I really liked this part: "Likewise, being healed means we're no longer limited or held back by our woundedness. Being made well means we're no longer held back and we're celebrating a new level of understanding and commitment to Christ."
I've thought for a while that Jesus wasn't really interested in the fireworks of healing—except, as Bauckham has noted, to give people "back their dignity and a place in society," and to help them realize their true and sole dependence on God. The healing was part of spectacular signs that drew people to Jesus—but then came what he was really after: being made well, being made whole.
And that's something to be so very grateful for, to give thanks for continuously. Thanks for this post. I'm grateful for it.
Happy Thanksgiving, Scot!
Thanks, and to you too!
Thank you Mike
I really liked this part: "Likewise, being healed means we're no longer limited or held back by our woundedness. Being made well means we're no longer held back and we're celebrating a new level of understanding and commitment to Christ."
I've thought for a while that Jesus wasn't really interested in the fireworks of healing—except, as Bauckham has noted, to give people "back their dignity and a place in society," and to help them realize their true and sole dependence on God. The healing was part of spectacular signs that drew people to Jesus—but then came what he was really after: being made well, being made whole.
And that's something to be so very grateful for, to give thanks for continuously. Thanks for this post. I'm grateful for it.