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Pastor's Pen - October 19, 2007
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October 19, 2007

Mark 10-11
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Mark
Chapter 10
  1. And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judaea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again.
  2. And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.
  3. And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you?
  4. And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.
  5. And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.
  6. But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.
  7. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;
  8. And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.
  9. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
  10. And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter.
  11. And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
  12. And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.
  13. And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.
  14. But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
  15. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
  16. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
  17. And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
  18. And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.
  19. Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
  20. And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.
  21. Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
  22. And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.
  23. And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
  24. And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!
  25. It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
  26. And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?
  27. And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.
  28. Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.
  29. And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's,
  30. But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.
  31. But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.
  32. And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them: and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them what things should happen unto him,
  33. Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles:
  34. And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.
  35. And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire.
  36. And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you?
  37. They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory.
  38. But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?
  39. And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized:
  40. But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared.
  41. And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John.
  42. But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them.
  43. But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister:
  44. And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.
  45. For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
  46. And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.
  47. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
  48. And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
  49. And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.
  50. And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus.
  51. And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.
  52. And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.


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Mark
Chapter 11
  1. And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,
  2. And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him.
  3. And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.
  4. And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.
  5. And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt?
  6. And they said unto them even as Jesus had commanded: and they let them go.
  7. And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him.
  8. And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way.
  9. And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord:
  10. Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.
  11. And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.
  12. And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:
  13. And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.
  14. And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.
  15. And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;
  16. And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple.
  17. And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.
  18. And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine.
  19. And when even was come, he went out of the city.
  20. And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.
  21. And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.
  22. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
  23. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
  24. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
  25. And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
  26. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
  27. And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,
  28. And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?
  29. And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
  30. The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me.
  31. And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
  32. But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.
  33. And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.


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 Mark 10:17-30 teaches principles concerning sin, soul-winning, self-sufficiency, and sacrifice. The section opens with a man running to Jesus asking what he had to do to inherit eternal life. He referred to Jesus as "Good Master", and the Lord's initial response is to question him as to why He called Him good, for only God is good. I believe that this was done to force the man to determine in his own mind Who he was talking to. If Jesus wasn't God, then he should not have called him good, but if He was God, then the young man needed to heed everything that Jesus told Him. The Lord followed this up with a recitation of several of the Ten Commandments, and pointed out to the questioner that the Bible taught that anyone who completely and totally kept the Law could earn Heaven. This, of course, was the young man's goal: to EARN Heaven. He believed that by his actions he could merit entrance into eternal life. The man responded by stating that he had kept all those commandments throughout his entire life. This was not true, but I believe that the man sincerely believed it to be true. He felt, because he did not understand the holiness of God nor his own sinful heart, that he had been a law keeper all those years. Because of his obvious desire to have eternal life coupled with his ignorance concerning his own unworthiness, the Bible tells us that Jesus loved Him. Rather than rebuke him the Lord gave him one more set of commands: sell everything you have, give the money away, commit to a life of sacrifice and follow me wherever I go. Now, had the young man done this would he have been saved? Certainly not, for salvation has never come as a result of the works of men. Christ's purpose in telling him this was to reveal to him that he was a sinner because he was covetous. He did not love God with all his heart, and he loved his possessions more than his own soul. He needed to realize that he could never earn salvation because he had a sin problem and needed a Savior.

 Here are two lessons that we learn from this event. First, sin is sin, and the fact that a man is not a murderer or a thief does not mean that he is not a sinner. Covetousness may be something that is done internally as opposed to externally, but it is still wrong. Second, we see that Jesus made sure to reveal the man's sin to him before He attempted to "evangelize" him. In many churches today a pastor, if confronted with the same question, would tell the young man to get down on his knees and say a prayer so he could go to Heaven, and never confront that person about his sin problem. Jesus didn't do that, because if a person doesn't realize that his sin requires a Savior he will never accept the Savior. We may not get as many "decisions" soul-winning the way Jesus did here, but those who do respond will truly be saved.

 Jesus then points out to his disciples that it is difficult for a rich man to enter into the kingdom. This is not because rich people are overly sinful, but it is because those who are financially prosperous tend to trust in their riches. Many feel that they have never really "needed" God, because they have always been able to take care of themselves. By the way, if God does bless a Christian with material wealth, he needs to be careful that he always continues to trust God. It is very easy not to pray for your daily bread when you have a refrigerator full of food. It is easy not to pray about your necessities when you have the ability to purchase whatever you need. Perhaps our relationship with the Lord would be stronger if we allowed Him to keep us a little more dependent on Him.

 Finally, Jesus teaches about sacrifice. The rich find it hard to trust God, but many Christians have surrendered everything to Him. Jesus tells Peter that anyone who has sacrificed for the cause of Christ will be greatly rewarded both in this life and in eternity. Just because one sacrifices doesn't mean that he will no longer have problems, for the Lord promises persecutions as well. But, the Lord knows what we are willing to do without for Him, and He will bless us accordingly.

Pastor Mark J Montgomery

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