Todd Bentley: Miraculous Healings?

Allow the Bible to decide

by Bud Press, Director

Christian Research Service

www.christianresearchservice.com

ChristianResearchService.blogspot.com

June 18, 2008

 

To the Reader: Watch the following YouTube videos and decide on your own if God used Todd Bentley to produce miraculous healings. Afterwards, read the accounts of miraculous healings as described in the Bible.

 

 

When Jesus Christ healed the crippled and lame, they didn't need assistance, limp around, and struggle to maintain balance--after their healing. When the Apostles used their gift of healing through the power of God, there were no excuses, no gimmicks, and no deception. The crippled and lame were immediately healed and made whole.

 

There are numerous medical facilities in Lakeland, Florida:

 

Lakeland Regional Medical Center

Center for Wound Care

All Children's Hospital

Lakeland Regional Cancer Center

St. Joseph Children's Hospital

Lakeland Regional Medical Center: Center for Wound Care

 

Question: If the Florida Outpouring/Lakeland revival is producing miraculous healings, why doesn't Todd Bentley go and lay hands on the sick and dying at the above medical facilities?

Answer: Todd Bentley doesn't have the Biblical gift of healing (1 Corinthians 12:8-9). 

 

Here are numerous examples of real miraculous healings from the Bible:

 

The news about Him spread throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all who were ill, those suffering with various diseases and pains, demoniacs, epileptics, paralytics; and He healed them (Matthew 4:24).

 

And Jesus said to the centurion, "Go; it shall be done for you as you have believed." And the servant was healed that very moment (Matthew 8:13).

 

When Jesus came into Peter's home, He saw his mother-in-law lying sick in bed with a fever. He touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she got up and waited on Him. When evening came, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed; and He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were ill (Matthew 8:14-16). 

 

"But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"--then He said to the paralytic, "Get up, pick up your bed and go home." And he got up and went home (Matthew 9:6-7). 

 

Jesus was going through all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness (Matthew 9:35).

 

Then He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand!" He stretched it out, and it was restored to normal, like the other. But the Pharisees went out and conspired against Him, as to how they might destroy Him. But Jesus, aware of this, withdrew from

there. Many followed Him, and He healed them all (Matthew 12:13-15).

 

Then Jesus said to her, "O woman, your faith is great; it shall be done for you as you wish." And her daughter was healed at once (Matthew 15:28).

 

And large crowds came to Him, bringing with them those who were lame, crippled, blind, mute, and many others, and they laid them down at His feet; and He healed them. So the crowd marveled as they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel (Matthew 15:30-31). 

 

...and large crowds followed Him, and He healed them there (Matthew 19:2). 

 

And the blind and the lame came to Him in the temple, and He healed them (Matthew 21:14). 

 

When those who were around Him saw what was going to happen, they said, "Lord, shall we strike with the sword?" And one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear. But Jesus answered and said, "Stop! No more of this." And He touched his ear and healed him (Luke 22:49-51).

 

The sick man answered Him, "Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, but while I am coming, another steps down before me." Jesus said to him, " Get up, pick up your pallet and walk." Immediately the man became well, and picked up his pallet and began to walk. Now it was the Sabbath on that day (John 5:7-9).

 

Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the ninth hour, the hour of prayer. And a man who had been lame from his mother's womb was being carried along, whom they used to set down every day at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, in order to beg alms of those who were entering the temple. When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple, he began asking to receive alms. But Peter, along with John, fixed his gaze on him and said, "Look at us!" And he began to give them his attention, expecting to receive something from them. But Peter said, "I do not possess silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you: In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene--walk!" And seizing him by the right hand, he raised him up; and immediately his feet and his ankles were strengthened. With a leap he stood upright and began to walk; and he entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God. And all the people saw him walking and praising God; and they were taking note of him as being the one who used to sit at the Beautiful Gate of the temple to beg alms, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him (Acts 3:1-10). 

 

And it happened that the father of Publius was lying in bed afflicted with recurrent fever and dysentery; and Paul went in to see him and after he had prayed, he laid his hands on him and healed him (Acts 28:8).

 

Todd Bentley: miraculous healings? You decide...

 

“Scripture quotations taken from the NASB."