“On The Down Low”

Tuesday, August 02, 2016

In one instance, why did Jesus heal a man and then ask him to go and not tell anyone?

Sincerely,
It’s A Secret

Dear It’s A Secret,

Jesus was trying to restrain the people from making Him a physical king.  On multiple occasions, He commanded both people and demons to remain silent about His deity (Lk 4:41, Mk 1:44).  Jesus needed to be able to move freely about the country in order to preach; if word of Him spread too quickly, He would be inundated by the crowds.  In fact, this eventually happened (Mk 1:42-45).  Jesus was trying very hard to avoid allowing His popularity to overcome His message.  The people were so impressed by the miracles that they sought to make Him a physical king… completely missing the point of what He was teaching (Jhn 6:14-15).

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