The Epistles Healing Record Father Yah’uah God used signs, miracles, and wonders to authenticate the apostles and their ministry (Romans 15:18-19, 2 Corinthians 12:12, Hebrews 2:4). Certification of the apostles primarily explains the miraculous actions of men, not the mere healing of the saints. Spectacular supernatural healings were among the signs displayed by the apostles and those with whom they personally ministered. Whether the apostles themselves or those with whom they ministered did the signs, the signs were designed to attest the authority of the apostles as revealers of truth (see Acts 2:42-43). If all Christians Hebrew Israelites believers are supposed to perform such deeds, those deeds could not have served as signs of apostleship (see 2 Corinthians 12:12). The signs attested the apostles words as of equal authority with those of Yahshuah the Messiah Himself, for He had chosen them as His spokesmen (see Matthew 10:11-15, 20, 40, 1 Corinthians 14:37). Medicine Approved Paul recognized and recommended medicine. • 1 Timothy 5:23 Sin-related Sickness James 5:14-20 outlines the biblical response to severe or untimely physical infirmities that probably, but not necessarily, have their source in Father Yah’uah God’s chastisement for personal sin. Healing Declined Pauls frequency of healing declined with the passing of time. • Galatians 4:13-15— Paul was ill • Philippians 2:25-30— Epaphroditus was ill • 1 Timothy 5:23— Timothy was ill • 2 Timothy 4:20— Trophimus was ill Neither John nor Peter mention historical instances of first century healing in their canonical writings. Healing is noticeable in the Old Testament (over 4,000 years), overwhelming in the Gospels (about three years), occasional in Acts (about thirty years), and negligible in the epistles (about forty years). The apostolic age ended, and miraculous healing by direct human intervention ceased. The subsequent alleged healings recorded by early church historians do not match the biblical record in regard to the miraculous quality of instant, total, and undeniable healing.
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