Exploring Mark: A Devotional CommentaryIt was the worst of times. The believers faced the atrocities of an emperor gone mad. They were burned alive. Torn apart. Amid Roman horror, Mark decided the church needed some good news. No one had ever written a Gospel before. Later Gospels enhance the picture, but Mark set the mold. Other Gospels focus more on Jesus teaching; but in Mark, the Man of Action marches rapidly through the Jewish milieu of first-century Palestine all the way to the cross. And now George Knight brings Mark's world down to ours with a user-friendly devotional commentary that goes behind the scenes and, with a new translation, unfolds the rich tapestry of Mark for contemporary Christians. Mark's Jesus demanded secrecy on the part of His disciples. But He also said, "Whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed" (Mark 4:22, NIV). In this commentary Mark's secrets about Jesus are revealed to enlarge the searching mind and bless the seeking heart. Book jacket. |
Contents
32 A Glimpse of Heaven | 170 |
33 A Glimpse of Hell | 174 |
34 A Lesson on Greatness | 178 |
35 A Lesson on Cardiology | 182 |
36 A Lesson on Salvation | 187 |
37 A Lesson on Blindness | 191 |
38 A Lesson on the Importance of Vision | 196 |
39 The Entrance of the Servant King | 203 |
9 You Dont Have to Be Good to Be a Disciple | 69 |
10 Knowing the End From the Beginning | 73 |
11 Authority Over the Sabbath | 78 |
12 Attracting a MultitudeChoosing a Few | 82 |
13 The Unforgivable Sin | 87 |
14 Qualification for Belonging to the Family of God | 91 |
15 Thinking About Parables | 95 |
16 Thinking About Discipleship | 99 |
17 The Necessity of Ears | 103 |
18 The Imperative of Growth | 107 |
19 Authority Over Nature | 111 |
20 Authority Over the Supernatural | 115 |
21 Authority Over Disease | 119 |
22 Authority Over Death | 123 |
23 Rejection Versus Mission | 127 |
24 The Real Meaning of John the Baptist | 131 |
25 Feeding the 5000 and the Crisis of the Christ | 136 |
26 Gods Law and Human Rules | 141 |
27 The Heart of Sin | 145 |
28 Reaching Out to the Gentiles | 149 |
29 Different Kinds of Blindness | 154 |
30 The Tempter Reappears | 161 |
31 The Real Meaning of Discipleship | 165 |
40 Challenging the Establishment | 207 |
41 The CounterChallenge | 211 |
42 New Tenants for an Old Farm | 215 |
43 A Question on Government | 219 |
44 A Question on Resurrection | 223 |
45 A Question on God s Commandments | 227 |
46 The Real Question | 232 |
47 A Lesson on True Value | 236 |
48 A Lesson on the Signs of the Times | 240 |
49 A Lesson From History | 245 |
50 A Lesson on the Second Advent | 248 |
51 Contrasting Loyalties | 252 |
52 The Meaning of the Last Supper | 257 |
53 Jesus Also Struggled With His Will | 261 |
54 Kissing Has More Than One Meaning | 265 |
55 Jesus Under Trial | 269 |
56 Peter Under Trial | 274 |
57 Jesus Under Trial Again | 278 |
58 The Only Volunteer in the History of Crucifixion | 282 |
59 The Meaning of Jesus Death | 286 |
60 The Death of Death | 295 |
61 The End That Is a Beginning | 299 |
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