Mark 2:5: can you be forgiven due to other people’s faith?

[highway54]

Originally Posted by GSPNative

Jesus forgave sins and healed a paralytic, and Mark 2:5 states that Jesus remarked about “their faith”—the faith of the paralytic and his friends. It wasn’t just the faith of the paralytic.

Was the paralytic saved due to the faith of his friends? Can you be forgiven due to other people’s faith?

No, one is forgiven by their own personal relationship with God.

[G.Duval]

note that sins forgiven before the Cross Event.

[jojo-50]

Originally Posted by GSPNative

Jesus forgave sins and healed a paralytic, and Mark 2:5 states that Jesus remarked about “their faith”—the faith of the paralytic and his friends. It wasn’t just the faith of the paralytic. Was the paralytic saved due to the faith of his friends? Can you be forgiven due to other people’s faith?

no one can be forgiven of they sins through the "Faith" of another. each humans is responsible for their own salvation. it's saying, I can go out and have sex out of wedlock. but as long as my friends have faith, I'm forgiven. if that be the case ,everyone can spend the rest of their life intentionally sinning. then ask someone to have faith for them so that they can be forgiven, it doesn't work like that. the man was paralyzed, he and these men had faith in the fact that Jesus had the Power to heal. so instead of giving up because they couldn't get to the door. they found another way, Jesus notice this. because all are sinner, ALL of their faith cause Jesus to forgive them. remember Jesus said "their Faith?" implying ALL of them, he didn't say, they faith of his friends did he? peace

[Free4you]

Originally Posted by GSPNative

Jesus forgave sins and healed a paralytic, and Mark 2:5 states that Jesus remarked about “their faith”—the faith of the paralytic and his friends. It wasn’t just the faith of the paralytic.

Was the paralytic saved due to the faith of his friends? Can you be forgiven due to other people’s faith?

No. Jesus was making a point that the son of man can heal. That guy didn’t make it into the kingdom of God if he continued to sin.

Faith is not just believing Jesus is the son of God and He died for your sins it is He said;

“He who believes in me shall do the works I do and far greater than these...”

“The man who comes to me hears my word and uses it.”

“If you continue in my word you are truly my disciple then you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.”