John 5:3 - Five Physical Details Revealing a Sinner's Spiritual Condition

Having trouble reading this email? View it in your browser. The Berean Share this on FacebookPinterestView as PDF John 5:3 (3) In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water. New King James Version Change email Bible version In this account, five physical details represent a sinner's spiritual condition: » First, some were too sick and disabled to walk to the pool. Sins are physically—and even more so—mentally incapacitating, keeping the sinner down emotionally and spiritually. » Second, some were too weak to do anything about their condition. Sin leaves people without the vigor and resources to overcome it. » Third, some were blind. Sin maintains spiritual blindness, producing a lack of discernment between right and wrong. » Fourth, some were lame or crippled. Sin debilitates so that one cannot walk uprightly in God's way of life. » Fifth, the limbs of some had withered and atrophied through paralysis. Sin paralyzes people's efforts to improve themselves, and without the power of God's Spirit, they are unable to produce the fruit of the spirit (Galatians 5:21-22). — Martin G. Collins To learn more, see: The Miracles of Jesus Christ: Healing a Cripple by a Pool (Part One) Topics: Miracles of Jesus Christ: Healing a Cripple Miracles Of Jesus Christ: Healing a Paralytic Sin Produces Atrophy Commentary copyright © 1992-2026 Church of the Great God New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. Facebook ‌ Instagram ‌ YouTube ‌ Spotify ‌ Subscription Information This daily newsletter was sent to you at pahovis@aol.com because you subscribed at www.bibletools.org on Jan 30, 2011. Email Preferences | Unsubscribe Church of the Great God P.O. Box 471846 Charlotte, NC 28247 803-802-7075 About The Berean | Archives | Random Berean | Subscriptions