"A faith-healing Philadelphia couple on probation after they refused to seek medical care for a son who later died has now lost a second child. Herbert and Catherine Schaible reportedly told authorities they prayed for the health of their 8-month-old son, Brandon, who was suffering from diarrhea and breathing problems, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. But the baby died last week. In 2009, the fundamentalist Christian couple lost their 2-year-old son, Kent, to pneumonia. The toddler had fallen ill with pneumonia, and the Schaibles chose prayer rather than medical attention. They were later convicted of involuntary manslaughterand sentenced to 10 years' probation..." http://ift.tt/1eOP83f
In today's passage, John 4:43-54, we read about Jesus healing a nobleman's son. But the passage is not recorded to convince us to refuse medical treatment in favor of calling out to Jesus. It is recorded to convince us that Jesus is worthy of our trust. After Jesus healed the nobleman's son, it says of that man that "he and all his household believed" John 4:53. The nobleman already "took Jesus at his word" when he departed back home. So this later faith that he and his entire household had in Jesus was evidently that he was the promised Messiah, Savior. He and his household illustrate what John was aiming at in writing his gospel- "that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name" John 20:31.
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