False Teaching on Biblical Healing

There is an abundance of false teaching about healing, as it pertains to claims of some who showcase themselves as messengers of Christ. To be honest with you, sometimes it just angers me how some have established schools for healings or how to become a prophet, all the while taking in hordes of cash from the well meaning gullible. 

There is a reason why we are to examine everything carefully (1 Thess 5:21) and consider the whole counsel or purpose of God (Acts 20:26-27), rather than just some “selected” biblical verses that correlates with one’s projected and objective, so called biblical teaching. Biblical teachings should line up with all that God says in His Word about a given subject, not just some of it. And context, as always, is critical, when applying or attributing Scripture verses to a particular subject.   

With regard to biblical healing, I would like to draw your attention to, and highly recommend, a post I put out with regard to Nabeel Qureshi and a biblical study put together by Robert Bowman, specifically for Nabeel Qureshi, on the subject of biblical healing. You can view the post and study here. Dr Robert Bowman Jr’s study is one of the most through and biblically well documented studies that I have recently encountered. If you haven’t taken the time to read Dr Bowman’s study already, I would strongly encourage you to do so. 

And, in addition to Robert Bowman’s study, I would also like to draw your attention to a recent post from Famine In the Land, authored by Rick Becker, which again deals with the biblical study of healing and “some” of the false teachings that are attributed to this particular subject by Bill Johnson and others associated with Bethel Church in California. Bethel Church, as most of you probably know, is a huge source of New Apostolic Reformation doctrine and teachings. You may view and read Rick’s post here. If you are at all interested in understanding how biblical Scriptures can be misconstrued to showcase a unbiblical teaching, please take the time to read it.

I am going to quote a paragraph authored by Rick Becker which reads as follows:

“Those who teach false doctrine are not in some remote cave with a handful of followers, they are among us. “But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies” 2 Peter 2:1
These false teachers are popular, many have large churches, thousands of followers, their teachings are sought after, their books on best sellers lists. They are the ones who have new “revelations” who present a Jesus who is able to help you fulfil your dream destiny. They present new methods, make great claims, and offer “impartations” “activations” “anointings” and will captivate you with their “smooth talk and flattery.” Their influence, claims, number of followers, likeable personalities, passion and sincerity are all “proof” in the eyes of their followers that they are anointed. Should we lay all the blame on these false teachers who teach false doctrine? No, in fact it’s the hearers who are the problem: “the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths” (2 Tim. 4:3). Emphasis is mine.

Today, to obey the dutiful biblical commands of Christ, is deemed as being unloving. To carefully test things by the whole counsel of the Bible, is deemed as being unloving. To warn of false gospels, is deemed as being unloving. To mark and avoid false teachers, is deemed as being mean-spirited and unloving. Maybe some think so, but one of the things that Jesus told us to do is keep His word. “If anyone loves me, he will keep My word: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our home with him.” (John 14:23)

“If you love you Me you will continue in MY word.” Keeping His words means to watch, to discern, to test, to judge, rightly dividing the word of truth. To walk in love means you watch out for others, not just yourself. And it also means we speak up when it is necessary.

2 Timothy 3:16-17 NASB
“All Scripture is inspired by God and beneficial for teaching, for rebuke, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man or woman of God may be fully capable, equipped for every good work.” Emphasis is mine.

Some people’s solution is to “test nothing” and “do not expose the unfruitful works of darkness”, just “love the wolves like you do the sheep.” Both Jesus and Paul state that in the last days many are going to be drawn away by false teachers and prophets both in and outside the church, speaking in the name of Jesus. Were they wrong? I think not. Do we as Christians have a responsibility to speak out? I think so.

Worthy is the Lamb! Blessings!