Authority to Heal

This book challenged me to reconsider how I see God's viewpoint on "Healing". Ken's point- which i have often heard with books like this- is that God wants to heal people. This has been a huge hurdle for me. I grew up thinking that 99% of the time God doesn't want to heal and the other 1% (to be honest) God heals because we convince Him to through our prayer and fasting. I've wrestled also with- if God wants to heal people- then why doesn't he heal some of them- even when we pray? I've always believed that what God wants to do... He does. End of story. and then the reality is- he doesn't heal everybody- so how can I say he wants to heal when the reality is he doesn't heal everyone? I'm still not sure if I've resolved this issue. But this book really challenged me to consider- maybe God is not as opposed to healing as i thought... and maybe he wants to heal a whole heck of a lot more than i thought... And maybe he delights in healing and this can be something that forms the foundation of my prayers as I pray for people... very intriguing book..

I found this book very interesting, when it comes to the differences between suffering and sickness. There's a huge span difference in Scriptures, which I hadn't thought about. Jesus healed all sickness and at the same time, cast out demons. Suffering is for a purpose because of mercy, not sainthood..to help get one back on track with God when one slips... but the church has viewed this type of suffering as the same thing as being sick..and it's not. It would make a parent seem very cruel if all he/she did was discipline their child and never tell them why. Ken Blue makes this mind set come alive with facts taken from Scripture.Good book for those whose heart is to see God's people made well.

This is a great book for ALL who want to know more about healing as taught in scripture. Easy to understand and practical.I highly recommend this one!

This book was one of the textbooks I used in a course I taught at my Bible University, and it is outstanding, filled with tremendous insight, and will answer many of your questions on healing.

One of the best books I have read on this subject. Regardless of how you feel about this ministry it is thoughtful and helpful.

Ken Blue was one of the young students caught up in the exciting times of "power evangelism" and healing miracles in the early days of the Vineyard church with John Wimber. This book looks at the theology and practice of healing in the name of Jesus. It explains the theological understanding of the Kingdom of God which undergirds the ministry of Jesus and shows how the authority to heal is given to those who are disciples of Jesus. It looks at objections that people have and grapples with the difficult issue of why some people get healed and others do not. I recommend it for anyone hoping to start a healing ministry in their church.

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I started to read this book to discover how I could heal myself of cancer through the Lord. What I discovered was what I needed to do to harness his gift to share with all people and in the process receive the healing I needed. Read this book after finishing Dr. FRANCES McNutts book Healing. Both books very rewarding. So glad I read them......

A thought provoking look at the subject of Christian healing. Blue decribes his considerable amount of research and creates, I think, one of the best discussions of the problem of pain in the world I have read. Well worth a read.

Getting rid of the religiosity of Christian healing and taking it back to its roots. Very helpful and uplifting. To all whothink Healing etc, were just for the 1st century Christians - read this book.