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THY FAITH HATH MADE THEE WHOLE

Mark 5:25-34
25 And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,
26 And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered,
but rather grew worse,
27 When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.
28 For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.
29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that
plague.
30 And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press,
and said, Who touched my clothes?
31 And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
32 And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.
33 But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and
told him all the truth.
34 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.

Mark 10:46-52
46 And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people,
blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.
47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David,
have mercy on me.
48 And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David,
have mercy on me.
49 And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of
good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.
50 And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus.
51 And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto
him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.
52 And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his
sight, and followed Jesus in the way.

Luke 17:12-19
12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as
they went, they were cleansed.
15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,
16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?
18 There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.
19 And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.
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WHOLE (MADE)
hugies NT:5199 (cf. Eng., "hygiene") is used especially in the Gospels of making sick folk "whole," Matt
12:13; 15:31; Mark 3:5; 5:34; Luke 6:10; John 5:4,6,9,11,14,15; 7:23; also Acts 4:10; of "sound (speech)," Titus
2:8. See SOUND.
(from Vine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words, Copyright © 1985, Thomas Nelson Publishers.)

NT:5199 hugies (hoog-ee-ace'); from the base of NT:837; healthy, i.e. well (in body); figuratively, true (in
doctrine): KJV - sound, whole.
(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary.
Copyright © 1994, 2003 Biblesoft, Inc. and International Bible Translators, Inc.)

I. FAITH GIVES US ACCESS TO GOD’S GRACE THROUGH JESUS CHRIST, OUR LORD.
A. Each part of the equation is essential – God, Jesus Christ, us, and faith.
1. Rom 5:1-2 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus
Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of
the glory of God. WE CANNOT BE JUSTIFIED WITHOUT FAITH.
Justification: a forensic term, opposed to condemnation. … Faith is called a "condition," …
because it is the instrument, the only instrument by which the soul appropriates or
apprehends Christ and his righteousness (Rom 1:17; 3:25,26; 4:20,22; Phil 3:8-11; Gal 2:16).
(from Easton's Bible Dictionary, PC Study Bible formatted electronic database Copyright ©
2003 Biblesoft, Inc. All rights reserved.)

B. Faith is our part of the equation.

1. Gal 3:1-11
1 O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus
Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
2 This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith ?
3 Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?
4 Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.
5 He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of
the law, or by the hearing of faith ?
6 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith , the same are the children of Abraham.
8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith , preached before the gospel
unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.
9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that
continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
11 But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.

2. Gal 3:24-29
24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
25 But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all
one in Christ Jesus.
29 And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
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II. NOT A BLIND FAITH.

A. Faith is a reasoning process.
1. 2 Cor 5:7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

2. Heb 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

3. Rom 12:1-3
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy,
acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. [your intelligent service; YLT]
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may
prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more
highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure
of faith.

III. WITHOUT FAITH IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE GOD.

A. The gospel doesn’t work without faith on the part of the hearer.
1. Heb 4:1-2 Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you
should seem to come short of it. For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the
word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.

B. Faith is essential in every aspect of our spiritual lives.

1. Heb 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must
believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Whether we come to God for forgiveness in obedience to the gospel,

or forgiveness for sins after we have obeyed the gospel,

or whether we come to God in prayer for any need whatsoever,

we must believe that He is

and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.

Our faith will make us whole.

Invitation: Hear, Believe, Repent, Confess Christ as the Son of God, Be Immersed for the remission of
sins, and then grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ, remaining faithful until death.

If you are a Christian and have sinned publicly, then you are invited to remove your
separation from God by public repentance so that prayers can be offered with you and for you.
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