Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Mark 2:1-12
by: K. Allen Geske.
Imagine the scene as Jesus was preaching to a full house while some men cut a hole in the roof right in front of him to lower their paralyzed friend down! What faith! Jesus, recognizing that faith, healed the paralytic. The key here, however, was not in the healing, but in the words of Jesus. Rather than, "You are healed," he said, "Your sins are forgiven."
In choosing these words, Jesus demonstrated his authority. Prophets had performed miracles and healed the sick, but forgiveness of sin came only from God. With these words, Jesus proclaimed that he was God!