Healing – Page 5 – Seeking the Light

John 9: 1 – 41 Jesus heals a man born blind

John 9: 1 – 41 Jesus heals a man born blind As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?’ ‘Neither this man nor his parents sinned,’ said Jesus, ‘but this happened so the works ofContinue reading “John 9: 1 – 41 Jesus heals a man born blind”

John 8: 21 – 30 Dispute over who Jesus is

John 8: 21 – 30 Dispute over who Jesus is Once more Jesus said to them, ‘I am going away, and you will look for me, and you will die in your sin. Where I go, you cannot come.’ Jesus speaks prophetically. He is talking about heavenly things. After the crucifixion and resurrection, Jesus willContinue reading “John 8: 21 – 30 Dispute over who Jesus is”

John 5: 31 – 47 Testimonies about Jesus

John 5: 31 – 47 Testimonies about Jesus ‘If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true. I think, in view of what comes later in this passage, that Jesus means that if he were claiming credit for his actions, then such claims would not be true. But he’s not claiming credit; he isContinue reading “John 5: 31 – 47 Testimonies about Jesus”

John 5: 16 – 30 The authority of the Son

So. We’ve come to some doctrine. I struggle with doctrine. Lord Jesus, please help me to understand what I need to understand; to feel what I need to feel; to hear what you want me to do and to be obedient. Amen. It seems very likely that St John’s gospel was actually written by John,Continue reading “John 5: 16 – 30 The authority of the Son”

John 5: 1 – 15 The healing at the pool

John 5: 1 – 15 The healing at the pool Before starting to look in detail at the story, let me explain that the NIV translation that I am using relegates verse 4 to a footnote, saying “Some manuscripts include here, wholly or in part, paralysed – and they waited for the moving of theContinue reading “John 5: 1 – 15 The healing at the pool”

John 4: 43 – 54 Jesus heals an official’s son

John 4: 43 – 54 Jesus heals an official’s son After the two days he left for Galilee. As it says in John 4: 5 and 40, Jesus had spent two days at Sychar in Samaria and many Samaritans had come to believe that he was the Saviour of the world. Now John picks upContinue reading “John 4: 43 – 54 Jesus heals an official’s son”