Mark 10:17-31: The story of the rich young man presents us with a clear statement by Jesus on what isn’t required to enter the Kingdom of God. Unlike other passages where he speaks about what the Kingdom of God is like, this is about what it is not. Continue reading
Mark 9: 14-32: Jesus comes back from his trip up the mountain to find his disciples embroiled in a controversy with the teachers of the law over their failure to deliver a boy from a demon. Every thing in this passage seems to be amplified. Continue reading
Mark 9:2-13 Jesus goes up a high mountain with his closest three disciples, we might even say his best friends. The way Mark rights this story it leaves us with the impression that Jesus knew exactly what he was doing as he set out on this private excursion. Continue reading