JOS JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY

Healing and health are fundamental to human life. People go to any extent to seek healing. When orthodox medicine fails, people do not hesitate to go to prayer houses and even herbalists to procure healing. The centrality of healing features prominently in Jesus' earthly ministry. In compliance with Jesus' instruction to his followers to preach the gospel and heal the sick, the CAC has made healing one of its major preoccupations. However, there are cases of ministers using extra-Biblical means to perform healing such as the sale of anointing oil, handkerchief and water. Also, ministers seek gratification from beneficiaries of healing and other abuses that were not witnessed during Jesus' ministry. This study therefore, investigated healing in Luke 9:37-43 and its application in Christ Apostolic Church with a view to ascertaining the degree of compliance to Jesus' command.The study adopted a mixed method comprising hermeneutical and exegetical methods to analyse the text in order to bring out the essential meaning of healing in the Bible in relation to the practice of the CAC and descriptive method of a survey type was employed.The study concluded that healing is a fundamental aspect of the liturgy and practice of the C.A.C. which helps in bringing members to salvation. The study therefore, recommended that the authority of the Church should ensure strict compliance with the principles and techniques of healing adopted by Jesus in Luke's Gospel.

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