The Son
of Man Forgives and Heals
2 When He entered Capernaum again after some days, it was
reported that He was at home. 2 So many
people gathered together that there was no more room, not even in the doorway,
and He was speaking the message to them. 3 Then they came to Him bringing a paralytic, carried by four
men. 4 Since
they were not able to bring him to[a] Jesus
because of the crowd, they removed the roof above where He was. And when they
had broken through, they lowered the mat on which the paralytic was lying.
5 Seeing
their faith, Jesus told the paralytic, “Son, your sins are
forgiven.”
6 But some
of the scribes were sitting there, thinking to themselves:[b] 7 “Why does He speak like this? He’s blaspheming! Who can
forgive sins but God alone?”
8 Right
away Jesus understood in His spirit that they were thinking like this
within themselves and said to them, “Why are you thinking these things in
your hearts?[c]9 Which is easier: to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are
forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’? 10 But so you may know that the Son of Man has authority on
earth to forgive sins,” He told the paralytic, 11 “I tell you: get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
12 Immediately
he got up, picked up the mat, and went out in front of everyone. As a result,
they were all astounded and gave glory to God, saying, “We have
never seen anything like this!”
Questions:
1.
Why did the paralytic man’s friends go to such
lengths to bring him to Jesus?
A.
They care for their friend and hopefully Jesus
would heal him.
2.
Why do you think that the scribes believe that
only God can forgive sins?
A.
They didn’t know that Jesus was God’s son and
could also forgive sins.
3.
How did Jesus free this man from his sins?
A.
Jesus spoke the words, “Son, your sins are
forgiven.”
4.
Why do the scribes believe that Jesus is
blaspheming?
A.
Because they don’t believe he is the son of God
even though Jesus is God.
5.
How did Jesus prove to the scribe that He has
the authority to forgive sins?
A.
He tells the paralytic to get up, pick up your
mat and go home.
6.
Can we be like the friends of the paralytic man
at Riverview?
A.
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