Biblical healings versus our body's natural healing
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:05 am
Hey guys got a quick question regarding something I keep hearing about in health news articles, and that being our bodies natural ability to heal itself from simple cuts and scrapes to life threatening diseases. I haven't heard this kind of argument put out by atheists but I imagine they use it from time to time when talking about the healing miracles of Jesus and the apostles.
That argument being, that instead of the lame, leapors, blind, deaf (of course it would exclude Lazarous, as well as Jesus's resurrection) being healed by a supernatural power, it was merely their bodies natural healing processes along with positive thinking doing all the work.
Now what I was wondering is from what you all know about our bodies do we have the ability to heal ourselves from terrible stuff like leprosy, blindness, deafness, being lame or cripple, or does our bodies healing capabilities only allow for smaller things like bone fractures, skin cuts, common colds and such?
As far as I can see, the latter seems to be more likely the case since I have never head of anyone naturally healing themselves of major deadly illnesses without some kind of powerful medicine, doctor or surgery.
But as far as you all can tell, this in no means explain away most of Christ's healing miracles correct?
That argument being, that instead of the lame, leapors, blind, deaf (of course it would exclude Lazarous, as well as Jesus's resurrection) being healed by a supernatural power, it was merely their bodies natural healing processes along with positive thinking doing all the work.
Now what I was wondering is from what you all know about our bodies do we have the ability to heal ourselves from terrible stuff like leprosy, blindness, deafness, being lame or cripple, or does our bodies healing capabilities only allow for smaller things like bone fractures, skin cuts, common colds and such?
As far as I can see, the latter seems to be more likely the case since I have never head of anyone naturally healing themselves of major deadly illnesses without some kind of powerful medicine, doctor or surgery.
But as far as you all can tell, this in no means explain away most of Christ's healing miracles correct?