Analysis of Marks Gospel

In this paper, we will look at Mark’s account of this powerful story to see his purpose, style, and context. We will then begin to look at the theological applications of this text to reveal the true heart of Christ toward the people of biblical times and today. Historical Context Occasion and Purpose The primary purpose of Mark was to encourage the Roman believers to not lose heart even through persecutions. According to Donald Stamps, the book of Mark was written to strengthen the foundations of faith in Roman believers and, if need be, to inspire them to suffer faithfully for the gospel, placing before them the life, suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus their Lord. Because of the Roman Empire’s dominance and harsh treatment of the Believers during the time that the book of Mark was written, they needed the assurance and encouragement to endure suffering and to persevere.

Paul's major problem confronted in his letter to the Galatians is the preachings of the Judaziers. Apparently, men who preach circumcision and the Law had been trying to "pervert" the Galatians, and change their belief... ... middle of paper ... ...is area is full of rules/laws for the Galatians to live by. Of course, he justifies that Christians live by these laws because they "Walk in the Spirit of Christ." (Gal 5:16) If Christians are to "imitate" Jesus' actions & morals, then why should they decide to follow some, and not others? This is more evidence of Peter trying to create a "convenient" religion.

This completely changed Paul and he put his faith in Jesus Christ. His motive now was to spread the message of Christ and preach these beliefs. After knowing the circumstances under which Paul was brought to believe in Jesus Christ, it is easier to understand the incredible amount of faith he had in what he was preaching. In the first chapter, Paul discusses God and claims that God is faithful. (1:9) He tries to explain that people are dividing themselves because of whom they follow whether it is Paul, Apollos, Cephas, or Christ.

After providing a definition of worship and the varied forms of worship in Scripture the attention will be given to answering the aim of this paper. To achieve this aim, the first step will be to look at the structure of the book of Psalm and how it shapes the way we should worship, both corporately and individually, while also looking into the life of David and how his understanding of worship helps guide our worship. Secondly this paper will analyze the two most common “goals” as represented by many worship leaders, worshipping God for who he is, and worshipping God for what he’s done for us. More specifically, which of these aspects is more important in worship. Are we able to truly worship God for who he is alone without responding to what he’s done for us, or must the two aspects work together in harmony?

Generally, Marks Gospel teaches that discipleship is not a social status. It is not intended for a life of prestige and power but of humble service. Throughout the gospel, the disciples are shown to be imperfect, misunderstanding, and occasionally foolish. Discipleship is not shown in glory, and so the acceptance of it becomes an even more noble act aswell as reassuring modern day Christians that imperfection is forgivable and that even Peter, who denied Jesus, could go on to live the ideal life of a disciple, and now holds significant status in the Christian Church.

The two were preaching the same religion, but presenting it in a different way to fit to what their audience needed to hear at that time. Paul writes to the Romans that, “sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace” (Romans 6:14). This does not imply that the law is now completely irrelevant and that “we [should] sin because we are not under law but under grace” (Romans 6:15). Instead, “through the law comes the knowledge of sin” (Romans 3:20). Therefore, we should have a desire to not sin and please God since Jesus has provided us so much grace.

All three synoptic Gospels contain this similar passage. The differences in the synoptics will be discussed briefly to identify the purpose of including this passage in each context. Also, the surrounding context of the book of Matthew will be provided so as to correctly exegete the passage. First, who does Jesus address while saying these things? In Matthew, Jesus is speaking to his disciples as stated in 16:24.

In the gospels of Mark and John, both showed a vivid portrait of Jesus in their writing. Mark’s gospel describes much more of Jesus' life, miracles, and parables as suffering servant. However, John’s gospel was written to convince people to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God. Nonetheless, both John and Mark present many of the crucial events of Jesus' life, including his trial, crucifixion, and resurrection. At the very beginning of the gospels the authors make their representation of Jesus known to the reader, but they rely upon different methods.

There is one part of Jesus 's discourse that cannot apply to Today’s conditions, which is the distinctions between the Jews and the Gentiles. Because of what Jesus did on the cross, what the law could not do, He did it on behalf of His people. The separation that brought by the old covenant were no longer valid. The message about the Kingdom of God should have listened to everybody. Every person needs to hear about God’s Kingdom that came through Jesus

Paul include proper ways to worship, how believers should conduct themselves in the church, how the church should be organized, prayer and meditation, how to elect bishops and deacons, widows, elders, the youth along with many other discussions and topics concerning what Jesus want for the church. Three important themes in Pauline Epistle which I would like to reflect on are the, The Lordship of Christ Jesus, resurrection, and justification. The Lordship of Christ Jesus is stressed by the Apostle Paul many times in the epistles. Paul places emphasis on the obedience of Christ in the book of Philippians. Paul wants us to recognize who and what the Lordship of Christ represents.