. Jesus did not come for the religious elite, the socially privileged. . While the Pharisees reach back to Deuteronomy 24 to ask about the Mosaic laws allowance for a certificate of divorce, Jesus reaches back even further, to Genesis. From this vantage point of the battlefield then, youll better be able to understand how pastor John Mark Comer can stand in an evangelical pulpit and preach polytheism with barely a reaction since weve brought it to light. 7:11). Mark 14 bristles with connections to the Passover event that is recorded in the book of Exodus. In Christian theology regarding the end times, many believe the NT teaches that there will be a final, climactic, and intensified tribulation just prior to Christs second coming. Judgment will come. Honestly, it wasnt until I re-read that verse a year ago that I began to see the Sabbath as a gift. Indeed, not only is the initiative totally on the side of Jesus, but Jesus goes to blue-collar, untrained fishermen to begin to build his church. Five times in Mark 8:279:50 Jesus refers to himself as the Son of Man (Mark 8:31, 38; 9:9, 12, 31). (Note that Save us, we pray in Ps. . (Mark 15:24). The coming of the kingdom of God means that Gods rule over peoples hearts and lives is being established in and through Jesus. SO GOOD! SICKNESS AND HEALTH. Indeed, self-conscious reflection on personal virtue can be positively detrimental. In the feeding of the five thousand, and especially in Mark 6:34, we see Jesus fulfilling this ancient longing and promise (see also John 10:11). We curate modern and ancient formation voices as we offer recommended reading, a companion podcast series for each Practice, and weekly Reach Exercises for those that want to dig deeper. The Gospel of Mark plays a unique and strategic role in the Christian Bible. THE WORD OF GOD. be proclaimed to all nations (Mark 13:10). But what happens when that celebrity's ministry falls apart? Thus the Christ has already come once, decisively inaugurating the new world longed for in the OT, and the Christ will come again, bringing to full and final fulfillment the redemption of the cosmos and the eradication of all sin and suffering. Jesus brought with him a whole new way of thinking, a new mental universe in which we see ourselves not as basically clean but in danger of defilement, but as basically defiled and in need of cleansing. In answering, consider the nature of sin as described in Mark 7:2023. The great hope of the Old Testament is the coming of a deliverer, a king, a Messiah (which means anointed one, i.e., king), who would rescue the people of God and usher in Gods glorious kingdom once and for all. When the people shout Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord at Jesus entry, they are picking up on this promise to David as it is reiterated in Psalm 118:2526, which is a prayer of blessing for the coming messianic kingdom. Jesus felt the full force of ultimate rejection, a rejection that you and I deserve but which, in Christ, we will never experience. Many think this shows Mark 16:920 to be a later addition. God does not choose those who make the cut in some waymorally, socially, intellectually. We have to read the deed to our souls to see if Christs name is there. For more than 30 years in public service and as a small business owner, Mark has been a leader for working families. In considering an answer note closely just who is being described in each verse. All she brings is her need. Implicitly, the scribes who see Jesus pronounce forgiveness on the paralytic consider this blasphemy, reasoning, Who can forgive sins but God alone? (Mark 2:7). Rather, our condition is one of defilementmanifested by what comes out of usand is thus in need of cleansing. Mark 14:115:15 recounts the events of Jesus final week, leading up to the crossPassover with his disciples, betrayal by Judas, denial by Peter, and trial before the Jewish council. A few chapters later Jesus is crucified, and the curtain of the temple was torn in two (Mark 15:38), thus opening the way back into Gods presence. 12:11; note also Rev. Submitting to the teachings of another and following that persons way of life. What is the gospel? John Mark Comer combines cultural analysis with spiritual formation. Mark 9:14 29 recounts an episode of a demon-possessed boy whom the disciples seek to liberate but cannot. All around us in the culture and deep within our own body memories are lies: deceptive ideas that wreak havoc on our emotional health and spiritual well-being, and deceptive ideas about who God is, who we are, and what the good life truly is. 34:5). While there are distinctions of persons within the one Godhead, Jesus Christ is as much God as God the Father and God the Holy Spirit. has been my shepherd all my life long, said Jacob (Gen. 48:15). How does this differ from the way some Jews used the Old Testament ceremonial law to regulate their diet and state of cleanliness (cf. Throughout the New Testament these two are linked (e.g., Acts 20:21; Heb. Also called the ten words, these are the commands God gave to Moses on two stone tablets on Mount Sinai. While this might be a shrewd move for your budget, its disastrous when we do the same with Christ. Refusing to please men rather than God, John had spoken out against the marriage of Herod Antipas to Herodias, the wife of his brother, Herod Philip (Mark 6:18). Part of the reason I wrote Called to Create was to inspire a generation of Christians to lean in harder to their work. It was not Peter personally that Jesus was rejecting as satanic. Indeed, the one place in all four Gospel accounts where Jesus tells us about his heart is Matthew 11:29: I am gentle and lowly in heart. Burrow in to the very core of what makes Jesus tick, and this is it. We also see the grace of God in the calling of the first four disciples. The human condition is not one of cleanness in danger of defilement. What is the biblical significance of Jesus becoming radiant, intensely white (Mark 9:3), in light of Dan. When Jesus sandwiches his cleansing of the temple in between the two halves of the cursing of the barren fig tree, this symbolizes more than a hungry and frustrated Messiah. And now the end has drawn near. Please make sure all fields are filled out. . Jesus picked up on this language in Mark 13, saying that in the tribulation the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light (Mark 13:24). 11:13; cf. Mark 1:14 15 is a sort of summary statement of Marks whole Gospel. Jesus is the final and true Passover lamb (1 Cor. The NT teaches that Christians have already been resurrected spiritually (Eph. Get free ebooksand event updates emailedto your inbox. Note the personal implications for your walk with the Lord in light of (1) the Gospel Glimpses, (2) the Whole-Bible Connections, (3) the Theological Soundings, and (4) this passage as a whole. The word of God, we learn in Mark 4, is powerful and fruitful, yet also dividing and alienating. This book is convicting yet so helpful and timely. THE HEART OF THE MATTER. A timely counter narrative to the polarisation corroding western society, Jesus doesnt just provide a digestible alternative to individualism, but the only means to life in abundance, beyond the futile desires of the flesh. 17:2224; Dan. (For further background, see the ESV Study Bible, pages 18931894, available online at. What in Mark 1:113 might lead to this conclusion? . 118:25 is the Hebrew expression that is transliterated into Greek as hosanna.). 2:5 6; Col. 3:1), but they have not yet been raised physically (2 Cor. . She brings no moral resume, no lawkeeping, no impressiveness. Indeed, self-conscious reflection on personal virtue can be positively detrimental. It is not what goes into us, but what comes out of us, that is defiling. . I specifically loved when he talked about the choices we make and how they shape our character. Why? In considering eschatology as it surfaces in Mark 13, however, we are referring mainly to the end of history, when Jesus will come again. 5:15). In the Old Testament, it is God who calms the waves (Job 12:15; Ps. Indeed, not only is the initiative totally on the side of Jesus, but Jesus goes to blue-collar, untrained fishermen to begin to build his church. Marriage is left behind for the matchless experience of being in the presence of. He has exposed and confounded the emptiness of the religion of the scribes and Pharisees, earning their opposition as a result. Copyright 2023 The Gospel Coalition, INC. All Rights Reserved. With this understood, I draw to your attentionSeeker-Driven Pastor Brings Polytheism into the Mainstream byChristian Research Networkassociate editor Erin Benziger ofDo Not Be SurprisedShes right as she says: It is shocking to think, then, that the pagan idea of polytheism would ever begin to creep into mainstream evangelicalism. The Authorship of Mark's Gospel: Who Was Mark? 2:12; 3:20; Hos. Broadly speaking, Christian theology teaches that the Father orchestrates salvation, the Son accomplishes salvation, and the Spirit applies salvation. The four canonical gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) have been accepted by all major branches of Christianity since the 4th century and have never been removed. Eden was, in other words, the first temple. come with power.. During the course of Jesus transfiguration, as he stood with Moses and Elijah, a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud (Mark 9:7). Herod the Great had enlarged the second temple to about double the size of the temple Solomon had built, and the disciples marvel at the beauty of it in Mark 13:1. CHOSEN IN GRACE. Note Revelation 21:1214. Jesus replies, The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.. The shock of this prediction by Jesus is that it is Gods people, the Jews, the people of which Jesus was a part and to whom he came (John 1:11), who will persecute Jesus disciples. What light might these Old Testament texts shed on who Jesus is and what he has come to do (note also John 10:11)? We learn here the insidious nature of the forces of evil: even Peter, one of the disciples closest to Jesus, was capable of falling into patterns of thinking that aligned with Satan rather than God. What matters is the heart. How might we relate this healing ministry to the events of Genesis 13? In short, he is convincing the disciples that he is indeed the long-awaited king, the Messiah. Rather it was Peters mind-set and worldly thinking, thinking that rejected suffering as a viable path for the Messiah. 12:45; Luke 11:29), or perhaps it refers to this generation of believers throughout the entire Christian age. Would definitely recommend. Immediately following Peters confession of Jesus as the Messiah in Mark 8:29, the whole Gospel swivels around and begins moving in a different direction. They corporately read ancient creeds and prayers. Jesus says this tongue in cheekhe came not to call those who presumed themselves righteous and who therefore felt no need for a Savior. SABBATH. On the other hand, the call to bring the blessing of God to all peoples goes all the way back to the first book of the Bible. While Gods sovereign will does not negate the need for true human repentance and faith, the Bible teaches that such repentance and faith are themselves the effect (not the cause) of Gods providential working. 10:22; see also 1 Kings 3:1013; Job 42:12; Prov. Each of Jesus major predictions of his death and resurrection (Mark 8:31; 9:30 32; 10:3234) is followed by instruction in discipleship (Mark 8:3238; 9:3537; 10:3545). Believers also look forward to an eternal Sabbath rest, won for them by Jesus (Heb. 19:9, 16; 24:1518), descends in a cloud when Moses enters the tent to speak with him (Ex. With Jesus, cleanliness, we might say, is contagious. Christs resurrection had implications for himself, for history, and for his people. Jesus is not only the son of David, he is the Son of Godand thus he is included in the divine identity. Representing the East Bay which has both transportation challenges and potential, Mark has made reducing congestion, easing commutes, and improving quality of life a top priority since coming to Congress and has successfully passed legislation to increase investment in transportation research and planning, improve public transit, and make our nations aviation system safer. Synagogues were located in most of the leading towns of Israel. In considering eschatology as it surfaces in Mark 13, however, we are referring mainly to the end of history, when Jesus will come again. She brings no moral resume, no lawkeeping, no impressiveness. But we must always have the same perspective that Jesus hadthat is, confidence in Gods power but also submission to his will (see Mark 14:36 for a prayer that even Jesus had turned down). All our resources have been developed, tested, and refined in real local communities. Copts believe Mark was tied to a horse and dragged to his death by a mob of pagans on Easter, 68 A.D., in Alexandria. While this is perplexing to read, it is also our great hope as believers. Today, too, fellowship with him, communing with him, learning of him through the Wordall this does not make Jesus less holy but makes us, despite our sinfulness, more holy. We will therefore organize this section under the two headings Jesus Authority Revered and Jesus Authority Challenged. Read Mark 1:213:12 and consider the following questions. . How does he do this? They knew the Scripture well. ", The Split Between Paul and Barnabas Over John Mark. Jesus and his followers cast out many demons, demonstrating the coming of the kingdom of God and Jesus superiority. The motif of seeing/blindness is particularly meaningful to John, who uses it repeatedly throughout his Gospel and letters (e.g., John 3:3, 36; 6:30; 8:56; 9:1 41; 10:21; 11:37; 12:40; 14:19; 16:16 19; 1 John 2:11; 3:2). The purpose of Sabbath is to enjoy your God, life in general, what you have accomplished in the world through his help, and the freedom you have in the gospelthe freedom from slavery to any material object or human expectation. Physical resurrection will happen at the end of time, when both the righteous and the wicked will be resurrected, the former to eternal life and the latter to retributive judgment (John 5:29). Read Zechariah 13:19. We rejoice with you as you finish studying the book of Mark! This cursing signifies judgment over Israels fruitlessness (note also the parable that opens Mark 12, which describes Israel in terms of a vineyard). John Mark, the writer of the Gospel of Mark, also served as a companion to the Apostle Paul in his missionary work and later assisted the Apostle Peter in Rome. So what does Sabbath-keeping look like for me and my family? CALLING THE ORDINARY. When Jesus laments being forsaken by God, we see the reason that we are never forsaken by God (note Josh. 5:17 6:2). SATAN AND DEMONS. He also helped Paul, Barnabas, and Peter in building and strengthening the early Christian church. As John Mark Comer noted at a conference I recently attended, Evangelicals have traded saints for celebrities. Celebrity culture, social media, sermon podcasting, and personal branding have led many to stake their faith on distant celebrities whose brand of faith appeals to us. Though he dutifully kept most of the commandments, he had neglected the first commandmentthe prohibition of idolatry. Upon returning from their apostolic ministry, the twelve disciples are exhausted. At the beginning of Jesus ministry, the devil approached Him with an intellectual challenge: If you are the Son of God (Matthew 4:3).Spiritual formation happens when we align our thoughts with reality. 13:5). 35:56; Jer. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Then review the following questions and write your own notes on them concerning this phase of Jesus life and ministry. 1:5; Heb. This is the glory of what Martin Luther called the great exchange. Jesus took our condemnation on himself and gives us his righteousness as we look to him in faith. What does this tell us about the deepest problemthe deepest paralysisneeding healing, not only in the paralytic but in all of us? Take time to reflect on the implications of Mark 14:115:15 for your own life today. First, for Christ himself, his resurrection vindicated him and established him as the Messiah he claimed to be (Rom. Paul made his first missionary journey to Cyprus, accompanied by Barnabas and John Mark. In an age of excessive content and platformed faith leaders, pastors should encourage their congregations to build a sturdier faith from reliable materials closer to home: Gods Word, the Spirit, the church, and Christian community you can know and grow alongside. 28:22, 27, 35). There are two ways we might err in understanding Gods sovereignty. (NIV). 5:21). In the New Testament, God in Christ once more calls out twelve men, whose task it is, once again, to bring Gods blessing to the world (Mark 6:713; note Rev. What was scheduled as an hour-long chapel service last Wednesday has turned into a multi-day revival at Asbury University. 2:9; 1 John 2:89). The horror of the cross of Christ was not mainly its physical torture. For example, Mark repeatedly transitions to a new section of his narrative with the word immediately. While Matthew and Luke share quite a bit of material with Mark, Matthew and Luke contain large blocks of behavioral teaching by Jesus that Mark does not include. Truly this man was the Son of God! (Mark 15:39). At first glance Jesus statement in Mark 9:40the one who is not against us is for usseems to contradict Jesus statement in Matthew 12:30Whoever is not with me is against me. How do these two statements cohere? 3:9 18). John and his wife, Susan, have five . In light of the Old Testament, what significance might there be in sending out twelve? The logic here, then, is that since Jesus can do the visible miracle (heal the paralytic), this is evidence that he also has the power to do the invisible miracle (forgive sins). Throughout the Old Testament, the sun came to represent Gods favor and blessing (Ps. He has risen, said the angel, he is not here (Mark 16:6). We learn in Mark 13 several important things about the second coming of Christ, including: (1) he will come with great power and glory (Mark 13:26); (2) the elect (chosen) will be mercifully spared when Christ returns (Mark 13:20, 27); (3) there will be signs indicating that the end is near (Mark 13:2829); (4) no one knows when Jesus will come (Mark 13:32); and (5) believers must be vigilant and ready for Jesus to come at any time (Mark 13:3336). The afterlife is mentioned twice in Mark 10. Lastly, we encourage you to occasionally take time to look back through this study, reviewing notes that you have written, and reflecting again on the key themes that the Lord has taught you about himself and about his Word. How do we understand Jesus agenda in light of the fact that healing this woman delays his visit to a young girl on deaths doorstep? . The love, joy, and peace that form the nucleus of Jesus kingdom are all impossible in a life of speed. . His family was of some importance to the early church in Jerusalem as his home was a center for church gatherings. He ruled firmly and at times ruthlessly, and was a master builder who not only restored the temple in Jerusalem but also built many theaters, cities, palaces, and fortresses. Also look back through this unit of study, to reflect on a few key things that the Lord may be teaching youand to take note of these things to review again in the future. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus, but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord. What do we learn about the nature of marriage in Jesus response? Peter was so taken with Mark he considered him like a son. As my wife and I began to practice Sabbath, it quickly became clear why Jesus said the Sabbath is for man, and not the other way around. [3] The Gospel Coalition, Carson wrote in 2018, is "not a monolith; we are a . Mark: A 12-Week Study 2013 by Dane Ortlund. Revelation picks up on this theme, exulting in those who have conquered by the blood of the Lamb (Rev. Both the home and household of John Mark's mother Mary were important in the early Christian community of Jerusalem. The people have already declared that Jesus is the coming king, the Messiah, the long-anticipated son of David (Mark 11:10). Jesus is the ultimate bridegroom, loving his wife (the church) despite her faithlessness, to the point of dying for her (Eph. We see here that the Lords mysterious providence does not allow us to draw straight lines from personal faithfulness to earthly comfort. So are second chances. This is a glorious glimpse into the great hope of the gospel. Once again, the Pharisees try to test Jesus and catch him (cf. The reason this can be so is Jesus death on our behalf: the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many (Mark 10:45). 40:11). 2:16). John Marks teaching usually leads me here, to the face of Jesus. Do you have any sense of what Mark uniquely contributes? The second half (Mark 8:3116:8) shows Jesus suddenly and repeatedly predicting his suffering and death as he shows his disciples what kind of king he is going to be. Burning conviction and deep hope. 1:2629). 13:10; Ezek. (Note that Save us, we pray in Ps. Mark 14 bristles with connections to the Passover event that is recorded in the book of Exodus. To love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love ones neighbor as oneself, is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices (Mark 12:33). Jesus scandalized the religious leaders of his day by eating with many tax collectors and sinners (Mark 2:15). He did bring up a lot of heavy theological topics and did not explain them much. 3:7 4:13). How has Jesus set a pattern for self-denial in his own life in the verses immediately before Mark 8:34? Consider what Pilate asks Jesus (Mark 15:2), who it is who accuses Jesus (Mark 15:3), and whom Pilate releases (Mark 15:15). Mormon prophet Lorenzo Snow taught in 1840,As man is, God once was; as God is, man may become.3 If so, you should be able to see by this Mormon mythology that, quite obviously, were dealing with a pantheon of gods. GOOD NEWS FOR GENTILES. Thank you, John Mark. From your current knowledge of Mark, what does this account of the life of Jesus teach us about God, humanity, sin, redemption, and other doctrines? When Jesus overturned the tables in the temple in Mark 11, he was reminding the people that the temple is not for financial transaction between people and other people, but for spiritual transaction between people and God. HEAVEN. How has your understanding of the place of Mark in the sweep of the Bible been deepened through your study of Mark? 7:16), and rest from all Israels enemies (2 Sam. Jesus, however, declared all foods clean (Mark 7:19), uprooting the overscrupulous dietary regulation that had come to overshadow more important issues of the heart, where true cleanliness is determinedand which was the point of the law all along. As Jesus eats the Passover meal with his disciples, Judas has already agreed to betray Jesus, and Peter is on the verge of denying Jesus. . This has perplexed interpreters, because it seems clear that at various points in Mark 13 Jesus has in mind the end of history, yet the generation to which Jesus refers would presumably have died out sometime in the first century. When Jesus sandwiches his cleansing of the temple in between the two halves of the cursing of the barren fig tree, this symbolizes more than a hungry and frustrated Messiah. I Work for a Pastor with Low Emotional Intelligence, Why I Keep Going to Church After Being Hurt by Gossip, Downplaying the Sin of Homosexuality Wont Win the Next Generation, 9 Things You Should Know About Revivals in America, The Burning Question from Asbury Isnt About Asbury, Ordinary and Extraordinary: A Day at the Asbury Awakening, When You Dont Feel Like Having Sex with Your Spouse, Tim Keller on the Decline and Renewal of the American Church. Then review the following questions concerning this phase of Jesus life and ministry. JOHN MARK COMER On Suffering Lovingly 07/30 faith produces perseverance. Peter and the disciples seemed to be in much better shape than the rich young man, for they had sacrificed everything the rich young man had refused to sacrifice; yet Mark compares the rich young man with Peter to show that both, in their own way, failed to grasp the grace of the kingdom. . To enter the land was to enter rest. Mark 13:523 focus on local and world events (destruction of the temple, persecution, and universal evangelism); Mark 13:2427 focus on cosmic events (the transformation of the known cosmos and the coming of the Son of Man). Such is the heart of the Lord: he gives far more abundantly than all that we ask or think (Eph. 23:1). It consists of wine, symbolizing the new covenant in his blood, and bread, symbolizing his body, which was broken for his followers. Amid Israels ongoing moral failure, the prophets longed for the day when true health would be restored in a renewed Eden (Isa. The problem isnt so much that we tell lies but that we live them. . What are some connections in Mark to the Old Testament that you hadnt noticed before? When Democrats held a majority prior to the 118th Congress, Mark was also a member of the influential House Committee on Rules, where he had the opportunity to weigh in on major pieces of legislation before they were brought to the House Floor. . THE CLOUD OF GLORY. ; likewise consider the context, and who is being described, in Matthew 12:2232. This is reinforced in Mark 1:3, where prepare the way of the Lord (Isa. Protestant Christians acknowledge two sacraments instituted by the Lord Jesus Christ: baptism and the Lords Supper. And he went up on the mountain and called to him those whom he desired (Mark 3:13). Twice in Jesus trial, once before the Jewish council (Mark 14:61) and once before Pilate (Mark 15:5), Jesus remained silent before his accusersfalse accusers. We can be assured that all our prayers are heard because Jesus had a prayer to which God said no. With these words Jesus gave his disciples the secret key to true greatness. Jesus provided a resurrection from death to life. THE SOURCE OF TRUE CLEANSING. Jesus parable of the sower in Mark 4:19, with his explanation of it in Mark 4:1320, centers on the wordin Mark, the message of the gospel (note Mark 1:1, 1415). The coming of the kingdom of God means that Gods rule over peoples hearts and lives is being established in and through Jesus. A healthy faith, like a sturdy home, trusts and leans into the help and expertise of others. John the Baptist is dead, having prepared the way for Jesus. He speaks a lot on the current state of the world around us and some more controversial topics but I enjoyed. The same holds true when God calls men and women to be his disciples today (see 1 Cor. By faith in Jesus and his work on our behalf, we are restored to God and enter into Gods kingdom. They knew the Scripture well. Mark contributes much to Christian theology. Mark 1:120 shows us the good news that Jesus came as the fulfillment of all the promises of the Old Testament. Rather than being relieved, however, the disciples seem to be even more afraid of Jesus after the storm than they were of the storm itself! The Bible opens with Gods people in a garden containing a river and a fruit-bearing tree of life (Gen. 2:9 10) and closes with Gods new people in a garden-city that likewise contains a river and a fruit-bearing tree of life (Rev. Why would we be surprised if people in the pews deconstruct when many are being fed a leased faith? Herod I, also known as Herod the Great, ruled Israel and Judah from 374 BC. With these words a scribe shows that he is, in Jesus words, not far from the kingdom of God (Mark 12:34). A popular theory is that Mark was simply afraid of all the hardships that lay ahead. 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