Mark 2:5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the sick of the palsy, Son, your sins be forgiven you. These words, so it is recorded, saved the life of that zealous minister of God, Donald Cargill. He had been for some time under conviction of sin, and his mind was harassed by Satan's assaults. Being naturally reserved, he could not prevail upon himself to lay his troubles before others. At last, in a paroxysm of despair, he resolved to bring his life on earth to a close. Again and again did he seek the banks of the Clyde, with a steadfast resolution to drown himself; and repeatedly was he interrupted by meeting persons he knew. Not to be frustrated, he rose one morning and walked to an old coal pit, intending to throw himself into the abyss. At the verge, the words above quoted flashed across his mind; the effect was powerful and instantaneous; he returned to praise God for a free salvation, and to serve Him in a faithful and consistent Christian life. Parallel Verses KJV: When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.WEB: Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven you." |
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