This page describes the important changes that will be made in version 11 of my book (version 10 is currently available for purchase at Amazon.com ). See the copyright page in your copy of the book for the version number that you have.

I don't yet have a date when version 11 of the book will be published.

To download a free PDF of the first 5 chapters or to purchase the full book, see "Divine Healing Absolutely Is for Today."

The page numbers are for the paperback edition of version 10. The changes are shown in red.

These are the important clarifications in Part 1 (including the free PDF):

• On page 19 in chapter 1, in the section called "How Did the Apostles Interpret the Great Commission?," these sentences from version 10 will be replaced:

  "In the above passage, if the kingdom of God were just a matter of talking, then it would have been Paul's words versus the arrogant people's words. Paul's point was that the kingdom of God is not just about talking; it's about power, so God's power would either confirm Paul or the arrogant people."

  These are the new sentences in version 11:

  "In the above passage, if Paul had said that the kingdom is about talking with no power, then it would have simply been Paul's words versus the arrogant people's words. Paul's point was that it's not just about talking; it's about power, so God's power would either confirm Paul or the arrogant people."

• On page 31 in chapter 1, in the section called "Summary and Final Thoughts," this paragraph from version 10 will be replaced:

  "For example, Paul urged people to imitate him and to follow his example as he followed Christ's example (1 Corinthians 4:16-17; 11:1; Philippians 3:17; 4:9; 1 Thessalonians 1:5-7). Notice that he never said to imitate only the non-miraculous things he did, and he never said to imitate him but only until the end of the first century or until the New Testament was completed. (We will look at these issues in more detail in chapter 2.)"

  This is the new paragraph in version 11:

  "For example, Paul urged people to imitate him and to follow his example as he followed Christ's example (1 Corinthians 4:16-17; 11:1; Philippians 3:17; 4:9; 1 Thessalonians 1:5-7). Notice that he never said to imitate only the non-miraculous things he did, he never said to imitate him but only until the end of the first century, and he never said to imitate him but only until the New Testament was completed. (We will look at these issues in more detail in chapter 2.) In his letter to the Philippians (3:17 and 4:9), Paul specifically said that his life was an example for them, a pattern for them to follow, and that they should do or put into practice what they had seen him do. In numerous passages that we have examined, what was the pattern of Paul's life, the pattern he repeatedly said that all Christians should imitate and put into practice? The pattern of Paul's Christian life was trying to set the captives free by talking to people about Jesus and demonstrating the power of the Holy Spirit, exactly as Jesus commanded us to do in the Great Commission. That is the family business we're in as children of God."

• On page 57 in chapter 2, in the section called "Objection #5," this sentence from version 10 will be replaced:

  "But when completeness comes, referring to the completion or perfection of our salvation at the return of Jesus, then we will no longer need these gifts of the Spirit."

  This is the new sentence in version 11:

  "But when completeness comes, referring to the completion or perfection of our salvation at the return of Jesus, then we will no longer need these gifts of the Spirit because we will not be in these fallible, mortal bodies."

• On page 96 in chapter 3, in the section called "Physical Healing Is in the Atonement," this sentence from version 10 will be replaced:

  "When Jesus healed people before the cross, this does not prevent physical healing from being in the Atonement."

  This is the new sentence in version 11:

  "When Jesus healed people before the cross in Matthew 8:16-17 (above), this does not prevent physical healing from being in the Atonement."

• On page 114 in chapter 3, near the end of the section called "Bread from Heaven," this sentence from version 10 will be replaced:

  "However, Paul said in the above passage that the bread represents Christ's body (the one true loaf) and that each Christian is a piece of that one loaf as members of the body of Christ."

  This is the new sentence in version 11:

  "However, Paul said in the above passage that Christ's body is the one true loaf (symbolized by the bread that we break) and that each Christian participates in the body of Christ as an individual piece (symbolized by the broken piece of bread that we eat), sharing in the one true loaf."

• On page 134, near the end of chapter 3, these sentences from version 10 will be replaced:

  "There's a big difference between the two. Praying for a sick person is not wrong (we'll see a reason for it in chapter 5), but the point here is that healing is not accomplished by asking God to do it from heaven."

  This is the new sentence in version 11:

  "There's a big difference between the two because healing is not accomplished by praying for God to do it from heaven."

• On page 180 in chapter 5, in the section called "Be Filled with the Holy Spirit," this sentence from version 10 will be replaced:

  "In a similar way, when we are filled with the Spirit, He influences our thoughts, words, and actions, which might also be accompanied by a boldness to say and do things we wouldn't say or do otherwise."

  This is the new sentence in version 11:

  "In a similar way, when we are filled with the Spirit, He influences our thoughts, words, and actions, which might also be accompanied by a boldness to speak and act in certain ways as we see in some of the above passages."

These are the important clarifications in Part 2:

• On page 199, near the beginning of chapter 7, this sentence from version 10 will be replaced:

  "Similarly, God's agape love for Christians unconditionally expresses His compassion, choosing to show us favor and goodwill and doing what is best for us (but not necessarily what we want)."

  This is the new sentence in version 11:

  "Similarly, God's agape love for people unconditionally expresses His compassion, choosing to show us favor and goodwill and doing what is best for us (but not necessarily what we want)."

• On page 201 in chapter 7, several paragraphs before the section called "Faith, Hope, and Love," this sentence from version 10 will be replaced:

  "As we saw, only one verse in the entire New Testament refers to emotional feelings (affection and friendship) for God."

  This is the new sentence in version 11:

  "As we saw, only one verse in the entire New Testament tells us to have emotional feelings (affection and friendship) for God."

• On page 232 in chapter 7, a few pages before the section called "Speak to the Issues," these sentences from version 10 will be replaced:

  "The second type, which seems to include most Christians, says that they believe in God and love God, but their actions show that their allegiance is to their feelings (their human nature). The third type distorts Bible passages for their own benefit (knowingly or unknowingly), so their allegiance is to themselves. Jesus said that we can only serve one master, so the second and third types of Christians are serving their own desires."

  These are the new sentences in version 11:

  "The second type, which seems to include most Christians, says that they believe in God and love God, but their actions show that their allegiance is to their human nature (what feels right to them or what they're comfortable with). The third type distorts Bible passages for their own benefit (knowingly or unknowingly), so their allegiance is to their human nature as well. Jesus said that we can only serve one master, so the second and third types of Christians are serving themselves; their actions show that their human nature is their master."

• On page 239, at the end of the third bullet point in the beginning of chapter 8, this footnote will be added in version 11:

  "Dave Root, "Cheat Sheet for Conversations with Christians," https://www.vividchristianity.com/CheatSheet.htm. See section #32 for a deeper understanding of spiritual death."

• On page 242, several pages into chapter 8, this sentence from version 10 will be replaced:

  "In chapter 3, we saw that when we become Christians, God provides a number of blessings to us in our spirits, including salvation and the fruit of the Spirit (love, joy, peace, etc.)."

  This is the new sentence in version 11:

  "In chapter 3, we saw that when we become Christians, God provides a number of blessings to us in our spirits, including salvation (meaning that our spirits are in the state of having been forgiven and saved) and the fruit of the Spirit (love, joy, peace, etc.)."

• On page 244 in chapter 8, in the first paragraph after the Luke 19:8-9 Scripture passage (shortly before the section called "God's Timing"), this sentence from version 10 will be replaced:

  "This tells us that people can be forgiven of sins without being Christians."

  This is the new sentence in version 11:

  "This tells us that people can be forgiven of certain sins without becoming Christians."

• On page 246 in chapter 8, near the end of the section called "God's Timing," the part in red will be added in version 11:

  "No one is ever denied healing, as we saw, but it may be delayed if it is not yet God's timing. As an example, imagine that a sick Christian man (who doesn't know anything about divine healing) is in the hospital, and God wants him to speak to a specific nurse who is going through a rough time. However, a Christian friend comes in and heals him, then he is discharged from the hospital before that nurse came on duty so he was never able to speak to the nurse. In a situation such as this, perhaps God would not allow the healing to happen until a later time so that the sick Christian man can be guided by the Lord in giving comfort and hope to that nurse."

• On page 251 in chapter 8, in the second bullet point after "From chapter 7" in the section called "The Important Points from Every Chapter," this sentence from version 10 will be replaced:

  "First Corinthians 16:22 is the only verse in the entire New Testament that refers to feelings (phileo, meaning affection and friendship) for God."

  This is the new sentence in version 11:

  "First Corinthians 16:22 is the only verse in the entire New Testament that tells us to have feelings (phileo, meaning affection and friendship) for God."

• On page 277 in chapter 9, at the bottom of the section called "Reasons Why a Person Might Not Be Instantly Healed," this bullet point will be added in version 11:

  "Some issues do not actually need divine healing, such as Timothy's stomach illnesses that we looked at in chapter 2 (Objection #3)."

• On page 277-278 in chapter 9, at the top of the section called "How to Heal Yourself," this paragraph from version 10 will be replaced:

  "The apostle Paul was bitten by a poisonous viper, but we are given no information about how he was healed or kept safe (Acts 28:1-6). Apart from that, the New Testament provides no examples of any Christians receiving healing for themselves. Therefore, all we can do is to listen to what the Lord tells us, follow scriptural guidelines that we have seen in earlier chapters, and to some extent, learn through trial and error (in ourselves and in the testimonies of other Christians who have received healing)."

  This is the new paragraph in version 11:

  "The apostle Paul was bitten by a poisonous viper, but we are given no information about how he was healed or kept safe (Acts 28:1-6). Apart from that, the New Testament provides no examples of any Christians who manifested their own healing. Therefore, all we can do is listen to what the Lord tells us, follow scriptural guidelines that we have seen in earlier chapters, and to some extent, learn through trial and error (in ourselves and in the testimonies of other Christians who have manifested their own healing). As we saw in chapter 3, all the individual sins listed in the Bible (e.g., murder, adultery, lying, stealing) are different manifestations of our disobedience to God, meaning that they are different ways that our disobedience is visible in the physical world. In exactly the same way, manifesting our healing simply means that our healing is now visible in our bodies."

• On page 281 in chapter 9, near the end of the section called "How to Heal Yourself," this sentence from version 10 will be replaced:

  "No matter what the hindrance is, simply ask a Christian to lay hands on you as described in the next section, then try receiving healing for yourself later for a different infirmity."

  This is the new sentence in version 11:

  "No matter what the hindrance is, simply ask a Christian to lay hands on you as described in the next section, then try manifesting healing for yourself later for a different infirmity."

• On page 297 in chapter 9, in the last paragraph just before the section called "Follow-up Issues," this sentence from version 10 will be replaced:

  "In the above points, notice that we do not need to pump up our emotions or our faith in order to manifest our healing."

  This is the new sentence in version 11:

  "In the above points, notice that we do not need to pump up our emotions or our faith in order to heal someone."

• On pages 298-299 in chapter 9, in the section called "Follow-up Issues," every occurrence of "receive," "received," and "receiving" will be replaced in version 11 with "manifest," "manifested," or "manifesting."

• On page 310 in chapter 9, near the end of the section called "Summary and Final Thoughts," this sentence from version 10 will be replaced:

  "As members of God's family, we are automatically in the family business, which is exactly what Jesus modeled for us during His life before the cross (see chapter 1)."

  This is the new sentence in version 11:

  "As members of God's family, we are automatically in the family business, which is exactly what Jesus modeled for us during His ministry before the cross (see chapter 1)."

• 09/22/2024 - Added some clarifications on pages 199, 242, and 277-278.

• 09/05/2024 - Added more clarifications.

• 08/12/2024 - Added a clarification on page 244.

• 07/12/2024 - Modified the wording.

• 07/04/2024 - New page.