Have ye any that are sick among you? Bring them hither. Have ye any that are lame, or blind, or halt, or maimed, or leprous, or that are withered, or that are deaf, or that are afflicted in any manner? Bring them hither and I will heal them, for I have compassion upon you; my bowels are filled with mercy. For I perceive that ye desire that I should show unto you what I have done unto your brethren at Jerusalem, for I see that your faith is sufficient that I should heal you.Faith to be healed is one of the gifts of the Spirit (D&C 46:19,20), and as with all of the gifts, we are told to seek them and deny them not.
Again, we are told:
...deny not the power of God; for he worketh by power, according to the faith of the children of men, the same today and tomorrow, and forever. (Moroni 10:7)It's ironic that there are some who deny the existence of miracles in our day. The irony is that faith is required before a miracle can occur - thus, the spirit of "I'll believe it when I see it", only produces what it seeks, which is no miracles:
...if there be no faith among the children of men God can do no miracle among them... (Ether 12:12)
...the reason why he ceaseth to do miracles among the children of men is because that they dwindle in unbelief, and depart from the right way, and know not the God in whom they should trust. Behold, I say unto you that whoso believeth in Christ, doubting nothing, whatsoever he shall ask the Father in the name of Christ it shall be granted him; and this promise is unto all, even unto the ends of the earth. (Mormon 9:18-19)We can site numerous scriptures where Jesus healed and told the recipient that it was because of their faith. Here are a few:
...thy faith hath made thee whole. (Matthew 9:22)
Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. (Mark 9:23)
Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee. (Luke 18:42)
Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you. (Matthew 9:29)
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