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1 | In need of consistent Greek study | Matt 9:3 | Timothy Paul | 47946 | ||
Dear Ray, my consensus on this passage is,Jesus forgives and heals. When the paralytic was brought to Jesus,they were relying on their faith that He could heal the man physically, but they were not thinking that he would heal him spiritually, which is actally a much greater sickness. Next we are concerned with the reaction of the religious leaders a. The scribes correctly understand that only God can forgive sins; but they are incorrect in assuming that Jesus is not God Himself, and that Jesus blasphemes by considering Himself God a. It should have been enough for Jesus to prove that He could know their evil hearts; yet He will offer a greater proof of His deity b. Both healing and forgiveness are impossible with man; but only the promise of healing could be proven right then - you can't "see" someone's sin being forgiven, but you can see that they are healed.Blessings, Tim |
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2 | In need of consistent Greek study | Matt 9:3 | Ray | 48057 | ||
Hi Timothy Paul, I think that you are entirely correct. Jesus skipped over their blasphemous thoughts and tied together "Your sins are forgiven" with "Rise, and walk".*****The NASB has completely within hash marks, "---then He said to the paralytic---". Thus we have "Jesus seeing their faith, He said" and also "Jesus knowing their thoughts, He said" with the bottom line, the proof, being "Then He said to the paralytic, "Rise, take up your bed, and go home." And he rose, and went home. But when the multitudes saw this, they were filled with awe, and glorified (God), who had given such authority to men."*****They glorified God who came in the likeness of men. They glorified the Son of (God). ****** I see the Trinity in these three statements of Jesus. I also see the Trinity in Matthew 9:15 where it talks of the bridegroom three times. This is the Bridegroom of Genesis 1:26 to my mind. ****From the heart, Ray | ||||||