Embracing the Therapeutic Mercy of Christ Through Repentance and Humility




Eastern Christian Insights show

Summary: To rise up, take up our beds, and walk home requires obedience to Christ’s commands, but not a legalistic obedience in the sense of following a code for its own sake. Instead, this obedience is like following the guidance of a physician or therapist who makes clear to us what we must do in order to regain health and function for our bodies.