They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him. 23 He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had spit on the man’s eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, “Do you see anything?”
24 He looked up and said, “I see people; they look like trees walking around.”
25 Once more Jesus put his hands on the man’s eyes. Then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. 26 Jesus sent him home, saying, “Don’t even go into the village.”
24 He looked up and said, “I see people; they look like trees walking around.”
25 Once more Jesus put his hands on the man’s eyes. Then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. 26 Jesus sent him home, saying, “Don’t even go into the village.”
(Mark 8:22-26)
http://www.georgekonig.org/wc77.htmOne reason, I believe, is that in the days of Jesus, the Jewish people believed spittle from the first born of every family, had a great healing power. I believe Jesus, in going with that Jewish tradition, used His spittle in these three healings to testify to everybody that He was the first born of God the Father, and the only begotten Son of God.
If Jesus fails the first time, it is why also the Creator God failed to give the life to the creature the first time, being the latter made only of demiurgical nature.
Just as it was necessary for the Creator to animate the creation by the help of Sophia (i.e., with a second attempt), so Jesus had to correct the eyes of the blind a second time.
All this to argue that Jesus is imperfect (=he proceeds by attempts) just as the Creator. But then the Creator is the his true father, and not the Good God of Marcion.