Pick Up Your Mat And Go Home

Pick up your mat and go home what the healing of the paralytic as recounted in the gospel of mark teaches us about the faith of the community and even infant baptism.

Pick up your mat and go home.

S ometimes we act as if sins are just black marks against us in god s ledger debits against our rewards account. One day i came across the scripture. You wiggle your toes and your fingers. I think they were even more amazed at the miracle jesus did because they recognized the man because of his mat.

I was shocked i realised that this time is talking to me because i was the one reading. I cannot just walk however as you scan your body you realize that you do in fact have some mobility in your extremities. Matthew 9 6 but that ye may know that the son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins then saith he to the sick of the palsy arise take up thy bed and go unto thine house. As a result they were all astounded and glorified god saying we have never seen anything like.

Jesus heals a paralytic 10 but so that you may know that the son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins he said to the paralytic 11 i tell you get up pick up your mat and go home. He said to the paralytic i tell you get up pick up your mat and go home treasury of scripture. Why was the crowd so amazed. You re already logged in with your bible gateway account.

Stand up pick up your mat and go home starting your free trial of bible gateway plus is easy. Jesus said to him rise take up your bed and walk. Jesus said to him get up pick up your mat and walk. I discoverd that the door has been open for a long time i didnt know because it was closed for as long as i remember.

Why did he need to pick up the mat. Hope for women part 1 ellen mary dykas attraction jesus paralyzed same sex attraction sexual sin women 0 a story from the second chapter of mark gives a wonderful description of the challenge and glory of how women stuck in the mire of sexual sin can connect with jesus for the help they need. As you finish your conversation jesus says now i invite you to pick up your mat and return home at first you are astounded thinking but i am paralyzed.