Covenant Reformed News – June 2013 • Volume XIV, Issue 14
This article addresses a reader's question about Christ's seemingly contradictory commands—telling some healed individuals not to speak of their healing while commanding disciples to testify about Him. The author clarifies that Jesus did not uniformly command silence and explains that the purpose of Christ's miracles was not mere demonstration but had theological significance tied to His identity and work, using John 5 as a key interpretive lens.
Christ’s Command Not to Tell A reader from Uganda writes, “A friend asked me, Why did Christ always tell those whom He healed not to tell anyone who healed them, yet we are commanded to testify about Him? Could you please explain?” This is an interesting question for it brings up an important aspect of our Lord’s miracles of healing. But it might be well, first of all (and this fact has some bearing on the answer to the question), to note that Jesus did not always command those whom He...