Luke 5:19-21
19 And when they could not find how they might bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the housetop and let him down with his bed through the tiling into the midst before Jesus. 20 When He saw their faith, He said to him, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.” 21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
Jesus answers faith with mercy and grace. He forgives sins as only God has the authority to do, and here proved it further by also healing a paralyzed man. He gave the man the ability to walk so he could follow Jesus in both body and spirit. Our faith given by God responds with action to Christ and results in grace and mercy.
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