Proverbs Inspirational Quotes > Lets us be truthful here, those elders praying and healing the sick among them spiritually and/or physically would be those appointed by God's Holy Spirit. Moreover, they would be men of the body of Christ, and helping another members of the body of Chris
Lets us be truthful here, those elders praying and healing the sick among them spiritually and/or physically would be those appointed by God's Holy Spirit. Moreover, they would be men of the body of Christ, and helping another members of the body of Christ as a servant within the same body.
James 5:14 Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord 5:15 and the prayer of faith will heal him who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
These men were not appointed to a legal position within some organized religion. They would be under the direction and headship of the Christ. The healing would not be a public spectacle to prove they were a person of God, or test God as being in the person. No! Instead they would be known as appointed by Holy Spirit, which does not excite the works of the flesh. Furthermore, the power to heal the person would come through the order of the body, not from the person themselves as possessing something outside the body of Christ Jesus. Does this power exist today? Well first all the above factors would have to agree, but in today's world we do not see a place that the anointed of Christ Jesus gather as the early first century congregation.