Miracle Healing in Christianity

Christianity is one of the world’s largest religions, representing one-third of the global population. It is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life of Jesus of Nazareth. The followers of Christianity come from all parts of the globe.

In the early church, the apostles worked miracles to demonstrate their authority. They had power to raise the dead, cast out demons and heal the sick. Their healings were recorded in the Gospels and Acts.

After the apostles died, Christianity began to move to the margins. Healing was no longer used as a means to keep the church healthy. Instead, the primary purpose was to prove the holiness of those praying.

During the medieval period, harsh penances discouraged Christians from going to confession before they were near death. When the Protestant Reformation took place, many Protestants reported experiencing a “new birth” of forgiveness from sin.

Historically, Christianity grew from five to thirty million members in a few centuries. New converts often came to faith through prayer and healing. However, many Christians in the Middle Ages believed that these miraculous healings were a sign of superstition. Moreover, some were skeptical that spirits existed.

Eventually, the Catholic Church challenged the Protestants to show that their novel doctrines were true by performing miraculous healings. These Protestants responded by denying the need for such proofs.

In the nineteenth century, a new movement emerged that emphasized God’s love over human faith. Leaders began to change their focus from the human faith of the past to God’s love in the present. This led to a reconciliation between the Catholic and Protestant churches.