The Gospel Day; Or, the Light of ChristianityOrr, Charles Ebert
Religion
The Gospel Day; Or, the Light of Christianity
Orr, Charles Ebert
Christianity
In the ninth chapter of Matthew is recorded the instance of the healing of
the man sick of the palsy, and of a woman who had been diseased for twelve
years, and of the raising to life of the daughter of a certain ruler; also
the restoring of the sight of two blind men. Jesus saith unto them,
“Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. Then
touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you. And
their eyes were opened.” “And Jesus went about all the cities and
villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the
kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.”
Ver. 35.
John, when in prison, hearing of the works of Jesus, sent two of his
disciples who asked the Savior, “Art thou he that should come, or do we
look for another?” Now John was acquainted with the prophecy of Isaiah
concerning the Christ, so Jesus said to the disciples, “Go and show John
again those things which ye do hear and see: the blind receive their sight
and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead
are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached unto them.” Jesus
told them that he was doing just what was prophesied that Christ should do
when he came, then this must certainly be he and we need not look for
another. Throughout his ministry the Savior continued to cast out devils
and to heal the sick. He gave his twelve disciples power “against unclean
spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all
manner of disease.” Mat. 10:1. Not only did he give the twelve such power
over Satan and sickness, but in sending out the seventy he said: “And into
whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set
before you: and heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The
kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.” Luke 10:8, 9.
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