Beyond Medicine: Returning to The Divine Design of Healing - List of Incurable Diseases Jesus Treated (Part 1)

In a WhatsApp chat, Prof Dr SC Ling asked me on the mystery how did Jesus manged to heal the sick, lame, paralyzed and the blind without medicine?  

I shall answer that separately in another article to follow this.

I too am always amazed at how Jesus treated the various types of diseases and ailments without using any chemicals doctors called them as "medicine. First see this video called:

"A Town Called Allopath" 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lllrm5_iGRY

All the diseases treated by Jesus over 2,000 years are incurable using modern conventional medicine till this day in the 21st Century as practised in our scientific state-of-art hospitals, and yet Jesus needed only a single touch of His hands, and they were all instantly healed. How did He do it?  One clue I guess was, Jesus treated the body as a living soul, not as some kind of a body chemistry that requires chemicals under the hidden and glorified name as "medicine" like we do in hospitals today using allopathic medicine.  

By treating the body as a living soul, intricately knit by the Creator, with spirit, mind, and body in union. His healing ministry stands as a divine testimony of compassion, authority, and power that transcended any human medicinal system. Let me  walk together with you  through the types of diseases and ailments Jesus healed, and then reflect on how He might have done it. I shall write about these medical miracles, how Jesus did it separately. 

First, let us have a list of types of diseases and ailments Jesus healed

Jesus healed all manner of diseases, from physical disabilities to spiritual afflictions, always responding with compassion, authority, and often with a word or a touch. Here is a summary with scriptural references:

1. Leprosy (Skin diseases)

• Matthew 8:2–3 – “And behold, a leper came and worshiped Him, saying, ‘Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.’ Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him… and immediately his leprosy was cleansed.”

• Also: Luke 5:12-13, Mark 1:40-42.  He touched the untouchable, showing divine authority over unclean conditions.

2. Paralysis

• Matthew 9:2–7 – Jesus heals a paralytic brought to Him on a bed. He says, “Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven… Get up, take your mat and go home.”

• Also: Luke 5:18–25, Mark 2:1–12. Spiritual healing ("your sins are forgiven") came before physical healing.

3. Blindness

• John 9:1–7 – A man born blind receives sight. Jesus spits on the ground, makes clay, anoints the eyes, and tells him to wash in the pool of Siloam.

• Also: Matthew 9:27–30, Mark 8:22–25, Matthew 20:29–34

Healing of the eyes often symbolized spiritual awakening.

4. Deafness and Muteness

• Mark 7:31–37 – A deaf and mute man is healed. Jesus puts fingers into his ears, spits, touches the tongue, and says "Ephphatha" (Be opened).

• Matthew 9:32–33 – Jesus casts out a demon and the mute man speaks.

Some conditions had spiritual roots (e.g., demonic oppression).

5. Demon Possession / Mental Afflictions

• Luke 8:26–39 – The Gerasene demoniac, who lived among tombs, was restored to sanity.

• Mark 1:23–26 – A man with an unclean spirit cried out in the synagogue. Jesus rebuked it.

• Also: Matthew 17:14–18 – A boy with seizures, whom the disciples couldn’t heal.

 Jesus showed that not all illnesses are purely physical, some are spiritual in origin.

6. Fevers and Common Illnesses

• Mark 1:29–31 – Peter’s mother-in-law had a fever. Jesus took her by the hand, lifted her up, and the fever left her.

• Also: Luke 4:38–39

7. Hemorrhaging / Bleeding Disorders

• Mark 5:25–34 – A woman with an issue of blood for 12 years touches Jesus’ cloak. Jesus says, “Your faith has healed you.”

• Also: Matthew 9:20–22, Luke 8:43–48

Faith itself became the medium of healing—"Power has gone out from me," He said.

8. Resurrections (Healing from Death)

• Luke 7:11–17 – Widow’s son at Nain

• Mark 5:35–43 – Jairus' daughter

• John 11:1–44 – Lazarus, who had been dead for four days

9. Deformities / Withered Hands / Lameness

• Luke 6:6–10 – Man with a withered hand restored.

• John 5:1–9 – Lame man at the Pool of Bethesda, paralyzed for 38 years.

How Did Jesus Heal Without Medicine?

Here are a few clues to reflect on:

1. Divine Authority and Oneness with the Father

“The Son can do nothing by Himself; He can do only what He sees His Father doing...”
— John 5:19

Jesus healed with divine authority, not as a doctor treating symptoms, but as the Creator restoring His creation. His words carried creative power, like at the beginning of Genesis: “Let there be light.”

2. Compassion and Faith Activation

“Jesus, moved with compassion, touched their eyes…”
— Matthew 20:34
“Your faith has made you well.”
— Mark 5:34

He healed as an expression of divine love, often requiring faith, or awakening faith in others. Healing wasn't merely mechanical—it was relational.

 3. The Soul-Body-Spirit Unity

Jesus never dissected man into organs or chemistry. He saw the whole being—body, mind, spirit—as interconnected. That’s why He often said:

“Your sins are forgiven… go in peace… your faith has saved you.”

Illness may have roots in sin, trauma, spiritual oppression, or loss of peace. Jesus healed at the root, not just the symptoms.

4. He Bypassed Chemistry, Healed with Word and Touch

“He sent out His word and healed them…” — Psalm 107:20
“Only say the word, and my servant will be healed.” — Matthew 8:8

No drugs. No potions. No surgeries. Just command, presence, and compassion.

 My Impression: A Body as Living Soul vs. Body Chemistry

My feeling and  insight is deeply spiritual that tallies with biblical truth. Modern medicine, especially allopathy, often reduces the human being to biochemical reactions needing pharmaceutical corrections. In contrast, Jesus acknowledged the divine breath in man (Genesis 2:7) and healed with divine resonance, not chemicals.

Regarding the Video: “A Town Called Allopath”

This thought-provoking video critiques the dominance of allopathic medicine, especially its reliance on chemical pharmaceuticals, many of which suppress symptoms rather than address root causes.

Jesus’ model reminds us:

• The soul must be healed.

• The mind must find peace.

• The body will follow.

Faith, forgiveness, spiritual alignment, compassion, rest, peace, these are true medicines, invisible to pharmacology, but powerful in their effect.

My Reflection and Conclusion: 

“He Himself took our infirmities and bore our diseases.” — Matthew 8:17
“By His wounds we are healed.” — Isaiah 53:5

 Scriptural References:

1. Psalm 139:14 – “I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made…”

2. Matthew 8:2–3 – Jesus heals the leper with a touch.

3. Matthew 9:2–7 – Jesus heals a paralyzed man and forgives his sins.

4. Matthew 9:20–22 – The woman with the issue of blood is healed by faith.

5. Mark 7:31–37 – Jesus heals a deaf and mute man with the word “Ephphatha.”

6. Luke 6:6–10 – Healing of the man with the withered hand.

7. Luke 8:43–48 – Healing of the woman with bleeding for twelve years.

8. John 9:1–7 – Healing of the man born blind.

9. John 11:1–44 – Raising of Lazarus from the dead.

10. Matthew 20:34 – “Jesus had compassion and touched their eyes…”