I have been leading a study of John’s Gospel at church. Something interesting occurred to me yesterday as we went through the fourth chapter.
Nicodemus, who is described as a Jewish ruler, comes to see Jesus. The gentile official, who hopes for his son to be healed, comes to see Jesus.
The woman at the well, the one who is a sinner with five former husbands and a live-in boyfriend, gets a different treatment.
Jesus comes to see her.
May 17th, 2010 | 12:59 pm | #1
As I understand it, Jesus also approached the paralytic at the pool in Bethesda in Chapter 5 as well as the blind man in Chapter 9. In Chapter 5, it is clear that the paralytic is a sinner because Jesus tells him to stop sinning. In Chapter 9, however, it is evident that the blind man’s condition is not a result of his being in a state of sin because Jesus tells the Jews that neither his sin nor the sin of his parents are responsible for his blindness.
May 17th, 2010 | 9:50 pm | #2
Luke 11:20b –
But while [the lost son] was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him.
May 21st, 2010 | 1:29 pm | #3
I have two words: 1) Wow.
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