Jesus' Authority

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Psalm 70:1–3 ESV

Make haste, O God, to deliver me! O Lord, make haste to help me! Let them be put to shame and confusion who seek my life! Let them be turned back and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt! Let them turn back because of their shame who say, “Aha, Aha!”

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Matthew 8:28–9:8 ESV

And when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way. And behold, they cried out, “What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?” Now a herd of many pigs was feeding at some distance from them. And the demons begged him, saying, “If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of pigs.” And he said to them, “Go.” So they came out and went into the pigs, and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the waters. The herdsmen fled, and going into the city they told everything, especially what had happened to the demon-possessed men. And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region. And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city. And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.” And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.” But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts? For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’? But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he then said to the paralytic—“Rise, pick up your bed and go home.” And he rose and went home. When the crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

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Harmony or not?

Avoid absolutism

Similarities & Differences

Probability

Historians in the past did not focus on chronological order

They focused on the attributes of their focus

Matthew - Lion

Son of David

King of Jews

The Messiah

Despised & rejected

for the Jew or Grown up in Church

Mark - Ox

Servant of Jehovah

For the Christian Worker

Luke - Face of Man

Son of Man

For the Gentile

John - Eagle

Son of God

Jesus Heals the Demon Posessed

Matthew 8:28–33 ESV

And when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way. And behold, they cried out, “What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?” Now a herd of many pigs was feeding at some distance from them. And the demons begged him, saying, “If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of pigs.” And he said to them, “Go.” So they came out and went into the pigs, and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the waters. The herdsmen fled, and going into the city they told everything, especially what had happened to the demon-possessed men.

Country of Gadarenes

Two demon-possessed men

Coming out of the tombs

So fierce that no one could pass that way

The cried out “What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?”

Jesus said to them “Go”

Came out and went into the a herd of pigs

pigs rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned

Herdsmen fled telling everyone in the city

Jesus Heals a Paralytic

[Matthew 9:1-8, Mark 2:1-12, Luke 5:17-26]

Mark 2:1–12 ESV

And when he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. And many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door. And he was preaching the word to them. And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and when they had made an opening, they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts, “Why does this man speak like that? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?” And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they thus questioned within themselves, said to them, “Why do you question these things in your hearts? Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise, take up your bed and walk’? But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the paralytic— “I say to you, rise, pick up your bed, and go home.” And he rose and immediately picked up his bed and went out before them all, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!”

Cross the Sea of Galilee to Capernaum

Goes to a private home

brought to Jesus a Paralytic lying on a bed

Mark: brought by 4 men who found no room so lowered him through hole they made in the roof

Jesus saw their faith

“Take heart, my son; your sins [guilt, estrangement from God] are forgiven [pardoned, legally exempt from the personal consequences of the offence]”

Scribes said to themselves “This man if blaspheming”

Mark: “Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

Luke: Pharasees and teachers of the law

Jesus knowing their thoughts said “Why do you think evil in your hearts? For which is easier, to say, ‘your sins are forgiven’ or to say ‘rise and walk’?”

“But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” {he said to the paralystic} “rise, pick up your bed and go home”

The man rose and went home.

Luke: Glorifying God

When the crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to a man.

Mark & Luke: “We have seen extraordinary things today”

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