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Friday, February 6, 2015

Why Didn't Jesus Heal Them All?


If God wants all of the blessing of being a Child of God to go to everyone whether they believe or not, then why didn't Jesus heal everyone at the Bethesda Pool? 

John 5:1-10(NKJV)
1After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 
2Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, £Bethesda, having five porches. 
3In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, paralyzed, £waiting for the moving of the water. 
4For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water; then whoever stepped in first, after the stirring of the water, was made well of whatever disease he had. 
5Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years. 
6When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?”
7The sick man answered Him, “Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down before me.”
8Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your bed and walk.” 
9And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked. And that day was the Sabbath. 
10The Jews therefore said to him who was cured, “It is the Sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry your bed.”

One of the themes I have been writing about is what I call the Saintly Poor.  The Bible clearly tells us to care for the poor but it seems that many Christians seem to think this means giving the poor all the benefits and blessings of being a Christian without actually having to be a Christian. 

I believe this is one Scripture that show the fallacy of that thinking.

There was a multitude of sick, blind, lame, etc. waiting and more importantly needing to be healed.  Why didn't Jesus heal them all?  He certainly had the ability to do so if He had wanted to.  According to the Saintly Poor view that is exactly what Jesus should have done, but He didn't.

 Why not?  Have fun puzzling over that one for a while and see what you come up with.

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