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“Lord Instills Forever
Emancipation! (L.I.F.E)”
Ramesh C. Reddy
Publisher
SCRIPTURE:
“The beginning of the gospel about Jesus Christ, the Son of God." (Mark
1:1, NIV)
Observation/Interpretation:
I asked myself why does the Gospel of Mark
start out with “The beginning of the
gospel about Jesus Christ, the Son of God."
What comes to my mind is that Mark wants to introduce us to the
Gospel through Jesus Christ. The Gospel cannot exist apart of Jesus
Christ. By stating 'the beginning of the
Gospel', Mark is preparing us to go on an adventure with
Jesus Christ and learn what the Gospel really means. This Gospel
will be revealed through Jesus Christ in the chapters that follow
throughout the Gospel of Mark.
Implications:
I asked myself what are the implications for my
own life?
If I want to really understand what the Gospel is really about, I
cannot do that apart from knowing what is revealed about Jesus
Christ. When I learn what is revealed about Jesus Christ through His
claims, His capability, His circumstances, and His commitment as I
study the Gospel of Mark, I will come to understand why the Gospel
of Mark starts out with 'The beginning of the
Gospel about Jesus Christ, the Son of God' for the Gospel is
revealed through Jesus Christ for me. This also means I should put
aside my own preconceived notions about the Gospel and investigate
what is revealed about the Gospel in the chapters that follow as I
look at the life of Jesus Christ.
I ask you now dear friend, why bother with the
life of Jesus Christ?
Dear friend, it is very important for us to bother with the life of
Jesus Christ because only then can we really understand what the
Gospel means for our lives. As we investigate the life of Jesus
Christ by using the Gospel of Mark as a credible news source, we
will come to discover how Jesus Christ alone is connected with the
Gospel and what it means for our own lives. This means we should
diligently explore each individual statement from the news source
not keeping any statement unturned. This can be an adventure as we
start out the year 2012. I would love for you to join me each day as
I look through each statement in the Gospel of Mark starting with
Mark 1:2. I am very excited to see what evidence is revealed
in the life of Jesus Christ to understand what the Gospel is about
for my life. I hope you would join me in exploring the Gospel of
Mark verse by verse whether you believe in Jesus Christ or not. If
you are a believer in Jesus Christ, this will only strengthen your
own faith and if you are not a believer yet, I believe you can come
to believe in Jesus Christ and what He has in store for you this New
Year of 2012. It starts with making a conscious effort to explore
and investigate Jesus Christ. You will not be disappointed so I hope
you join me in this adventure each time for then you will come to
understand the 'Beginning of the Gospel..". This alone is exciting
because it does not say the beginning and the end of the Gospel.
There is so much to the Gospel that you will come to understand as
you look at God's Word through the Gospel of Mark and then start to
investigate Genesis to Revelation.
"Lord Instills Forever Emancipation!"(L.I.F.E)/"Why bother with the
L.I.F.E of Jesus Christ?"
Prayer:
Father God as I investigate the life of Jesus Christ, I know the
Gospel will be revealed to me through Jesus Christ. Help me Father
God to investigate the life of your Son that I may understand truly
the beginning of the Gospel about Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
Thank you Father God. Help me not to give up but keep searching the
Scriptures. Thank you so much. Amen!
Feel free to email me at
reddy4hisglory2004@yahoo.com
if you want to meet to study the Bible, pray with,
talk about Spiritual issues or whatever is on your mind! My number is
412-641-9426
"This is my
work and I can do it only because Christ's mighty energy is at work
within me." (Colossians 1:29, TLB)
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