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Does “Sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee”... suggest the possibility of relapse?

From the June 2011 issue of The Christian Science Journal


Regarding Christ Jesus’ statement to the man he healed at the pool of Bethesda: after Jesus found him in the temple, “Sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee” ( John 5:14 ), does this suggest the possibility of relapse? So that even Jesus’ healing works needed further prayerful protection or understanding to cement the healing? And also, as a follow-up, what would be a “worse thing”? — A reader in Washington, US A:  At the Bethesda fountain, when Christ Jesus asked the man with the 38-year-old infirmity if he would like to be made whole, the man didn’t answer, “Oh yes, please, more than anything else. ” He offered an excuse as to why he was not able to be healed.