Below is a helpful summary of 4 Views on Healing from Francis MacNutt’s book Healing. By the way, this book is the most insightful & balanced work on healing I have yet to come across.
- Healing is our Responsibility.
In other words, take full advantage of every natural means of healing such as surgery & medication but do not expect God to directly intervene. You’re on your own! - Healing is possible BUT extraordinary.
In this view healing is possible but not very likely. God has the power to heal but not the desire. Healing is the exception-a rare occurrence maybe to prove something. Accordingly, the ordinary will of God is NOT health & wholeness, but suffering & pain. Some actually encourage the acceptance of sickness as a means to advance spiritually, while looking at those who desire healing as suspect or ‘less-than-spiritual.’ Continue Reading…
