Page 1 of 1

Trinity 19: Jesus Heals a Paralytic

Posted: 10 Oct 2024, 11:47
by Scoop140
The editors of the Lutheran Study Bible wrote in one of their study notes that, in times of crisis, like those in which we now live, people look for guidance and hope anywhere they think they can find it. Men instinctively know that, as we experience wars and rumors of wars, famines and plagues - the birth pains that precede the end of the world - we need spiritual aid (Englebrecht, 2009). A big problem is the place that we often try to get that aid. Most people don’t go to where God has promised to be. They like to stay in the comfort of their own homes. They look for spiritual comfort and guidance from frauds and heretics who claim all manner of spiritual gifts and powers to work miracles. To look to the TV preachers who put on stage shows "healing" the sick, or rebuking natural disasters and plagues. All you have to do is have enough faith. If you just believe hard enough, Jesus will give you what you pray for. Usually, you also have to demonstrate that faith by “stepping out in faith” and “sowing a seed” into the TV preacher’s ministry. For anyone who doesn’t know what that means, it means giving him a lot of money...Click the link below to read more.

https://hodgkinslutheranblog.com/Trinity_19.html