“If the paralytic had no faith, he would not have obeyed Christ’s command to take up his bed and walk.
Physical healing was followed by spiritual healing through faith and obedience.The Lord did not only heal him from his physical illness but also directed him to repentance, saying:
'Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you,'
for sin is the root of all weakness.”      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            St. John Chrysostom