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Healing and wholeness are contemporary spiritual issues in today’s church. In the Bible healing and wholeness are a principal focus: through the history of Israel, God consistently restored the relationship of the Israelites by mean of healing and wholeness processes and in the New
Testament era, Jesus showed the kingdom of God through his ministry by healing and wholeness. Healing may thus be seen as a direct act of agape love which brings people uniquely into contact with God the Creator. Jesus healed all who came to him because he knew that God’s will is for each one to live full and complete lives. Today, healing reminds us all that God is not indifferent to human pain and suffering. Jesus heals in order to help us toward transformation. God today uses healing "partners,"particularly in the many fields involving health care including physical, mental, emotional, and relationship recovery. Thus, healing witnesses God’s presence to us. The purpose of this study is to articulate the issues of healing and wholeness in Christianity for contemporary spirituality. First, it will define what healing and wholeness in Christianity mean and will trace for the reader some of the biblical foundations in the Old and New Testaments. Moreover, it will introduce a historical understanding of healing and wholeness based on the book, Healing and Christianity, written by Morton Kelsey and will present its background from biblical times to the present. Secondly, it will elaborate on programs of healing and wholeness beyond the principles suggested by Kelsey in order to apply the theory of healing processes more explicitly in a contemporary church. Finally, it will present major examples of programs such as Meditation, Group Sharing, Bible study, a Workshop, and a Healing service.