Theory question 105
Miracles of Jesus(a) 'See, you are well! Sin no more that nothing worse befall you'. Trace the events that led to this statement in John's gospel. (b) What two lessons can be derived from this story?
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(a) At a feast of the Jews Jesus went up to Jerusalem (John 5:1).
By the Sheep Gate was a pool called Bethzatha with five porticoes, where many sick lay waiting for the water to move (John 5:2-3).
One man had been ill for thirty-eight years (John 5:5).
Jesus asked him, "Do you want to be healed?" (John 5:6).
He said he had no one to put him into the pool when the water was troubled (John 5:7).
Jesus said, "Rise, take up your pallet, and walk"; he was healed at once and walked (John 5:8-9).
It was the sabbath; the Jews told him it was not lawful to carry his pallet; he said the man who healed him told him to (John 5:10-11).
He did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn in the crowd (John 5:13).
Later Jesus found him in the temple and said, "See, you are well! Sin no more, that nothing worse befall you" (John 5:14).
(b) Any two: Jesus has compassion on the helpless; healing should lead to a changed life; sin can bring worse consequences; Jesus is Lord of the sabbath and acts out of love; we should obey Jesus' word in faith.
Trace John 5:1-14, then two lessons.