Removing Sin Is The Same As Destroying Sickness

Removing Sin Is The Same As Destroying Sickness

Jesus appeared (or made manifest) physically for the first time on earth to take away sins.

You know that He appeared in order to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin. - 1 Jn 3:5

The word 'take away' in Greek means 'remove' in this context. Jesus removed all our sins on the Cross. He cried, "It is finished!" The Lamb of God took away the sins of the world (Jn 1:29). He didn't just remove a believer's sins. He removed ALL sins of the world (1 Jn 2:2).

The same author John continued writing in verse 8.

The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. - 1 Jn 3:8b

Jesus appeared (or made manifest) physically for the first time on earth to destroy the works of the devil.

Scriptures interpret Scriptures. Jesus appeared on earth (before ascension) to remove sins aka destroying the works of the devil. (1 Jn 3:8)

How did he destroy the works of the devil? He healed the sick, raised the dead and cast out demons as a preliminary demonstration of what would happen when He died on the Cross, which is the ultimate destruction of the works of the devil when He removed our sins and put in us a new nature (2 Cor 5:21). For it is the devil's nature that caused us to sin (1 Jn 3:8a).

So when Christ removed our sins, He also destroyed the works of the devil --- which includes sicknesses and diseases, since they all came from sin (Rom 5:12).

If forgiveness of our sins is released by believing, then healing of our sicknesses and diseases is released by the same token.

Christ has appeared once to remove our sins and destroy sicknesses and diseases. You say, "Then why are there still sicknesses and diseases?" It is the same reason why there are still sins.

When we learn to accept our new nature in Christ, we will learn to oppose and reject sin. Similarly, when we learnt to accept our new nature in Christ, we will learn to oppose and reject sicknesses and diseases.

Divine health is a possibility by believing that just as our sins have been removed, sicknesses and diseases have been destroyed.

Christ will appear (make manifest) physically a second time to give us a glorified body. Divine health becomes a reality without faith.

So Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for Him. - Heb 9:28 (emphasis added)