Blog 05-28-2010

Friday

PRaP 05-28-2010 

 

The Miracles of Jesus Part 26 of 35

“A Crippled Woman Is Healed”

 

From:

Luke 13:10-17

 

¹⁰On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, ¹¹and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. ¹²When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, “Woman, you are set free from your infirmity.” ¹³Then he put his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and praised God.

 ¹⁴Indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, the synagogue ruler said to the people, “There are six days for work. So come and be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath.”

 ¹⁵The Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Doesn’t each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it out to give it water? ¹⁶Then should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath day from what bound her?”

 ¹⁷When he said this, all his opponents were humiliated, but the people were delighted with all the wonderful things he was doing.

 

This is a good comparison of religion vs Christianity.  Religion is about law and following the law and Christianity is about a relationship.  As a matter of fact Christine, to whom you will all meet soon, has a t-shirt that says Christianity is NOT a religion and on the back goes on to describe Religion as humans trying to work their way to God and Christianity is God coming to men and women through a relationship with Jesus Christ.  Jesus gives us a great comparison here when the men of law give Him a hard time about freeing this woman from the spirit that bound her.  Give up your religion and start that relationship, for your religion will not lead you anywhere but maybe to the White House.  Jesus is looking for you why haven’t you answered?  Oh you answered?  Then why are you still in your religion?  Something to think about this weekend!

 

Peace and Agape Love,

Pastor Steve