The Book of John: Come and See Impartial Grace

Sunday we continue in the gospel of John by looking at two healings the author puts side by side. The first healing is of an official's son who is ill, near to death. Jesus tells the father to go home and assures him that his son will live. We discover that his son recovers, and the fever left at the same hour Jesus spoke to the father. The second healing is a man unable to walk for thirty-eight years. Jesus tells him to take up his bed and walk, which he does immediately.

Both of these healings are a sign of Jesus’ deity, but they also show us God’s love for people of different races and social standing. When John records that God loves the world, Jesus demonstrates that by his ministry to a Samaritan woman, an official, and a disabled man. God does not show partiality!

These healings also demonstrate the kind of response that John is looking for from his readers. How should we respond to Jesus’ grace? Believe.

Join us Sunday as we consider these back to back healings and what they reveal to us about Jesus. Come and see impartial grace!