The gospel of Mark wastes no time establishing Jesus as Lord. After Jesus healed the Leper at the end of Chapter 1, Mark tells us he had to leave the towns and go to the desolate areas because word traveled fast, and he was swarmed with people. Also the Pharisees had set their minds against him. In Chapter 2, Jesus comes home to Capernaum, and it gets crazy busy. He demonstrates that he is God by forgiving a paralyzed man of his sins. The Pharisees call "blasphemy" because he is saying he can forgive sins, to which Jesus says, "Which is easier to say 'Your sins are forgiven' or to say 'Rise, take up your bed and go home'?"
When Jesus calls Levi to follow him, he defies the Pharisees again, because they taught that tax collectors could not be forgiven their sins. But Jesus demonstrated otherwise. Not only can tax collectors receive forgiveness, they can be a part of God's family.
Listen as Jack and John explore Mark 2 and the beginning of Chapter 3.
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