"Doctors and medicine are provided by God for our good. People should make good use of everything in nature to heal disease. Believers with medical conditions should not give up attempting to get well."
A few days ago, Pastor Liu Xiaofan shared an online audio sermon entitled, "How Christians Face Diseases," to explain various causes of illness and magical healing methods.
First of all, he mentioned the time that King Hezekiah was dying. After the prophet Isaiah told him that was going to die, King Hezekiah turned to the wall and prayed to the Lord. The Lord God turned his face to listen, healed him, and increased his life by fifteen years.
When a Christian is sick, he should first pray to God. But some people do not repent of their sins, which is a pitiful situation. So we have to examine our lives. If we sin, we must confess and pray to God for both forgiveness and healing from God. He will listen to our prayers and heal our diseases.
In addition, God gives authority to the church to bind and release illness. So sometimes you can invite gifted pastors and elders to pray together with brothers and sisters for you and ask the Lord for healing.
At the same time, you must ask the Lord for the faith needed to pray—this is the secret of praying. The prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise up the weak. So you should pray for yourself and others with the faith that God will heal.
In fact, people will get sick. Our lives are only a hundred years beginning with birth. With the passage of time, the body ages. As the saying goes: Birth, sickness and death, these are things that everyone will encounter.
The pollution of the natural environment can also lead to the emergence of diseases. For example, a war, especially a nuclear war, is particularly harmful to people. When we were young, we drank water from the pond, and now we cannot even wash our vegetables in the pond water.
For Christians, when we are sick, we should go to the hospital to be examined, have injections or an operation. It’s like you need to eat when you’re hungry and wear more clothes when you’re cold. The famous preacher John Sung (Song Shangjie) prayed for many patients and then they were healed. While he was lying in his bed, he wasn’t in a position to have surgery. Another preacher came to visit and quoted the scripture where Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.” So he obeyed God's Word, had an operation and was healed.
Many diseases are related to people's diet. Lung disease is related to smoking and liver disease is related to drinking alcohol. Carbonated drinks also do harm to the body. So we need to do our best to develop good personal eating habits and also good hygiene to prevent diseases.
Sometimes we get sick because Satan attacks, hurts, and corrupts us. In the Old Testament it states that Job was blameless and upright, but Satan attacked his children, finances and his body, and ruined Job's reputation. In the New Testament there was a boy who was possessed by a spirit that robbed him of speech. He often foamed at the mouth and gnashed his teeth. Jesus rebuked the evil spirit and it left him. The child immediately returned to normal. (Mark 9: 14-24)
“Come near to God and he will come near to you. Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” (James 4:7,8)
When we come near to God, the devil will leave us and flee. When the devil leaves, sin leaves, and the diseases that come from sin also leave.
The purpose of some illnesses is to have let people serve the Lord well and receive the grace of God.
Why did God give the Apostle Paul a thorn in the flesh? The purpose was to let Paul learn humility, obedience and patience.
Pastor Liu shared his experience: Originally he wanted to be an independent minister, ungoverned by any organization or person. He didn’t want to get a salary from the church but earn money outside the church. But he was often ill, and could do nothing. So then he returned to God, surrendered completely and became a full-time preacher.
Life is short, and all people will die. Some diseases are caused because life has reached its end and the desire to live has passed. Just like Paul said: the time has come for my departure. Once such a disease comes, it cannot be healed. So we only pray for God to fulfill his good intentions.
In his closing remarks the pastor said: "Christians who are ill should pray, trust God's preserving power with hope, and also cooperate with the doctors' treatment. The important thing is to live a holy life according to the teachings of the Bible. In daily life, you should pursue holiness in spirit, respect your body, keep clean and sanitary, maintain an optimistic attitude and develop good habits to avoid some diseases. Work hard when you are healthy and witness the grace of the Lord. Even when you sin, you can rely on God's grace and face life quietly and safely. Everyone can honor the name of the Lord in his body. "
基督徒当以祷告和治疗面对疾病
“医生,药物是神设立赏赐的,人应该好好运用大自然的一切来服务于我们的疾病,有医疗条件的信徒不应该放弃。”
日前在微信平台上,刘孝凡牧师分享了《基督徒当怎样面对疾病》的音频讲道,解释了生病的各种原因,并分享了病得医治的妙法。
首先圣经提到希西家王病得要死,听到以赛亚对他说:他必要死不能活了。他就转脸朝墙,祈祷耶和华。耶和华神转脸垂听,医治了他,并加增了他十五年的寿数。
基督徒病了第一时间是该当向神祷告。但有时人犯了罪也不悔改,这是一种可怜的光景。所以我们要看我们的生活,若犯了罪,必要认罪祷告。既要求赦免,也要求医治。神一定垂听我们的祷告,医治我们的疾病。
另外,神应许教会有捆绑与释放的权柄,有的时候请有恩赐的牧师长老,和弟兄姐妹同心合意祈祷,一起求主医治。
同时,祷告必须求主加增我们的信心,这是祷告得蒙成就这是秘诀。出于信心的祈祷要救那病人,主必叫他起来。为自己的疾病祷告和别人的疾病祷告都需要信心。
实际上,人的肉体都会生病,父母带来肉体生命之后,人生在世只不过百年,随着时间的推移,身体机体出现老化,俗话说:生老病死,这是每个人在生命当中都会遇到的问题。
自然环境的污染也会导致疾病的产生,比如说经过一场战争,特别是核战争对人的伤害特别大。。小的时候,老百姓自己吃的是池塘里的水,而现在池塘里面的水连菜都不能洗了。
而对于基督徒而言,生病了去医院,检查,打针,做手术,这是必须的。就像饿了要吃,冷了要穿等正当需要。著名的传道人宋尚节(他的英文名是约翰),借着祈祷使很多疾病得到医治,而当他自己躺在病床上,本来不宜做手术,另外一名传道人来看望,引用了耶稣说的康健的人用不着医生,有病的才需要的话,于是宋尚节顺服了神的道,接受了手术,得到了医治。
在其他方面,很多疾病和人的饮食有关系。很多肺病跟抽烟有关,很多肝病和饮酒有关,饮用碳酸饮料等等,也给身体带来伤害。要尽自己一切所能,要养成良好的个人起居卫生习惯、饮食习惯,防范于未然。
再就是有些时候生病是因为撒旦对人的攻击,伤害,败坏。旧约里记载约伯是完全正直的人,可是撒旦攻击他的儿女,财务,又攻击他的身体,败坏约伯的名声。马可福音9章14-24节里有一个沉默哑鬼附身的,经常口中流沫,咬牙切齿,耶稣一声令下,命令静音哑鬼出来。孩子立刻恢复正常。
(雅各书4:7-8)当我们亲近神的时候,魔鬼离开我们逃跑了,魔鬼就因为你们要顺服神,务要抵挡魔鬼,魔鬼就离开你们逃跑了。离开,罪恶就离开;罪恶离开,那些因罪而来的疾病也跟着离开了,
还有是所信的上帝借着疾病对人造就,人们学习功课,目的是为了让人好好服侍主,蒙受上帝造成的恩典。
为什么神偏偏还要加一根刺在使徒保罗的身上,目的是要让保罗学习学习谦卑,顺服,忍耐,等候。
刘牧师借着自己的例子说明:他说他想成为一个自由的传道人,不受任何组织和人的管辖,总是想用自己的双手挣饭吃,不想拿教会的俸禄。然而,他说,神借着疾病,一次一次在他身上,让他什么也干不成,什么也不能干,最终他回到神的面前,完全降服下来。
人生短暂,人总是要死的。有的病是因为人生已经到达了终点,在世的愿望已经了了,就像保罗说:就是要离世睡了。这样的病一来到,就无法医治了,只有求神成全他的美意罢了
结束语中,这位这位牧师说:“基督徒在疾病之中,怀着盼望的相信神的保守,配合医生的治疗。重要的是按着圣经的教训,努力过一个圣洁的生活,甚至灵性上追求圣洁;在日常行为习惯上,爱惜身体,注意卫生,保持积极乐观向上的心态,避免一些疾病的发生。在健康时努力做工,见证主恩,甚至犯了罪,也能信靠神的恩典,安静稳妥地面对,人人在身体上荣耀主的名。”
"Doctors and medicine are provided by God for our good. People should make good use of everything in nature to heal disease. Believers with medical conditions should not give up attempting to get well."
A few days ago, Pastor Liu Xiaofan shared an online audio sermon entitled, "How Christians Face Diseases," to explain various causes of illness and magical healing methods.
First of all, he mentioned the time that King Hezekiah was dying. After the prophet Isaiah told him that was going to die, King Hezekiah turned to the wall and prayed to the Lord. The Lord God turned his face to listen, healed him, and increased his life by fifteen years.
When a Christian is sick, he should first pray to God. But some people do not repent of their sins, which is a pitiful situation. So we have to examine our lives. If we sin, we must confess and pray to God for both forgiveness and healing from God. He will listen to our prayers and heal our diseases.
In addition, God gives authority to the church to bind and release illness. So sometimes you can invite gifted pastors and elders to pray together with brothers and sisters for you and ask the Lord for healing.
At the same time, you must ask the Lord for the faith needed to pray—this is the secret of praying. The prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise up the weak. So you should pray for yourself and others with the faith that God will heal.
In fact, people will get sick. Our lives are only a hundred years beginning with birth. With the passage of time, the body ages. As the saying goes: Birth, sickness and death, these are things that everyone will encounter.
The pollution of the natural environment can also lead to the emergence of diseases. For example, a war, especially a nuclear war, is particularly harmful to people. When we were young, we drank water from the pond, and now we cannot even wash our vegetables in the pond water.
For Christians, when we are sick, we should go to the hospital to be examined, have injections or an operation. It’s like you need to eat when you’re hungry and wear more clothes when you’re cold. The famous preacher John Sung (Song Shangjie) prayed for many patients and then they were healed. While he was lying in his bed, he wasn’t in a position to have surgery. Another preacher came to visit and quoted the scripture where Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.” So he obeyed God's Word, had an operation and was healed.
Many diseases are related to people's diet. Lung disease is related to smoking and liver disease is related to drinking alcohol. Carbonated drinks also do harm to the body. So we need to do our best to develop good personal eating habits and also good hygiene to prevent diseases.
Sometimes we get sick because Satan attacks, hurts, and corrupts us. In the Old Testament it states that Job was blameless and upright, but Satan attacked his children, finances and his body, and ruined Job's reputation. In the New Testament there was a boy who was possessed by a spirit that robbed him of speech. He often foamed at the mouth and gnashed his teeth. Jesus rebuked the evil spirit and it left him. The child immediately returned to normal. (Mark 9: 14-24)
“Come near to God and he will come near to you. Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” (James 4:7,8)
When we come near to God, the devil will leave us and flee. When the devil leaves, sin leaves, and the diseases that come from sin also leave.
The purpose of some illnesses is to have let people serve the Lord well and receive the grace of God.
Why did God give the Apostle Paul a thorn in the flesh? The purpose was to let Paul learn humility, obedience and patience.
Pastor Liu shared his experience: Originally he wanted to be an independent minister, ungoverned by any organization or person. He didn’t want to get a salary from the church but earn money outside the church. But he was often ill, and could do nothing. So then he returned to God, surrendered completely and became a full-time preacher.
Life is short, and all people will die. Some diseases are caused because life has reached its end and the desire to live has passed. Just like Paul said: the time has come for my departure. Once such a disease comes, it cannot be healed. So we only pray for God to fulfill his good intentions.
In his closing remarks the pastor said: "Christians who are ill should pray, trust God's preserving power with hope, and also cooperate with the doctors' treatment. The important thing is to live a holy life according to the teachings of the Bible. In daily life, you should pursue holiness in spirit, respect your body, keep clean and sanitary, maintain an optimistic attitude and develop good habits to avoid some diseases. Work hard when you are healthy and witness the grace of the Lord. Even when you sin, you can rely on God's grace and face life quietly and safely. Everyone can honor the name of the Lord in his body. "
Christians Should Treat Disease with Prayer and Medicine