Healing Of Sin

Physical and emotional illness is often related to underlying patterns of sinful attitude and behavior. In such situations, genuine repentance is an essential component of healing. The first and deepest form of healing that Christ brings is the forgiveness of sin. Salvation from sin is healing at the deepest level. Even though a person has been forgiven and received into the family of God, the practice of sin in his or her life is often related to physical and emotional illness. The Lord promises Israel that if they keep the commandments God will not bring on them the diseases God brought on the Egyptians (Exod. 15:26; Deut. 7:15). Paul warns the Corinthians that failing to properly recognize the body of Christ will result in physical ailments and even death (1 Cor. 11:29-32). The connection between sin and sickness has been noted by psychologists and physicians. Howard R. and Martha E. Lewis write: Even cancer has recently been linked to emotion. Researchers are finding that ca…