Re: Belief and the Brain

You misinterpreted my intention. I was not implying that there was no supernatural intervention. But without belief even real medications may have no effect.

I am sure Jesus can heal from a distance without any act on the part of the subject. But is there an account of a healing that it isnt explicitly stated that either the persons faith, or the faith of a loved one (like the synagogue ruler whose daughter was not dead but only asleep) was what made them well?

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: D. F. Siemens, Jr.
  To: drsyme@cablespeed.com
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  Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 10:48 PM
  Subject: 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 Sat Jan 14 05:35:41 2006