Re: Belief and the Brain

If your interpretation is right, then hemorrhage is psychosomatic and
requires only positive thinking to cure. Of course, you cite only the
most abbreviated version of the miracle in Matthew 9. Accounts also occur
in Mark 5 and Luke 8. Both these accounts note that Jesus was aware that
power (/dunamis/) had gone out from him. Faith plus Jesus' power is
different from mere faith, indeed, even from our faith in Jesus.

By the Mosaic Law, the woman was unclean. She violated the Law both by
moving through the crowd and by touching Jesus' robe. Would she have been
healed by standing outside of the press and believing that Jesus would
heal her? Prove your answer.
Dave

On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 20:26:10 -0500 "jack syme" <drsyme@cablespeed.com>
writes:
Mastthew: 19 As Jesus and the disciples were going to the official's
home, 20 a woman who had had a hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind
him. She touched the fringe of his robe, 21 for she thought, "If I can
just touch his robe, I will be healed." 22 Jesus turned around and said
to her, "Daughter, be encouraged! Your faith has made you well." And the
woman was healed at that moment.

Her belief, her faith, made her well.
Received on Fri Jan 13 22:55:44 2006