Sharper Iron From Kfuo Radio

Rev. Dr. Adam Koontz, assistant professor of exegetical theology at Concordia Theological Seminary in Ft. Wayne, IN, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Luke 5:12-26. St. Luke continues his account of Jesus’ ministry with two more healings. In the first account, a leper approaches Jesus with humility and boldness in asking for cleansing according to Jesus’ will. By cleansing the leper with His touch, Jesus does what the Law had been unable to do. In the second account, Pharisees and teachers of the law have come to observe Jesus in His teaching. The friends of a paralyzed man show bold faith in getting their friend to Jesus. He immediately forgives the man’s sins, which leads the religious leaders to assume Jesus is a blasphemer. Perceiving their thoughts, Jesus answers their question by speaking a word of healing to the paralytic. His authority to give working legs to the paralytic shows His authority to forgive sins, which He accomplishes by His death and resurrection. “The Beloved Physician’s Or