And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren? Mark 3:33 (KJV) When Jesus speaks these words, is He talking only to those who stood there before Him that one day telling Him that His family was waiting for Him outside? Do we truly believe that the words of Jesus are the... Continue Reading →
What is More About the Holy Spirit
He said this because they were saying, “He has an impure spirit.” Mark 3:30 (NIV) Jesus had been accused of doing what He did by the power of Beelzebub. He turned things around on them and exposed the fact that the Devil worked towards his causes using the spirit of darkness, but Jesus deliberately worked... Continue Reading →
Putting Down the Holy Spirit
“However, whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit has no forgiveness forever, but is guilty of everlasting sin.” Mark 3:29 (Reference Bible) These are not times to be speaking loudly about spirits. History has recorded many horrible atrocities committed by spiritualist and the common man´s dealings with such people. It is a subject that is not... Continue Reading →
Fall Down Before Jesus
And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God. Mark 3:11 (KJV) We have lost something in these last generations of what used to be a normal reaction for a common person when they found themselves in the presence of a person of higher... Continue Reading →
Watching What Jesus is Gonna Do
So they were watching him closely to see whether he would cure the man on the Sabbath, in order that they might accuse him. Mark 3:2 (Reference Bible) It sounds strange to say it, but not everyone who has their eyes on Jesus is looking with good intentions. Those observing Him that day to see... Continue Reading →
Not the Other Way Around
And he said unto them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not the man for the Sabbath: Mark 2:27 (KJV) Most everybody has been instructed extensively on what we should do and how we should do it. Whether we come from one country or the other, one culture or the next and even one... Continue Reading →
How Can We Fast When We Have Jesus?
And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. Mark 2:19 (KJV) The Holy Scriptures can be viewed as a lovely cake. Our Master Chef prepared for us this feast for the eyes. Although... Continue Reading →
The Sick Need a Doctor
When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw him eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they asked his disciples: “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?” On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call... Continue Reading →
Get Carried Away
At that he did get up, and immediately picked up his cot and walked out in front of them all, so that they were all simply carried away, and they glorified God, saying: “We have never saw the like of it.” Mark 2:12 (Reference Bible) Amazed, astonished, surprised and carried away, these are some of... Continue Reading →
The Son of Man Forgiving Sins
But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the man, “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.” Mark 2:10-11 (NIV) Every person alive along with all those who went before us has had to deal with their own... Continue Reading →
