Comments on: Mark 1:21-34 http://dream.uk.net/wpblog/2007/05/30/mark-121-34/ reading the bible as a community Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:52:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Julie http://dream.uk.net/wpblog/2007/05/30/mark-121-34/#comment-1035 Wed, 30 May 2007 14:49:05 +0000 http://dream.uk.net/wpblog/2007/05/30/mark-121-34/#comment-1035 "They were surprised at his teaching—so forthright, so confident...." The religious scribes knew the law— they could read it, quote it, no doubt compare and contrast portions and make connections ....... but I love the simplicity of Jesus' teaching - utterly open, utterly authentic, utterly honest ......... Jesus stuns everyone with the liberating power of his teaching. It must have been incredible to be in "church" on that day. “They were surprised at his teaching—so forthright, so confident….”

The religious scribes knew the law— they could read it, quote it, no doubt compare and contrast portions and make connections ……. but I love the simplicity of Jesus’ teaching - utterly open, utterly authentic, utterly honest ………

Jesus stuns everyone with the liberating power of his teaching. It must have been incredible to be in “church” on that day.

]]> by: Michael http://dream.uk.net/wpblog/2007/05/30/mark-121-34/#comment-1030 Wed, 30 May 2007 14:11:07 +0000 http://dream.uk.net/wpblog/2007/05/30/mark-121-34/#comment-1030 "You’re the Holy One of God, and you’ve come to destroy us!” The bloke saying this has got this a bit wrong. Well that's what i thought at first glance. Think it might actually be the demon/evil spirit speaking through him. “You’re the Holy One of God, and you’ve come to destroy us!”

The bloke saying this has got this a bit wrong.

Well that’s what i thought at first glance.

Think it might actually be the demon/evil spirit speaking through him.

]]> by: Pam http://dream.uk.net/wpblog/2007/05/30/mark-121-34/#comment-1025 Wed, 30 May 2007 13:02:35 +0000 http://dream.uk.net/wpblog/2007/05/30/mark-121-34/#comment-1025 What I love is that later on - esp. in Acts, we see that this religion is still "doing what it says" through the disciples. How exciting to know that that has been passed on from generation to generation. Certainly my faith has been "doing what it says" in my life in various answers to prayer and still - how many times I doubt it's power !!! (There's a confession for you - I'm not too proud of my doubting times). Changing me from the inside out is an ongoing one....slowly yes - but surely ... "doing what it says" What I love is that later on - esp. in Acts, we see that this religion is still “doing what it says” through the disciples. How exciting to know that that has been passed on from generation to generation. Certainly my faith has been “doing what it says” in my life in various answers to prayer and still - how many times I doubt it’s power !!! (There’s a confession for you - I’m not too proud of my doubting times).

Changing me from the inside out is an ongoing one….slowly yes - but surely … “doing what it says”

]]> by: richard http://dream.uk.net/wpblog/2007/05/30/mark-121-34/#comment-1013 Wed, 30 May 2007 09:36:18 +0000 http://dream.uk.net/wpblog/2007/05/30/mark-121-34/#comment-1013 Love it... "What's going on here? A new teaching that does what it says?" Seems like the people were so acclimatised to "quibbling and quoting" religion scholars, that Jesus' "confident and forthright" teaching, backed up with action blew them away. Interesting in that light then, that the guy with the bad spirit seemed to be pretty at home in "church", blending in hapily till the presence and teaching of Jesus disturbed him. In one sense I get paid to be a "religion scholar"... Jesus rescue me from a endless quibling and quoting! Come and disturb the evil within me that I have become comfortable with. I want to live by your teaching that does what it says. Love it…
“What’s going on here? A new teaching that does what it says?”

Seems like the people were so acclimatised to “quibbling and quoting” religion scholars, that Jesus’ “confident and forthright” teaching, backed up with action blew them away.

Interesting in that light then, that the guy with the bad spirit seemed to be pretty at home in “church”, blending in hapily till the presence and teaching of Jesus disturbed him.

In one sense I get paid to be a “religion scholar”… Jesus rescue me from a endless quibling and quoting! Come and disturb the evil within me that I have become comfortable with. I want to live by your teaching that does what it says.

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