Many of us often hear Jesus say in the Gospel,
“Your faith has healed you.”
But Jesus almost always follows this with another command:
“Go in peace, and do not sin again.”
Why does Jesus say this?
Because when Jesus heals, He does not heal only the body, He heals the soul.
Physical sickness is visible, but the deeper illness is sin, which separates the soul from God. When Jesus touches and heals a person, He is also restoring that person to communion with God. Healing and forgiveness go t... moreMany of us often hear Jesus say in the Gospel,
“Your faith has healed you.”
But Jesus almost always follows this with another command:
“Go in peace, and do not sin again.”
Why does Jesus say this?
Because when Jesus heals, He does not heal only the body, He heals the soul.
Physical sickness is visible, but the deeper illness is sin, which separates the soul from God. When Jesus touches and heals a person, He is also restoring that person to communion with God. Healing and forgiveness go together.
In several Gospel accounts, Jesus clearly connects healing with repentance:
“See, you are well; do not sin anymore, so that nothing worse may happen to you.” (John 5:14)
“Neither do I condemn you. Go, and from now on do not sin anymore.” (John 8:11) 📖
Jesus never teaches that faith is merely intellectual belief. Saving faith is living faith,
faith that leads to conversion, repentance, and a changed life.
Many people say, “Faith alone saves.”
But Jesus Himself shows us what true saving faith looks like. To those whose faith healed them, He commands:
“Go in peace, and sin no more.”
This means:
Faith must be followed by repentance
Repentance must lead to obedience
Obedience restores and protects the new life of grace
When God heals, He also forgives.
And because forgiveness makes us clean, Jesus warns us not to return to sin—just as a new garment should not be stained again (Matthew 9:16). 📖
God gives us a new heart, a new life, and a new garment of grace.
But if we fall again, He does not abandon us. He invites us to return, to confess, to repent, and to be reconciled with Him.
That is why Jesus says:
“Go in peace, and do not sin again.”
Not to condemn us, but to protect the grace
He has given,
and to lead us not only to healing,
but to holiness and eternal salvation.
âś Sir John Scivolettiâś
âś Turco, Joan of Arc Prioryâś
Act and God will Act (Actus et Deus Act)
