#BibleStudy Signs and Wonders – Miracles: Healing a Paralytic – Mark 2:1-12 04-18-2021 -- Discussion

 

Until we finish, my Sunday school class is studying Miracles of Jesus on the list below. The comments below are from our discussion this week.

 

Signs and Wonders – Miracles

Sunday School Lesson Series

Based on Signs and Wonders: Thirteen Miracles from the Life of Christ 

Serendipity House ©1998 - ISBN: 1-57494-107-0

 

Miracle #4 – Healing a Paralytic – Mark 2:1-12

Besides leprosy and paralysis, what differences can you find between the 3^rd miracle we discussed and this one?

Leper:

• Was alone.
• Human contact with Jesus.
• Asked for healing.
• Was told not to talk about it.

Paralytic:

• Brought to Jesus by friends.
• Jesus only talked to him—not physical contact.
• Didn’t ask for healing.
• Left the house talking about his healing.

Why were the causes of evil spirit takeover, leprosy, and paralysis all be attributed to sin?

• Everything bad that happened was blamed on sin by the sufferer.
• One source reported that there is a demon named Paralysis.

Why does Mark include WAY more about Jesus’s miracles than His preaching?

• “That’s a good question.”
• Mark’s audience not predominantly Jewish.
• To encourage Roman Christians by showing Jesus is the Son of God.

How does Luke describe this man? Why is it different than Mark’s?

• Many versions/translations use the same term, although the actual study book indicates Luke's term is how a doctor would have described the injury.
• Palsy is in some versions/translations while Paralyzed (spinal damage) is in others.

What was the roof made of?

• Straw and mud between beams three feet apart.
• Dried mud could have been “tiles.”

What’s going on in the house while chunks of roof are falling on the listeners?

• Jesus is speaking.
• People start looking up and moving away from the debris.
• There might not have been much going on. Falling debris might have been a common occurrence.

“This story shows that faith is not simply belief, but an ‘energetic grasping of the help and power of God.’[Fuller]”

Whose faith was responsible for the paralytic’s healing? Comment.

• The four men’s faith.
• There is no description of the paralytic’s faith.
• PEOPLE WERE AMAZED BY THIS MIRACLE.

How much faith did the paralytic have?

• Enough faith to get up (obedience) when Jesus tells him to.
• He was ready to serve.
• He felt the healing.

 

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