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Mark opens the book not with a formal declaration describing the purpose of the book but with a statement about the subject of the book.
Let's examine the first verse.
1. What is Mark by using the Greek word Arche (ar-khay') which means for “beginning”, trying to get across to his readers?
That he is writing about the start of the Gospel.
2. How does this differ from the beginnings in Genesis (1:1).
The Genesis account is the creation of the world. Mark is talking about the fulfillment of God's plan of redemption.
3. Why does Mark use language reminiscent of Genesis 1:1 to start his Gospel?
As a reminder of God's activity in the history of the world.
4. We have all heard that the word “Gospel” means “good news”, but just what is a Gospel?
A Gospel is the telling of God's plan for the redemption of fallen man.
5. What does Romans chapter 1 verses 2 through 4 tell us about the nature of a Gospel?
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That he is writing about the start of the Gospel.
2. How does this differ from the beginnings in Genesis (1:1).
The Genesis account is the creation of the world. Mark is talking about the fulfillment of God's plan of redemption.
3. Why does Mark use language reminiscent of Genesis 1:1 to start his Gospel?
As a reminder of God's activity in the history of the world.
4. We have all heard that the word “Gospel” means “good news”, but just what is a Gospel?
A Gospel is the telling of God's plan for the redemption of fallen man.
5. What does Romans chapter 1 verses 2 through 4 tell us about the nature of a Gospel?
The gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures regarding his Son, who as to his human nature was a descendant of David, and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 1:2-4 (NIV)
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As a reminder of God's activity in the history of the world.
4. We have all heard that the word “Gospel” means “good news”, but just what is a Gospel?
A Gospel is the telling of God's plan for the redemption of fallen man.
5. What does Romans chapter 1 verses 2 through 4 tell us about the nature of a Gospel?
The gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures regarding his Son, who as to his human nature was a descendant of David, and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 1:2-4 (NIV)
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John Calvin wrote a Gospel is a “testimony of the revealed salvation, which has been formerly promised to the fathers in an uninterrupted succession of ages. It points out at the same time , a distinction between the promises which kept the hope of the people in suspense, and this joyful message, by which God declares that he has accomplished those things which he had formerly required them to expect.”
That is to say, an illustration of God's stated plan of salvation and its fruition through time and eternity in Jesus Christ.
2 It is written in Isaiah the prophet:
"I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way"
3 "a voice of one calling in the desert, 'Prepare the way for the Lord,make straight paths for him.' "
Mark wrote his Gospel for Gentile believers, probably in Rome. Because they lacked knowledge of the Old Testament, he was not able to use quotations from it with any frequency. In verses 2 and 3 he makes an exception.
The phrase Mark chose to start verse 2, “it is written” carries an authoritative quality recognized by Greeks, Romans and Jews. In the first century Greek world, this formula frequently opens the introductions to a law or legal declaration. In the Old Testament it would be recognized as claiming authority over the reader.
1. What is Mark saying about Isaiah by using the phrase “It is written”
That Isaiah was an authority figure. That Isaiah's authority came from God.
Verses 2 and 3 are actually a collage coming from different sources. The quotation from verse 2, “I will send my messenger ahead of you” ech
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