Welcome back! In our last episode we exposed what I called the Great Jesus Omission—how the church has emphasized Jesus as Redeemer but overlooked Jesus as Healer. And because of that, many believers are living with only half the Gospel. They’re forgiven… but not free. Saved… but still struggling.
Today I want to show you why many Christians never access Jesus as Healer.
And it begins with this question: What is sin, really? I know, right now you think you know the answer. But stay with me. What I’m about to show you changes everything about how healing actually works.
Ask most Christians, “What is sin?” and you’ll hear something like: “Sin is our fallen nature.
We inherited it from Adam. We’re born sinners. That’s why we sin.” People quote Romans 5. They talk about original sin. Some mention total depravity. But that line of thinking leads here:
If sin is your nature, if it defines who you are, then the best you can ever hope for is sin-management. You can resist sin. You can confess sin. You can be forgiven for sin. But you can’t be healed of it, because it’s “who you are.” That’s like asking, “Can I be healed from being human?” No. Your nature is your nature. But here’s the twist. The idea that sin is your nature doesn’t actually come from Scripture. Not the way we’ve been taught.
WHERE DID THE SIN-NATURE TEACHING CAME FROM? This theology traces back to Augustine in the 4th century. He was fighting the Pelagian heresy and swung hard in the opposite direction. He concluded humans are born totally depraved, completely sinful by nature, incapable of doing any good. And the Western church swallowed that idea whole. For 1,700 years, we’ve been taught “sin is your nature.” But if that’s true, why does Paul say in Romans 7: “It is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me”? Why does he separate himself from the sin?
He might as well say, “It is no longer I, but it’s sin that infects me.” That’s not nature. That’s infection.
Let’s look at what the Bible teaches. Genesis 1, God creates humanity in His image and likeness. He calls it “very good.” That is your nature, God’s image, God’s likeness, and God’s verdict of “very good.” Genesis 3 Satan supernaturally deceives Eve. Sin enters humanity through deception, not creation. Romans 5 “Sin entered the world through one man.” Entered, meaning it came from outside. Not native. Not built-in. 1 John 3:8 “The one who practices sin is of the devil…
for the devil has been sinning from the beginning.” Sin originates with Satan, not with God,
not with humanity.
So let me say it plainly: Sin is Satan’s nature, not yours. Humanity was infected by sin, not designed by sin.
Here’s the truth Scripture paints. Sin is not your nature. Sin is a supernatural infection of the soul. It entered the human race through demonic deception, and like a virus, it spread. Think of it like the flu. If I catch the flu, the flu affects me, weakens me, distorts my behavior, but it is not my identity. It came from outside. It attacks me. But it is not me. And here’s the good news.
Infections can be healed. You don’t confess your flu. You don’t “resist” your flu. You get healed.
And when the infection is gone, you’re free. The same principle applies to sin.
When lust suddenly flares, that’s not your nature, it’s infection. When rage rises like a volcano, that’s not “just who you are” it’s infection tied to a wound. When anxiety grips you at 3 AM,
that’s not personality, it’s infection exploiting fear. I’m not excusing sin. But I am explaining it.
And this understanding changes everything about how you fight.
Let me summarize: We all inherit supernatural defilements from our first parents, distortions, inclinations, vulnerabilities. We also experience soul wounding by trauma, betrayal, abandonment, doorways for demonic attack. Satan continues to deceive, whispering, “You’ll always be this way.” “This is who you are.” “You’re hopeless, broken forever.”
So ruts form. Habits harden. Compulsions cycle. And we think, “This must be my nature.”
Sin wants to hide. It pretends to be your thoughts, your desires, your identity. But the truth is, they are not you. You are created in the holy, divine likeness of God. The infection is the enemy. Not your identity.
If sin were your nature, there would be no escape. But if sin is infection. Jesus can heal it.
And this is His earthly ministry. Jesus given by the Father to fulfill God’s Mission of God to bless all people. Jesus ministry is healing the sick, cleansing the unclean, casting out demons, breaking bondage, restoring the whole person. Everywhere Jesus goes, He heals, physically, spiritually, emotionally. When He told the paralytic, “Your sins are forgiven… take up your mat and walk,”
He showed His authority to heal both body and soul. Healing is not a side ministry. It is His ministry.
The Old theology says: “I’m a sinner by nature. I must try harder. Resist harder. Confess more.”
Result: Exhaustion. Shame cycles. White-knuckling the Christian life.
God’s theology says: “I’m made in God’s likeness. I’ve been infected. I need healing. Jesus the Healer restores my soul.” Result: Transformation. Freedom. Actual change. Not struggling forever. Not sin management. Healing.
If you’ve said: “I’ve confessed this sin a thousand times. I’ve promised God I’d stop. I’ve had accountability partners. Nothing works.” Listen: It’s not your fault. You’ve been trying to resist something that needs to be healed. You’ve been trying to manage what needs to be removed. You’ve been fighting spiritual infection with natural effort. That’s like bringing a knife to a gunfight.
Supernatural infections require supernatural healing. And Jesus is the Healer. Not just forgiver.
Healer.
So if sin is infection, not nature, everything changes. Because infections can be healed. But how?
There is a kind of conversation most Christians have never learned. A way of talking with Jesus personally, consistently, relationally. Not talking to the Father about Jesus, but talking with Jesus Himself. That conversation is where healing begins. And that is our next video:
“The Conversation That Changes Everything.” We’ll learn how to talk with Jesus. How to hear Him. And how to follow Him step by step into real freedom.
May the Lord bless you, keep you, and make His face to shine upon you.
Pastor Keith
Coastal Hope
Antipolo, Tuburan, Cebu, Philippines.
