If the Doors Are Blocked

[318 words] Mark chapter 2 (as well as Mathew 9 and Luke 5) records the time that Jesus Christ healed a paralyzed man—one who had to be carried by his friends. The report begins by telling us Jesus was wildly popular at this particular time: “And many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door…they could not get near Him because of the crowd” (Mark 2:2,4). Surely the main point of the event is about Jesus. As the Son of God, Jesus Christ has the power on earth to both heal physical maladies and spiritual sickness. He healed a man physically to prove that He could heal spiritually (Mark 21:10). Additionally, another key point in all of this is the faith of the paralyzed man’s friends. “And when Jesus saw their faith. He said to the paralytic, ‘Son, your sins are forgiven’” (Mark…