James and the Gift of Healing
Recently, Tim Challies posted on Daniel Doriani’s commentary on James. I found it incredibly intriguing, and it was well worth the read. I wrestled with it for days. While I don’t want to dive into the deep end with regard to the continuationist vs. cessationist debate, I would like to examine further healing and the book of James. In his post, Challies shares the following quote from Doriani’s commentary: Sick men and women call the elders as a group. They do not call those with a gift for healing; rather they call all to pray for healing. James says the prayers of a righteous man are effective. Since the first qualification for an elder is holiness—not social standing or theological acumen—the prayers of elders are effective. The elders pray for healing , not for miracles. It doesn’t matter if a healing is quiet or splashy, True healings garner all the attention they need. The reference from the book James is: Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the e...
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Haven't seen you in a while. Just wondering where you have been, what you have been up to, what has been keeeping you busy. Also been missing you at LBC.
Let me know what is going on with you. Also, I have a book of yours I would like to return.
Later.