Pleasant reply. But I did not write it. That was written by James under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Take your complaint to your Heavenly Father, not me.
Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. James 5:14-16 NIV
Note the question in verse 15 - is anyone sick. Meditate on why James would ask that question.
Did it ever occur to you that it may also refer to spiritual sickness? That is why there is the reference to forgiveness of sins.
Also, I don’t have a problem with laying on of hands, my own church does it. But it is a mode of PRAYER not faith healing. You sound like the Christian Scientists (another heretical group btw).
It’s persistently slightly fascinating . . .
those who most rant about
“The WORD of God is ENOUGH for me!”
Then seem to doggedly INSIST on mangling, watering down, rationalizing away, trying to neuter etc.
The WORD OF GOD!
Maybe they’re just never satisfied?
Or is it their Proud Control Phreaque obsessions coming out.
I think that’s a huge part of why certain personalities seem to have a super hard time “walking in The Spirit.”
THEY ABJECTLY REFUSE, in any significant sense, to GIVE CONTROL OF THEIR LIVES MORE WHOLESALE TO JESUS!
Sad.