Mark 6:5?

[Bobber]

To say that the unbelief of the people didn't have a factor in whether Jesus could heal IMO is bogus. The flow of the text I would say absolutely leaves us with that conclusion....and other scriptures as well....how many many times did he say according to your faith? And in James 1 it states let him ask in faith and its talking about wisdom there but it ends up talking about anything...let him not think that he shall receive anything of the Lord....

 

[JJB]

What about Matthew's corresponding account? Matt 15:54-58 "And He did not do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief."

The ppl there did not believe who Jesus was, so is Jesus confirming this by the lack of healings? It says in Matthew's passage that Jesus did not do it because of their unbelief -- was it a choice on His part?

 

[heymikey80]

What about Matthew's corresponding account? Matt 13:54-58 "And He did not do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief."

The ppl there did not believe who Jesus was, so is Jesus confirming this by the lack of healings? It says in Matthew's passage that Jesus did not do it because of their unbelief -- was it a choice on His part?

Yes, he didn't do miracles there because of their unbelief. There are plenty of places where Jesus doesn't do miracles, when the miracles would cause even greater problems.

Disbelief and rejection aren't likely to be helped by miracles. At one point Jesus told a story Abraham telling a man in torment about his brothers, "... they won't believe even if someone should rise from the dead."