He gave his apostles power to cast out devils and perform miracles in his name. He also gave the apostle the dispensation to pass this gift to others.
I believe the capacity to heal as Christ heals lies within every person, waiting to be activated by our intent and will. Jesus said that the same things he did, we could do, and more. I believe those words.
Apostolic healing has not been as consistent a part of my own spiritual path as have the Native American teachings and those concepts that might be considered "new age" or metaphysical but the laying on of hands in apostolic tradition is a spiritual gift I have both received and given.
Overcoming the fear of transformation
....Healing as Jesus Healed....Is it Possible for us?
Question on healing: Can people still practice apostolic laying on of hands today? Can we heal like Jesus and his apostles healed?
Healing Facilitation Response: I was raised in the Church of Christ, where prayer was recognized as a powerful healing force but the practice of laying on of hands in apostolic healing tradition was not practiced. However, I had a brother who was a Pentacostal preacher so I found out about apostolic healing through him and later, experienced it personally at the hands of a woman very strong in that faith. It was a powerful experience that left me on the floor, trembling.
I have also been in church services where preachers touched me and I felt no virtue come forth from them so I can understand why some do not believe. If you have not had a true experience with apostolic healing, it is easy to just dismiss it as an emotionally induced experience without real power. Once you do have the experience, you know that it is real.
So...how is this type of healing different from Reiki or other forms of energetic healing? I can only speak of my own experience but I believe apostolic healing is a dispensation of Spirit designed to actively stir up and root out blockages. As such, for me it was more physically agressive. Although I have had full body shaking in Native Ceremonies and even in Reiki healing sessions, it is not commonly as violent as what I experienced with apostolic. And apostolic healing may not be the same for everyone as it was for me.
In looking back on similar reactions, like the one where I held The Pipe, experiences where there is direct dispensation of Spirit have always effected me that way. In comparison, when I'm receiving energy transmitted thru a healer for the purpose of healing specific issues, the physical reactions are not so intense. With direct dispensation of Spirit, the entire being is transformed and instantaneously affected.