Bible doctrine 12. Redemption and healing and healthy.

TODAY BY THE GRACE OF GOD, WE SHALL BE STUDYING IN DETAILS,  BIBLE DOCTRINE 12: REDEMPTION, HEALING AND HEALTH.

God’s Word teaches:

That Redemption from the curse of the law, Healing of sickness and disease as well as continued Health are provided for all people through the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ – Exodus 15:26; Deuteronomy 7:15; Psalm 103:1-5; Proverbs 4:20-22; Isaiah 53:4,5; Matthew 8:16,17; 1 Peter 2:24; Mark 16:15-18; Luke 13:16; John 14:12-14; 10:10; Acts 10:38; James 5:14-16; John 3:8; 3 John 22: Galatians 3:13,14.

Galatians  3:13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:  3:14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

Isaiah  53:4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.  53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

1 Peter  2:24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

3 John  1:2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

Matthew  8:16 When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:  8:17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.

Mark  16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.  16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.  16:17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;  16:18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

John  14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.  14:13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.  14:14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

Exodus  15:26 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.

Psalms  103:1 Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.  103:2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:  103:3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;  103:4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;  103:5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

Redemption is a release or liberation from captivity or death by paying a price called a ransom. 

It simply connotes buying back unto freedom someone in servitude, slavery, or captivity. 

The fall of man brought all human race under sin, Satan and condemnation as a result of man’s disobedience to God, and the consequence of the broken law.

 Man lost his purity and favour with God in the fall. 

Man cannot, by himself regain it

. The whole creation was bought under the curse and all men (in Adam) became sinners and captives to sin, Satan, and sickness (Romans 5:12). 

Romans  5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

Consequently, man being under the sentence of death, could not pay his own death penalty and live again to enjoy freedom from sin and carry out the divine purpose for which he has been created. 

God then undertook the redemption of man by sending His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ to die in man’s place. 

He being capable of redeeming man met the demands of the law and became the legal substitute by paying the redemptive price for those who are condemned to death for breaking the law. 

This is absolute protection from eternal punishment through the blood of the perfect and spotless substitute (Exodus 12:13; John 3:16;

Exodus  12:13 And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.

John  3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

1 Peter  1:18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;  1:19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

Ephesians  1:7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

Romans  3:24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

Revelation  5:9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

Matthew  26:28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

1 Corinthians  6:20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.

Ephesians 1:7; Romans 3:24; Revelation 5:9; Romans 8:3; Isaiah 53:4-8; 1 Corinthians 6:20; 7:23; Matthew 26:28; 1 Peter 1: 18-21; Genesis 3:16,24).

 It was Christ who bore the curse of the law and suffered its condemnation of death in our stead. 

No sinner can be acquitted except he accepts Christ as his Redeemer (Acts 4:12).

Acts  4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

Man’s redemption is not limited to removal of guilt; it covers all consequences of the broken law, which are sickness, disease, and satanic oppression. Healing of sickness and disease as well as continued health are provided for all men through the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ. 

In the Old Testament, there was a divine plan by which God heals all those who were in covenant relationship with Him.

 Not everyone can enjoy this unfailing healing and health plan made by God for all mankind based on the fact that not all men are in covenant relationship with Him.

 The promise to keep the Israelites from diseases by which the Egyptians were afflicted was made at the instance of the healing covenant Israel had with God. 

Exodus  15:26 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.

Deuteronomy  7:15 And the LORD will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee; but will lay them upon all them that hate thee.

Diverse sickness, pestilences and; plagues came upon them when they disobeyed God and broke His covenant 

(Deuteronomy 28:28-61; Psalm 107:17-20). 

But when they repented and prayed, fulfilling the covenant conditions, they were healed 

Psalms  107:17 Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.  107:18 Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death. 

 107:19 Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses.  107:20 He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.

2 Chronicles  7:13 If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;  7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

(Numbers 21:4-9; 2 Chronicles 7:13,14; Psalm 107:17-20). 

God is in the business of healing today where the conditions of the covenant are met.

Jesus not only bore our sins, He also bore our sicknesses and diseases. 

Matthew  8:16 When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:  8:17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.

He became our sickness-bearer in exactly the same way He became our sin-bearer. 

Christ was scourged and striped for our healing; nailed to the cross for our sin (John 3:14;12:22-23; Isaiah 53:4,5; Matthew 8:16,17; Psalm 103:2,4). 

Isaiah  53:4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.  53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

1 Peter  2:24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

The Holy Spirit concluded by saying, “Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law: sickness- pestilence, fever, cancer, ulcer, boils, as well as nameless sicknesses found in people’s life today and other infirmities recorded or not recorded in scriptures (Deuteronomy 28:15-29, 58-61; Galatians 3:13; Deuteronomy 7:12-15). 

Galatians  3:13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:  3:14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

Christ has been made manifest to destroy the works of the devil (1 John 3:8; Acts 10:38; Hebrews 13:8).

1 John  3:8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

Acts  10:38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.

Divine healing and health, like salvation, have remained the right of every child of God. 

It is a vital part of complete salvation once we belong to the commonwealth of Israel and not strangers to the covenant of promise

 (Matthew 15:26-28; Ephesians 2:12-21; 1 Peter 2:9,10). 

Sickness in whatever form is of the devil. God calls it captivity (Job 42:10)

Job  42:10 And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.

, Jesus calls it bondage (Luke 13:16,12),

Luke  13:16 And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?

 and the Holy Spirit calls it oppression (Acts 10:38). 

Acts  10:38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.

The victory of Jesus is our victory. 

He did nothing for Himself. 

He conquered sin, Satan, disease and sickness on our behalf. 

He shares His victory with all who will repent and believe on His name. 

He bore our infirmities, sicknesses, and diseases so that we could claim full release and deliverance. 

As much as disobedience to God’s word, misuse of tongue and unbelief will make the covenant of no effect, for the people of God, no more can anyone enjoy the blessing of healing without a current relationship with God through Christ, 

obedience to the Word of God and fulfilling the terms and conditions for healing 

(Exodus 15:26; 23:25,26; Deuteronomy 7:12-15,6-9; Psalm 91; Isaiah 1:19; Mark 2:5,9,11; 3 

Exodus  15:26 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.

Deuteronomy  7:12 Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the LORD thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers:  7:13 And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee.  7:14 Thou shalt be blessed above all people: there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle.  7:15 And the LORD will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee; but will lay them upon all them that hate thee.

Now that you are biblically saved and sanctified, continue to believe this doctrine along side with the remaining twenty one and you shall be healed from all sicknesses and diseases by our loving Father in heaven.

Romans  8:32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

LET US PRAY.