In the account of Jesus healing the ten lepers, certain conditions were necessary for their healing to occur. Christ responded to their plea with a command to go and show themselves to the priests. As they went, in obedience to His instruction, they were cleansed. This demonstrates that blessings, such as healing, are contingent upon obedience. When they obeyed, two significant blessings followed: they were cleansed of their leprosy, and by presenting themselves to the priests as commanded, their social restrictions were lifted, granting them freedom to reunite with family, work, and associate freely. Additionally, one leper, upon seeing that he was healed, returned to glorify God with a loud voice and fell at His feet in thanks. Christ informed him that his faith had made him whole, indicating that his faith not only led him to seek healing but also brought him back to praise and thank God, resulting in further spiritual blessing. Obedience and faith, therefore, were essential conditions for both physical cleansing and deeper spiritual restoration.

God heals, and He is a healer, as affirmed in Scripture. In Exodus 15:26, God declares that if His people diligently heed His voice, do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, He will put none of the diseases upon them that were brought on the Egyptians, for He is the Lord who heals. This establishes that healing is conditional, linked to living a godly life and maintaining an active relationship with Him. In Psalm 103:1-5, David proclaims that God forgives all iniquities and heals all diseases, presenting these as parallel benefits within the same package of blessings God desires to give His people. This reflects the trust and covenant relationship God seeks, where forgiveness initiates access to healing and other benefits. Isaiah 53:4-6 and I Peter 2:24 further connect Christ's bearing of sins with healing by His stripes, showing that both spiritual and physical healing are made possible through His sacrifice. Peter personalizes this, indicating that healing is accessible through faith in Christ, as His work has already been accomplished. In Matthew 9:20-22 and 27-29, Jesus emphasizes the role of faith in healing, telling a woman with a flow of blood that her faith made her well, and to two blind men that healing would be according to their faith. These instances demonstrate that faith is essential for receiving healing. Psalm 146:1-10 reinforces that true help and healing come from God alone, not from human sources. It highlights that while we must believe He can heal, the determination of healing rests on His will, and we must trust His decisions, saying as Jesus did, "Not my will, but Yours be done." Our faith must be in God Himself, the Creator and Deliverer, not merely in the hope of healing.

God has provided clear parallels between spiritual and physical health, emphasizing the importance of cleanliness as a condition for healing. Filth, whether physical or spiritual, defiles and endangers health, promoting disease. Spiritual sin can create physical illness, as seen in the consequences of unclean, sinful acts. Those who do not take steps to maintain sanitation, both physically and spiritually, risk corrupting the earth and facing judgment. Personal cleanliness, through washing and proper handling of food and environment, is essential to prevent contamination and disease. God's laws, as illustrated in various scriptures, highlight sanitation, quarantine, and containment of disease as vital practices. The body, wonderfully constructed by God, can defend itself against many destructive elements, but it is not impervious to damage forever. Therefore, we must strive to do what we can, seeking His guidance and blessing, trusting that He will add what we lack when we act in faith to glorify Him.

The Bible sanctions the laying on of hands for healing. Jesus and His apostles touched the sick when they healed, and the church follows that precedent by anointing the sick with prayer, performed by ordained elders (Matthew 9; Luke 4:40; 13:10-13; Acts 28:8; James 5:14-15). The touch itself is not the source of healing, however. Miracles often occurred without any physical contact, because the power to heal comes from God's authority and not from the hands. The laying on of hands is a symbolic act that represents God Himself acting to set a person apart, here for healing, protection, and blessing. The source names no further conditions beyond this: healing is requested in prayer by the church's ordained elders, and God supplies the power.

Healing is connected to the laying on of hands, which accompanies an elder's prayer for the afflicted. In Acts 9:17 Ananias put his hands on Saul and said that the Lord Jesus had sent him so that Saul might receive his sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit. The act is symbolic and sets a person apart for God's blessing, and it shows that God works through His ministers. The laying on of hands imparts spiritual blessing, authority, or power, and it is one of the basic doctrines of God's church (Hebrews 6:2). Beyond the practice of an elder praying for the afflicted with the laying on of hands, no further conditions for healing are given.