15 Jul 2016, Mark 2:1-12 马可福音 2:1-12, Jesus’ Power to Forgive Sin 耶稣赦罪的大能

Posted on Jul 10, 2016 in Devotions, Mark |

Scripture Reading        : Mark 2:1-12

Theme                            : Jesus’ Power to Forgive Sin          

 

  1. Jesus’ Proclamation. Mark 1:14-15 summarizes the Galilean ministry of Jesus. Wherever He went throughout Galilee, Jesus would preach the same message of repentance and belief in the Gospel as the basis of salvation. Jesus showed that He was not just the messenger of God, but He is God Himself, who has the power to forgive sins (Mark 2:5). Therefore, when a sinner repents and believes in the Gospel, he is to put his faith in Jesus Christ, who is the one who forgives.
  1. Jesus’ Perception. Jesus is God and He is able to perceive the hearts of men. Jesus knew what the Pharisees and scribes were thinking in their hearts.
  1. Jesus’ Proof. The purpose of the miracle was not to produce faith in the hearts of the people there. The paralytic and his friends already had faith in Jesus (Mark 1:5) before the miracle, not after. The miracle, therefore, authenticated Jesus’ proclamation to have the power to forgive sins.

 

Praying the Scripture

  1. The original Greek word order of Jesus’ speech in Mark 2:5 is – Forgiven are your sins. The paralytic did not ask Jesus for physical healing, and from Jesus’ proclamation, we can deduce that the paralytic was more concerned for his sin. Jesus, knowing the greatest need for sinners is true forgiveness of sin, did exactly that for the paralytic. Let us pray that we will know our true spiritual need, rather than temporal, physical needs.
  1. Jesus had compassion on the man and wasted no time in assuring him that he is forgiven. Let us pray that we too may have compassion on others when we are counseling or comforting the afflicted.
  1. Having the right theology does not mean that a person is saved. The Pharisees and scribes had the right theology when they said that only God can forgive sins, but they failed to recognize Jesus as God. We must place our faith in the right person, Jesus Christ, and submit to Him as God and Saviour. Let us pray that we will not only have the right theology, but have the right faith as well.
 
 
 

经文：马可福音2:1-12

主题：耶稣赦罪的大能     

 

  1. 耶稣的宣告。马可福音1:14-15总结了耶稣在加利利的事工。每当耶稣到加利利时，祂都会传讲这个信息：人要悔改，相信福音，才能得救。耶稣显示祂不仅是神的使者，更是神，且有赦罪的能力（可2:5）。因此，当罪人悔改相信福音时，他要将信心寄托在能赦罪的耶稣基督里。
  1. 耶稣透彻的能力。耶稣是神，而祂能透彻人心。耶稣晓得法利塞人和文士心里到底在想些什么。
  1. 耶稣的证明。这神迹的目的并不是要让当场看到的人产生信心。瘫痪者与他的朋友已经在耶稣行神迹之前对祂信心了（1:5），而非之后。因此，那神迹实际是要证明耶稣有赦罪的能力。

 

用经文祷告

  1. 耶稣在马可福音2:5原文的希腊文字顺序是：赦了，你的罪。瘫痪者并没有向耶稣求肉体上的医治，而从耶稣的宣言中，我们可以推测他更在乎的是自己的罪。耶稣晓得罪人最大的需要是对罪真正的赦免，所有祂赦免了瘫痪者的罪。让我们祷告我们会晓得自己真实的属灵需要，过于我们短暂、肉体的需要。
  1. 耶稣对那人有怜悯，且不拖延时间保证他的罪已经赦了。让我们祷告在安慰受难者或辅导他人时，我们也能对他们有怜悯之心。
  1. 拥有正确的神学并不表示一人就得救了。当法利赛人与文士说只有神能赦罪时，他们也有正确的神学，只不过他们无法看见耶稣就是神。我们要将信心投在正确的人身上，即耶稣基督，并降服于祂为我们的神与救主。让我们祷告我们不但要有正确的神学观，也要有正确的信心。