Pentecostals believe firmly in divine healing. This belief is based on Scriptures such as James 5:14–15, which says that, if a person is sick, they should ask the elders of the church to anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord, with the expectation that God will work a miracle. In Mark 16:18, Jesus promised believers that they would lay hands on the sick and see them recover.

However, personal experience shows that not everyone who receives prayer or is anointed with oil is healed. Dr. David K. Bernard addresses the question of how to reconcile this reality with what God says in His Word about divine healing.

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