When I was in college, I heard Witness Lee share that there are 4 gospels because each showed a different aspect of the Lord's life--
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Matthew shows us that He is the heavenly King,
Mark shows us that He is the Servant of God,
Luke that He is both God and Man to be our Savior,
and John that Jesus is the very God incarnated.
In the first few messages of the Life Study of Mark Witness Lee gives a background of the book, and he shows through verses in Isaiah 42:1 that Mark’s gospel does show us that the Lord came as the Servant of Jehovah: Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My chosen One in whom My soul delights; I have put My Spirit upon Him, and He will bring forth justice to the nations.
Of course, this verse reminded me right away of the scene at the Lord’s baptism (Mark 1:9-11) when God spoke these very words from the heavens. He also mentions that because Mark portrays the Lord as a servant, you don’t find a genealogy in this book. Because of that Mark shows more of the Lord’s actions than His speaking like in Matthew's gospel.
In the first few messages of the Life Study of Mark Witness Lee gives a background of the book, and he shows through verses in Isaiah 42:1 that Mark’s gospel does show us that the Lord came as the Servant of Jehovah: Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My chosen One in whom My soul delights; I have put My Spirit upon Him, and He will bring forth justice to the nations.
Other Posts on the Life Study of Mark:
You can listen to excerpts from the Life Study of Mark along with excellent commentary by tuning into the Life Study of the Bible with Witness Lee.
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