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ltbaxter added a link contribution How then will you understand?
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David Guzik's Study Guide for Mark 4 - Kingdom Parables and Kingdom Power Via Blueletterbible.org. Verse 13 is especially challenging - "Don't you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable?" Guzik also points out that often in Israel the soil needs to be plowed after the initial sowing of the seed - the farmer wasn't trying to be wasteful just tossing it anywhere. And yet... Read more »
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ltbaxter added a text contribution Did He just say Completed?
Jesus has brought glory to the Father by completing the work He gave Him to do. That's an amazing verse that well characterizes the life and death of Christ, but then you realize He is saying this *before* the cross!! What then was the work He was given? There is still the poor and many sick and mistreated people. Many still need to hear the good news. What does he pray about in the next verses? The... Read more »
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ltbaxter liked a text contribution Jesus' work on earth by mayfield13
I think this verse is very interesting. Many people seem to think that the only reason Jesus came was to die on the cross for the propitiation/expiation of our sins. But Jesus says here that He has… Read more »
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ltbaxter added a text contribution Man of action
The gospel of Mark is the shortest of the four gospels, and filled with action rather than extra descriptions or philosophy. Mark gets to the point quick and keeps things moving! Jesus was baptized, sent to the desert and tempted. If you want to see how He was tempted, you must look in another gospel. In the calling of the first disciples, he starts out with "The time is now!" and calls men not to... Read more »
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