Acts 3:1-26

The Central Idea of the Text is that Peter and John healed a lame man for the purpose of drawing attention to Christ so others might turn to Him for salvation.  The healing was instantaneous.  Since the lame man had never known how to walk, the miracle related to the mind as well as the body.  There are cases in Scripture where God did not heal people and used sickness to His advantage (2 Cor. 12:7-10; Phil. 2:25-30; 2 Tim. 4:20; cf. 1 Sam. 16:14-16; 2 Ki. 13:14; 1 Cor. 5:5; 11:27-30).  In one instance, Paul advocated for a natural solution to an illness (1 Tim. 5:23).