2:9-12
Jesus responds by asking “which is easier to say, “your sin are forgiven, or take up your bed and walk”. Jesus then tells the man to get up. He is doing this to demonstrate that He does have the authority to forgive sins. It is perhaps interesting that Jesus pronounced forgiveness first. I noted earlier that part of the reason for this may have been to help the man believe. Another possible reason is that forgiving sins is the primary reason that Jesus came. Having our sins dealt with is actually the greatest need of all men. Jesus came so that our sins could be forgiven. But how do we know that they actually have been forgiven? The resurrection is the proof (1 Cor 15:17).
So the man duly got up, picked up his bed and walked. Naturally, everyone was amazed at what happened, and they glorified God. We should also note that Jesus spoke and it was.
2:13,14
Jesus went out by the sea and the crowds continued to follow Him. “And He was teaching them”. One cannot read Mark without coming to the conclusion that Jesus did a lot of teaching and saw teaching is highly important. So far we have seen Jesus call four fishermen. Now He calls Levi, a tax collector, also called Matthew. Tax collectors were not loved!. One, because no one is particularly keen on paying taxes, then they were collecting taxes for the hated Roman Empire, and thirdly because they could be dishonest and intrusive. Even so, Jesus called Levi to follow Him. Jesus calls people from all walks of life, our background is of no advantage or hindrance. If we are called by Jesus we must follow and He is well able to sort us out.
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