What the Bible says about Without Strength
(From Forerunner Commentary)
The servant is "lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented" and "sick and ready to die." Three words describe the servant's sickness: paralyzed, in pain, and danger. His paralysis could have been the result of any number of life-threatening diseases. With this paralysis came horrible pain, and with the pain came misery. "Ready to die" (Luke 7:2) reveals how grave the danger was for him. Jesus acts at the proper time to save us from suffering and danger: "For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly" (Romans 5:6).
Martin G. Collins
The Miracles of Jesus Christ: Healing a Centurion's Servant (Part One)Related Topics: Healing of Centurion's Servant | Healing of the Centurion's Servant | Misery | Pain | Paralysis | Suffering | Without Strength
Without strength means "powerless." Before our justification by Christ's sacrifice, we had no way to appeal to God for vindication. In our guilt, we could not stand before Him, just as Job and Bildad said. God had all the cards in His favor. We were powerless before Him.
John W. Ritenbaugh
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