"Jesus life gave eloquent witness to a life lived as if God now reigned and no one else had power. As though there were no consequences to fear. If we ask more particularly how it was that the presence and ministry of Jesus mediated redemption to those He met and influenced, the Gospels tell us that He overcame the blindness, deafness, and hardness of heart in people, that he encouraged them out of paralysis, loved them out of their panic and confusion, released them from crippling physical and psychological burdens, and brought them back to life."

- “The Preaching of Jesus and the Reign of God”