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L.G. Parkhurst, Jr.
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The Strange Power of Jesus the Messiah
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Luke 5:12-26 for Handouts
Luke 5:12-26
12 Once, when he was in one of the cities,
there was a man covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he
bowed with his face to the ground and begged him, “Lord, if you
choose, you can make me clean.” 13 Then Jesus stretched out his
hand, touched him, and said, “I do choose. Be made clean.”
Immediately the leprosy left him. 14 And he ordered him to tell
no one. “Go,” he said, “and show yourself to the priest, and, as
Moses commanded, make an offering for your cleansing, for a
testimony to them.” 15 But now more than ever the word about
Jesus spread abroad; many crowds would gather to hear him and to
be cured of their diseases. 16 But he would withdraw to deserted
places and pray.
17 One day, while he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the
law were sitting near by (they had come from every village of
Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem); and the power of the Lord
was with him to heal. 18 Just then some men came, carrying a
paralyzed man on a bed. They were trying to bring him in and lay
him before Jesus; 19 but finding no way to bring him in because
of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down with his
bed through the tiles into the middle of the crowd in front of
Jesus. 20 When he saw their faith, he said, “Friend, your sins
are forgiven you.” 21 Then the scribes and the Pharisees began
to question, “Who is this who is speaking blasphemies? Who can
forgive sins but God alone?” 22 When Jesus perceived their
questionings, he answered them, “Why do you raise such questions
in your hearts? 23 Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are
forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Stand up and walk’? 24 But so that
you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to
forgive sins” — he said to the one who was paralyzed — “I say to
you, stand up and take your bed and go to your home.” 25
Immediately he stood up before them, took what he had been lying
on, and went to his home, glorifying God. 26 Amazement seized
all of them, and they glorified God and were filled with awe,
saying, “We have seen strange things today.” — NRSV
BIBLE QUESTIONS FOR THINKING PEOPLE
What does it tell us about a person’s faith when they
bow before Jesus, beg from Him, and say to Him, “Lord,
if you choose”?
What do you think Jesus wanted to show the man (and
perhaps those around Him) when He reached out and
touched the man?
Why do you think Jesus told the man to go and do as
Moses commanded? What benefit could be gained from doing
that?
Why do you think Luke emphasizes that when the people
came to hear Jesus teach and to be healed that He would
sometimes withdraw to a deserted place to pray? What
does this say about Jesus’ priorities and our
priorities?
Why do you think the first thing Jesus said and did was
forgive the paralyzed man? What does this teach us about
both the power of sin and the power of forgiveness?
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