Spiritual Uses of Affliction
Luke 5:18-26
And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.…


I.  A CASE OF DIRE DISEASE.

II.  PRACTICAL SYMPATHY EVOKED.

III.  UNEXPECTED HINDRANCES.

IV.  THE INGENUITY OF FAITH.

V.  A GRACIOUS ORDER OF BLESSING.

VI.  PLAUSIBLE OBJECTIONS CONFUTED.

VII.  HUMAN RESTORATIONS BY JESUS MADE COMPLETE.

VIII.  HUMAN SUFFERING RESULTING IN BRINGING GLORY TO GOD.

(D. Davies, M. A.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.

WEB: Behold, men brought a paralyzed man on a cot, and they sought to bring him in to lay before Jesus.




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