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Study Lessons from
Mark
Dr.
Coleman's Commentary - Learn More About Jesus
Christ
Articles
For The Family
The religious leaders never wavered from trying to
catch Jesus in a situation. This is yet another
time they thought they had caught Him in blasphemy.
But, Christ cannot be "caught" because He is
sinless. This is where He explains two famous
statements; "..a house divided against itself .."
and the idea of the unforgivable sin.
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Mark 3:20-30
Religious
Leaders Accuse Jesus of Being Under Satan's
Power
3:20
"Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd
gathered, so that he and his disciples were not
even able to eat.
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- 21
When his family heard about this, they went to
take charge of him, for they said, 'He is out of
his mind.'
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- 22
And the teachers of the law who came down from
Jerusalem said, 'He is possessed by Beelzebub!
By the prince of demons he is driving out
demons.'
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- 23
So Jesus called them and spoke to them in
parables: 'How can Satan drive out
Satan?
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- 24
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that
kingdom cannot stand.
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- 25
If a house is divided against itself, that house
cannot stand.
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- 26
And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he
cannot stand; his end has come.
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- 27
In fact, no one can enter a strong man's house
and carry off his possessions unless he first
ties up the strong man. Then he can rob his
house.
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- 28
I tell you the truth, all the sins and
blasphemies of men will be forgiven them.
- 29
But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit
will never be forgiven; he is guilty of eternal
sin.'
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30
He said this because they were saying, 'He is an
evil spirit.'"
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This
is the Word of the Lord ... It is meant to
change the way that we think, and the way that
we live.
Commentary
by Bob Pardue
One of many
accusations of Jesus by religious
leaders
Jesus' friends and family
came to his aid because they thought that he had
completely lost his mind. Even members of his
immediate family did not comprehend the meanings
behind his ministry. They had no idea of what was
to come.
Satan does work in this world
but only by the permission of God. And, remember
that no matter how many deceptions Satan tosses our
way, God is still in control.
Jesus has absolute power over
Satan because He is God and Satan will one day
admit what followers of Christ already know; his
ultimate defeat!
A tough pill to swallow is
verse 29 when the passage speaks about the sin of
blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. This is known as
the unforgivable sin. The only way to lose God's
forgiveness is to deny Him and not accept His
mighty blessing.
As Christians, we do not need
to worry about that particular sin. The Scripture
in this passage from Mark is talking about giving
credit to Satan for the things that God has
done.
It means that a person
carries an attitude of total unbelief with no
concern for repentance. The
only true unforgivable sin is to reject God and the
Holy Spirit. To reject Christ is to accept Satan.
We can live for one or the other; but not
both!
Let's be sure to constantly
evaluate our lives and live for Christ who can save
us, not for Satan who cannot.
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Love in Christ
- Bob
If you have never made the
commitment to receive the love and life-changing
experience of Jesus Christ, please take a moment to
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steps to salvation.
Verses about Christ and the power of Satan
are from Life Application Study Bible: New
International Version
Another Lesson from the
Bible
Mark
3:13-19
- Jesus
Selects the Twelve Disciples
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