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MH 73.1
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Many of those who came to Christ for help had brought disease upon themselves, yet He did not refuse to heal them. And when virtue from Him entered into these souls, they were convicted of sin, and many were healed of their spiritual disease as well as of their physical maladies.
Christ heals both spiritual and physical maladies of those who come to Him. This paragraph describes Christ's ministry of healing physical and spiritual conditions for those who sought Him, framed as a narrative and theological point.
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MH 73.2
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Among these was the paralytic at Capernaum. Like the leper, this paralytic had lost all hope of recovery. His disease was the result of a sinful life, and his sufferings were embittered by remorse. In vain he had appealed to the Pharisees and doctors for relief; they pronounced him incurable, they denounced him as a sinner and declared that he would die under the wrath of God.
Sin and remorse can exacerbate physical suffering and lead to despair when religious leaders offer condemnation instead of relief. This is a narrative account of the paralytic at Capernaum detailing his past condition, emotional suffering, and the reaction of the Pharisees.
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C11660 · Sinful lifestyle behaviors can result in disease and be accompanied by remorse and suffering.
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MH 73.3
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The palsied man had sunk into despair. Then he heard of the works of Jesus. Others, as sinful and helpless as he, had been healed, and he was encouraged to believe that he, too, might be cured if he could be carried to the Saviour. But hope fell as he remembered the cause of his malady, yet he could not cast away the possibility of healing.
Hearing of others being healed fosters hope in the helpless despite self-blame. Combines a psychological observation about hope and encouragement with the narrative of the paralytic.
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C11670 · Knowledge of others recovering from similar conditions encourages hope and belief in one's own potential cure.
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