JESUS HAS AUTHORITY TO FORGIVE SINS
Matthew 9:1-13
Key Verse 9:6
“‘But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins’ So he said to the paralyzed man, ‘Get up, take your mat and go home.’”
In this passage, Jesus is returning from his encounter with the two men who were once demon possessed men. We learned about Christ who will spare no cost at the expense of one lost soul. He approached those two men, those of whom others would have nothing to do with. He learned of their suffering, and he healed their broken souls as he cast their demons into a herd of pigs nearby. When the pigs then rushed to drown themselves, the people of that town pleaded with Jesus to leave fearing what … Read the rest