The Man Through the Roof Mark 2:1-12 'Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.'" (MATTHEW 9:2) The setting was the house of Peter's mother-in-law, a large 1st century structure one can visit today in the excavated town of Capernaum beside the shore of Galilee. The main Roman road from the Mediterranean to Damascus ran nearby. Capernaum was the city Jesus called "home" during His earthly ministry. On this particular day centuries ago, the news had spread and the crowd was thick. Knowing that Jesus had the power to heal, four men climbed up and removed the thatched winter roof to lower their paralytic friend to where the Master was teaching. Not only was the man physically healed, but also Jesus told him, "Your sins are forgiven." The teachers of the law thought He was committing blasphemy since, as they were saying to themselves, "Who can forgive sins but God alone?" They were right that only God could forgive sins, but they were wrong that Jesus did not have that authority to do so. This double healing shows us that the Son of Man is able to forgive and cancel the penalty of sin, then and now! INSIGHT REJOICE THAT YOU CAN WALK FREE FROM FEAR BECAUSE JESUS TRULY HAS THE AUTHORITY TO FORGIVE YOUR SINS. READ THROUGH THE BIBLE IN A YEAR Numbers 12-13 Psalm 67 John 8 Mark 2:1-12
New International Version (NIV)
Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man
2 A
few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had
come home. 2 They gathered in such large numbers
that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word
to them. 3 Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man,
carried by four of them. 4 Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the
crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and
then lowered the mat the man was lying on. 5 When Jesus saw their faith, he
said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
6 Now some
teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves, 7 “Why does this
fellow talk like that? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God
alone?”8 Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and he said to them, “Why are you thinking these things? 9 Which is easier: to say to this paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, take your mat and walk’? 10 But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the man, 11 “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.” 12 He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”
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