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Urgent Grace: Understanding The Gospel Of Mark

Urgent Grace: Understanding The Gospel Of Mark. Session 4: Conflict In Mark. What is it about? Setting? Who is present? Who questions? How?. Authority Inside Jesus’ house Crowd, scribes Scribes; in their hearts. Mark 2:1-12. What’s the question? Title/image? Who responds? How?.

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Urgent Grace: Understanding The Gospel Of Mark

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  1. Urgent Grace: Understanding The Gospel Of Mark Session 4: Conflict In Mark

  2. What is it about? Setting? Who is present? Who questions? How? Authority Inside Jesus’ house Crowd, scribes Scribes; in their hearts Mark 2:1-12

  3. What’s the question? Title/image? Who responds? How? Who can forgive sins but God? Son of Humanity Crowd; glorify God Mark 2:1-12

  4. What is it about? Setting? Who is present? Who questions? How? Purity vs. inclusion By the sea/Levi’s house Tax collectors, sinners, disciples, scribes of the Pharisees Scribes of Pharisees; to disciples Mark 2:13-17

  5. What’s the question? Title/image? Who responds? How? Why does he eat with tax collectors/sinners? Physician N/A Mark 2:13-17

  6. What is it about? Setting? Who is present? Who questions? How? Religious practice N/A (Levi’s house?) “People” People; directly to Jesus Mark 2:18-22

  7. What’s the question? Title/image? Who responds? How? Why do your disciples not fast? Bridegroom N/A; disciples will fast later Mark 2:18-22

  8. What is it about? Setting? Who is present? Who questions? How? Sabbath Law Outside; grain fields Disciples, Pharisees Pharisees; directly to Jesus Mark 2:23-28

  9. What’s the question? Title/image? Who responds? How? Why are they violating the Sabbath? Son of Humanity; lord N/A Mark 2:23-28

  10. What is it about? Setting? Who is present? Who questions? How? Sabbath, divine will Inside synagogue “They” (Pharisees?) Jesus; directly and publicly Mark 3:1-6

  11. What’s the question? Title/image? Who responds? How? What is lawful on the Sabbath, good or ill? N/A Pharisees; plot with Herodians to destroy Jesus Mark 3:1-6

  12. The Situation • God created Creation to work • It’s not working • Why? • Satan • The Powers That Be

  13. Satan No rightful authority Has corrupted Creation Has claimed the earthly sphere as his house Jesus Has divine authority Is to redeem Creation Stronger than John (1:7) Stronger than Satan (3:27) Has bound up Satan and is plundering his house (3:22-27) The Strong One Vs. The Stronger One

  14. Conflicting fronew’s • fronew (phroneo) = evaluative point of view • The lens through which we view the world • The powers that be have a faulty phroneo

  15. Human fronew First Greatest Outward power Domination Save life at all costs Conform to societal norms Others are exploitable and expendable Ritual purity Satanic fronew fronew Of The Cross Last Least Outward weakness Servanthood Lose life for other’s sake Conform to God’s values Giving to others & caring for human need Purity of love God’s fronew

  16. The In-Breaking Of God's Reign God's Reign God’sphroneo:  First must be least  Lord of all must serve all  Power of God for the sake of others Heavenly Sphere Holy Spirit POWERS THAT BE • Family • Family controls individual • Patriarchy • Status/Honor • Jesus is a threat • Political • Rulers lord power over subjects • Violence is normal means to control dissent • $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ • Jesus is a threat • Religious • Purity must be guarded • Authorities determine what is holy, proper, right • Temple is crucial to power • $$$ • Mediate God’s standards and blasphemy • Test/reject deviation • Jesus is a threat New Reality, New Relationships John JESUS HUMANphroneo:  First = Greatest = Outward Power Earthly Sphere Satan's House Mark’s Story World

  17. The Powers That Be: Social Jesus is a threat! • Family controls individual • Patriarchy • Honor/Shame • Identity based in family affiliation

  18. The Powers That Be: Religious Jesus is a threat! • Purity is to be guarded at all costs • Authorities determine what is holy, proper, right • Temple is crucial to power • Temple is source of $$$ • Mediate God’s standards, blasphemy • Test, reject deviation

  19. The Powers That Be: Political • Rulers lord power over subjects • Power is used to dominate others • Violence is normal means of controlling dissent • Exploitative economic practices lead to a few wealthy elites and a vast majority in extreme poverty Jesus is a threat!

  20. Conflict And The Cross • Jesus’ conflicts with the powers that be eventually led to the cross • Jesus was executed by the Romans (political authorities) at the behest of the Sanhedrin (religious authorities) on a charge of blasphemy, with the approval of the people

  21. “With Friends Like These…” The Disciples In The Gospel Of Mark Coming Soon!!!

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