IN HIMintermediate
According to the biblical passage Acts 10:38, which roles are attributed to Jesus and the devil regarding sickness and affliction?
Answer
Jesus is the healer, and the devil is the oppressor
Explanation
### Why this is right
The book states that Christ is the healer and Satan the oppressor, interpreting Acts 10:38 as describing Jesus healing those oppressed by the devil.
### The concept
This contrast is part of the author’s theological explanation of illness and healing. It is not a clinical account of the causes of a particular person’s condition.
### The other options
- **B. Christ as oppressor and Satan as healer**: this reverses the author’s stated contrast.
- **C. The church elders as oppressors and the sick as healers**: neither role is assigned this way.
- **D. The physician as oppressor and the preacher as healer**: the text makes no such comparison.
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