Authority to Forgive | Mark 2:1-12
From Trinity Baptist Church Sermons · 00:38:22
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When someone says, “I forgive you,” they are implying two things: first, that you have wronged them; and second, that they are willing and able to absorb the debt your wrongdoing has incurred.When Jesus told the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven,” he was implying both. And that is what made his words so astonishing. The religious scribes immediately recognized the implication: Who has the authority to forgive sins but God alone? What right did Jesus have to pronounce forgiveness over a complete stranger?In recounting this episode, Mark wants us to wrestle with that same question: “Why does this man talk like that?” It is an important question for us to consider as well: Why does Jesus have the authority to declare sins forgiven? The answer will become clear as we look at the story as it unfolds.I. The Faith of the Friends - 2:1-5aII. The Need of the Man - 2:5bIII. The Accusation of the Scholars - 2:6-7IV. The Reply of the Lord - 2:8-12
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