Feb 4th Class:The Paralytic

Jesus heals with a touch or a word, yet at first, despite the obvious need for physical healing, he bestows the gift of forgiveness. Blasphemy, to the Pharisees, and so then, to prove a point, he performs the physical healing. In can't tell if I'm projecting my own feelings onto this. Did Jesus hold back initially simply because he knew wanted to make the point that he had the power from God to forgive sins, or did he perform the physical healing out of frustration? Hmmm...

January 20 Class Lessons

Simon Peter's Mother-in-Law:
- Jesus can heal with a touch or a word
- for Jesus, illnesses can be evil or caused by evil (spirits)

A Man with Skin Disease:
- Jesus has great compassion
- Jesus has divine power
- Jesus respects Mosaic Law