Sun Dec 28 2025 10:21:50 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Luke 5:20
When Jesus saw their faith he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”
This is Jesus' response to a few guys who lower their paralyzed friend through the roof to get him in front of Jesus. Jesus is in the middle of teaching, and the Pharisees and the teachers of the law are present. The men who stop at nothing to get their friend to Jesus: these men are a testimony to how we should love our friends in our relationship together with Christ. They succeed because they authentically love their friend and know that Jesus is his hope. Then Jesus does the unthinkable, and "forgives his sins". The Pharisees cry blasphemy, and the paralytic walks home.
