Mother-in-law. No, it cannot be translated, cousin. He was married. He traveled without his wife. Paul references this when he states, in 1 Corinthians 9:5, Do we not have the right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas? He touched her “hand.” So what? Doesn’t Jesus know that He is supposed to make huge and annoying noises and then lay His hands firmly upon the woman’s head and SHOUT…Be Healed? Tsk, tsk. No showmanship. Oh My! It’s Gospel truth time. Jesus fulfilled the prophecy from Isaiah regarding the Messiah. The argument that Jesus doesn’t heal is based on the past tense of this verse. “What was spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled,” goes the argument. So, goes the argument; it is past tense. Wowzers. I guess linguistics is dead for some scholars. Why? Because the entire prophecy was written in the past tense, before the incarnation of Christ. So, that duck won’t hunt. B) Our weaknesses and our diseases. It might be an exciting study to dive deep into our weaknesses, being physical infirmities. It definitely holds water sickness and disease make us weak. But redemption and healing are spiritual, physical, emotional, and psychological. Let’s see; four areas of healing and four Gospels. Who knows?
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