Mat 9:1 Jesus climbed into a boat and went back across the lake to his own town.
Mat 9:2 Some people brought to him a paralyzed man on a mat. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “Be encouraged, my child! Your sins are forgiven.”
Mat 9:3 But some of the teachers of religious law said to themselves, “That’s blasphemy! Does he think he’s God?”
I know we have said this before, however we feel it is worth saying many more times. Religious law is not the same as Biblical law. As we can see in the text, for some reason religious leaders didn't think man can forgive sin, however as we know it is one of the things we are to do. Now don't get me wrong, when we forgive a sin, we can only forgive what was done to us, and it doesn't mean we have the power to grant anyone life. It does however show that we walking in the teachings of the Word. Also remember we are told to forgive, sin as HaShem forgives us.
Mat 9:4 Jesus knew[ what they were thinking, so he asked them, “Why do you have such evil thoughts in your hearts?
What evil do you see in their thoughts? I know there will be no reply to that, however is gets one to thinking on that it is worth asking.
Mat 9:5 Is it easier to say ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or ‘Stand up and walk’?
Mat 9:6 So I will prove to you that the Son of Man has the authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!”
Mat 9:7 And the man jumped up and went home!
Mat 9:8 Fear swept through the crowd as they saw this happen. And they praised God for sending a man with such great authority.
Why do you think they were scared? Some may say that in that time superstition played a big roll in their lives, and you may be right. However as we read on we find they gave praise to HaShem for this. Clearly they understood where the power came from.
Mark 2:1-12 and Luke 5:17-26
Mat 9:2 Some people brought to him a paralyzed man on a mat. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “Be encouraged, my child! Your sins are forgiven.”
Mat 9:3 But some of the teachers of religious law said to themselves, “That’s blasphemy! Does he think he’s God?”
I know we have said this before, however we feel it is worth saying many more times. Religious law is not the same as Biblical law. As we can see in the text, for some reason religious leaders didn't think man can forgive sin, however as we know it is one of the things we are to do. Now don't get me wrong, when we forgive a sin, we can only forgive what was done to us, and it doesn't mean we have the power to grant anyone life. It does however show that we walking in the teachings of the Word. Also remember we are told to forgive, sin as HaShem forgives us.
Mat 9:4 Jesus knew[ what they were thinking, so he asked them, “Why do you have such evil thoughts in your hearts?
What evil do you see in their thoughts? I know there will be no reply to that, however is gets one to thinking on that it is worth asking.
Mat 9:5 Is it easier to say ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or ‘Stand up and walk’?
Mat 9:6 So I will prove to you that the Son of Man has the authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!”
Mat 9:7 And the man jumped up and went home!
Mat 9:8 Fear swept through the crowd as they saw this happen. And they praised God for sending a man with such great authority.
Why do you think they were scared? Some may say that in that time superstition played a big roll in their lives, and you may be right. However as we read on we find they gave praise to HaShem for this. Clearly they understood where the power came from.
Mark 2:1-12 and Luke 5:17-26