But he does recognize that the man has a deeper problem than his paralysis and it is the problem of sin.

And Jesus said, I did this, not only to heal this man, body, and soul, but I did it that you may know that the son of man has the authority,

the power on earth to forgive sins.

Which is like saying that you may know that the son of man is God incarnate.

There are incredible accounts for us in the Gospels of Jesus' healing ministry and of his

miracles from raising the dead and cleansing lepers to what we'll hear today

him healing a paralytic but what all people need is more than the healing of the body, it's the forgiveness of sin.

You're listening to the Sunday edition of Renewing Her Mind, as we're spending several weeks looking at the public

ministry of Jesus as recorded for us in the Gospel of Mark. And remember you can

study the entirety of Mark's Gospel when you give a donation of any amount in support of

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we'll send you the hardcover edition of Dr Sproll's expositional commentary on the Gospel of

Mark. Jesus was more than a miracle worker, he was God incarnate, and as such he had the power to forgive sin.

Today's passage is one text that helps us see the clear implication of Jesus' claim to deity.

Here's Dr. Sprope in Ma chapter 2.

We continue our study now with the Gospel of Mark and I will be reading verses 1 through 12 from Mark chapter 2, and ask the

congregation to stand for the reading of the Word of God. And again he entered Kepurnium after some days, and that it was heard that he was in the

house. Immediately many gathered together so that there was no longer

room to receive them not even near the door and he preached the word to them.

And then they came to him bringing a paralytic

who was carried by four men.

And when they could not come near him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was,

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