Authority to Forgive Sin – Mark 2:1-12

“But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” (Mark 2:10 ESV) Mark began his gospel by asserting that Jesus of Nazareth is the Christ, the Son of God. He then proceeded to give us proof of his identity. Thus far, we have seen that Jesus taught with divine authority, He healed the sick and cast out demons with divine authority, and in our passage today, we will see that He forgives sin with divine authority.  Jesus is now back in Capernaum after being away for some time preaching and teaching throughout Galilee. And on this day, He is at a house preaching the word and a large crowd has gathered: sick folks, scribes and Pharisees, and the general public. Mark then draws our attention to four men who came carrying a paralyzed friend on a stretcher; and not finding a way to get to Jesus, because of the crowd, they do something very bold. They go on top of the roof