Posted on 06/05/2021 5:58:18 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6
THE MAN LOWERED THRU A ROOF |
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MATTHEW
9:1-8Jesus stepped into a boat, crossed over and came to his own town. Some men brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, “Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.”
At this, some of the teachers of the law said to themselves, “This fellow is blaspheming!”
Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, “Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts? Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the paralyzed man, “Get up, take your mat and go home.” Then the man got up and went home. When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had given such authority to man.
MARK
2:1-12A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them. Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them. 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. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
Now some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves, “Why does this fellow talk like that? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
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? Which is easier: to say to this paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, take your mat and walk’? But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the man, “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.” 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!”
LUKE
5:17-26One day Jesus was teaching, and Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. They had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with Jesus to heal the sick. Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat and tried to take him into the house to lay him before Jesus. When they could not find a way to do this because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.
When Jesus saw their faith, he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”
The Pharisees and the teachers of the law began thinking to themselves, “Who is this fellow who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
Jesus knew what they were thinking and asked, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts? Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the paralyzed man, “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.” Immediately he stood up in front of them, took what he had been lying on and went home praising God. Everyone was amazed and gave praise to God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”
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by BERNHARD RODE, 1780
"Christ Healing the Paralytic at Capernaum"
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by OTTO SEMLER
"Jesus Heals the Paralytic"
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by HAROLD COPPING
"Jesus Heals the Paralytic"
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"Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man"
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by J. KIRK RICHARDS
"Christ and the Palsied Man"
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by YONGSUNG KIM
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by JAMES TISSOT, 1890
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Even if he didn’t have Homeowners Insurance, that man was in Good Hands.
But that paralytic had a unique medical plan, and he certainly chose the right Physician.
Stained glass windows, mosaics, #11 by Copping and #40 by Yongsung Kim, a Korean Christian artist. His work is so inspirational.
Imagine being lowered to Christ by friends, as he was. But each and every believer has been carried to Him by those who prayed for our salvation!
Well said!
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I’m guessing that indicates approval, in a most laconic way.
Yes, a few.
Those who predecease you will form your welcoming committee in heaven—they will want to be present at your climax. And imagine how many such committees you will be part of, eventually!
And I will ask to meet some of the great conductors, composers, violinists, piano virtuosi, opera singers...I want to kiss their hands and thank them for the sublime beauty they brought to my earthly life..maybe Oistrakh will play for me the Sibelius violin concerto!
To each her own.
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