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Jacy,

I was anything but impressed by MacArthur's answer. A fuller explanation of how I think the text should be understood is in the thread mentioned by CovenantInBlood which YOU started and in which we three participated.

First of all, MacArthur said the person with the problem should go to the elders. This is simply not what the text says. The opposite seems to be true; the elders are to be called for and they go to the one sick.

Secondly, MacArthur spiritualizes near everything else in the text, e.g., physical sickness becomes spiritual weakness, etc.

Consequently, I felt disappointed in the man who for the most part is quite sound. His views on Gen 6:4 are also known to be more than strange, even outlandish, so it simply goes to show that we must be discerning because all men are fallible in this life due to remaining sin.

In His grace,