Wednesday, May 19, 2004
Miraculous Healing?
Read an interesting article by Jeffrey Boyd, MD, titled "A Biblical Theology of Illness" (TrinJ 24:2 NS; Fall 2003). Here's a few quotes:
This article will suggest some hesitation about the over-use of healing prayer in some parts of the church, praying with an expectation of miraculous cure.Two large studies using Byrd's methodology [relating to controlled clinical trials] found no effect of intercessory prayer.
Augustine points out that illness is not the greatest suffering. Living in a fallen world estranged from the God we love, is worse.
Well, we are still praying for a miracle, but we also pray for grace to accept whatever is God's will for me in regards to this life-threatening, chronic condition.
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