18保罗在他晚期职事里的经历，帮助我们对基督作信徒的医生有正确的认识。保罗在提后四章二十节说，“特罗非摩病了，我就留他在米利都。”使徒为什么让这样亲密的人生病，而没有为他得医治祷告？他为什么不施行他医病的恩赐（徒十九11~12），治好提摩太的胃病，反倒教导他用自然的方法得医治？（提前五23）。……圣经没有记载他为这两位得医治祷告，当然他也没有运用医病的恩赐。反而，保罗鼓励提摩太用一点酒，并将特罗非摩留在米利都。保罗用非常属人的方法照顾他的同工。保罗这样照顾他们，原因乃是：使徒及其同工们在这段受苦的时期，是在里面生命的管治之下，不是在外面恩赐的能力之下。前者属于生命的恩典，后者属于神奇能力的恩赐。保罗的经历应当帮助我们看见，基督今天的医治绝大部分是为着灵和魂。基督是信徒的医生，是我们灵、魂偶尔也是体的医治者。我们若看见这异象，就会信靠祂并经历祂作我们的医生（新约总论第三册，九七至九八页）。 18Paul’s experience in his later ministry helps us to have a proper appreciation of Christ as the believers’ Physician. In 2 Timothy 4:20 Paul says, “Trophimus I left at Miletus sick.” Why did the apostle leave such an intimate one in sickness without exercising healing prayer for him? Why did he not also execute his healing gift (Acts 19:11-12) to cure Timothy of his stomach illness rather than instruct him to take the natural way for healing (1 Tim. 5:23)?…There is no record that he prayed for healing, and he certainly did not exercise the gift of healing. Instead, Paul encouraged Timothy to take a little wine, and he left Trophimus at Miletus. Paul cared for his coworkers in a very human way. The reason Paul cared for them in this way is that, in a time of suffering, Paul and his coworkers were under the discipline of the inner life rather than under the power of the outward gift. The former is of grace in life; the latter of gift in power, miraculous power. Paul’s experience should help us to see that, for the most part, Christ’s healing today is for the spirit and the soul. Christ is the believers’ Physician, the Healer of our spirit, our soul, and at times, also of our body. If we see this vision we shall trust in Him and experience Him as our Physician. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 616-617)