Does it seem odd to you that a man who was healed miraculously, did not know who provided that healing? That is the case in John 5. Jesus asks the man if he wants to get well and then tells him to get up, pick up his mat and walk. The man does so and, according to verse 13, doesn't even know who has given him these directions and performed this miracle. It certainly seems odd to me. Most of the time when Jesus heals, He makes some mention of the person's faith contributing to the healing. Here it seems that faith plays no part, because the man doesn't even know that it is Jesus. I don't pretend to know or understand why this is the case, but it makes me wonder. How about you?
Saturday, March 14, 2009
March 14, 2009 - John 5
Does it seem odd to you that a man who was healed miraculously, did not know who provided that healing? That is the case in John 5. Jesus asks the man if he wants to get well and then tells him to get up, pick up his mat and walk. The man does so and, according to verse 13, doesn't even know who has given him these directions and performed this miracle. It certainly seems odd to me. Most of the time when Jesus heals, He makes some mention of the person's faith contributing to the healing. Here it seems that faith plays no part, because the man doesn't even know that it is Jesus. I don't pretend to know or understand why this is the case, but it makes me wonder. How about you?
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