HEALING Spirit – Soul – Body Your Guide to Receiving God’s Healing written by Emmett Anderson HEALING Spirit – Soul – Body By Emmett Anderson Write to: Visit Online At: Emmett Anderson Ministries www.eandersonmin.org P.O. Box 26 Crystal River, FL 34423 Introduction God has called me to teach and minister healing to the sick. I have ministered to hundreds and hundreds of people that were told they had a disease and that there was no hope; medical science could do nothing else. Medical science has limited knowledge and ability, but God has all ability and knowledge. A person doesn’t even have to be born-again to receive healing, but being born-again gives you spiritual life forever. Out of God’s love and goodness He heals non-believers just to show them His great love for humanity so that they will know His goodness and want to be a believer. I’m writing this book because I want to share with people what God has shared with me. I have found that most people do not know what The Word of God says. The Word of God says there is life in The Word - not what man or the church says. What man and the church say are things which belong to religion (or tradition). I have observed that people could not seem to change their minds - only by renewing their mind with The Word was true change able to take place and allow people to bring their soulish realm into fellowship with God. Once their soulish realm lines up with the Word and Spirit of God, the body follows course and disease simply leaves their body. God has given each and every one of us free will to choose. Each one of us may choose to live the natural or spiritual life. Bad choices in the natural cause all sorts of problems, but God still loves each one of us and wants us well. God does not condemn anyone for poor choices. All that needs to take place for God’s promises to materialize is for Christians to move what’s in the spiritual into the natural. Our minds have been locked up in the natural way of thinking and must be broken free from the snare of natural (carnal) thinking. I do not, nor claim to, understand it all or know all that takes place. I know that I am 70 years old and am healthier now than when I was 30. I have received healing two different times from diseases and numerous other things. Your attitude and trust must be in and about God, not about you, your works, or self-effort. When I use the words “must” “got” or “do” etc…, I am not talking about your self-effort or works to get God to do something. I am talking about renewing your mind so your thinking will change and you will receive by faith what has already been done. My prayer is that this book will lead you into The Word of God and your life will be changed to the glory of God (as mine has) in JESUS’ name. In this book we will explore man as the three-part being and how renewal of your mind will affect your life. We will discuss your inheritance as a child of God, how to possess that inheritance, and hindrances to receiving your inheritance. At the end of this book are several appendices to help you on your journey to health and healing. Table of Contents The Word – A New Paradigm 1 Man: A Three Part Being 5 What is Your Heart? 9 Proverbs 23:7 (NKJV) “For as he thinks in his heart, so is he…” 11 Believe Your Spirit is Cultivated 13 Born-Again 15 Believe You Are Redeemed 19 Believe in the Better Covenant 23 Dr. Lillian B Yeomans Testimony 27 Receiving 31 How to Clean up Your Soulish Realm 33 Stay Tenderhearted 35 Prayer for Forgiveness 36 Confession of Anointing 37 GOD’S MEDICINE 39 How to Take God’s Medicine: You put The Word of God in your mouth. 40 Believe Your Righteousness 43 Righteousness Consciousness 44 What does a believer do best? 47 Healing For Today 49 Dominion Means Authority 51 Farewell 53 Appendix 55 Item A: Healed Individuals 56 Item B: The Ephesians Prayer 57 Proverbs 4:20-23 58 The Word – A New Paradigm The definition of paradigm is explained as a “model serving as an example” or “belief framework shared by members of a discipline or group.” With this in mind, a Christian must understand that they have been thinking under a paradigm (mindset) set forth by man. Traditions, standards, and principles of the world have corrupted the thinking of many Christians. Let me challenge you all to study The Word and see if you don’t end up with a new set of beliefs on God and how much He loves us. It is essential that you renew your mind (change your paradigm) to understand the truth. II Timothy 2:15 (KJV) “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” JESUS came to change the paradigm of those around Him. He was confronted by scholars of His time with many things: working on the Sabbath, eating without washing hands, etc… JESUS always responded to their traditions and beliefs by showing them a new mindset (that of the Kingdom of God.) Much of what is to follow will be in contrast to what you have been taught to believe. There is so much bondage and captivity being taught in the church today. The men and women in the pulpits don’t even realize the condemnation they are spreading because they themselves are victims. The solution is to read The Word. Shift your paradigm to line up with the Spirit and Word of God. You will be set free. Matthew 4:4 (KJV) “But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.” What does that mean? Very simply, it means that there is life in The Written Word of God. JESUS is The Word. Real life is found in The Word. The Written Word and the Holy Spirit will lead you out of darkness (sickness and death) into victory (life and peace). You have been taught in the church to live by the law (tradition and religion) most of the time. There is no life in that: Colossians 2:8 (AMP) “See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception [pseudo-intellectual babble], according to the tradition [and musings] of mere men, following the elementary principles of this world, rather than following [the truth—the teachings of] Christ.” To gain the knowledge of The Word, you must forget past knowledge. You must forget the doubt and disbelief you have been taught. If it was not good news, it came from darkness. It does not matter if it came from the world, or if it came from the church. It is misinformation. You need correct information (The Word). You need to know who you are. To break free, you must renew your mind with spiritual thinking. The key to spiritual thinking, and living and walking in health on this Earth, is The Word of God. I have personally seen, and been involved with, hundreds of these people receiving their healing after they renewed their minds. When their thinking and believing changed, due to spiritual knowledge, their body changed. It is about what JESUS did for you, not about what you can do. The epistles are for believers in JESUS to live victorious in every area of life. Renew your mind with the epistles. Philemon 1:6 (AMP) “That the communication (saying or speaking) of thy faith may become effectual (having the desired effect) by the acknowledging (saying or speaking) of every good thing which is in you in Christ JESUS.” You will learn that you do not go to God to try to get Him to do something (because He has already done it). You go in trust, belief, with a good attitude, and thanksgiving. Keeping an attitude of gratitude and knowing you are righteous (in right standing with God) will make you a real good receiver of all of God’s blessings. Man: A Three Part Being I Thessalonians 5:23 (NKJV) “Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord JESUS Christ.” This scripture tells us that man is made up of three parts. We are a spirit being. We have a soul (made up of our mind, will, and emotions). We live in a physical body. The Spirit of Man Mankind is in God’s class of being: spirit. Man is a spirit, made in the image and likeness of God. When man fell, his spirit became separated from God. The spirit cannot be satisfied by anything that the world can give it. The spirit’s hunger is the most outstanding feature of man’s life. Your spirit is the real you. When you accept Christ as your savior, your spirit is brought back into communion with God. John 3:3 (NKJV) “… Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Your spirit was made perfect when you accepted JESUS as your Lord as seen in Hebrews 10:14, but your body and soul remained unchanged. The renewal of your mind with the Word of God will affect your soul and body. The Soul of Man The soul is made of the mind, will, and emotions. These are the parts of us that interact with the world around us, the natural world. Without the influence of God in our lives, we live a natural life, led by the soul. God intends for the spirit of man to rule the soul, bringing the body into submission. This can only be done by renewing the mind with the Word of God. The wisdom you receive by renewing your mind to line up with your perfect spirit and the perfect Word of God will cleanse your soul, your life, and make you whole. Ephesians 4:23-24 (NLT) “Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy.” The Body of Man The body is controlled by the mind, will, and emotions we have - which is why it is important to make sure our mind, will, and emotions line up with our spirit. Our physical body is the house we inhabit while we live in this world. God intends for us to live a healthy, whole life while we are in these bodies. It meant so much to Him that He sent His son JESUS to pay the price for us to be able to live in perfect health and well-being. I Peter 2:24 (NKJV) “who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.” If you were healed when JESUS took those strips upon His back, then you are healed now. JESUS healed everyone two thousand years ago. It is our responsibility to learn to receive healing by faith. We learn to receive by faith by renewing our mind with the Word in the New Testament. The New Testament provides teachings in faith and healing. Being a Christian is more than just calling yourself a Christian and attending a church. Being a Christian means being born again. Being a Christian means accepting JESUS as Lord in your heart and being born-again. Romans 10:9-10 “that if you confess with your mouth the Lord JESUS and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” If you have never asked JESUS to be your Lord and Savior, ask now. Pray the prayer of salvation for yourself. Read the following out loud and believe it in your heart: JESUS, I confess you are the lord of my life. I believe you died and God raised you from the dead. I have confessed with my mouth and believe in my heart. Thank you, JESUS, I am saved. What is Your Heart? When the bible talks about your heart, it is not talking about the organ in your body. The heart in your chest is an organ just like your liver or any other organ in your body. It cannot receive The Word directly – it does not make sense to believe that The Word goes through your physical heart, just like it does not make sense for The Word to go through your hair or fingernails. Do not get this wrong – The Word does affect your hair, fingernails, toes, and heart. However, it starts in your spirit and soulish realm and then permeates the flesh. Matthew 23:26 says, “…first cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also.” Likewise, you renew your mind with The Word to bring it into your spirit and soulish realm, and the outside (your flesh) will be washed with The Word also. So then - is it referring to your spirit, or is it talking about the center of your hidden emotional/intellectual/moral activity (hereon referred to as soulish realm)? Let’s start by talking about what the Bible says. The Word of God is a spiritual book that has been written so that those using head knowledge cannot understand it. In Mark 4:11-12, Jesus tells His disciples that they (because they believed through faith) knew the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but others (who attempted to understand using head knowledge) will hear the parables and not understand them, see and not perceive. Your spirit is complete (perfect) when you accept JESUS as your lord, but your body and soul remain unchanged. Hebrews 10:14 (AMP) “For by the one offering He has perfected forever and completely cleansed those who are being sanctified [bringing each believer to spiritual completion and maturity].” Renewing your mind (thinking) will change your soulish realm, and your body. The word “heart,” as found in the Holy Word of God can be translated in some verses as “spirit,” and in other verses it can be translated as your soulish realm. Do not get hung up on this word “heart.” Just listen to your spirit, and it will make sense. Proverbs 4:20-23 is a good example of how this word is used. Verse 21 says to let them (the words) penetrate deep within your heart. We know this cannot be your spirit – because your spirit is perfect. It must be referring to your soulish realm. Verse 23 says that your heart is where life starts. This has to be talking about your spirit, because your spirit is life to your whole being. As you get revelation of God’s Word, it will bring life to your whole body. Proverbs 23:7 (NKJV) “For as he thinks in his heart, so is he…” Let’s stop here and think about what this is saying. Can you think in your heart? No. You can only think in your mind. So a better way to say this is, “for as he listens to his spirit (or flesh) and thinks with his mind so is he.” What are you listening to? Spirit or flesh? Spirit brings life. Flesh brings ruin and decay. Not everyone will believe this as I do, and that is just all right by me. Subjects like this seem to stir up a lot of controversy because it liberates people and frees them from condemnation. Believe Your Spirit is Cultivated Man is in God’s class of being: a spirit. Man is a spirit, made in the image and likeness of God, and when man fell, his spirit became separated from God. The spirit cannot be satisfied by anything that the world can give it. The spirit’s hunger in man is the most outstanding feature of man’s life. Your spirit is the part of you that should dominate your thinking. Faith, love, courage, and hope are not the products of your intellect. You cannot reason love into people. Believe me, I’ve tried that and it cannot be done. The Word was given to us by the Holy Spirit. It was given to us to develop our spirit nature. It is a remarkable thing that when a man is born-again - his mind is not touched! Instead, a man’s mind needs to be renewed and brought into fellowship with his spirit after he is born-again. Romans 12:1-3 (NKJV) “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” We have learned how to cultivate and feed our bodies and minds so that our bodies become strong and our minds intelligent. However - there has never been a teacher or professor at a school or university to teach us how to cultivate our spirits. Remember, not only must you cultivate your spirit, you must also feed your spirit The Word to live well, healthy, and wealthy on Earth. You have to renew your mind in order to bring your mind into fellowship with the spirit and cultivate your spirit. You have to study The Word in order to satiate the hunger of your spirit. According to Webster’s New World College Dictionary, one definition of cultivate is to improve by care, training, or study. To refine (to cultivate one’s mind). To promote the development of growth of. Studying and confessing what The Word of God says about you will cause your mind to listen to your spirit and be renewed. Your spirit, soul, and body will be cultivated together to promote development and growth. Born-Again John 3:3-21 and Romans 10:9-13 explains what every Christian should know about being born again. John 8:32 – “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” Hearing a truth and knowing a truth are two different things. Many Christians have heard a truth, but knowing the truth is what makes you free. Do you want to be free of disease? Sickness? Fear? Condemnation? All darkness? Then you must renew your mind with The Word of God. Romans 12:1-3 and Ephesians 4:22-24. I have heard all kinds of stories why someone was not healed. People will say: “They were believing God;” “I know they were in faith;” “They were a good Christian.” The problem is that they cannot actually tell you what was in their heart, because they can’t know - only God knows. Knowing what is in your own heart is the secret to knowing why you are not healed, and only God can reveal that. Listen to your spirit. If you miss it, it is because you were not listening and acting on your spirit. Instead, you listened to the world or your head. Head knowledge will miss it; spirit knowledge never misses. Renew your mind with the New Testament and God will reveal what is in your own heart. If you are sick, please do not read the Old Testament. If you do, you will try to perform and believe in your own works. If you believe in your own works, you cannot believe by faith. The Old Covenant was all based on your works, and the New Covenant is all based on faith. Galatians 3 and 4 talk about how the old covenant of law has been done away with, and the new covenant is in faith. The old covenant was a schoolmaster to show us sin, but Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law. II Corinthians Chapter 3 says that the Old Testament blinds you. Hebrews Chapters 8, 9, and 10 are talking about how we live in the new covenant and how the old covenant has been done away with. Study healing scriptures in the Gospels, but keep in mind that JESUS was ministering under the old covenant (before Christ redeemed us on the cross). If you renew your mind with the epistles that Paul wrote, you will have new covenant thinking and you will receive easily. I suggest you start with Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians. They are small books that you can study and will get your mind renewed to the new covenant. When you believe the right way, you will live the right way. When you think the right way, you will make the right decisions. The right way is calling on JESUS as told in Romans 10:10-13 (NKJV): "For with the heart (your spirit) one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Now is the time to call on JESUS. Just say, “JESUS, you are the Lord of my life. Thank you for healing me and forgiving me of all sin.” If you have called on Him, you have eternal life – forever! Believe You Are Redeemed If you give Galatians 3:13 a second glance, you may notice something that you haven’t before. We must examine ourselves to see what we believe. The way we believe about the significance of what JESUS has done affects how we live our lives now on Earth. The people that lived under the law (and all of the curses which came with it) were not free. They could not believe by faith. They lived in bondage. I have a few different translations of this verse to share with you. I pray that at least one of these will help you receive the message as is intended. (Wood Translation) - “Christ ransomed us from the curse we inherited by our failure to keep the law, by becoming himself a very curse for us.” (Street Translation) - “JESUS Christ rescued us from that trap by taking the damning we deserved by law, so you can take your pick. Be damned yourself, or receive life from the damning which JESUS got.” (Deaf Translation) - “The law put a curse on us, but Christ took away that curse, he changed places with us.” (Stevens Translation) - “So far from having hope of being saved by the law, man had fallen under its curse and was helpless. But Christ, by taking the curse upon himself, freed us from it.” (Wade Translation) - “Christ, at his own cost, delivered us from the curse of the law, having, for our sake, submitted to its curse.” There is no curse on a Christian’s life; you are free to believe by faith. JESUS set us free in every area of our life. Do not let religion, man’s rules, and regulation hold you in bondage. Be free to serve the king of kings and lord of lords – JESUS Christ. Wrong thinking and believing will cause you to live a life of defeat on Earth. If you have accepted JESUS as your lord – wrong thinking or believing will not affect your salvation. Thinking negative, fear, condemnation, guilt, unworthiness, etc… none of these things line up with God’s Word. Thinking these things will not let you receive from God. This is where most Christian’s are missing out. Scriptures for you to study and meditate on for right thinking, renewing your mind, and knowing who you are in Christ (and what belongs to you): I John 4:4, Romans 8:11, Romans 8:1-14, Romans 5:17, Romans 10:8-13, II Corinthians 5:17-21, Galatians 3:11-13, II Corinthians 3:8-17, Ephesians 1:16-19, Ephesians 3:14-21, Phil 4:6-9, Colossians 2:6-10, Hebrews 8:6-13, Hebrews 10:10-17 These scriptures tell you who you are in Christ and how God does not hold sin or anything else against you. If you notice in JESUS’ ministry, he would simply tell people to be healed and sin no more. Sin did not keep them from getting healed and JESUS was saying if you want to stay healed, change the way you are living, thinking, and believing In reading the gospels, did you ever notice that JESUS did not pray for healing? He spoke healing. Christians have come up with many ways we believe we can get God to heal us and that believing was just hope without faith. The truth is – God already healed us... I Peter 2:24 (NKJV) “who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.” If you were healed then, then you are healed. JESUS healed everyone two thousand years ago. It is our responsibility to learn how to receive healing by faith. Renew your mind, believe The Word, and do not be conformed to the world’s system. The Word has power within it to change our thinking. We live in the New Covenant, and we must renew our mind to the New Covenant. Romans 12:2 (NKJV) “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” Believe in the Better Covenant Where are you living? Are you living in the Old Covenant, or are you living in the New Covenant? Here’s a short quiz: Can you name all of the commandments? Do you know how many there are? Can you name them in order? If you were thinking of the Ten Commandments of the stone tablets, your thinking is Old Covenant; if you were thinking of the Two Commandments that JESUS taught, your thinking is New Covenant: Mark 12:29-31 (NKJV) “JESUS answered him, ‘The first of all the commandments is: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment. And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.’” Your life on this Earth follows your thinking and believing. The Old Covenant is a covenant of performance, good works, and good deeds which no one could (or can) keep. The good news is that God had a plan, JESUS, and with this plan the New Covenant was birthed. Faith, righteousness, grace, peace, joy in the Holy Ghost, and all the kingdom became our inheritance. Refer to Hebrews 8:6-13 and Hebrews 9:12-15. Verse 15 says that we have an eternal inheritance. “Inheritance” as it is in Webster’s New World College Dictionary: 1. Action of inheriting 2. Something inherited 3. Ownership by virtue of birthright 4. Anything Received as if by inheritance 5. Any characteristic passed on by heredity The moment you accept JESUS Christ as your savior, you receive an eternal inheritance. God’s characteristics are passed on to you. If you had a millionaire great-uncle that passed away and left you with his million dollars, you would inherit the money and that characteristic – you would now be a millionaire. Your own self-works and effort did not make you a millionaire, you just received the money and characteristics. It was given to you. Before you could use the million dollars though, you would need to learn all that you can about your inheritance. Likewise, with God as your daddy, in the spiritual you are well, healthy, and wealthy. You have inherited the kingdom, but you have to first act, think, and believe like it belongs to you by faith. Learn it. Use it. Walk in the New Covenant. It belongs to you. Dr. Lillian B Yeomans Testimony Dr. Lilian B Yeomans was a surgeon in one of New York City’s largest hospitals in 1898. After practicing for a while, she became a drug addict herself – eventually taking fifty times more morphine than would be prescribed to an adult male. When she found herself at death’s door, unable to quit for fear of dying of withdrawals, she immersed herself in her long-neglected bible. She got back into fellowship with God and discovered that she had already been healed according to The Word. After receiving healing, Dr. Yeomans preached The Gospel for 40 years. When she and her sister inherited some property they turned it into a “faith home.” Dr. Yeomans helped almost everyone who came get healed by working with them continuously until they would receive by faith. In one particular case, a lady with tuberculosis, whom doctors had given up on, was brought to the faith home. The lady was carried upstairs to a room and Dr. Yeomans began reading divine healing (especially from Deuteronomy 28 and Galatians 3:13). Dr. Yeomans instructed the dying lady to repeat to herself every waking moment, “According to Deuteronomy 28:22, consumption (or tuberculosis) is a curse of the law – but according to Galatians 3:13, Christ has redeemed me from the curse of the law. Therefore I no longer have tuberculosis.” The next morning Dr. Yeomans asked the lady how many times she had said it. She answers that it seemed to be about 10,000 times. Dr. Yeomans told her to keep saying it. After three days the lady came running down the stairs and shouting at the top of her voice, “Sister Yeomans, did you know? Christ has redeemed me and I no longer have tuberculosis! It is gone!” Dr. Yeomans knew the way into the soulish realm is through the mind, and eventually the truth would manifest on her body. Thank you JESUS. Now with your mind, get a vision of a ship in the ocean. It is about a mile long and has hundreds and hundreds of thousands of pounds of cargo. The captain decides to turn the ship around. The ship has a rudder about the size of a house, which is very small compared to the ship. So now the rudder is turned and starts cutting the water. What happens to the ship? It keeps going straight while the rudder is cutting. The rudder keeps cutting and cutting, but it seems as if nothing is happening until finally the ship begins to slowly start to shift direction. James 3:3-5 tells us that our tongue is a little member of our body and just as the rudder on the ship, if we keep speaking what The Word says, it will keep cutting all the bondage out of our lives and slowly start turning us around. As we speak, our mind starts seeing differently and we start believing what The Word says by faith. JESUS, The Word of God, will become bigger and greater than any darkness and you will receive total and complete health. Proverbs 18:20-21 says that your tongue has life in it and you will be satisfied with what you say and believe. Receiving Study Romans 8:1-16 and become spiritually minded. God condemned sin, not mankind. So if God does not condemn you, why are you condemning yourself? It is likely because of the way you are thinking. Condemnation has kept you from receiving. I cannot study these verses for you; this is something you must do for yourself. Renew your mind. Romans 10:6-13 tells us to believe in our heart (soulish realm) and speak with your mouth. That is how you received salvation. It says believe in your heart four times in those verses. It does not say believe just in your head, because that would only be sense knowledge. You cannot receive spiritually with sense knowledge, because sense knowledge receives from the natural. Heart or spirit knowledge must be received spiritually. Healing is received spiritually first, then through your soulish realm, and then it becomes manifested in your flesh. In Mark 16:17 we learn that we have the right to lay hands, in JESUS’ name, on anyone that is sick and they will recover. Only a mind renewed to The Word of God will receive and keep their healing. Satan steals from the unrenewed mind. Mark 11:22-26, “For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.” This verse does not say to pray it, it said for you to speak it and believe in your heart (soulish realm). If you think it is not in your heart to just speak it – your head is blocking the rest of your soulish realm from receiving. Start saying it and it will get in your heart. The mountain in verse 23 is any problem (or darkness) that is hindering your health or any of God’s other promises from coming true. It is darkness that has you in bondage. The Word of God tells you to speak to it, believe in your soulish realm, and it will obey. The Bible also informs you that your soulish realm has got to be clean of trespasses and unforgiveness. You cannot receive with unforgiveness, unworthiness, fear, darkness or offenses in your heart. Renew your mind, because in your mind you will think you do not deserve to be healed. How to Clean up Your Soulish Realm God’s wisdom, the wisdom you get from The Word of God, will clean up your soulish realm, your life, and make you whole. The wisdom from man (the world) is earthly and devilish. It will kill you. James 3:13-18 – “Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? Let him shew out of a good “conversation” his works with meekness of wisdom. But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts (soulish realm), glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, and devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.” Acts 24:16 – “And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.” Exercise your heart and you will not have any offence toward God or man. How do you exercise spiritually (in your heart)? By lining your soul (thoughts) up with your spirit. Do this by speaking and believing. Renewing your mind, speaking by faith, and believing with your mind are the spiritual equivalents of crunches, bench-presses, and squats. An incubator is a place where things are hatched; a place for growing and bringing things to life. An incubator may be a place where microbial cells are grown and cultured. Put your mind in the new covenant epistles and it will produce life. I Peter 1:13 says to gird up the loins of your mind. The Word gird means to surround. What should you surround your mind with? The Word of God in the new covenant epistles! One definition for loins is “a birthing place.” All children are birthed from a lady’s loins. All mammals are birthed from loins. You have a birthing place in your mind, so what are you going to birth? You will birth what you think, speak, and believe - whether they are good or bad, new covenant or old covenant, faith in JESUS or faith in your own works and self-effort. What do you want to birth? Stay Tenderhearted Forgiving one another, even as God, for Christ’s sake has forgiven you. Just as God forgives mankind all trespasses for Christ’s sake, you must be forgiving for your own sake if you want to be healthy and well. Ephesians 4:31-32 – “Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.” When we refuse to forgive, it is similar to cutting your nose off to spite your face - you only hurt yourself and not the person that hurt you. When you forgive, however, you will be victorious, and you will conquer any affliction or darkness that tries or has tried to come against you. Here is a prayer to exercise your heart. Don’t say it just one time, keep saying it until there is no offense left in your mind, will, and emotions. Put the name of the person (whom you wish to forgive) in the blank: Prayer for Forgiveness Father in Heaven, in JESUS’ name, I ask for forgiveness for withholding forgiveness against _______________. Lord, I know I cannot forgive _______________ in my own strength. I have already tried and failed, but before you now, I release the bitterness against _______________ from my mind, will, and emotions. I forgive _______________. Amen. Trying to forgive in your own strength would be in your own ability or power, which is nothing. In JESUS’ name and his ability, is faith, and it always works. It works for salvation, unforgiveness, receiving healing, etc… Matthew 19:26, “JESUS looked at them and said, ‘With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.’ ” Philippians 3:12-14 – Paul said to forget those things which are behind you and reach for those things before you. Healing is right before you. Just receive it by believing, just the same way as you received JESUS as your Lord. Hebrews 13:8 says that JESUS is the same yesterday, today, and forever; I Peter 2:24 says that it is by JESUS’ stripes you have been healed. What JESUS is saying is that he’s already given you your healing. You have got to receive it, and The Word of God is your passport to receive your healing. Have faith in God, believe The Word. Confession of Anointing Repeat this confession based out of II Corinthians 1:21-22 and Isaiah 10:27: Thank you, Father, for anointing me with your burden-removing and yoke-destroying power. Thank you JESUS that the anointing is destroying ______(this mountain)______ and it cannot live in my body. The burden-removing yoke-destroying power of God is alive in me. No disease, germ, virus, or infection can attach itself to my body. The anointing will destroy it. As you keep speaking this over your life, you are stirring up the anointing that is in you, the same anointing that JESUS walked the Earth with, and your thinking will change. You will believe that nothing is impossible. Thank you JESUS. GOD’S MEDICINE Healing in our redemption must become a settled fact in your mind, for you to receive divine healing. These scriptures will give you evidence from God’s Word on God’s will in healing and His “past tense” provision for your healing. Proverbs 4:22 KJV For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. God’s Word is health to your flesh. The Hebrew word for health is MARPE. It is also translated as “cure, healing, remedy, sound, and medicine.” God’s Word is medicine and health, a cure, or a remedy to make us sound and healed. Psalm 107:20 KJV He sent His Word, and healed them… John 1:14 KJV And The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us… JESUS was The Word made flesh. He was the example of what The Word of God will do. JESUS never refused to heal anyone that came to Him. The Word of God will do exactly the same thing. The Word is medicine to all our flesh. God’s medicine (His Word) is just like the medicine prescribed by a doctor: it must be taken internally for it to affect a cure. How to Take God’s Medicine: You put The Word of God in your mouth. Proverbs 12:18 KJV …the tongue of the wise is health. Proverbs 18:21 KJV Death and life are in the power of the tongue Mark 4:14 KJV The sower soweth The Word The Word of God is seed. The law of seed is that it has the ability to reproduce itself. You plant God’s seed (His Word) with your mouth. The Word planted in your soulish realm will produce the divine healing power of God in your body. Romans 8:11 (A.S. Way) He who raised the Messiah JESUS from the dead will thrill with a new life in your very bodies – those mortal bodies of yours – by the agency of His own Spirit, which now has its home in you. You take the medicine (The Word) and the Holy Spirit will take it and send it to the part of your body that needs life, and life always destroys sickness and disease. I find the healing scripture that means something special TO ME. Example 1: Psalm 103:2-3 KJV Bless the LORD, O my soul, (which is your mind, will, and emotions) and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; 1. I study this scripture many times over until I have a clear understanding of what it is saying to me personally. 2. I begin to think on this scripture and what God is saying. 3. I analyze and ponder and take the scripture apart (look at different translations for help) 4. I begin to mutter this scripture out loud to myself (talk it to myself). EXAMPLE 2: I speak it out loud: I bless you Lord with all my thoughts – I thank you for ALL your benefits – you have forgiven me of ALL iniquities, and ALL sin, and healeth ALL diseases. I thank you Father that you sent your Word to heal; your Word says you healeth ALL diseases. I thank you Father, that your Word is penetrating from my spirit to make health come to my physical body. I thank you, Father, that healing is a benefit of our covenant. I will not forget your benefits; you forgave ALL things and healed ALL diseases. Other healing scriptures I use that are important to me are: I John 4:4, II Corinthians 1:21-22, and I Peter 2:24: Greater is He that is in me, than he that is in the world. God’s anointing is in me! The burden-removing, yoke-destroying power of God is alive in me! The anointing is destroying all bondage and yokes. JESUS, thank you for taking those stripes for my healing. I believe with my soulish realm and speak with my mouth that I have received my healing. I thank you, father, that healing is a benefit of our covenant. You have forgiven all sin and healed all diseases. I proclaim I am well and healthy in JESUS’ name. Just focus on, and speak out loud, God’s promises of healing. You find whatever scriptures you want about healing, and speak them over your life. • I repeat this process of taking God’s medicine until the healing is totally complete. • DO NOT TAKE ONE DOSE AND QUIT! (you cannot OD on The Word) • Find the scripture that means something to you. • Follow directions in taking God’s medicine (and put your personality into it) and give it time to work. Don’t be rigid or uptight, remember God’s grace. YOUR BODY HAS NO CHOICE, IT MUST RESPOND TO THE WORD! IT ALWAYS WORKS WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR MEDICINE. Believe Your Righteousness Righteousness is the instantaneous condition of the Believer; the moment he is born again at the New Birth, the Believer receives the nature of the righteous God. The Believer receives God’s righteousness. Righteousness is the ability for a man to stand, in prayer or in the presence of the almighty and Holy God, as if he had never sinned or heard of sin! Righteousness is being able to stand before God without any fear or inferiority. Righteousness is the ability to stand before God as a Son, greatly beloved and approved by the Almighty God. Righteousness is not a condition that man can accomplish by his own work or good deeds! Righteousness could, and was only accomplished for man through the work of the Lord JESUS Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection. Righteousness means that we can go to God in prayer and praise Him just like Adam and Eve did: with no condemnation. God created the new creation (man) in righteousness and true holiness (Ephesians 4:24), therefore the New Man that you are has never been a sinner! God destroyed the old man and has made you into a righteous being. (II Corinthians 5:17) God has made, pronounced, judged, and established his Born-Again man as the righteousness of the Almighty God in the Earth. As you read these Scriptures, you will begin to see that God has made a righteous man that is unlimited in his ability through JESUS Christ, and a man to be greatly feared by Satan and the works of darkness. II Timothy 3:16-17 (KJV) “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.” Righteousness Consciousness Being conscious of righteousness will: • Set you free from a sense of guilt • Establish your worthiness to God • Give you knowledge of your acceptance by God • Produce peace in your life and home • Fear will be driven far from you • You will have a readiness to receive from God • Oppression shall be a thing of the past • You will have confidence and boldness in your prayer • Your faith will explode with victory Righteousness is a power and a force that will stop sin when yielded to and acted upon, and will cause the right action to follow. Proverbs 12:28 “In the way of righteousness is life, and in the pathway thereof there is no death.” If you have a disease and the doctor said there is “no hope,” there is nothing else he can do – maybe you need to get on another path. Find another physician. That other path is changing your thinking and accepting your righteousness. That other physician is JESUS. Fill up on The Word and not drugs. What does a believer do best? Believe. A believer believes. That is what a believer does best. A believer that knows The Word, and has studied The Word, knows when it is time to believe, and when it is time to doubt. There is a time for a believer to doubt, and that time is when the devil is giving you suggestions! Thoughts are coming into your mind: “You are going to die;” “You have a disease;” “You are a loser.” The devil will suggest thoughts of self condemnation, or that you are unworthy of God’s promises or unjustified thoughts about your past. That is when a believer that knows The Word will say, “I doubt that, I command this problem (mountain) to move out of my life in JESUS’ name!” The only weapon Satan has against you is the power of suggestion. He tries to get you to believe his symptoms of darkness - disease. He cannot kill anyone. If he could, he would. The devil tries to get you to believe wrongly, so that you receive from him instead of JESUS. Choosing a spirit life, you walk free, well, healthy, and wealthy. Choosing a natural life, you have all the problems of the natural to contend with. How you choose to live on Earth after being born-again does not affect your salvation, but it will affect how you live on Earth. This is why it is so important to believe correctly in The Word and JESUS. Right believing, thinking, and acting produces life! Healing For Today (II Corinthians 10:3-5) Wrong believing, thinking, and acting produce death. You cannot defeat the devil’s power of suggestion with thoughts. Thoughts are defeated by words. The Word of God, spoken out of your mouth in JESUS’ name is your weapon against works of darkness and suggestions. A negative stronghold is anything that does not line up with The Word of God, and the stronghold here is in your thinking. If you think something long enough you will have a stronghold in your mind. It is a choice to either cast it down or think on it some more. Build positive, Godly strongholds in your mind with The Word of God. John 10:10 – “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” Settle it in your mind: who is killing and destroying? Who is bringing life and abundance? JESUS brings life and the devil brings death! When the doctor says there is nothing else he can do, what do you do? Most people die because they don’t know how to believe God (lack of knowledge). Religion has taught people, “If it is God’s will, he can heal me.” Wrong-thinking! First, it is God’s will that you be healed. Secondly, He will not go over your will, He would be breaking His word if He healed you and you hadn’t believed by faith. You must believe by faith and study The Word, healing, scripture, and JESUS’ ministry in the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John). Back to II Corinthians 10:3-5 Verse 3. For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: Verse 4. (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds ;) Verse 5. Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; If you look at these scriptures backwards, this is what it says: 1. Thoughts Cause 2. Imaginations Cause 3. Strong holds Cause 4. War (In your Mind) Thinking does not defeat thoughts! Words defeat thoughts! Worry is thinking and thinking and thinking some more – and it gets worse. Speak The Word; bring thoughts into captivity - and you cannot think on darkness. The Word will defeat worry and any darkness and bring healing to your mind and body. Dominion Means Authority Genesis 1:26-28: [27]Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” … [28] Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” As you can see in Genesis, God has not only given man dominion over the earth, but has commanded man to have dominion. We are all God’s disciples with authority, read Luke 9:1 (NKJV): “Then He called His twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.” Luke 10:17-20 (NKJV): Then the seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.” And He said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.” Luke 4:35-39 JESUS spoke with authority. The fever heard Him (that’s why it left). Disease hears what you say when you know who you are. Speak with confidence; speak with determination; speak with authority. This is how I speak to disease: All disease, sickness, symptoms of any kind, I speak to you in the name of JESUS. Heart problems; blood disease; cancer; tumors; asthma; sugar diabetes; high blood pressure; depression; oppression; germs; virus; Parkinson’s disease; fever; pain; muscle, bone, or liver problems; Crohn’s disease; and any other consumption of darkness. I am talking to you; I speak to you in the name of JESUS Christ of Nazareth. Get out of these bodies. Leave! I cruse you from your roots! I sever your life supply! From this moment, you wither and dry up. Get out of these bodies in JESUS’ name. Now you speak and thank JESUS you are whole and healed. Do not look at the symptoms and circumstances that are coming against your body. Look at The Word, believe The Word. The Word said when hands were laid on you/when authority was spoken, you were healed. See yourself whole and healed. Keep thanking JESUS and your mind will not see the darkness that has come against your body. Farewell Remember, your act of confessing does not motivate God; it is you confessing God’s Word in your life that changes your “hidden emotional/intellectual/moral activity.” Renew your mind and receive what you need from God. He has already left your inheritance for you – just receive it. Don’t keep asking God to do what He’s already done. The only works you need to do is already done if you will believe by faith that it has already been done. When you believe JESUS: this works. When you don’t, it don’t! Feed your soulish realm with the Word and you will be well, healthy, and have good success. Your spirit already knows the truth. It is your soulish realm and body that need to learn the truth. Because then you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. I have a list of CD’s and articles that may help you receive your healing on my website at www.eandersonmin.org. I have seen hundreds of people healed and set free by JESUS – myself included, and I use what I have learned (and what God tells me) to teach His message of healing to everyone. I appreciate so much you being a partner with us in this ministry. Your prayer and financial support are greatly appreciated. I pray that God will bless and prosper all that you stretch forth your hand to do in JESUS’ name until He comes. You can become a partner on the web by going to www.eandersonmin.org and clicking the DONATE button. You may also sign up for the newsletter by e-mailing me at: eandersonmin@hotmail.com or by sending your address to Emmett Anderson Ministries P.O. Box 26 Crystal River, FL 34423 Grace, peace, joy and love – God bless you, Emmett Anderson Appendix Item A: Healed Individuals Study these scriptures and get them into your soulish realm. Individuals Healed By JESUS # Incident MT MK LK JN 1. Two blind men cured 9:27-31 2. Dumb Spirit Cast Out of Man 9:32-34 3. Deaf and dumb man cured 7:31-37 4. Blind man cured at Bethsaida 8:22-26 5. Widow’s son raised and healed 7:11-17 6. Mary Magdalene healed 8:1-3 7. Woman with spirit of infirmity 13:10-17 8. Man healed of dropsy 14:1-6 9. Ten lepers healed 17:11-19 10. Nobleman’s son cured 4:46-54 11. Man at pool of Bethesda 5:1-15 12. Blind man from birth healed 9:1-41 13. Lazarus raised up and healed 11:1-44 14. Blind Bartimaeus healed 20:29-34 10:46-52 15. Syrophenician’s daughter 15:21-28 7:24-30 16. Centurion’s palsied servant 8:5-13 7:1-10 17. Blind man cured 20:29-34 18:35-43 18. Unclean spirit cast out of man 1:21-28 4:31-37 19. Leper made clean 8:1-4 1:40-45 5:12-26 20. Peter’s mother in law 8:14-15 1:29-31 4:38-39 21. Man healed of palsy 9:1-8 2:1-12 5:17-26 22. Man with withered hand 12:9-14 3:1-6 6:6-11 23. Gadarene demoniac(s) 8:28-34 5:1-20 8:26-39 24. Woman with issue of blood 9:20-22 5:25-34 8:43-48 25. Jairus daughter raised and healed 9:18-26 5:21-43 8:40-56 26. Devil cast out of boy 17:14-21 9:17-29 9:37-42 27. Blind and dumb demoniac cured 12:22-30 3:20-27 11:14-23 28. The ear of Malchus healed 26:47-52 14:43-50 22:47-53 18:1-11 Item B: The Ephesians Prayer Fill in the name of whoever you are praying for in the blanks. If you are using a doctor, put your doctor’s name in there. Ephesians 1:16-19 Cease not to give thanks for _______________, making mention of him/her in my prayers; that the God of _______________'s lord, JESUS Christ, the Father of Glory, may give unto him/her the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him: the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of God's calling, what are the riches of the glory of God's inheritance in the saints and what is the exceeding greatness of God's power toward _______________ because he/she "believes" according to the working of God's mighty power. Ephesians 3:14-21 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of my lord, JESUS Christ, of whom the whole family in heaven and Earth is named. That God would grant to _______________, according to the riches in His glory, to be strengthened with might by God's spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in _______________'s soulish realm by faith; that _______________, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, length, depth, and height; and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge that _______________ might be filled with all the fullness of God. Now unto Him that is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that _______________ asks or thinks, according to the power that worketh in _______________, unto Him be glory in the church by Christ JESUS throughout all ages, world without end. AMEN. Proverbs 4:20-23 God tells us in The Word that speaking is one of the most important things in order to keep Godly thinking. Study these scriptures carefully. Pay attention to how many times “heart” is mentioned. Heart refers to your spirit or soulish realm. This is why it is so important to renew your mind: to keep you focused on spiritual things, The Word, and JESUS – not on your head knowledge. We must train our brain spiritually to receive spiritually. Confession helps you train your brain. Hebrews 4:14 (Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, JESUS the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.) Something I have learned over the years is that confession brings believing; believing brings receiving, and receiving brings health and success. No believing, no receiving. Now the passage (Proverbs 4:20-23) (KJV) “[20] My son, attend my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. [21]Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. [22] For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. [23] Keep thy heart with all diligence for out of it are the issues of life.” Verse 20: My Child, pay attention to what I say. (NLT) Verse 21: Keep my message in plain view at all times. Concentrate! Learn it by heart! (MESS) … let them penetrate deep within your heart. (LB) Verse 22: Those who discover these words live, really live; body and soul, they’re bursting with health. (MESS) They are life to those who find them and they heal the whole body. (GW) … let a man master them, they will bring life and healing to his whole being. (KNOX) … My Words… health to all parts of the frame. (FENTON) Verse 23: The most important thing is for you to be careful in the things you think. Your thoughts control your life. (ETR) … guard the affections of your heart; the emotional attachments you make determine the course of your life. (CW) Be careful how you think your life is shaped by your thoughts. (GN) … Your Heart; that’s where life starts. (MESS) … your heart… the source of your life flows from it (GW) Emmett is an ordained minister of the Gospel and has been teaching on divine healing, according to the Bible, for the past 25 years. Emmett travels internationally preaching, teaching and seeing people healed by the power of the Gospel. He also has been sent to establish Healing Centers in local churches and communities. If you would like Emmett to help start a Healing Center or to hold healing meetings in your local church or community, please contact him. It is his heart and passion to do so.