Mark 2:5 KJV
When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
I am reminded that Paul said in Romans that faith is passed "from faith to faith. " This man found both forgiveness of sins and healing (which I believe is representative of the two main aspects of salvation; justification and sanctification) not from his own faith but in that of the four. I note that,
There was more than one of them.
A man seldom comes to know the Lord through just one witness. Though we may not know about the others who have participated in bringing a soul to the Lord it is always the case that several are involved.
The process took time and more than one attempt.
They could not get him through the crowd so they dropped him through the roof. We do not know their names.
But I am confident that Jesus does.
The crippled man had to trust the four.
Mark does not say they were friends but it is very unlikely this was a cold call case of soul winning. More likely that they were well known to each other.
The best witnesses will be those who have gained the trust of the witnessee.
When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
I am reminded that Paul said in Romans that faith is passed "from faith to faith. " This man found both forgiveness of sins and healing (which I believe is representative of the two main aspects of salvation; justification and sanctification) not from his own faith but in that of the four. I note that,
There was more than one of them.
A man seldom comes to know the Lord through just one witness. Though we may not know about the others who have participated in bringing a soul to the Lord it is always the case that several are involved.
The process took time and more than one attempt.
They could not get him through the crowd so they dropped him through the roof. We do not know their names.
But I am confident that Jesus does.
The crippled man had to trust the four.
Mark does not say they were friends but it is very unlikely this was a cold call case of soul winning. More likely that they were well known to each other.
The best witnesses will be those who have gained the trust of the witnessee.
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