In reading the gospel of Mark with someone that has never opened the bible before, and all of it is new. That made me think that sometimes the reason for not understanding the bible is that it is shocking to our natural system. It contradicts us with the weight of authority. The bible confronts us in such a way that we either yield and trust and believe or further harden our hearts like the Jewish leaders that turned Jesus over to be crucified. Such is the power of the word.
Some of that thinking came by joining some thoughts from Carson’s message on ‘why Jesus speaks in parables’ and Keller’s point that “Only if your God can say things that upset you will you know you have a real God and not just a creation of your imagination”. Believe.
Resource quoted: https://youtu.be/l-3Qdp6Cg7Q
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