Mark 1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God,15:39 And the centurion standing by opposite Him, seeing that He [Jesus] expired in this way, said, Truly this man was the Son of God. Matt 16:16 And Simon Peter answered and said, You [Jesus] are the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Mark 1:1 speaks of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. "Jesus Christ" denotes the Lord's humanity. The gospel is of a Man named Jesus Christ. This Jesus Christ is the Son of God. Mark 1:1 does not say, "Jesus Christ and the Son of God"; it says, "Jesus Christ, the Son of God." The comma here indicates that "Son of God" is in apposition to "Jesus Christ." This indicates that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that the Son of God denotes Jesus Christ. The title "the Son of God" denotes the Lord's deity. Hence, the fact that the gospel is of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, means that it is of humanity and deity. This gospel is full of humanity and also full of the Godhead. This compound title used in relation to the gospel reveals that both human virtues and divine attributes are in this gospel. This gospel is full of the Lord's humanity in its virtue and perfection and also full of His deity in its glory and honor. Therefore, the gospel is of humanity full of virtue and perfection and of deity full of glory and honor. All these aspects can be seen in the sixteen chapters of the Gospel of Mark. (c) Living Stream Ministry.
Bible verses are taken from the Recovery Version of the Bible and Words of Ministry from Witness Lee, Life-study of Mark, pp. 32. Both are published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA. Please visit us at www.emanna.com. Send comments to: [email protected].
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