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Verse 2:5 When Jesus saw their
faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be
forgiven thee.
sins
Sin. (See Scofield "Romans 3:23")
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Verse 2:9 Whether
is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be
forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and
walk?
sins
Sin. (See Scofield "Romans 3:23")
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Verse 2:10 But
that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to
forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)
Son of man
(See Scofield "Matthew 8:20")
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Verse 2:15 And
it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many
publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his
disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.
sinners
Sin. (See Scofield "Romans 3:23")
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Verse 2:16 And
when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and
sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he
eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?
sinners
Sin. (See Scofield "Romans 3:23")
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Verse 2:22 And
no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine
doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the
bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new
bottles.
marred (Greek - apollumi
[a)po/llumi] )."
(See Scofield "John 3:16")
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Verse 2:26 How
he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high
priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat
but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with
him?
shewbread
(See Scofield "Exodus 25:30")
Introducing Jesus,
the Son of God
Jesus Through the Eyes of Mark
(Mark 1:21-2:17)
Miracle Worker
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Introduction:
The New Bible Commentary reminds us that once a king "had been anointed, proclaimed and given God's Spirit for the task, he had to go out and prove his calling." (Commentary on Mark 1:21.) Last week, Mark paraded a series of witnesses to prove that Jesus was the Son of God. He showed us Jesus' baptism and His endorsement by God the Father and the Holy Spirit. This week Mark proceeds to show us how Jesus now proves His calling. Let's jump right into the middle of the action!
I. One In Authority
A. Read Mark 1:21-22. Are you familiar with Jewish teaching? If so, how do Jewish leaders teach? (Jewish leaders teach much like American lawyers argue: they look "backward." Lawyers argue based on court decisions of the past. Jewish teachers teach based on the writings and sayings of their predecessors.)
1. How did Jesus teach? (Jesus taught as if He had authority in Himself. He did not have to rely on teachers of the past.)
2. How do you teach? How should you teach?
II. The Demons
A. Read Mark 1:23-24. Do you sometimes feel that the relative of this person attends your class?
1. Consider this from Satan's viewpoint. How does it advance Satan's work to correctly identify Jesus as the "Holy One of God?"
2. When the demon-possessed fellow says to Jesus, "Have you come to destroy us," do you think this reflects the views and questions of Satan and his evil angels?
3. Was Jesus the ultimate threat to the power of Satan?
B. Read Mark 1:25. Why did Jesus tell the demon to be quiet?
C. Let's skip ahead a few verses. Read Mark 1:32-34. Again, we have Jesus interfering with demon free-speech. What reason does the text give for Jesus keeping these demons from speaking?
D. We have this pattern of Jesus keeping evil angels from correctly identifying Him. Why not say to the crowd, "Hey guys, did you hear what he said? Well, even Satan knows who I AM. Do I have a witness?" (Jesus' work is to confront, defeat, and destroy evil. He certainly did not want to be giving any credit to demons. Perhaps more importantly, John's gospel records that at the beginning of Jesus' ministry He was concerned about the timing of things. (John 2:4: "My time has not yet come.") My bet is that Jesus thought the best way to convert the people was to slowly prove who He was, rather than start with the claim He was the Son of God.)
E. Read Mark 1:26 and re-read Mark 1:34. What is the outcome of these confrontations with demons?
1. What important piece of evidence has Mark given us to prove the calling of Jesus? (That Jesus has power over the forces of evil.)
F. Read Mark 1:27-28. What conclusion do the people reach? (None. They say, "What is this?" They acknowledge the power of Jesus. They see He has new teaching presented in a new way. But, they do not reach a conclusion.)
1. Let's step back into our discussion of the conclusion of the demons. The people were curious and working through the problem. The demons were sure - they had already worked through the problem. What lesson do we learn here about evangelism?
2. At the Church Board meeting this week, we discussed promoting the "Forty Days of Purpose" outreach program in our local church. One Elder objected. He said our church had distinctive truths and we should start with those, rather than a more generic approach to bringing people to Jesus. Good question. Should we evangelize with our distinctive points of doctrine? (Jesus did not evangelize by starting with the conclusion. He gradually brought people along so that they could reach their own conclusion about who He was. Let's say your church has a distinctive doctrine about the nature of the Second Coming or last day events. It does not seem to me that Jesus would start evangelizing by presenting those conclusions first.)
III. The Leper
A. Read Mark 1:40. How was this fellow's faith?
B. Read Mark 1:41-42. What do we learn about Jesus' attitude about sickness? (He has compassion towards those who are sick and He is willing and has the power to heal.)
C. Read Mark 1:43-45. In retrospect, should Jesus have healed this fellow?
1. What are you balancing in discussing this question?
2. What is Jesus' attitude towards the Mosaic law? (Positive.)
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Verse 1-2
IV. The Paralytic
A. Read Mark 2:1-2. What do you think was Jesus' first priority: preaching or healing? (My feeling is that His healing resulted from two things:
1) His heart for suffering people; and,
2) His desire to attract people to His preaching. His preaching of the gospel must have been His first priority.)
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Verse 3-4
B. Read Mark 2:3-4. How do you like it when your first priority is interrupted by others?
1. Imagine preaching and all of a sudden there is this big noise of digging and scraping in the roof. This is followed by junk falling down on the crowd and on you. How do you react if you are trying to preach while this is going on?
2. Put yourself in the place of the friends of the paralyzed guy. Would you take one look at the crowd and decide to come back tomorrow?
What motivated them to persist?
Do you consider them to be inconsiderate and rude? Or, loving, caring and resourceful in helping their friend?
When people in the church are suffering, is your attitude more like "let's come back tomorrow" or "let's dig a hole in the roof?"
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Verse 5
C. Read Mark 2:5. How did Jesus react? Was He irritated by their rudeness?
1. Step back a minute and consider the digging and Jesus' preaching. Is the digging a good thing for what happens next? (Yes. It focused the attention of the people on what Jesus said and did to the paralyzed guy. The digging was a blessing to Jesus' ministry.)
2. On what did Jesus base His conclusion about (v.5) "their" faith? (Their works!)
3. Who does Jesus mean when He says "their" faith?
D. The problem is that this fellow is paralyzed. Put yourself in the place of the friends. You just got through the work and embarrassment of digging through the roof in front of this big crowd. Instead of healing your friend, Jesus says "Your sins are forgiven." How do you feel?
1. Why would Jesus be talking about sins? (Read John 9:1-3. The common perception was that sickness was caused by sin. Some, obviously, was. Whether the paralytic's sickness was caused by sin or whether he merely thought it came from his sin, apparently his sin was his first concern. Jesus addressed his first concern.)
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Verse 6-7
E. Read Mark 2:6-7. Are the teachers of the law correct? (Yes. Only God can forgive sins.)
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Verse 8-9
F. Read Mark 2:8-9. What is the answer to Jesus' question? Which is easier to say?
1. If you answered "Your sins are forgiven," are you sure?
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G. Read Mark 2:10-12. If the teachers of the law had not been thinking critical thoughts, would this paralyzed guy have been healed?
H. If you were in the crowd, would you be convinced by Jesus' logic? Is it logical to believe that everyone who heals can also forgive sins? (It is true that healing comes from the power of God. But not everyone who heals is God. I think Jesus was making a different argument. The critics were saying, "This is just hot (and blasphemous) air. Anyone can say anything." Jesus shows that His words have power. When He says I can forgive sins, they need to take His words seriously.)
I. What important evidence has Mark given us to prove the calling of Jesus?
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Verse 3
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Mark 2:3, bringing one sick of the palsy
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Mark 2:4, when they had broken it up, they let down the bed
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Verse 5
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Mark 2:5, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee
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Mark 2:5b, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee
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Leviticus 4:20a:, shall mae an atonement for them
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Leviticus 4:20b, and it shall be forgiven them
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Mark 2:7, who can forgive sins but God
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Mark 2:8, And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit
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Mark 2:8b, And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit
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Mark 2:9, Whether is it easier to say to the sick
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Mark 2:10, the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive
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Mark 2:12, And immediately he arose, took up the bed
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Mark 2:12, they were all amazed, and glorified God
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Mark 2:14, as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus
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Mark 2:17, They that are whole have no need of the physician
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Mark 2:17b, came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance
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Verse 18
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Mark 2:18, disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast
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Verse 19
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Mark 2:19, while the bridegroom is with them
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Mark 2:20, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them
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Mark 2:21, No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old
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Mark 2:22, And no man putteth new wine into old bottles
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Mark 2:22, And no man putteth new wine into old bottles
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Mark 2:22, the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred
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Verse 23
1048_a; Mark 2:23, he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day
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1048_b; Mark 2:25, Have ye never read what David did
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1048_c; Mark 2:26, did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful
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1048_d; Mark 2:26b, not lawful to eat but for the priests
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1048_e; Mark 2:27, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath
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Scofield, C. I. "Scofield
Reference Notes on Mark 1". "Scofield Reference Notes (1917
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<http://www.studylight.org/com/srn/view.cgi?book=mr&chapter=001>.
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