THE FORMULA AND THE PERSON
The Son of Man is the healer of souls. He is a person so it is not about formulas alone. It is about the person too - this Son of Man and God who sent Him. What He has spoken and still teaches does include formulas to apply in practice. What His servants teach does include formulas. But these formulas include the Son of Man personally and God the One who sent Him. “Forgive and you will be forgiven” - that is a formula but also a person - God who will forgive you if you forgive others. Healing can come with forgiveness and that too is a formula taught by the Son but including the person who is God who heals. “Confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed” is a formula and there is the Person God who will heal you. “If we confess our sins He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness” is a formula but involving the One who will forgive us and cleanse us.
