Bible guides – Mark 3:7-35 - 14 May 2009 |
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The Pharisees’ hostility to Jesus, which reached a climax in Mark 3:6, arose not only because Jesus challenged their man-made religious traditions, and also because he fulfilled and transformed the God-given faith of the Old Testament.
- What effect does the Pharisees’ hostility to Jesus have on his popularity among ordinary people (verses 7-8)? How do verses 9-10 help to explain this?
- God’s Old Testament people, Israel, began from twelve men, the heads of the twelve tribes. How might Jesus’ appointment of twelve apostles (i.e. authorised representatives) fulfil and transform this Old Testament pattern?
- What accusation does Jesus face in verse 22? How does he reply in verse 23?
- What do verses 33-35 say about those who do God’s will?
What reassurance can Christians find in verses 33-35?
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