(By Joseph Mattera) In this two-part series, we will explore debunking eleven primary arguments against divine healing. Click here to read part one. The following are the last six arguments:
6. The book of Job
Some point to Job’s sickness as a way to say that sometimes it’s God’s permissive will to allow a person to be sick. The book of James carries over the book of Job into the New Testament age which shows that God’s sovereignty—even in regard to sickness and allowing adverse circumstances—can still providentially take place for His glory. That being said, we have to must remember several things:
a. Job was eventually healed and did not stay in his miserable condition.
b. It says in Job 42:10 (KJV) that “God turned the captivity of Job” when it described his healing and restoration. Luke also says that Jesus came to make the captives free (4:18).
c. It is clear that the physical infirmity and attacks Job received came from the devil—not directly from God, and Scripture says that Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil (1 John 3:8; Acts 10:38) through a better and more excellent covenant founded upon better promises (Hebrews 8:6). CONTINUE