@t have an7 faith for healing 7ou don@t have 7our suitcase pac;ed read7 to go to the hospital if 7ou@re e/pecting to be healed. 2he voice told me, F# have given 7ou gifts of healings and have sent 7ou to minister to the sic;.F Ahen # did what the Spirit of ?od had told me, instantl7 the part of the goiter that 7ou could see went down li;e someone had stuc; a pin in a balloon. She was not healed because she believed ?od. #f 7ou had questioned her afterwards, she would have said, F$o, no. # ;now it wasn@t m7 faith. # couldn@t have had faith for a thing li;e that.F

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>o 7ou ;now wh7 she was healed Because the Spirit of ?od told me what to do. 2he manifestation of the gifts of healings does not wor; as # will, however it wor;s as the Spirit wills. # have pushed ever7 button, pulled ever7 lever, said ever7thing that #@ve said before in the same places
2he best method b7 which 7ou can be healed is to ;now for 7ourself from our te/t Scriptures 3#saiah 01+*,0, -atthew "+(, and :irst Peter '+'*4 that healing is in ?od@s redemptive plan it belongs to 7ou and b7 His stripes ,e are )ea'ed. e re+&se o a''o, disease or si#$ness in o&r 2odies" 2e#a&se ,e ARE )ea'ed. Ae ;now that the pain, sic;ness, or disease that seems to be in our bodies was laid on Desus. He bore it. Ae do not need to bear it. 5ll we need to do is agree with ?od and His Aord and accept the fact that =)imse'+ oo$ o&r in+irmiies" and 2are o&r si#$nesses= and =,i) )is sri%es ,e are )ea'ed.= Ae simpl7 $no, it, so we than; ?od. Ae don@t have to have an7bod7 la7 hands on us. Ae don@t have to have an7 manifestation of the gifts of the Spirit. Ae simpl7 than; the :ather for our perfect deliverance. 5ll believers should thoroughl7 understand that their healing was consummated in hrist. Ahen the7 come to ;now that in their spirits<ust as the7 ;now it in their heads

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preached as it should even among those who supposedl7 believe in divine healing. 2herefore, believers@ information is slight in this area, and 7ou cannot operate and believe be7ond ;now& ledge. 2hat is wh7 ?od has provided these seven methods b7 which believers can be healed through the Aord. 35nother e/position of this subect can be found in m7 lesson entitled F( -ethods of btaining Healing 2hrough the Aord.F4

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