Mark 2, Seeing their faith, Who Can Forgive Sins, Abstain From Fornication, Forgive First, vengeance, the Son of Man, Taxes, sinners, wine, Sabbath Breaker, work on the Sabbath, Ss

1. Seeing their faith, who
can forgive sins,
abstain from
fornication, forgive
first, vengeance, the
Son of Man, taxes,
sinners, wine, Sabbath
breaker, work on the
Sabbath
Mark 2
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The Son Of Man Has Authority
The Son Of Man Is Lord Even Of The Sabbath

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Your servant in Christ, 2Cor. 4:5,
Dave

3. Let’s read Mark 2:1-5

4. Mark 2:2, “and” (kai)
• Mark 2:2 And many were gathered together, so that
there was no longer room, not even near the door; and
He was speaking the word to them.
• This little book has a disproportionate number of uses
of “and” (kai). 509 NASU uses out in it’s 678 verses
• Out of the 66 books, Mark comes in 19th in uses
• This connector ties together the continuous action of
Mark
• J.V. McGee says his English teacher would have flunked
for this much use of “and.”
• Some say it’s impossible to end a sentence with “and.”

5. Mark 2:2, Speaking To Them The Word
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YLT
Mark 2:2 and immediately many were
gathered together, so that there was no more
room, not even at the door, and he was speaking
to them the word.
• καὶ ἐλάλει αὐτοῖς τὸν λόγον.
• YLT has the most accurate literal
• So, be like Jesus; 2 Timothy 4:2 preach the word;
be ready in season and out of season; reprove,
rebuke, exhort, with great patience and
instruction.

6. Mark 2:5, Seeing Their Faith
• This account is in all 3 synoptics;
• Matthew 9:2 And they brought to Him a paralytic
lying on a bed. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to
the paralytic, "Take courage, son; your sins are
forgiven.“
• Mark 2:5 And Jesus seeing their faith…
• Luke 5:20 Seeing their faith…
• Matthew 17:20 And He said to them, "Because of
the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, if
you have faith the size of a mustard seed….

7. Mark 2:5, Seeing Their Faith
• Mark 2:5 And Jesus seeing their faith said to the
paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven.“
• If someone ripped open the roof, what would we
“see”?
• What would we “see” as his need?
• What are we most interested in this account?
• Jesus wasn’t distracted by the roof, He saw their
faith and his need for forgiveness of sins.
• What is the most important thing in this account?

8. Let’s read Mark 2:6-15
• Mark 2:6 …reasoning in their hearts,
• Mark 2:8 Immediately Jesus, aware in His
spirit that they were reasoning that way
within themselves…
• Mark 2:10 …the Son of Man has authority on
earth to forgive sins “
• Jesus was not only claiming to be God, but
showing it

9. Mark 2:6, Reasoning In Their Hearts
• Mark 2:6 But some of the scribes were sitting
there and reasoning in their hearts,
• The “reasoning in their hearts” is juxtaposed
to “their faith.”

10. Mark 2:7, Who Can Forgive Sins?
• Mark 2:7 "Why does this man speak that way? He
is blaspheming; who can forgive sins but God
alone?“
• The scribes were exactly right, in challenging this!
• I can forgive sins against me in a relational sense,
but not judicially. The DA decides who he will
prosecute under the law.
• All sins is against God, and He alone set the
punishment for sin, and no amount of emotional
regret, or us forgiving each other, has any impact
upon the penalty of the law.
• The fine/penalty must be paid. (Romans 6:23)

11. Mark 2:7, Who Can Forgive Sins?
• Suppose our local sheriff caught a bank robber, and he
knew the man, and knew his desperate need for
money for his child’s operation. Could the sheriff
forgive his sin?
• Yes he could, but the DA decides who he will prosecute
under the law.
• Suppose our local DA forgives his sin, and decides not
to prosecute? Would he be OK?
• It’s a federal crime, would he be OK?
• Suppose the Feds forgave his sin, and decide not to
prosecute? Would he be OK?
• Exodus 20:15 "You shall not steal.
• All sin is against God, and the fine/penalty must be
paid. (Romans 6:23)

12. Mark 2:7, Who Can Forgive Sins?
• Mark 2:7 "Why does this man speak that way?
He is blaspheming; who can forgive sins but
God alone?“
• Psalm 51:1…A Psalm of David, when Nathan
the prophet came to him, after he had gone in
to Bathsheba….
• Psalm 51:4 Against You, You only, I have
sinned…

13. Mark 2:7, Abstain From Fornication
• Joe's in the confessional...
• "Father, I committed adultery"
• "The priest starts thinking of the most
promiscuous women in town. "Was it with Marie
Brown?"
• "I'd rather not say who it was."
• "Was it with Betty Smith?"
• "I'd rather not say," says Joe. So the priest gives
him absolution and Joe leaves. Later, Joe's friend
asks if he received absolution.
• "Yes, and two very good leads!"

14. Mark 2:7, Who Can Forgive Sins?
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Can a priest forgive sins?
Can I as a pastor forgive sins?
Only sins against me, and only relationally.
I can do nothing about the broken law!
Sin goes out like ripples in a pond, I can do nothing
about the consequences of sin.
• If 2 fornicators, have a child out of wedlock, they can
forgive each other but the consequences remain.
• I can only direct sinners to the only One who paid the
fine/penalty for sin. Jesus Christ
• Psalm 51:4 Against You, You only, I have sinned…

15. Mark 2:7, Who Can Forgive Sins
• Matthew 9:6…the Son of Man has authority on earth to
forgive sins…
• Mark 2:7 …who can forgive sins but God alone?"
• CCC 1461 Since Christ entrusted to his apostles the
ministry of reconciliation,65 bishops who are their
successors, and priests, the bishops’ collaborators, continue
to exercise this ministry. Indeed bishops and priests, by
virtue of the sacrament of Holy Orders, have the power to
forgive all sins “in the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit.” (981)
• CCC 1493 One who desires to obtain reconciliation with
God and with the Church, must confess to a priest all the
unconfessed grave sins he remembers after having carefully
examined his conscience. The confession of venial faults,
without being necessary in itself, is nevertheless strongly
recommended by the Church.

16. Smile First, Forgive First
• Let us be the first to give a friendly sign; to nod first, smile
first, speak first, and- if such a thing is necessary- forgive
first. Unknown
• For our own well being, and for the offender’s, and for the
relationship between us, we must forgive. Completely,
unconditionally, in a horizontal way, relationally.
• Romans 12:19 Never take your own revenge, beloved, but
leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written,
"VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY," says the Lord.
[Deuteronomy 32:35, Hebrews 10:30]
• Matthew 6:12 'And forgive us our debts, as we also have
forgiven our debtors.
• 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and
righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.

17. Mark 2:7, Who Can Forgive Sins?
• Mark 2:7…who can forgive sins but God
alone?“
• The scribes were exactly right, in challenging
this!
• Either Jesus is blaspheming, in which case He
is a sinner, not a Savior.
• Or He is God in the flesh!
• Jesus, knowing their thoughts, is claiming to
be, and showing that He is God.

18. Mark 2:10, The Son of Man?
• Mark 2:6 …reasoning in their hearts,
• Mark 2:8 Immediately Jesus, aware in His
spirit that they were reasoning that way
within themselves…
• Mark 2:10 …the Son of Man has authority on
earth to forgive sins “
• Jesus was not only claiming to be God, but
showing it

19. Who Or What Is Your Authority
• Mark 2:10
"But so that
you may know
that the Son
of Man has
authority on
earth to
forgive sins "-He said to the
paralytic,

20. Mark 2:14, In The Tax Booth
• Mark 2:14 As He
passed by, He
saw Levi the son
of Alphaeus
sitting in the tax
booth, and He
said to him,
"Follow Me!"
And he got up
and followed
Him.

21. Taxes?
• Luke 20:22 "Is it
lawful for us to pay
taxes to Caesar, or
not?“
• Romans 13:6 For
because of this you
also pay taxes, for
rulers are servants of
God, devoting
themselves to this
very thing.

22. Mark 2:15
• Mark 2:15 And it happened that He was
reclining at the table in his house, and many
tax collectors and sinners were dining with
Jesus and His disciples; for there were many
of them, and they were following Him.

23. Mark 2:15, Disciples
• The word
“disciples” is used
quite a lot by Mark.
More than Luke or
Acts.
• The word
“disciples” is used
in 42 verses in
Mark in the NASU

24. Mark 2:16, Tax Collectors And Sinners
• Mark 2:16 When the scribes of the Pharisees saw
that He was eating with the sinners and tax
collectors, they said to His disciples, "Why is He
eating and drinking with tax collectors and
sinners?" 17 And hearing this, Jesus said to them,
"It is not those who are healthy who need a
physician, but those who are sick; I did not come
to call the righteous, but sinners.“
• Tax collectors and sinners are emphasized, it was
an affront to them, why would He do it?

25. Mark 2:17, Sinners
• Mark 2:17 And hearing this, Jesus said to them, "It is not
those who are healthy who need a physician, but those
who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but
sinners.“
• If you are self righteous, or religious righteous you cannot
come to Christ;
• John 6:44 "No one can come to Me unless the Father who
sent Me draws him…
• Only sinners can be called/saved. The teaching that
somehow you must stop sinning before you can be saved is
wrong. To “stop sinning” or “turn from your sin” is a result
of salvation, not a prerequisite.
• The only prerequisite is to be a called sinner.

26. Mark 2:17, Sinners
• Psalm 51:13, 1:1, How blessed is the man who does
not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the
path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!
• Jesus is paraphrasing Hosea 6:6 in, Matthew 9:13 "But
go and learn what this means: 'I DESIRE COMPASSION,
AND NOT SACRIFICE,' for I did not come to call the
righteous, but sinners.“
• "There are only two kinds of men: the righteous, who
believe themselves sinners; the rest, sinners who
believe themselves righteous" --Blaise Pascal (16231662)

27. Mark 2:17, Jesus Came To Save Sinners
• 1 Timothy 1:15 It is a trustworthy statement,
deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came
into the world to save sinners, among whom I am
foremost of all.
• Luke 19:10 "For the Son of Man has come to seek
and to save that which was lost.“
• Matthew 9:13 "But go and learn what this means:
'I DESIRE COMPASSION, AND NOT SACRIFICE,' for
I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

28. Let’s read Mark 2:18-20,
We Await Him!
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Not many people mourn at a wedding feast
It’s normal for us to mourn when we study the crucifixion
And rejoice at Easter, and the resurrection
Romans 8:25…with perseverance we wait eagerly …
1 Corinthians 1:7…awaiting eagerly the revelation of our
Lord Jesus Christ,
• Philippians 3:20 …we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord
Jesus Christ;
• Hebrews 9:28 so Christ also, having been offered once to
bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for
salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly
await Him.

29. Let’s read Mark 2:21-28

30. Mark 2:21, 2 Examples, Same Message
• Mark 2:21 "No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on
an old garment; otherwise the patch pulls away from it,
the new from the old, and a worse tear results.
• Mark 2:22 "No one puts new wine into old wineskins;
otherwise the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is
lost and the skins as well; but one puts new wine into
fresh wineskins.“
• Who or what is He talking about?
• Mark 2:16 When the scribes of the Pharisees saw…
• Then Jesus brought up the crucifixion.
• Religious legalistic Judaism is the un-stretchable cloth
and old wineskin.

31. Mark 2:22, Wine
• Matthew 9:17 "Nor do people put new wine [oinos] into old wineskins;
otherwise the wineskins burst, and the wine [oinos] pours out and the
wineskins are ruined; but they put new wine [oinos] into fresh wineskins, and
both are preserved.“
• <3631> οινος oinos
• Meaning: wine
• Origin: a prim. word
• Usage: wine(33), wine*(1).
• [oinos] used 4X’s in Mark 2:22, 3X’s in Luke 5:37-38
• Luke 7:33 "For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no
wine [oinos] , and you say, 'He has a demon!‘ 34 "The Son of Man has come
eating and drinking, and you say, 'Behold, a gluttonous man and a
drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!‘
• [oinos] used 5X’s in John 2:3-10… the mother of Jesus said to Him, "They
have no wine [oinos] ." … you have kept the good wine [oinos] until now.

32. Mark 2:22, Wine
• Romans 14:21 It is good not to eat meat or to drink wine
[oinos] , or to do anything by which your brother stumbles.
• Ephesians 5:18 And do not get drunk with wine [oinos] , for
that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,
• 1 Timothy 3:3 not addicted to wine [paroinos] or pugnacious,
but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money.
• <3943> πάροινος paroinos
• Meaning: given to wine, drunken
• Origin: from 3844 and 3631
• Usage: addicted to wine(2).
• 1 Timothy 3:8 Deacons likewise must be men of dignity, not
double-tongued, or addicted to much wine [oinos] or fond of
sordid gain,

33. Mark 2:22, Wine
• 1 Timothy 5:23 No longer drink water
exclusively, but use a little wine for the
sake of your stomach and your frequent
ailments.
[oinos]

34. Mark 2:23, Sabbath Breaker?
• Mark 2:23 And it happened that He was passing
through the grainfields on the Sabbath, and His
disciples began to make their way along while
picking the heads of grain. 24 The Pharisees were
saying to Him, "Look, why are they doing what is
not lawful on the Sabbath?"
• Deuteronomy 23:25 "When you enter your
neighbor's standing grain, then you may pluck the
heads with your hand, but you shall not wield a
sickle in your neighbor's standing grain.

35. Mark 2:24,
Not Lawful On The Sabbath?"
• Mark 2:24 The Pharisees were saying to Him,
"Look, why are they doing what is not lawful
on the Sabbath?“
• It was lawful according to Moses.
• It was not lawful according to their traditions.

36. Mark 2:24-3:4, Work On The Sabbath
• The Pharisees were splitting hairs over what was
considered work on the Sabbath.
• For example, one could swallow vinegar for a sore
throat on the Sabbath but could not gargle with it, for
that would be work; and a woman should not look in a
mirror on the Sabbath because she might see a gray
hair and pluck it out—that would also be work.
• - John Commentary, pg 27 - Chester McCalley
• Exodus 31:15 'For six days work may be done, but on
the seventh day there is a sabbath of complete rest,
holy to the LORD; whoever does any work on the
sabbath day shall surely be put to death.

37. Mark 2:25, The Consecrated Bread
• Mark 2:25 And He said to them, "Have you never read
what David did when he was in need and he and his
companions became hungry; 26 how he entered the house
of God in the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the
consecrated bread, which is not lawful for anyone to eat
except the priests, and he also gave it to those who were
with him?“
• 1 Samuel 21:1-9
• Jesus didn’t plead innocence because of Deuteronomy
23:25, that would only have only taught about eating,
instead, He goes to the root of the problem, their legalism
about the law, distorts the intent of the law. The law was to
bless the people, not hurt them. It had a provision for the
hungry, and destitute.

38. Mark 2:27
• Mark 2:27 Jesus said to them, "The Sabbath
was made for man, and not man for the
Sabbath.

39. Ezekiel 20:12 "Also I gave them My
sabbaths to be a sign between Me and
them, that they might know that I am
the LORD who sanctifies them.

40. Mark 2:28, Sabbath
• Mark 2:28 "So the Son of Man is Lord even of the
Sabbath."
• The captain of the LORD'S host commanded 7 times as
much work to be done on the Sabbath.
• Joshua 6:4 "Also seven priests shall carry seven
trumpets of rams' horns before the ark; then on the
seventh day you shall march around the city seven
times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets.
• “Who is this guy”
• Matthew 12:8 "For the Son of Man is Lord of the
Sabbath."

41. Mark 2:28 Sabbath
• A world without a Sabbath would be like a
man without a smile, like a summer without
flowers, and like a homestead without a
garden. It is the most joyous day of the whole
week.
Henry Ward Beecher

42. THE END
• American bison
charge through heavy
snow in Yellowstone
National Park,
November
1967.PHOTOGRAPH
BY WILLIAM ALBERT
ALLARD, NATIONAL
GEOGRAPHIC