Dare I take another look at Mark 10:13-16? (The full text is below) This passage about Jesus with the children has multiple character elements of Jesus. Read the text and see how many character elements of Jesus you can find. Really, give it a try. Write them down.
Last week, we saw how Jesus strongly disciplined or corrected His followers for wanting to harm the Samaritan people. Today, let’s contrast Jesus’ discipline with His acceptance of the Thief on the Cross.
Matthew 16:21 – Later in Jesus’ 3 ½ year public ministry He begins to tell the disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, suffer many things and be killed at the hands of the Priests, but also come back to life after 3 days. In this fascinating passage Peter actually “took [Jesus] aside and began […]
Jesus is this fascinating, unique human being who can confront the entire class of Pharisees and Priests, who can cleanse the entire Temple Worship area from all its abuses and restore true worship, who has the power to silence raging storms at sea, and who can master nature and change water into wine, … this […]