If You Can?

This will be the first post of a study I am doing currently. For the past few weeks I have been carefully reading through the Gospel of Mark. Paying particular attention to each of Jesus' miracles. It is my belief that the church, in the west particularly, has been taken captive by false theology and gone astray from the original teachings of Christ regarding physical healing. It is my belief that physical healing, like salvation, is freely granted to us as part of our relationship with Christ. And as I delve deeper and deeper into the Gospels I find confirmation after confirmation regarding this reality. Receiving physical healing should be a common occurrence within the body of Christ. Sadly, in America and most of the west, we don't see this. We see people praying for healing, believing for healing, and never receiving it. Whats going on? Are we missing something? No, what I am seeing is that we aren't necessarily missing something, rather we are adding to the scriptures to explain why certain things happen or don't. We have all the evidence we need to believe that healing is now and healing is for everyone who has the faith to receive it. Jesus makes it clear, abundantly so, and it takes a great deal of interpretation to skew what is so obvious.

Here is what I believe in a nut shell: Healing wasn't just an ability granted to Jesus and His disciples, rather it is granted to those who have the faith to receive it. Believing and even commanding your body to be healed in Jesus' name doesn't force God's hand if He already wants to heal you. Satan has crippled the church by incorporating into church doctrine the idea that God sits up in heaven randomly flipping a huge coin to help Him decide who He feels like healing today. I believe Jesus wanted us to live a life of power passion and authority in Him through His Holy Spirit. By doing so, we will change the world for His glory. I plan on proving that by the very words of Jesus.

If We Truly Live To Love Christ, Our Love Will Show The World Why We Live.
-Jared Carlson