Acts 9:32-35
32 Now it came to pass, as Peter went through all parts of the country, that he also came down to the saints who dwelt in Lydda. 33 There he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden eight years and was paralyzed. 34 And Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus the Christ heals you. Arise and make your bed.” Then he arose immediately. 35 So all who dwelt at Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
Peter told a paralyzed man that Jesus the Messiah healed him, and so he could get out of bed. This was not to draw attention to a man as healer, but to the healer of body and soul, Jesus Christ. The result of pointing to Christ was the gospel seen visually and responded to by many. The outward healing only echoed the salvation of the inner man, and that message drew many to Christ, not the messenger as "healer," as is too often he case in our day.
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