Mark’s gospel continues to reveal more of the authority of Jesus, this time as He forgives the sins of the paralytic. Israel’s prophets announced forgiveness but only as third parties speaking for the God that could forgive. Jesus was not only offering the forgiveness of sins, but was the agent of forgiveness itself by the divine authority he claimed. In granting forgiveness to the paralytic then or anyone here and now who believes He has that authority and will, he also gave the assurance that such forgiveness would be received as righteousness.
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