Jesus is God with ten toes, blood vessels, and eyebrows. He has exhaustive knowledge of all events, organisms, and potentialities; He also knows what it’s like to have a toothache, because Jesus is truly God and truly human. Jesus is, at the exact same time, the supreme royal ruler longed for throughout the entire history of God’s people; He is the great King kids were told about as they were put to bed in ancient Israel, the King whom God, not humanity, anointed and appointed. His entire history is unfathomably perfect, and He is entirely suited for the task of governing the universe with pure justice. His astonishing teaching, shocking miracles, and
unmatched mercy prove as much. And He came to be murdered. He came to serve. He came to give His life as a ransom for many. He will fulfill His assignment, down to the smallest detail, and then show Himself to be
trustworthy by resurrecting from the dead. This is the amazing news Mark has written down in what he calls “the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.”
