Tag Archives: Gospel

______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ The Full Revelation of the Mystery of Jesus has started. ______________________________________________________________  IV. The Full Revelation of the Mystery The Greatest in the Kingdom. 33 They came to Capernaum and, once inside the house, he began to ask them, “What … Continue reading →

______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Jesus has momentarily glimpsed in His true identity when He is transfigured before three of the disciples, but He is moving obediently along the way to his cross in Jerusalem. The disciples did not grasp the mystery being … Continue reading →

______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ A breakthrough in the Mystery of Christ occurred with Peter’s confession that Jesus is the Messiah, and Jesus predicts His Passion. ______________________________________________________________ III. The Mystery Begins to Be Revealed Peter’s Confession About Jesus.  27 Now Jesus and his disciples … Continue reading →

______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ The Pharisees objected that Jesus’ miracles were unsatisfactory for proving the arrival of the Messiah. ______________________________________________________________ Chapter 8 The Feeding of the Four Thousand. 1 In those days when there again was a great crowd without anything to eat, … Continue reading →

______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Jesus exalts the word of God over “the tradition of the elders” and sees defilement as a matter of the heart, not of unclean foods. The gospel was likely written in Rome shortly before 70 A.D., at a … Continue reading →

______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Jesus performed healings, miracles at the Sea of Galilee, and marvelous feedings of the crowds. ______________________________________________________________ Chapter 6 The Rejection at Nazareth.  1  He departed from there and came to his native place, accompanied by his disciples. 2  When … Continue reading →

______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Jesus reacted to human events with sympathy though His real identity remained a mystery except for demons in demoniacs. ______________________________________________________________ Chapter 5 The Healing of the Gerasene Demoniac. 1  They came to the other side of the sea, … Continue reading →

______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________  Jesus reacted to events with authentic human emotion, and His disciples often did not understand Him. ______________________________________________________________ Chapter 4 The Parable of the Sower. 1 On another occasion he began to teach by the sea. A very large crowd … Continue reading →

______________________________________________________________     ______________________________________________________________   Jesus’ popularity grew exponentially in Galilee and beyond primarily because of His Mercy. He appointed twelve apostles to help preach and expel demons.  His cures, primarily on the Sabbath, generated conflict with the scribes and … Continue reading →

______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Jesus claimed, like God, His power to forgive sins, His cures, His fellowship with tax collectors and sinners and His disciples’ fasting exemption ― such claims generated conflicts between Jesus and the scribes and  Pharisees that culminated with Jesus’ death on a … Continue reading →