Mark 10:2 "...testing Him" Not interested in learning more about the truth, but only in tripping Jesus up. Finding some reason to accuse Him of wrongdoing. 3 "...What did Moses command you" They were the teachers of the law. They should know the answer. Threw it back at them. 6 "...made them male and female" …
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Mark 9:30-32 "...He did not want anyone to know it...after He is killed, He will rise the third day...they did not understand this saying..." Another indication Jesus was turning the focus of His ministry to His death and resurrection and away from any idea of Him becoming an earthly ruler. He doesn't want the people …
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Mark 9:1 "...there are some standing here who will not taste death till they see the kingdom of God present with power" Should have been attached to the end of chapter eight. Man's divisions of the text are just that, but it does make it easier to find small parts. Question is what is meant …
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Mark 8:2 "...three days..." Jesus has been teaching for three days, and the crowd that is with Him has been there the whole time. Would be interesting to know all the details of where they were and exactly how this took place. But we have what God wanted us to have. 4 "...How can one …
Mark 7:3 "...wash their hands in a special way, holding the tradition..." Ceremonial washing. 6 "...This people honors Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me" So concerned with traditions and ceremony, but nothing with real repentance or change of heart and life. Ceremony was supposed to show they had cleansed the …
Mark 6:31 "...Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest..." Common problem among ministries is the idea someone has to give everything 24/7. Jesus Himself didn't do that nor did He require it of His disciples. I guess we think because God doesn't sleep, we shouldn't either. That's a setup for pride and …
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Black & White with Shades of Gray 