JESUS CAN FORGIVE SINS Mark Two Mark chapter two begins a look at Jesus as he faced controversies with the opposing Pharisees. It was difficult for the Jews to accept the fact that it was God's plan trough Christ for Christianity to replace Judaism. After His temptation Jesus returned to a house... [ Continue Reading ]
_JESUS HEALED A CRIPPLED MAN MARK 2:1-12:_ Jesus did not remain in the desert after Satan tempted Him. He returned to Capernaum. Word quickly passed that He was in a certain house and a large crowd gathered. Such a large crowd gathered that no one else could not get into the house. There was standin... [ Continue Reading ]
_JESUS CHOSE LEVI, A TAX COLLECTOR MARK 2:13-17:_ Next we observe Jesus by the Sea of Galilee. Crowds always came, many to be healed and some to hear and learn. As He walked along He saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus. Levi (Matthew) was a tax collector. When Jesus called him he rose and followed Him. He... [ Continue Reading ]
_PEOPLE ASK ABOUT FASTING MARK 2:18-22:_ Some of the Pharisees asked Jesus, "Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?" Fasting was not a commanded by God as a general religious practice. John the Baptist was dead and his disciples were fasting... [ Continue Reading ]
_A QUESTION ABOUT THE SABBATH MARK 2:23-28:_ Jesus and His disciples were condemned by the Pharisees for picking grain on the Sabbath. They were not condemned for taking the grain. Deuteronomy 23:24-25 gave the right for personal use of the grain. They just could not take any away. The Pharisees sai... [ Continue Reading ]