[Hebrews 11:6]

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[Hebrews 11:6]

JESUS HEALS A
PARALYTIC LOWERED
THROUGH A ROOF

[Bookshelf]

Astounded by #35, and never having heard of Jan Rambouts I discovered the following:
Jan Rombouts the Elder, (c. 1480 in Leuven – 1535 in Leuven), was a Flemish Renaissance painter, glass painter, draftsman, printmaker and glass designer. The subjects of his work are stories from the Old and New Testament and the lives of Christian saints. The details of the life of Jan Rombouts are sketchy. He signed his work with a monogram which had been read by the 19th century city archivist of Leuven Edward van Even as representing the letters IVR.

[nicollo]

My vote goes to no. 19, which best shows the outside crowd which had prevented the paralytic from reaching Jesus.

There some neat parallels here to that from John 5 about the paralytic at the Bethesda pool who was unable to enter the pool by himself. Unlike our first man here, who had friends to help, the man at the pool had no one. Jesus rewarded both for their hope and faith.

[Ezekiel]

Necessity is the mother of invention.
Ingenuity is the inventor of opportunity.
(The entire universe is Hebrew school.)

Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus and, after digging through it, lowered the mat the paralyzed man was lying on.

You're on a roll with the Yankee Ingenuity theme! Can DO!

When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven."

It's like Grace Hopper's famous words:

"It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission."

We've walked into a minefield.
All right, who bought it?
It's Grace!

The Mike Curb Congregation - Burning Bridges (with lyrics)

"Grace? She passed away 30 years ago." (9 December 1906 -- 1 January 1992)

Happy 116th birthday, Grace! There's even a famous Messianic name to match that number [ינון]. That's the one with the tradition that those nuns are really heis, stashed deep cover. Makes sense, because that concept could really get abused.

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?"

And then as is often the case, people take hold of the settled science from expert, socialized academia as if it were the Gospel truth, and it all goes horribly wrong, like walking barefoot on the business edge of a razor blade.

Meanwhile, in another corner of the world stage, Dion got the honor of playing Joseph.

Well, if you want to make me cry that won't be so hard to do
If you should say goodbye, I'll still go on loving you
Each night I ask the stars up above
Why must I be a teenager in love?

Teenager in Love

All for the love of Sunshine. 'Tis the Season.

Time to go outside on this sunny day to love little Sunshine (she's the hen who loves to be cuddled).

Reminds me... I named another Shiloh because she's exceedingly shy, always dodging the opportunity to snuggle (what's life without name puns?). One she's nabbed, though, she calms right down. 🙃

JESUS HEALS A PARALYTIC LOWERED THROUGH A ROOF

When there's a will, there's a way! ~ EZ