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v.36 “What do you want me to do for you?” cf.
James & John’s request v.51 & Bartimaeus’ request.
Following Jesus for personal gain/glory vs. seeking mercy, deliverance & sight.
Jesus’ Cup & Baptism?
cf.
v. 32-34 … How out of place does James’ & John’s request seem in this context?
Cup & Baptism of His atoning death
Sacramental Image?
This is a question for all of us too who share His Cup & Baptism!
Following Jesus means taking up our cross & following, not simply spiritual comfort or status.
Yet following Jesus brings true life, to us and to others.
vv.43-45 “first among you must be slave of all.”?
Just as Christ came to serve & save, that is the form of life we are given in Him.
Participants in Christ’s upside down kingdom!
Christ did not do what everyone wanted Him to, but He devoted His life to God’s will, to work for the benefit of others.
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Picture of Christ’s Cup & Baptism… enduring great suffering & shame, in faithfulness to God & for the sake of others.
Christ gave His life & sufferings as a “randsom for many”...
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vv.
11-12 - Quoted by Satan to tempt Jesus...
Promises of ease & protection vs. promises of rejection & persecution.
Ultimate fulfillment of blessings “in the world to come...”
We are in dangerous territory when we are chasing security, blessings, & glory rather than seeking God’s will… which is the fullness of life for ourselves and our world!
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v.5 “Christ did not glorify himself in becoming a high priest, but was appointed”
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James & John’s request.
Self-promotion is antithetical to being this royal priesthood...
The Holy Bible: New Revised Standard Version.
(1989).
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Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers.”
v.8 Christ, God’s Son, “learned obedience through what he suffered”
The Holy Bible: New Revised Standard Version.
(1989).
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Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers.”
Both suffering & obedience are suspect in our culture.
Melchizedek
Jesus was not suffering arbitrarily… embodying what it means to be God’s Son entailed suffering… love!
Jesus’ life, suffering death & resurrection are completely unique, yet He also shares it with us… Cup & Baptism.
Our lives as Christians are to be shaped by His life.
God’s will for us is to have Christ
Melchizedek?
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7:1
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