What would you think if I started forgiving people of their sins against God? Mk 2:7. What would you think if I defended myself by saying Jesus did it and since I am supposed to be like Jesus I can do it too? Mk 2:5; Ep 5:1.
What you should think is that Jesus did some things we cannot do because He had authority and power we do not possess. Mk 2:8, 10-12.
I believe Jesus sometimes corrected people who opposed the truth in ways we cannot because He had authority and power we do not possess. Two examples. First, Jesus cleansed the temple because He was God. It was His temple and He could do with it as He pleased. Mt 21:12-14. Second, Jesus called certain people a brood of vipers because He knew their hearts. He knew by divine inspiration that the description was fair and best used on the occasion. Mt 12:22-25, 34.
So how does Jesus want us to correct people who oppose the truth? That is the question I want us to consider this morning by studying and applying 2 Ti 2:24-26.
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