Chapter 15: Myth—God Heals Everyone

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Myth—God Heals Everyone

If we were lucky, she might have a few months. Stunned, we drove

silently back to our home in Elk River from the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis where she had the internal ultrasound and biopsy test.

That night I found myself gasping for air, as I couldn’t breathe. I also

couldn’t sleep and the pain on my chest was over whelming. It felt like the rear axle of a truck was sitting on top of my chest. I didn’t even know if my body could breathe without having Jackie next to my side. For that matter, I didn’t even know if I really cared. For the moment, thoughts of checking

out myself flowed freely through my mind. I knew I was ready to go home to be with God. I had been ready for twenty-five years. Now, I wondered if I could even live without Jackie.

Indeed, it seemed like my worse fear in this earthly life had now

manifested itself. God had set Jackie and I on a path of physical separation. It was a path that would return me to my own flesh; a path that no longer would include Jackie and I as one flesh. As events progressed, I could feel the cords that held our flesh together as one begin to separate. She was

being prepared for a heavenly journey. I was being prepared for a life without her. I knew she would be fine. Myself? There were a lot of tears and lonely thoughts at that moment. We both had our life flash in front of us and together we cried a lot. I began to think about what could be done.

The big question of this chapter is: “Will God always heal as a result of prayer?” I’ve already told you the answer. This chapter will explain the basis for that answer from God’s Word. I will use Jackie’s life, cancer and

death to illustrate for you what God wants you to know about healing.

First let me cover some final thoughts God gave me about the last

chapter. Consider the issue of being a Christian who professes a belief in the trinity doctrine. Does this belief preclude them from getting into Heaven? The answer is yes — IF that trinity belief leads them to conclude that they can freely sin in this earthly life and/or if they worship Jesus instead of God.

The answer is no — IF that trinity belief does not involve unrighteousness, willful sin and idolatry. In other words, they worship Jesus’ God, not Jesus.