HEALING

(See also Medical Treatment; Medicine; Surgery)

(Note centered headings below: Faith Healing; Miraculous; Spiritual)

ability of human body: g 12/15 16; g 10/07 30

repair mechanisms: g 5/14 10-11; g 5/06 4-5

balsam: it-1 246-247

benefits of honey: g05 8/8 16-17; g02 3/8 31; g01 10/22 29; g95 1/22 28; g93 5/22 29

discussion: it-1 1055-1056

effect of religious convictions: g95 11/22 29

Greek god of:

temple in Corinth: it-1 509

inanimate objects: it-1 1055

Jehovah “heals the brokenhearted” (Ps 147:3): w24.10 6-11; w17.07 18

meaning of term: it-1 1055

New Age movement: g94 3/8 8-9

role of blood: g86 7/8 26-27

seaweed dressing for wounds: g86 9/22 29-30

‘sun of righteousness with healing in its wings’ (Mal 4:2): w07 12/15 29; jd 88, 188; w02 5/1 20; w95 4/15 22-23; si 175

“tongue of the wise” (Pr 12:18): lvs 160; lv 134-135; w04 11/15 27; w03 3/15 27-28

Faith Healing

Africa:

faith-healing churches: w87 12/1 3, 6-7

Bible view: w10 10/1 13; rs 156-160, 386

“these signs will accompany those believing” (Mr 16:17, 18): rs 158-159

danger of trying: w92 6/1 6-7

discussion: w08 12/1 22-23; w97 7/1 3-7; w92 6/1 3-8; rs 156-161; w87 12/1 3-7

doctors investigate: w08 12/1 23; g92 8/22 29; gm 74

experience of “healed” Pentecostal: g88 3/22 10-11

lawsuit for injuries: g89 3/22 30

source of successes: w08 12/1 23; w92 6/1 6-7

unlike Bible miracles: w08 12/1 22; w97 8/15 31; w92 6/1 3-4; rs 157-158, 160-161

whether from God: w09 5/1 28

why seemingly successful: w87 12/1 6

Miraculous

discussion: it-1 937-938, 1055-1056; w08 12/1 22-23; w87 12/1 4-6

Elisha heals Naaman’s leprosy: it-1 715-716; it-2 238, 456; lfb 124-125; w08 6/1 24-25

faith of healer necessary: it-1 1056

faith of ill person not essential: it-1 805, 937, 1056; it-2 665; w04 3/1 32; w97 7/1 4-5; w92 6/1 3; w92 8/15 30; w87 12/1 5

Jehovah heals: it-1 1055

whether to expect nowadays: w15 12/15 23-24

Jesus’ disciples: it-1 1056

failure to cure boy (Mt 17:20; Mr 9:29): w98 8/1 30

not themselves healed: w92 6/1 5

why 70 empowered: gt chapter 72; w88 7/1 16-17; w88 8/15 27

Jesus’ miracles: it-1 805, 829, 1055-1056; mwb18.01 6; lfb 186-187; w12 11/1 9; my story 96; w97 7/1 4-6; w92 6/1 3; g87 5/8 8-9; tp 103-104

army officer’s slave: it-1 176; jy 93; gt chapter 36; w86 12/1 8-9

basis for: it-1 633-634

blind people: w23.04 3; cf 150, 152, 154; lmd lesson 3; it-1 258, 343; lfb 198-199; jy 121, 142, 166-168, 230; g 5/11 6-7; w08 2/15 29; w08 4/1 30; w08 4/15 29; w08 5/1 23; w07 8/1 5; w03 8/1 19; w00 2/15 17; gt chapters 48, 59, 70-71, 99; w89 9/15 8; w88 6/1 8-9; w88 6/15 8-9; w87 7/1 8; w87 12/15 8

contrast with modern faith healers: w08 12/1 22

deaf people: cf 154; cl 94-95; w18.09 29-30; it-1 596; jy 138; w00 2/15 17; w96 3/1 5-6; gt chapter 57; w87 11/15 9

demon-possessed boy: w98 8/1 30; w91 9/15 14-15

dropsy: jy 193; gt chapter 82; w88 12/1 9

epileptics: it-1 756

“faith has made you well”: it-1 805; w08 12/1 22; w97 7/1 4-5; w91 9/15 18

foreshadow healing in new world: w10 8/15 29-30; g05 4/22 11; w02 5/1 4-6; w91 12/15 12

lepers: cf 153; cl 293-295; it-2 238-239; wp16.4 9; w15 6/15 9; jy 65, 216; w09 1/15 6-7; w08 8/1 14-15; w08 8/15 15; w08 12/1 5; w06 8/1 5-6; lr 97-101; w98 2/15 4-5; gt chapters 25, 92; w89 6/1 8; w86 4/15 8-9; tp 103

man at pool of Bethzatha: it-1 305-306; w15 6/15 10; jy 72; gt chapter 29; w88 9/1 31; w86 6/15 24-25

official’s son: it-1 410-411; jy 54; gt chapter 20; w86 2/1 8-9

paralytics: it-2 577; jy 67; lr 122-124; gt chapter 26; w89 10/15 30; w86 5/1 8-9

Peter’s mother-in-law: jy 60; ct 150; gt chapter 23; w86 3/15 8

Phoenician woman’s daughter: cf 147; scl 100; cl 218; it-2 1054; jy 138; w10 10/15 4-5; w08 5/1 23; gt chapter 57; w88 5/15 12; w87 11/15 8-9; w86 12/1 13-14

severed ear of slave: it-2 665; ct 155

withered hand: jy 78; lr 139-140; w98 8/1 9-10; w97 10/15 30; gt chapter 32; w86 8/1 8-9

woman bent double: w25.01 3; jy 184-185; gt chapter 79; w88 10/15 8-9

woman’s flow of blood: w19.09 20-21, 25; w16.11 3; w15 1/1 11-12; w15 2/15 13; w15 6/15 10-11; jy 116; w10 5/15 9; w10 8/15 29-30; w09 9/15 9; g 1/08 4-5; w03 8/15 25; w02 8/15 13; w01 12/15 19-20; w98 8/1 11; w96 9/1 16; w95 7/15 16; gt chapter 46; w87 6/1 24-25

Luke’s view of: g05 1/22 8-10

new system of things: w91 9/15 18-19; tp 103-104

“great crowd”: g99 6/8 10; w91 12/15 12

leaves of trees (Eze 47:12): rr 202, 205-206, 210; w88 9/15 27

leaves of trees (Re 22:2): re 312; w91 9/15 18

passed away: it-1 1056; w09 5/1 28; w08 12/1 23; w00 3/1 4; w97 7/1 6; w92 6/1 5

Paul’s miracles:

father of Publius: bt 210; it-1 829; w90 6/15 25

man lame from birth: w15 11/1 12-13; w90 6/15 11-12

Peter’s miracles:

lame man: bt 28-29; lfb 222; w90 6/1 13-14

paralytic Aeneas: it-2 577; w90 6/1 18

Philip’s miracles:

paralytics: it-2 577

purpose: w08 12/1 23; w97 7/1 5-6; w92 6/1 5

sign for unbelievers: it-1 1056

whether all from God: w09 5/1 28

whether any occurred in disturbed waters of Bethzatha: w88 9/1 31

whether done for Jehovah’s servants: w15 12/15 25

Spiritual

Christians who are spiritually sick: it-1 633; it-2 547; w13 11/15 29-30; w11 6/15 22

discussion: it-1 1056

feast at Matthew’s home: jy 68; gt chapter 27; w86 5/15 8-9

healed by wounds of Messiah (Isa 53:5; 1Pe 2:24): w25.02 13

“leaves for healing” (Eze 47:12): rr 205, 208, 210

“no resident will say: ‘I am sick’” (Isa 33:24): ip-1 352, 355