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BAPTISM OF REPENTANCE / MARK 1:4

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(KJV) Mark 1:4

John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

BAPTISM OF REPENTANCE / MARK 1:4

Repentance is turning toward the opposite direction or making a complete change. In spiritual terms and in relation to God, it means to admit one’s sin, turn from one’s own way, surrender to God and begin following his purposes (Matthew 3:2). John’s New Testament message, which focused on repentance, was much like the preaching of the Old Testament prophets (Jeremia 15:19; Ezekiel 18:30, 32; Hosea 3:4-5). John’s practice of baptizing those who came to him in repentance (Acts 19:4) was so characteristic of his ministry that be became known as “the Baptist” or “the Baptizer” (the word translated “baptize” means “to immerse”). John immersed people in water as an outward sign of inner spiritual cleansing, which was relevant only if a person had truly turned from sin and devoted his or her life to God. The baptism was not the main issue in receiving forgiveness for offenses against God; it was an important act but only symbolic of a person’s heart commitment. True repentance is what enables a person to receive God’s gracious gift of forgiveness through faith in Jesus Christ. After Jesus’ death and resurrection, baptism became more important because it was a sign of identifying with Christ in His death, burial (being immersed in the water) and resurrection (rising up to live a new and spiritually transformed life; Acts 22:16; Romans 6:4; Colossians 2:12). God always forgives those who truly repent and turn toward Him.

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THE BEGINNING OF THE GOSPEL / MARK 1:1-3

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(KJV) Mark 1:1-3

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; 2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. 3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

THE BEGINNING OF THE GOSPEL / MARK 1:1-3

See Mark 14:9 for the meaning of the term “gospel.” Many scholars believe that Mark’s Gospel may have been the first to be written among the four Biblical Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John).

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MY SON, WHOM I LOVE / MARK 1:11

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(KJV) Mark 1:11
And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

MY SON, WHOM I LOVE / MARK 1:11

All three persons of the Trinity (the one true God in three distinct, interrelated and unified persons) are involved in Jesus’ baptism (Matthew 3:17).

  1. Here, and in other places throughout the Bible, God is revealed as a single Being (Mark 12:29; Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 45:21; Galatians 3:20; 1 Corinthians 8:5-6; Ephesians 4:6; 1 Timothy 2:5), existing in three distinct but interrelated and completely unified persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Matthew 3:16-17; 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Ephesians 4:4-6; 1 Peter 1:2; Jude 1:20-21). Each person of the Trinity is fully divine (fully God) and equal, possessing all the special characteristics of God; yet they are not three Gods (or three parts of God), but on God. In this way, God is singular (a unity) in one sense and plural (three) in another sense. Another way this concept of God has been described is “three in Person, One in essence.”
  2. We must be careful not to misinterpret this as if the one true God has simply revealed Himself in three different “forms” or expressions at different times throughout history (as if He were God the Father in the Old Testament, Jesus in the New Testament and the Holy Spirit now). Through the centuries such false teaching has brought division in the church. The correct understanding of this doctrine (teaching or basis of belief) is that all three persons of the Godhead exist uniquely at the same time and are so completely united that they form the one true and eternal God. Bothe the Son and the Holy Spirit possess attributes that can only be true of God (Genesis 1:2; Isaiah 61:1; John 1:1, 14; Mark 5:18; 14:16; 16:8, 13; Acts 5:3-4; Romans 8:2, 26-27; 1 Corinthians 2:10-11; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; Hebrews 9:14). None of the three persons was ever made or created, but each has always existed with all the character traits, power and glory of God.
  3. This one God existing in three persons means that from all eternity (the infinite past and forever into the future) there has always existed a perfect spiritual unity, a complete love, the expression of godly character traits, an absolute knowledge and a faultless interrelationship within and among the persons of what is referred to as the “Godhead” (John 10:15; 11:27; 17:24; 1 Corinthians 2:10).

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WHEN YOU STAND PRAYING … FORGIVE / MARK 11:25

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(KJV) Mark 11:25 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.

WHEN YOU STAND PRAYING … FORGIVE / MARK 11:25

We must not deceive ourselves into thinking that we can maintain the proper kind of faith that brings answers to prayer if we secretly hold hatred, bitterness, or resentment in our hearts against anyone (Matthew 18:35).

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