Gospel of Mark: Jesus Son of God

Published: July 20, 2014, 10 a.m.

b'Son of God- part 3Who do men say that I am -\\u2013 \\u201cSimon Peter replied, \\u201cYou are the Messiah Christ, the Son of the living God.\\u201d Matt. 16:16Last week the kingdom of God \\u2013 the forceful take it by force \\u2013 repentJesus the Messiah the Son of God1. BaptismMark 1:9 \\u2013 \\u201cIn those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10 And when he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens being torn (schizo) open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, \\u201cYou are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.\\u201dWhat is ripped cannot easily return to its former state...\\u201cOh, that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains would tremble before you!\\u201d (Isa. 64:1)Three points to sonship1. A separate person from the father 2. The same nature as the father3. A Son is heir not a servant3 Declarations of SonshipDedication ... Sanctification ... Consecration (maturity) (huios).1. circumcision on the eighth day presentation at the temple2. The temple at age 12, Bar-Mitzvah actually means "a son accountable,3. Baptism - to His adoption (sonship placement) ceremony The Father\'s proclamation ofSonship at age 30 ("30" is the biblical number for "maturity").Huiothesia - "Son Placement," and indicates the time when a male child reached what was considered to be the age of maturity (somewhere around 30). The father of the young man would place his hand on the head of his son and publicly proclaim, "This is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased! I bestow upon him now all of my riches and power and authority so that he might act on my behalf in all of my affairs."Jesus is no longer the carpenters son or Mary\\u2019s son but God\\u2019s SonDid Jesus really believe He was the divine Son of God?John 5:18, \\u201cThis was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.\\u201dJohn 10:33 & 36 - \\u201cThe Jews answered him, \\u201cIt is not for a good work that we are going to stone you but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God.\\u201d ...36 do you say of him whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world, \\u2018You are blaspheming,\\u2019 because I said, \\u2018I am the Son of God\\u2019?\\u201dMark 13:32- \\u201cNo one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.\\u201dJewish idiom for returning for your bride \\u2013 set by the Father not the bridegroom groom From Levitical priesthood to Melchizedech priesthood.Aaron baptized in water and anointed with oil \\u2013 Jesus too2. TEST of SONSHIP - Wilderness Temptation The Temptation of JesusMark 1:12 \\u2013 \\u201cThe Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. 13 And he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild animals, and the angels were ministering to him.\\u201dSatan, animals and angels \\u2013 all of created order \\u2013 Last Adam \\u201cIf you are the son of god\\u201dThe desert represents the place of the curse, Paradise lost, and the realm of SatanThe beasts are malevolent and are the natural confederates of evil powers (Ps. 91:11-13).The Spirit sends Jesus into Satan\\u2019s realm,Jesus defeats Satan through obedience, and he emerges from the desert to proclaim the kingdom of God.3. Jesus Begins His MinistryMark 1:14 \\u2013 \\u201cNow after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, and saying, \\u201cThe time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand;repent and believe in the gospel.\\u201dIf Jesus is the Son of God then you must let Him baptize you with FireBecause of Jesus you are a son of God. Your baptism is salvation holy spirit with fire Your testing from the enemy of doubt Now yur proclamation of the Gospel'