The first covenant that the Lord (Jehovah) made with the children of Israel after they were brought out of Egypt was a covenant of healing. The Lord said, ” And said If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.”

Exodus 15:26
The vicarious suffering of the Lord Jesus Christ paid for the healing of our bodies, the same as for the salvation of our souls, for “…with His stripes we are healed.” (Isaiah 53:5).

Matthew 8:17 reads,
“That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities and bare [our] sicknesses.”Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.”

I Peter 2:24
We see from this that divine healing for the body is in the atonement being true, then it is for all who believe. Jesus said of believers, “They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.” (Mark 16:18).
Later, James wrote in his Epistle to all the churches: ”

James 5:14.
Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: 15. And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he has committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. 16. Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”
All of these promises are for the church today. “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.”

The word repentance comes from several Greek words which mean, change of views and purpose, change of heart, and change of mind. Pardon and forgiveness of sins are obtained by genuine repentance, confessing, and forsaking of sins. We are justified by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:”

Romans 5:1
John the Baptist preached repentance, Jesus proclaimed it, and the Apostles emphasized it to both Jews and Gentiles. “Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.”

Acts 2:38
When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.”

Acts 11:18
And the times of this ignorance God winked at, but now commands all men everywhere to repent:”
(Acts 17:30).

John the Baptist in Matthew 3:11 said, I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the
Holy Ghost, and [with] fire:” Jesus in

Acts 1:5
For John truly baptized with water, but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.” Luke tells us in

Acts 2:4
And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.” The terms “baptize with the Holy Ghost and fire,” “filled with the Holy Spirit,” and “gift of the Holy Ghost are synonymous terms used interchangeably in the Bible. It is scriptural to expect all who receive the gift, filling, or baptism of the Holy Spirit to receive the same physical, initial sign of speaking with other tongues. The speaking with other tongues, as recorded in
Acts 2:4
And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Acts 10:46
For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,

Acts 19:6
And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.”

In the beginning, God created man innocent, pure, and holy; but through the sin of disobedience, Adam and Eve, the first of the human race, fell from their holy state, and God banished them from Eden. Hence by one man’s disobedience, sin entered into the world. “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Genesis 1:27
Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou, God?”

Romans 3:23
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: (Romans 5:12).

The scriptural mode of baptism is immersion and is only for those who have fully repented, having turned from their sins and a love of the world, and who have confessed their faith that Jesus is God. It should be administered by a duly authorized minister of the Gospel, in obedience to the Word of God, and in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to the Acts of the Apostles

Acts 2:38
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the
remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Acts 8:16 For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Acts 10:48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.

Acts 19:5
When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus”; thus fulfilling

Matthew 28:19
Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

God used different titles, such as “Elohim,” “El Shaddai,” “Jehovah,” and especially “Jehovah Lord,” the redemptive name in the Old Testament (in Hebrew). “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”

Isaiah 9:6
And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shall call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

Matthew 1:21
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there are none other names under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12).