A Theology of Healing

St. Luke  6: 19  …. and the people all tried to touch him, because the power was coming from him and
                                 healing them all.

Never, no way can the 21st century man believe that such a demonstration of healing power was possible.  The Scripture says that “all” the people tried to touch him and “all” of those who did were healed.  The modern man would say, this story must be at least an over exaggeration intended to support the assertion that this man, Jesus, was some kind of other worldly visitor.  A visitor who was not restrained by earthly norms or earthly expectations of what healing is possible.  They would go on to say, as some biblical scholars have maintained, these stories are myths, intended to convey a theological meaning but not a circumstance of fact.

While there is nothing evil about this scenario one would wonder if there may be just a bit more going on in this particular myth.  This particular verse is such a direct and inclusive summary of the healing ministry of Jesus that to pass it off so lightly is to give no credence to the divine connection only he has claimed in his short healing episode.  Could it not be that because of this unique connection Jesus was able to demonstrate unique healing power, boundless healing power that is for all and successful for all who touch him in that time and place?   No such stories emanate from his first 30 years on the planet.

Divine healing in this modern age is preached with many qualifiers, preached with more reasons why God would not heal than the very few actual healings.  The modern age has given rise to many so called prophets of God who make divine healing a central belief so as to facilitate a crowd.  Time and again these ministries are proven to be fraud operations making it more difficult to believe in what God was saying to us in the special person of Jesus.  So special that to limit his power is wrong and to assume similar power for our time is wrong.  

If the Jesus who healed all was also God, if he was showing us a glimpse of the perfection on the other side, how can this verse be modernized?

G.Goslaw
Landers, CA