Charles S. Price on Divine Healing
The goal of every mature Christian should be Divine Health, which involves the flow of Christ's life through us and the surrender of our will to His.
Charles S. Price emphasizes the importance of allowing the light of Jesus to enter our lives rather than struggling to remove darkness, pains, sins, and weaknesses on our own. He highlights that true deliverance from the devil's power comes from admitting and giving authority to the Lord Jesus, as salvation is not achieved through our actions but through being transformed into His image. Price also discusses how Divine Healing is surpassed by the ultimate goal of Divine Health, where the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus sets us free from the law of sin and death.
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"When we want to bring light into a room, we do not try to cast the darkness out, but we put light in. It is vain to struggle to get rid of our pains and our sufferings and even our sins and our weaknesses. The only way one can rid himself of the power of the devil is to admit and give authority to the power of the Lord Jesus. We cannot do it, but HE CAN! No man can save himself by abstinence from things which are sinful. That is why salvation is not what we do, but what we are.
We are transformed into His image and, beholding that Image, as in a glass, we are changed from glory to glory, until at last we shall awaken completely IN HIS LIKENESS! That is why whenever we hear some of God's sincere, but immature children, pounding away on the externals, we know that the glorious light of the revelation of the truth as it is in our blessed Lord has not yet fully come to them. When we become LIKE HIM, we are delivered from the bondage of the outer, Of course, that will reflect the transformation in the inner.
Then we abstain, not to be saved, but because we are redeemed.
The same is true when it comes to the healing of the body. In the days of old, virtue flowed from Jesus, when people pressed forward to touch Him. That virtue was an integral part of the Christ Himself. The disease simply could not abide in the presence of the Virtue! Can corruption continue when Incorruption takes the throne? Will mortality still exist when Immortality reigns? Have we not known that there is a law--a Divinely appointed and imparted law--and it is called THE LAW OF THE SPIRIT OF LIFE IN CHRIST JESUS!
It makes us free from the law of sin and of death! It supersedes it. It overwhelms it. It makes it incapable of operation. Why should we try to remove by our own struggles the law of sin and death when such victory can only be brought about by the operation of the LAW OF LIFE in Him? In the last analysis, the goal of every mature Christian should not be Divine Healing but DIVINE HEALTH! The flow of His life through ours; the surrender of our will to His; the impartation of His nature, until our natures are impregnated with the glory and the presence of the Divine! Not in an instant! Not in some emotional moment at an altar! But by that daily acknowledgment of His lovely presence in ALL OUR WAYS, and the surrender of EACH MOMENT to His care and to His keeping."
Sermon Outline
- I. The Power of Light
- A. We don't cast out darkness, we put in light
- B. This principle applies to spiritual healing
- II. The Limitations of Human Effort
- A. We cannot rid ourselves of sin and suffering through our own efforts
- B. Salvation is not what we do, but what we are
- III. The Power of Christ's Virtue
- A. Jesus' virtue flowed from Him and healed those who touched Him
- B. This virtue is an integral part of Christ Himself
- IV. The Law of the Spirit of Life
- A. This law makes us free from the law of sin and death
- B. It supersedes and overwhelms the law of sin and death
- V. The Goal of Divine Health
- A. The goal of every mature Christian should be Divine Health
- B. This involves the flow of Christ's life through us and the surrender of our will to His
Key Quotes
“We cannot do it, but HE CAN!” — Charles S. Price
“Can corruption continue when Incorruption takes the throne?” — Charles S. Price
“The flow of His life through ours; the surrender of our will to His; the impartation of His nature, until our natures are impregnated with the glory and the presence of the Divine!” — Charles S. Price
Application Points
- Acknowledge the power of Christ's virtue and surrender to His presence in your life to experience spiritual healing.
- Recognize that salvation is not what you do, but what you are, and that true transformation comes from Christ.
- Surrender each moment to Christ's care and keeping to experience Divine Health.