written by Dries Cronje
After John was arrested, Jesus went to Galilee preaching the Message of God: “Time’s up! God’s kingdom is here. Change your life and believe the Message.” – Mark 1:14-15 The Message (emphasis mine)
The words Jesus spoke in the above verse could be considered his first command in the gospel of Mark. This category of echurch will be highlighting the commands or instructions of Jesus and focus on how we can go about practically living and obeying them.
Why bother with the ‘commands’ or ‘commandments’ of Jesus? ‘Command’ is such a stern word, right? Almost out of place in our free society today. Well, consider a superior at your workplace, someone you really respect and don’t mind working with who also shares your values. Let’s say this person asks you to do something that’s very important. You agree that it’s important, and see the value of complying with your superior’s instructions very clearly. That would be a ‘command’ if you look at the meaning of the word and forget the clutter that we’ve added to it. Jesus gives such instructions to those who respect Him and want to follow Him.
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