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Faith Healing Vs. Medical Treatment - Page 2

There was a study done that found that prayer before surgery can benefit the patient. It was generally found that the hospital stay was shorter and the results of surgery better than those who did not have prayer. The key to the prayers though was that it had to be group prayer, which led research to wonder if it wasn't the support system that caused the patient to have a more positive outlook. In this thinking is the real power of prayer and faith I think, when people have a strong sense of religious community they will usually have a very strong support group to help them. This positive outlook will help a person through many problems.

Treatment Medical Vs Healing Faith

Yes a study done by religious people who wanted that to be true.

Prayer does nothing but help visualise the end which can be powerful in itself. But in the case of Jehovas Witness it can ne negitive and a terrible idea. The entire concept of refusing medical help is alien to me because I don't think holding you'r hands over someone and saying heal will (medically speaking) help the white blood cells combat the germs.

Also how is faith healing supposed to work (Example) you say oh God heal my chils, then give you'r child medicine. Later you'r child is fine and you say "Thank you God"....... It seems more likely the healing was done by medicine then by God. Religion has it's place but not in Science.

Faith Healing Vs. Medical Treatment Beliefs Religious General

Name: Shu

Comments: Of course it would lower stays. Any belief that people are doing something to help you will improve your condition. It's called the placebo effect. When people think they're being fixed, their body will fight stronger with the thought of 'backup' being not to far behind.

A christian receiving a faith healing is just as likely to receive a placebo effect as a person obsessed with astrology reading that their sign will have a 'healthy day' or a Hindu receiving a blessing, are a true believer in the flying spaghetti monster being presented a bowl of healing pasta. It doesn't matter WHERE the positive reinforcement comes from, just that it does, and that's likely to induce placebo effect.

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My friend you must have never witnessed a healing to feel this way. Like I have read in a few comments here God is our source of wisdom and that is our source of science.

If one believes in God and asks for help he will. The help can be a guided knife in surgery or a godly touch which strikes all from the body. I find usually the later occurs with group prayer and heartfelt pain for the one in need.

The wording of prayer is less significant then the heart saying it. This year alone I know 3 delivered from cancer and I am well in the thought it will soon be four. One young lady had 12 brain tumors was scheduled fro surgery and the day of the scan was started to guide the surgeon and no tumors were found, just 12 spots on the brain were the tumor had been.

Medical and faith healing to me are one and the same a healing that is done through the wisdom and grace given to us from God. Why because I think it was God who helped the medical industry find the cures in the first place.

God helps those who help themselves so if we pray and look he will guide us to what needs to be done.

Treatment Medical Vs Healing Faith

I want some of this for my son, but it seems one of two things are happening:

1. I am not worthy of the miracle
2. It is not meant to be and lessons need to be learnt

Faith Healing Vs. Medical Treatment

You forgot one JB, we may not have the kind of faith needed for that to happen.

Faith Healing Vs. Medical Treatment - Page 2

No, I did not forget... I said...

A lack of faith also makes you unworthy. Such miracles are not merely for those who believe, but it requires faith that moves mountains, but one must ascertain if we are trying to move God's will (hence #2) which of course is an impossibility.

Faith Healing Vs. Medical Treatment General Religious Beliefs - Page 2

Like I always say there are things that are just not meant to be and acceptance must come in place, is when you try to fight what you cannot change is when whatever lessons the Lord is trying to teach, are not learned.