Topic: Sickness and suffering

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If Divine healing is in the atonement, why is there still pain?

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Notice, but He said—He said, “Well, Brother Branham, if there was Divine healing was included in the atonement, it would be so killed till there wouldn’t even be any pain.” I said, “Is there temptation?” He said, “Yes.” I said, “Then there’s pain.” See? Temptation…“If the—if the atonement killed sin...

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Should a person who believes in Divine healing still go to the doctor?

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Look, I will prove it to you it’s of Satan. When Satan met Jesus, he said, “If Thou be the Son of God, You can do miracles now. You’re a Divine healer, You’re all…?…Make these stones bread and I will believe You.” Is that right? See the fatherhood of that spirit is? Took Him up on the temple, said,...

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Where does sickness come from?

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I heard a fellow say the other day that sickness the Lord did sickness, put sickness on you; that might be so if you’re sinning. You done something wrong, make it right with God. That’s right. That’s true. But sickness is of the devil. And sickness is an attribute of sin. Because of sin we had sickn...

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If divine healing is in the atonement, why is there still pain?

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So, he said, “Well if they…Look here, Brother Branham.” Said, “If you would teach Divine healing in the atonement,” he said, “there would be no more pain. There is no pain, if you teach Divine healing in the atonement.” I said, “Now,” I said, “do you believe salvation’s in the atonement?” “Yes.” I s...

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Is God the author of sickness?

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Whew. I can’t see that. And I don’t say…And I don’t believe that’s intelligent. I don’t believe that’s…That’s not the Gospel of my Lord Jesus Christ. And God is not the author of sickness. You can’t pin that on my Father. He come to heal us. The devil is the one who makes us sick. Absolutely. If tha...

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Was Paul's thorn in the flesh a disease?

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And I will admit there is a sickness unto death. And that’s why prophetic gifts are in the church to know these things. But to say that our Father, that a man had rheumatism, arthritis, say, “Yes, Lord. I’m just glad to have it. Glad You give it to me. I embrace it. I love it. I glory in tribulation...

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Is sickness always the result of some secret sin in the sick person?

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Here come these fine counsellors or church members. Job cursed the day he was born. He said, “May the stars not shine at night or the sun by the day.” But he wouldn’t curse God. And there, Satan got him right down to the very threadbare moment. Then some of his friends came, and instead of consoling...

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Is sickness always the result of the sick person's own sin?

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Now, dear Christian friend, I—I am not a Divine healer; no other man is; no doctor is. And there’s only one healing, that comes from God. You believe that? Now, for instance, if we would speak this…Now, all diseases…Can you hear me better from this mike here? All diseases come from—is direct or indi...

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What is the source of the life in a cancer or tumor?

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Now, Satan…Now somehow, there’s not a cell of cancer in there now. But a cancer could come in there from some cause. Then it’s like…Maybe it’ll be on—on the inside, in the female glands, in the stomach, in the lungs, or wherever it may be. But it starts with first a little cell. Then it…Before it ca...

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What part do doctors play in healing?

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And doctors, they don’t heal; they just assist nature. They don’t claim to heal. They can sew a place up, but they can’t heal it. They might set a bone, but they can’t heal it. And it takes God; He’s the Healer. He said, “I’m the Lord that heals all your diseases,” so all diseases has to be determin...

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Did Brother Branham believe in doctors?

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Now, I have never…I’ve had some very rank criticism. Some people practicing Divine healing don’t believe in a doctor, you have, you can have your own ideas about it, but I believe in doctors, I believe God put them here on earth, and they’re His helpers, but there’s none of them that can heal you. T...

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When a doctor treats someone, who does the healing?

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And now clearly understand, before we call this line. That there is no power in any man on earth to heal you in the way of Divine healing. A doctor might move a place; he might set an arm. He might remove appendix, but who is going to heal that place up that he cut the appendix out of? He might pull...

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Does God ever use sickness to chastise people?

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Now, maybe the privilege of getting that person before me, maybe there’s something causing that. Well, if I get it, maybe when standing before the person, or this lady setting here, you, or any of you, it might see the reason. Now, you notice I’m very particular how I rebuke a spirit out there. Beca...

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Is it wrong for a Christian to take medicine or see a doctor?

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Now, keep your heart towards God. Now, God used remedies Himself. Isaiah went and got some poultice that was made out of figs and put them on Hezekiah to heal him of his boils. And many things was dipped in water. And Jesus put some mud on a man’s eyes, mud, the very thing that medicine and things c...

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Is every sickness caused by the sick person's own sin?

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Now, sin is the cause of sickness. Before we had any sin, we had no…Now, sickness is either a direct or indirect cause by sin from the fall; maybe nothing you done, something your parents done, you just inherited their weaknesses, and so forth.

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Does God ever use sickness to chasten His children?

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Now, sometimes, I will admit this, that our heavenly Father sometimes chastens us with sickness, permitting Satan to do it, to try us sometimes to—to bring us back. If we go out of the way, then our heavenly Father might let something happen to us to bring us back. But it’ll only be for the good. Se...

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What did Jesus say caused the deaf and dumb man's condition?

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Now, I want you to notice the arrangements of the Scripture here. First, the blind man. And he just…?…Yea, he said, “Lord, have mercy.” And Jesus said, “I can if you believe that I can.” (Did you get it?) Then He… They said, “Lord, we believe.” So He touched their eyes and said, “Now, according to y...

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Was Brother Branham against doctors and medical treatment?

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When you get out of here and some critical doctor…All doctors won’t be that narrow minded. But if some critical doctor tells you you’re not healed, and so forth, and don’t believe in that. You just go right on, and do what God told you to do. Don’t you listen to none of it. Go to another doctor if y...

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Is there a spirit behind a germ or a cancer?

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But notice. A germ…What is a germ? Now, we take a cancer, what is it first? Why, it’s a growth, tumor, cataract, goiter? They’re growths. Is that right? And they become malignant and cancers. Well, a growth is a multiplication of cells. And let’s dig down below that now. Below that growth is a—is a...

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Why is there more sickness today despite the best doctors, hospitals and drugs?

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Now, Divine healing died out for a while here a few years ago; it just let down, as it happens through the age of the history. It’s let down so often. And during that time, cancer broke out, sickness in the church. Oh, my. Eighty percent of the people are sick now. And the people…Medical science, I...