1 John 3:8:
He that committeth sin is of the devil: for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
Notes on 1 John 3:8:
The Son of God destroyed the works of the devil, not the works of God. If sickness were a gift from God to teach you something or even if it were God’s discipline, Jesus went around everywhere destroying the works of God! You can be sure that He didn’t, because Acts 10:38 says that He healed all those who were oppressed by the devil, not oppressed by God!
If the Son of God was manifested to destroy the works of the devil, then any works of the devil, including sickness, that exist today are works that Jesus was manifested to destroy. Sickness in your body is the work of the devil. Jesus came, among other reasons, to free you from this work of the devil.
Addictions in general, witchcraft and other occult practices, drug abuse, alcoholism, pornography and homosexuality are also works of the devil that Jesus came to destroy. He wants people to be “free indeed” from these and other harmful snares.
See also:
Sickness Is the Power of the Devil
Don’t Believe These Alcoholics Anonymous Lies
Can I “Believe Away” the Side Effects of the Drugs Being Used to Treat Me?
Does Satan Have the Legal Right to Afflict Me if I Leave a Door Open to Him?
Can I Get Healed of Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, Pornography and Homosexuality?
Can I Cast a Demon out of a “Haunted” Location?
Will God Heal My Pets or Livestock?
Objection: We Cannot Demand Healing from God Because God Is Sovereign
Objection: Lazarus Was Sick for the Glory of God (John 11:4)
Objection: My Trials Only Come to Make Me Strong
Objection: God Has Satan on a Leash and Only Permits Him to Do Certain Things to You
Objection: Job Was a Godly Man, Yet God Let Him Get Sick
Objection: The Man in John 9 Was Born Blind, and That Was God’s Will
Objection: 1 John 3:8 in Context Refers to SIN, Not Sickness