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INTRODUCTION (10 minutes)
EXPLANATION (10 minutes)
The Jews integrally connected sin and suffering. They argued that if people were suffering they must have sinned
The Rabbis had a saying, ‘There is no sick man healed of his sickness until all his sins have been forgiven him
The experts in the law were caught at their own game. On their own stated beliefs the man could not be cured, unless he was forgiven. He was cured, therefore he was forgiven. Therefore, Jesus’ claim to forgive sin must be true
The Jews integrally connected sin and suffering. They argued that if people were suffering they must have sinned
The Rabbis had a saying, ‘There is no sick man healed of his sickness until all his sins have been forgiven him
The experts in the law were caught at their own game. On their own stated beliefs the man could not be cured, unless he was forgiven. He was cured, therefore he was forgiven. Therefore, Jesus’ claim to forgive sin must be true
The Jews integrally connected sin and suffering. They argued that if people were suffering they must have sinned
The Jews integrally connected sin and suffering. They argued that if people were suffering they must have sinned
The Rabbis had a saying, ‘There is no sick man healed of his sickness until all his sins have been forgiven him
The experts in the law were caught at their own game. On their own stated beliefs the man could not be cured, unless he was forgiven. He was cured, therefore he was forgiven. Therefore, Jesus’ claim to forgive sin must be true