The Importance of Authority in Jesus's Life

Jesus discerns that if he were to heal this man's body but never address his view of God, Jesus would not have fully healed and helped him. He doesn't maintain elevated distance; he moves right towards people and says what they need to hear. It's also a very dangerous thing to say in Jesus's culture. Look at the response of these guys here, verse three. They are talking amongst themselves saying, oh my gosh, this guy. This fellow's blaspheming. And some of you might put that together. For others of us, we need to connect the dots more.