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The Gospel of Mark: Portrait of a Servant Mark presents Jesus as an active, authoritative servant of God. |
The Gospel of Mark: Portrait of a Servant
- Objective/Perspective: Each of the gospel accounts has a unique appeal; Mark shows Jesus as a perfect Servant of God, possibly appealing to the Roman mindset.
- Showed Jesus’ Service: Shows Jesus constantly busy.
- Less about His teaching, more about works/miracles.
- Roman’s wanted to know more about what He did/accomplished than who He was/said. Mark shows an active (6:31), compassionate (6:34), selfless servant of God (10:45; cf. Acts 10:38).
- Consider: 19 miracles in 16 chapters; words like straightway or immediately occur some 40 times throughout the book.
- Showed Jesus’ Authority: One who could command.
- He was not just a servant but a powerful man of action.
- He is shown to have authority over demons, sickness, death, and nature causing people ask what manner of man He was (4:41). He caused people to be astonished (7x’s) and amazed (6x’s). He silenced His critics (12:34)
- Indeed, Mark shows Jesus is the Son of God (1:1); the One who rightfully calls upon us to follow Him (1:14-15; 8:34; 16:15-16).
