Divine Healing: Does God Perform Miracles Today? (Biblia.com)

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In this volume, Torrey discusses his belief in and experience with the concept of divine healing: its scriptural basis, the manner in which people should pray for it, the use of medicine, and how we should view its occurrence or non-occurrence. Torrey bases his discussion on three biblical passages involving healing: James 5:14–15, Matthew 8:16–17, and 2 Kings 13:14.

2. In the second place what are the elders to do? They are “to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord,” or more exactly rendered, they are to “pray over him, having anointed him with oil in the name of the Lord.” The anointing with oil comes first and then the prayer; anointing precedes the prayer. a) What is the meaning and purpose of the anointing with oil? Many tell us that anointing with oil was a common and practically the only medical practice known in those days, and

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