Mark is the subject of a couple of studies in which I participate weekly. I am behind on one of them. I have been working on the overview today. One of the things I look for in an overview is repetition of words or concepts.
This time through the concept of amazed, astonished, overwhelmed, got my attention. The word group appears 19 times in Mark; most of the time as a reaction to Christ and His teaching.
That seems appropriate.
We just celebrated Christ’s first coming. As we read the gospels about what He did with His life, and we discover the impact of His death, resurrection, and ascension, we should be amazed. Amazed, astonished, overwhelmed with the lengths that God went to, to call us to Himself.
Astonished is appropriate.
That seems appropriate.
We just celebrated Christ’s first coming. As we read the gospels about what He did with His life, and we discover the impact of His death, resurrection, and ascension, we should be amazed. Amazed, astonished, overwhelmed with the lengths that God went to, to call us to Himself.
Astonished is appropriate.
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