#100 - Joby Martin // Jesus Meets the "Invalid" and Everything Changes

Jesus visits the pool of Bethesda by Jerusalem's Sheep Gate, where society's "invalids" gathered, and demonstrates how our true identity comes not from worldly labels but from Christ's validation.

• Sheep Gate was the easternmost gate on Jerusalem's northern wall where sacrificial animals entered
• The location was symbolic—people treated like animals gathered at pools near the sheep washing areas
• The English word "invalid" literally means "not valid"—revealing how society viewed these individuals
• Satan tries to define us by our worst moments, failures, and weaknesses
• Condemnation means "unfit for use"—the language the enemy uses against us
• Jesus declares we are defined not by our scars but by His scars
• In Christ, we are more than conquerors, sons of the Most High King, holy and blameless
• Our worth is established because we were bought at a price
• Just as the healed man wouldn't return to his mat, we shouldn't return to old identities

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