Life of Christ (2)

The Beginning of the Gospel

Mark writes to the Gentiles

Mark 1:1–8 NASB95

1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You, Who will prepare Your way; 3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord, Make His paths straight.’ ” 4 John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 And all the country of Judea was going out to him, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins. 6 John was clothed with camel’s hair and wore a leather belt around his waist, and his diet was locusts and wild honey. 7 And he was preaching, and saying, “After me One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to stoop down and untie the thong of His sandals. 8 “I baptized you with water; but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”

Titles of Jesus

Christ

Son of God

It is Written in Isaiah the Prophet

John 5:39 NASB95

39 “You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me;

Matthew 5:17 NASB95

17 “Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill.

Luke 24:27 NASB95

27 Then beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures.

Luke 24:44 NASB95

44 Now He said to them, “These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things which are written about Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.”

The Apostles (foundation of the church) preached Christ from the Old Testament.

John had a divine calling. He was a preacher - he was the messenger

“Crying in the wilderness.”

The Gospel according to Mark John the Baptizer: Forerunner of Jesus (1:2–8)

The wilderness repeatedly represents in Israel’s history a place of repentance, and hence a place of God’s grace.

The Gospel according to Mark Title Page

James R. Edwards

John’s clothing linked him to Elijah the prophet

Mark 1:7–8 NASB95

7 And he was preaching, and saying, “After me One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to stoop down and untie the thong of His sandals. 8 “I baptized you with water; but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”

The Gospel is a person, Jesus Christ

The Kingdom of God was present in Jesus Christ.

miracles

casting out demons

forgiving sin

1 Timothy 3:16 NASB95

16 By common confession, great is the mystery of godliness: He who was revealed in the flesh, Was vindicated in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Proclaimed among the nations, Believed on in the world, Taken up in glory.