The Authority of Christ

Sermon Text: Mark 1:12-28

Mark gives a much briefer description of the events in Jesus’ life, but still manages to give us some insights which are not seen in the longer gospels. For example, in verse 12 Mark records that the Spirit drove Jesus into the wilderness. The emphasis given by Mark is the compulsion that Jesus felt to begin His ministry.

It was necessary for Jesus to go into the wildness to begin to undo what Adam had done. By resisting all temptation in the wilderness, Christ succeeded where Adam had failed, so that we can be made right with Him.

Nobody has ever spoken or preached with such authority as Christ. Both Mark and Matthew draw the comparison between the authority that Christ spoke with and the the lack of authority which the Scribes had. The Scribes had authority in the community which came from putting the people under a heavy burden. The authority with which Christ spoke lead to the lightening of our burdens.

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