OUR READERS ASK-Do Jehovah's Witnesses Practice Faith Healing?

Jehovah's Witnesses have never practiced faith healing. Like Jesus, they believe that their primary mission is to preach the good news about God's Kingdom.  They also believe that true Christians are identified, not by faith healing, but by something of far greater importance. 

To be sure, the compassionate healing of the sick in the first century C.E. by Jesus Christ is of great significance to all of us.  He thereby furnished a guarantee that under his rule as King of God's Kingdom, "no resident will say: 'I am sick.' "-Isaiah 33:24.

What, though, about today?  Faith healers in Christendom as well as in some non-Christian religions claim to perform miraculous healings.  Yet, Jesus himself sternly warned against individuals who would claim to have "performed many miracles" in his name. He would say to them:  "I never knew you. Get away from me, you evildoers!" (Matthew 7:22, 23, International Standard Version) So, are the supposed  miracles of modern-day faith healers really an indication of God's approval or blessing?  

Consider what the Bible says about the healings performed by Jesus. By comparing that Scriptural  record with the methods of faith healers today, we can readily determine whether modern-day faith healing is from God. 

Next time: Conclusion  of OUR READERS ASK -Do Jehovah's Witnesses Practice Faith Healing?

From the Watchtower magazine