In a recent post on Facebook, Fr. Kelvin Ugwu addressed a commonly held belief about Jesus' mission, emphasizing that physical healing was not His primary purpose. He highlighted that despite the miraculous healings performed by Jesus, many people remained unhealed during His time on earth. He emphasized that Jesus’ main mission was to address the deeper spiritual ailments of humanity, providing salvation and a path to eternal life.
His message encourages believers to understand Jesus’ teachings and actions in a broader context, focusing on the spiritual transformation He brought rather than solely on physical miracles. This interpretation invites a deeper reflection on the nature of Jesus' ministry and its implications for faith and discipleship.
According to him, "The hard truth that you may not want to hear is that if Jesus came into our world merely to heal sick people, then he failed woefully. Do you know why? Even during his days, he did not heal all the sick people. He could have simply removed sickness totally, but he did not. And till tomorrow, we will still have sick people with us. And you reading this, you will also fall sick at one point in time. Healings or miracles as we see them today were never his primary reason for coming into our world."