Many thanks for your good sharing, brother 祂的小羊.

It can be fairly accurately said that healing, among other spiritual gifts, serves often as a sign of the power of the gospel. To gain insight in our discussion, it pays to re-read the story of the healing of a paralytic in Mark 2. There Jesus demonstrated his invisible power of forgiveness by showing a visible act of healing. The primary purpose was the forgiveness of sin, the healing was only secondary.

Jesus did not intend to heal everyone he met, nor did he heal everyone. Even those who were healed once died of some sicknesses later in their lives. The miraculous signs and wonders served to demonstrate his divine power. Such power did not automatically draw people to faith-based relation with God.

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2:1 過了些日子，耶穌又進了迦百農。人聽見他在房子裡，

2:2 就有許多人聚集，甚至連進門前都沒有空地，耶穌就對他們講道。

2:3 有人帶着一個癱子來見耶穌，是用四個人抬來的。

2:4 因為人多，不得進前，就把耶穌所在的房子，拆了房頂，既拆通了，就把癱子連所躺臥的褥子都縋下來。

2:5 耶穌見他們的信心，就對癱子說，小子，你的罪赦了。

2:6 有幾個文士坐在那裡，心裡議論說，

2:7 這個人為什麼這樣說呢。他說僭妄的話了。除了神以外，誰能赦罪呢。

2:8 耶穌心中知道他們的心裡這樣議論，就說，你們心裡為什麼這樣議論呢。

2:9 或對癱子說，你的罪赦了，或說，起來拿你的褥子行走，那一樣容易呢。

2:10 但要叫你們知道人子在地上有赦罪的權柄，就對癱子說，

2:11 我吩咐你起來，拿你的褥子回家去吧。

2:12 那人就起來，立刻拿着褥子，當眾人面前出去了。以致眾人都驚奇，歸榮耀與神說，我們從來沒有見過這樣的事。