healing

This ministry loves our military and veterans! We have a heart to see them prosper in every area of their lives, and so does God! We also understand the struggles that come with PTSD. Gloria Copeland’s father, a WWII veteran, struggled with PTSD and alcohol as a result.

The world believes people who have faced trauma and struggle with PTSD are doomed to do so for life. But Jesus doesn’t agree. He came to give every believer life more abundantly. He came to set people free from every form of torment and bondage. He is the Healer. He is the Deliverer!

No matter what you’re struggling with right now, know this—God wants you totally and completely free from every bondage. It’s why He sent Jesus!

No matter how long you’ve struggled with addiction to alcohol or how strong you feel the addiction might be, nothing is more powerful than the bondage-breaking, yoke-destroying power of the Name of Jesus. You might feel alone right now, but there are countless testimonies of people who have been just where you are who are perfectly free of all addiction today. Freedom belongs to you!

When it comes to certain lifestyle choices, as Christians, it is important to discern between absolute truth and what is a wise choice. The Apostle Paul said everything is permissible but not all things are beneficial (1 Corinthians 10:23). In other words, if something is not expressly identified in the Word of God as sin, it does not necessarily make it the wisest choice.

A lot of Christians have been confused about that issue. So let’s look at what Paul wrote. He stated in Galatians 4:13, “You know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first.” The two phrases we need to fully understand are “infirmity of the flesh” and “at the first.”

Certainly the wording of certain scriptures, especially in the King James Version, has caused some to wonder if God is the One who inflicts sickness on us. For example, Deuteronomy 28:61 has been translated, “Also every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the book of this law, them will the Lord bring upon thee, until thou be destroyed.”

Kenneth and Gloria Copeland are not against doctors or medicine. In fact, they thank God for them. They see their doctor for regular check-ups and have hosted several different Christian doctors on the Believer’s Voice of Victory broadcasts over the years.

It’s important to know that there is nothing spiritually wrong with taking medicine. It is perfectly acceptable to attack sickness on both the natural and the spiritual level.

Not taking medicine is not what will get you healed. Faith in God and His Word that says, “By His stripes you were healed,” is what brings healing. His Word makes it clear that in His great love, God wants all His people well. In many cases, a person’s faith may not be developed enough to receive healing without taking medicine.

Years ago, Kenneth Copeland weighed 263 pounds. He doesn’t hesitate to share his testimony about how he was delivered from food addiction and from fueling his body with wrong food choices. Once he got revelation from God and allowed His supernatural power to help him crucify the flesh, he was delivered from all food addiction, lost the weight, and never looked back. He has maintained his healthy weight for decades through a determination to stay fit for the Kingdom.

The foundation for our belief in divine healing begins with the study of salvation. Our salvation through Jesus is sufficient to redeem us from both the nature and curse of sin (Romans 5:12; Galatians 3:13-14; Deuteronomy 28:15-68).

In the Old Testament, under the old covenant, some foods were deemed unholy to eat. But Jesus changed all that with the establishment of the new covenant.

In 1 Timothy 4:3-5 (NLT), the Apostle Paul says, “Some…will say it is wrong…to eat certain foods. But God created those foods to be eaten with thanks by faithful people who know the truth. Since everything God created is good, we should not reject any of it but receive it with thanks. For we know it is made acceptable by the word of God and prayer.”