 Jesus did not approve of anyone asking for a sign just for the spectacle of it, describing such as coming from a "wicked and adulterous generation".The apostle Paul believed healing is one of the special gifts of the Holy Spirit,  and that the possibility exists that certain persons may possess this gift to an extraordinarily high degree.In the New Testament Epistle of James, the faithful are told that to be healed, those who are sick should call upon the elders of the church to pray over [them] and anoint [them] with oil in the name of the Lord.