CHRIST NEVER CLAIMS TO BE GOD
Mark 2:10 - But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins. 1. This refers back to Daniel 7, where the Son of Man is given authority. God cannot be given authority, God himself has inherent authority. 2. Since he is given authority by the Father, it is a parallel to John 20:23, where the disciples are given authority to forgive sins. Therefore, the same way that the disciples forgive sins is the same way that the Son does. 3. Back to Daniel 7, the Son of Man does not receive worship given only to God. The relevant verses are Daniel 7:14, 27, where the Son of man receives Pelach which is something given to other than God as we see the same word used in Ezra 7:24 for those that serve the temple. Mark 2:28 - So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath. 1. The context of the verse is talking about general humanity. He gives the example of David and his followers eating bread from the temple during the Sabbath, making the case that his own f...







