Cura bíblica

by Vincent Cheung

Este livro discute a provisão de Deus para a cura, como ensinada nas Escrituras. O primeiro capítulo demonstra que a obra expiratória de Cristo inclui provisão para cura, tanto da mente como do corpo do crente. Explica também como a soberania de Deus se relaciona com a forma pela qual a cura é dispensada. O segundo capítulo trata sobre a natureza e o uso da autoridade divina, e explica a autoridade que Deus nos conferiu, por meio de Jesus Cristo, para ministrarmos cura. Estes dois capítulos esclarecem a base teológica do pedir e ministrar a cura; os capítulos subsequentes aplicam e estendem a mesma de forma específica.

79 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 28, 2001

Reviews

[Kyle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cheung can come off as condescending and overly critical in a lot of his writings. Thankfully he was more restrained in that regard in this book. I was disappointed that, though this is a book about healing, it seemed that he hardly touched on the subject in much depth.

[James Mayuga · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was written around 2001 and I read it around that same time. Cheung has since written another book with the title "Biblical Healing". There's a 2003 edition and a 2012 edition. I recommend the 2012 edition since his most mature and balanced views are contained within. For example, he's more open to the use of medicine in the 2012 edition. All three books are freely available online.

I generally agree with Cheung's Calvinism, though he does have a tendency towards Hyper-Calvinism. He's also overly dogmatic about divine occasionalism and continuous creation (and presumably his presentist A-theory of time). Occasionalism is not the only metaphysic that's compatible with Calvinism. Both A-theory and B-theory are compatible. Cheung presupposes the truth of occasionalism and continuous creation in his doctrine of healing.

I also disagree with Cheung's Scripturalism [with its attendant empirical skepticism] and his modified Clarkian apologetics [called Axiomatic (AKA Dogmatic, or Deductive, or Rational) Presuppositionalism]. I'm a Van Tillian presuppositionalist myself. Though, Cheung does make some good points in his critiques of non-Christian worldviews and epistemologies. Cheung's Scripturalism has been refuted online by the anonymous writer "Aquascum" in his numerous papers critiquing Scripturalism. Cheung also rejects Common Grace and dogmatically subscribes to hard determinism (which might be true, but not the only view of determinism compatible with Calvinism).

I could go on, but he should be read carefully and critically. Chew the meat, but spit out the bones.