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False Views About Healing
Ten of the most common beliefs that prevent believers from receiving healing — examined in the light of Scripture. All 10 posts in sequence.
“He Himself bore our sicknesses, and He carried our diseases.” — Matthew 8:17
Many sincere believers remain sick not because God is withholding healing, but because they hold unexamined beliefs about sickness and healing that block them from receiving what God has already provided. These false views feel spiritual — they use biblical language and sound devout. But when examined carefully, they contradict the overwhelming testimony of Jesus’ ministry, the teaching of the apostles, and the promises of God’s Word. Paul’s thorn, the sovereignty of God, sickness as a cross to bear — each of these has been twisted into a reason to passively accept what Jesus died to deliver us from. This series examines ten of these false views one by one, showing exactly what the Bible does and does not say about each one.
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False Views About Healing and Sickness
10 posts • Dismantling Beliefs That Block Healing
Paul’s thorn in the flesh is one of the most misused passages in all of Scripture on the topic of healing. This post examines the text carefully — what the thorn actually was, why Paul had it, and what it does and does not teach about God’s will regarding sickness for believers today.
The idea that chronic sickness is “your cross to bear” is widespread — and deeply unbiblical. Jesus’ cross was a unique, unrepeatable sacrifice for sin. Your cross is something entirely different. This post examines what Jesus actually meant when He called His followers to take up their cross and carry it.
Some accept sickness on the basis that it brings glory to God — citing John 9 and Lazarus. But does God actually receive more glory through sickness than through healing? This post examines the biblical evidence and shows that Jesus’ pattern was always to glorify God through healing, not through leaving people sick.
The idea that God gives sickness to people He especially trusts sounds spiritually mature, but it reframes an enemy attack as a divine gift. This post examines the theology behind this view, what it reveals about a distorted picture of God’s character, and what Scripture actually says about how God treats those He trusts.
Does God send sickness to draw His children closer to Him? This view attributes to God what Scripture attributes to Satan — and it produces a distorted picture of a Father who uses harm as a love strategy. This post examines what God’s Word actually says about how He draws His people and what He uses to do it.
The belief that God strikes people with disease to teach them lessons is common but lacks biblical support. God has abundant ways to teach His children — His Word, His Spirit, circumstances, other people — and Scripture consistently shows Jesus healing the sick rather than defending sickness as a divine lesson plan.
An appeal to God’s sovereignty is the most theologically sophisticated false view about healing — and the hardest to answer carelessly. This post carefully distinguishes between what God ordains and what He permits, examines the scope of Jesus’ healing ministry, and shows what biblical submission to God’s sovereignty actually looks like.
Believing God will only heal if He sovereignly chooses leaves the believer completely passive and defeated — with no basis for prayer, faith, or expectation. This post examines the biblical evidence for God’s revealed will to heal and explains the role the believer plays in receiving the healing Christ has already purchased.
Cessationism teaches that healing and miraculous gifts ended when the last apostle died. This post examines what Scripture actually teaches about the duration of healing gifts and why the historical and biblical evidence does not support the cessationist position.
2 Timothy 4:20 — Paul’s brief mention of leaving Trophimus sick — is often used as a trump card against healing. This post examines the context, what we can and cannot conclude from this verse, and why it does not overturn the overwhelming weight of New Testament teaching on healing.
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