The Importance of Divine Forgiveness

“Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Rise up and walk’? But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins”—He said to the man who was paralyzed, ‘I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.’ Immediately he rose up before them, took up what he had been lying on, and departed to his own house, glorifying God. And they were all amazed, and they glorified God and were filled with fear, saying, ‘We have seen strange things today!’” [1]

“That you may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins...”

Forgiveness of sins cannot be visually verified to prove that it actually occurred, but a paralyzed man standing up and carrying his mat away is an obvious visible sign that a divine miracle has occurred. Jesus demonstrated to His doubters that He was indeed able to forgive people's sins.

Divine forgiveness is the greatest miracle because sin cannot enter heaven under any circumstance.

“But there shall by no means enter it [the New Jerusalem] anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.” [2]

Our sins must be forgiven by Jesus if we want to enter paradise when we die.

[1] Luke 5:23-26
[2] Revelation 21:27