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NASB | Luke 5:23 "Which is easier, to say, 'Your sins have been forgiven you,' or to say, 'Get up and walk'? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 5:23 "Which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, 'Get up and walk'? |
Subject: Why? |
Bible Note: Dear John, I think the question is far from being moot brother but rather a very relevant one. If sin is the cause and pain of our sicknesses, when it is forgiven, are we healed not only internally but externally as well? Henry states: "The way to remove the effect, is, to take away the cause. Pardon of sin strikes at the root of all diseases, and either cures them, or alters their property." In the case at hand, the man was healed physically as well, cured, or else he would not have been able to get up and walk. When that happened or what scars remained, are not discussed, but he was in fact healed physically so one can read into that and ask why it doesn't happen all the time. In most cases though, to be forgiven doesn't necessarily mean physical cure will follow but I think we can then focus on faith rather than the sickness that is upon us. After all, we know His grace is sufficient. I think we can see that our focus can be altered. I thought it was a very good question. Not moot at all. Stand in His grace, WOS |