Jesus the healer divine: Fifteen sermons and addresses to seekers for scriptural healing

197 Pages·1927·3.12 MB·English

by  Clarence H Erickson

Jesus, the Healer Divine
by
CLARENCE H. ERICKSON
Evangelist
(With Portrait)
Fifteen Sermons and Addresses to Seekers
for Scriptural Healing
(Third Edition)
"Himself took our infirmities and bare our sicknesses.'
—Matt. 8:17
Published by the Author
REV. C. H. ERICKSON
P.O.Box 1302
INDIANAPOLIS. IND.
Copyright 1927, by the Author
Printed in U.S.A.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
I. Are the Days of Miracles Past! 11
n. A Whole Gospel—Salvation for the Soul
and Healing for the Body 27
III. God's Will Regarding Our Healing 35
IV. Healing in the Atonement 47
V. The Children's Bread 63
VI. Can We be Absolutely Sure About Divine
Healing! 75
VII. What is Faith? 87
Vin. The Point of Contact 99
IX. Have Faith in God 113
X. How to Appropriate Divine Healing 127
XI. Sickness the Curse of the Law 141
Xn. The Use of Means in Divine Healing 153
XIH. Why Some People Miss Divine Healing 165
XIV. Instruction Service Discourse No. 1 179
XV. Instruction Service Discourse No. 2 193
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PREFACE
The fact that a truth has been neglected does not
invalidate it. Healing through the atoning power of
Jesus Christ has attracted the sneers of the skeptic
and the covert or open attacks of the nominal reli
gionist until many good people have been fearful of
accepting or practicing it. But through all ages the
fact has remained—our living and mighty Lord heals
those who come to him confiding in His will and be
lieving in His Word.
The reader of these pages will find no attempt at
literary style or the ornate use of language. Our ob
ject is to present the Gospel of healing in such simple
terms and in the light of such plain Scriptural teach
ing that our readers will be at once led to a clear
understanding of their privileges in Christ. In order
to accomplish this result many passages of Scripture
have been used repeatedly and commented upon from
several angles.
The addresses which follow were all taken down
stenographically just as they fell from the lips of the
writer. This will account for considerable repetition
and for errors in diction and language. We send this
book forth, not as a model of English or composition
but rather as a firebrand for the purpose of kindling
renewed faith in Him who is the same "Yesterday,
today and forever." And for any good that may be
accomplished either for the souls or bodies of our
readers we will ascribe all glory and praise unto the
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King who ever liveth to abundantly fulfill all of His
wonderful promises.
CLARENCE H. ERICKSON,
Indianapolis, Ind.
June 8, 1927.
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ARE THE DAYS OF MIRAOLES PAST?

JESUS, THE HEALER DIVINE
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AEE THE DAYS OF MIRACLES PAST?
There was a time when I was afraid to devote any
set service to the discussion of Christ's power to heal
the body lest it would detract from the revival spirit
of the meeting. But I have found that when we preach
what is in the Word of God we can depend on God's
spirit through the Word to convict men. When I am
preaching on healing, I do it not only with the motive
that people will get faith for healing, but I believe
this truth convicts men of sin.
I know there is a certain amount of alarm in the
minds of the people concerning this subject—this is
natural—and I would justify it to a certain extent.
There is a fear on the part of many of fanaticism and
wild fire. The danger is that we may be so afraid of
it that we will have no fire at all. Never be afraid of
God's Word. I believe we can very clearly show out
of the Word of God that we have a right to believe
today that God will do for us whatever he did for
others in times past.
The Greatest Miracle
Tonight, my subject will be in the form of a ques
tion, "Are the days of miracles past?" It seems that
there is no other one thought that is causing more un
belief in regard to healing than this one, with perhaps
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the one exception of the doubt that people have, "If
it be Thy will." Those two I would claim as the out
standing hindrances to faith for healing by Christ
Jesus.
Many people have a wrong idea about miracles.
They think that they no longer can be expected today.
First, let me say this, Salvation is the greatest miracle
of all miracles, and if God can do that great and won
derful miracle of changing a man's heart and taking
out sin, why could he not do a lesser miracle—the
healing of the body?
A man came to me today where we were staying
—he does not live here, he is a traveling man. He was
here last night, and was very much under conviction.
He said, "I am a backslider and I want God to save
me, and I want you to pray for me." He began to tell
me of a certain thing that was holding him from which
he was unable to break away. I told him of the power
of God to break every band and set men free. This
is the greatest miracle for it is beyond human power.
It takes a supernatural touch. No man can be saved
without believing in a miracle. The Bible tells us that
every man that comes to God for salvation must be
lieve that Jesus Christ died and rose again, and there
you have the most outstanding miracles of sacred his
tory and every man who believes Jesus Christ for sal
vation must accept a miracle for it. And then, as we
explain salvation, we can only do so when we recog
nize it as a miracle. One man took exception when I
spoke of salvation as being a miracle. I said to him,
"What is it?" He said "It is the forgiveness of sins."
"Yes, what is it?" I said, "Is it not a new birth?''