He called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. He sent them out to preach God’s Kingdom and to heal the sick.
The authority to cure diseases can be verbally delegated to someone without any medical training.
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What current science says
In the real world, practicing medicine without a license is a crime in virtually every country. Medical licensing exists because treating patients requires extensive knowledge — a modern physician completes roughly 15,000 hours of training before practicing independently. Even basic first aid certification requires a course. The reason we have licensing boards isn't bureaucracy for fun — it's because untrained practitioners kill people. History is full of examples: before medical regulation, 'healers' with no training caused epidemics of mercury poisoning, infection, and unnecessary death. Credentials exist because competence can't be wished into existence.
What the text says
This comes from Luke 9:1-2. Twelve individuals are given 'power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases' through verbal decree — essentially granting full medical licensure by spoken word alone.
Three honest ways to read this passage
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As history
The text records how its authors understood the world with the knowledge they had. Read this way, a difference from modern science is a window into the ancient mind, not a failure.
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As accommodation
The text speaks to its first audience in their own terms, to make a point that isn't mainly about physics or biology. Read this way, the scientific detail is the vehicle, not the cargo.
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As contradiction
The text makes a claim about the physical world that modern findings dispute. Read this way, the difference is a genuine factual disagreement worth naming.
GEBible doesn't pick one of these for you. Each entry shows the passage, what it says, and what current science says — nothing more.