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Mark :: Servant King :: The Importance of Authenticity

TRUTH: Great understanding brings a great responsibility to be authentic

February 2, 2020

TRUTH: Great understanding brings a great responsibility to be authentic

An authentic follower…

1. Knows Jesus, the Christ, is David’s son, and therefore man!
Mark 12:35 :: And as Jesus taught in the temple, he said, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?

2. Knows Jesus, the Christ, is David’s Lord, and therefore God!
Mark 12:36-37 :: David himself, in the Holy Spirit, declared, “‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet.”’ David himself calls him Lord. So how is he his son?” And the great throng heard him gladly.

3. Won’t put on a show
Mark 12:38-39 :: And in his teaching he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces and have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts,

4. Won’t take advantage of others
Mark 12:40 :: who devour widows’ houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.”

5. Won’t pretend to be something they are not
Mark 12:40 :: who devour widows’ houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.”

6. Won’t diminish the judgement of God
Mark 12:40 :: who devour widows’ houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.”