God or Man?

Matthew 9:1 And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city. Matthew 9:2 And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee. Matthew 9:3 And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth. Matthew 9:4 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? Matthew 9:5 For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk? Matthew 9:6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house. Matthew 9:7 And he arose, and departed to his house. Matthew 9:8 But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men. Jesus entered a ship and made his way back to Capernaum. While there, a man sick of palsy, lying on a bed was brought unto Jesus. The Bible tells us that Jesus, "Seeing their faith," healed the man. Jesus responded to those that came to him by faith seeking healing for their friend. Jesus always responds to faith. The Bible declares that, "Without faith, it is impossible to please him." Jesus demands faith and is please when we exercise faith in him. Jesus offered encouragement to the man that had been sick of palsy by commanding him to be of good cheer. Jesus declared the man's sin forgiven. The man had an abundance of reasons to be of good cheer. He had been healed spiritually and was getting ready to healed physically! The Scribes standing by took great offense at Jesus' declaration to the man that his sins were forgiven. They accused Jesus of blasphemy! Jesus demonstrated his power and his identity by healing the man with palsy. We need to understand that the miracles that Christ performed during his earthly ministry were an authentication of Christ's identity and confirmation of his ministry. These supernatural miracles were God the Father's stamp of approval on Jesus, revealing him as the God-man. Jesus was 100% God and 100% man. The multitudes that saw this miracle reacted in a different fashion than the religious leaders. The multitudes marvelled and glorified God, which had given such power unto men. They understood that Jesus was more than just man. A simple man couldn't do this amazing miracle that they had just witnessed Jesus performing. They realized that Jesus was the Son of God, and God himself in human flesh. How about you, what do you think of Jesus? Do you agree with the Scribes, they thought Jesus was simply a man or do you agree with the multitudes that saw Jesus as the Son of Man, that had come to take away the sins of the whole world? Your eternal destiny rides on this question!