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The opinions expressed in this outline are from a school debate assignment the author participated in. They are actually in opposition to the author’s view on this subject and are meant only to encourage discussion. Saving Unbelievers Speech-Brenda Miller

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Resolved: It is God's will to heal unbelievers as well as believers

I. Introduction

II. Definitions

III. Points
A. Spiritual vs. physical healing

     B. Allow vs. make
     B. You cannot define who is or who isn't a believer
     C. God "allows" healing

D. People aren't always healed

E. Physically, no one is ever completely healed

V. Conclusion

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I. Introduction
Is death a bad thing? The Bible says, 1Corinthians 15:21-22,; that through man came death, so as through the Lord comes life.

The Lord doesn't like death (Ezekiel 18:32), but he allows it to happen (James 1:15).

II. Definitions (if they give definitions-accept, or challenge)
Life- a permanent cessation of all vital functions

     Death-a permanent cessation of all vital functions
     Completely-having all necessary parts, elements, or steps
         Heal-to make sound or whole; to restore to health
     Believer-to have a firm religious faith
         nonBeliever-a person who lacks belief or faith, as in God, a religion, an idea, or an undertaking.

III. Points
     A. Spiritual vs. physical healing
     There is spiritual healing and then there is physical healing. SPiritual healing is healing or growing in your spiritual walk with the Lord, and physical healing is healing done to your body.
God allows both healings to take place, but in some cases he makes them happen.
             1. Allow vs. make
     God can make something happen, but usually he allows things to happen.
            2. Man has free will (Proverbs 4:20-27)
     At the begining of time God allowed man to make his own choices. In Genesis 9:1-3, is says that God gave man dominion over the plants of the field, the birds of the air, the fish of the sea, and all the animals that walk on land. Man has choice and decisions to make. God allowed Adam and Eve to make the choice theirs whether or not they wanted to eat of the forbidden fruit (Genesis 1:29-30; 2:17) but he instructed them not to. It is the will that God gave to man. So in a way God allowed man to become mortal beings. He didn't necessarily make us mortal though, even though he knew we were going to be. We have free will to become who and whatever(career choice) we want and instead of eternal beings, man (Adam) has chosen to be mortal.

     B. People aren't always healed
     The Bible says that if we call upon the Lord and believe in Him, we will be healed (Exodus 15:25-26). However, God doesn't always heal everyone(believer or non-believer). Example: if someone is battling cancer He "may" heal them, but doesn't "always".
Believers aren't always healed-however, some non-belivers are healed. So, like I said, God allows healing.

     C. You cannot define who is or who isn't a believer
     Only God knows the hearts and souls of everman. You just can't say, "Oh, well, this guy died because he wasn't a believer. If he was, God Would've healed him from his disease." No, we can't give this judgement.

     D. God "allows" healing
     Things happen all the time that God allows, but he doesn't necessarily "make" them happen. Example: the Twin Towers. Thousands of innocent people died but God didn't make this happen, he just allowed it to happen.

We learn from instances that happen in our lives, and that's were we can improve (Deuteronomy 4:9)

E. Physically, no one is ever completely healed
From the time you are born until the time you die, your body is "decreasing". When you are young your body grows older, and as you grow older your body becomes weaker-you get aches and pains all over. YOur body heals when it gets "cut" or something, but overall your body is decreasing.
There is a Law, the Second Law of Thermodynamics, that states, "every system left to itself will tend toward a condition of minimum potential energy and maximum entropy(disorder).

Everything in the universe is decreasing-somethings at a faster rate that others, but none-the-less our bodies are also degenerating.

V. Conclusion
So, in conclusion, we are constantly learning and growing but our bodies are (in a sense) dying.

God will heal some people but he doesn't always. Sometimes he allows healing to take place in the body - naturally - and sometimes he intervenes for healing. But to say that he has the will to heal...well,...there are somethings that need defined in order for this to be true- 1)you can't categorize people, 2)no one is completely healed, and 3)there is different kinds of healing.