In my New Testament class we just recently finished studying the books of Mark and started with Luke. The thing that keeps coming up to my attention is the way Mark portray Jesus after he finishes a miracle and other works. Jesus tells those around Him to not tell anyone of the works that He has just done. Questions pop up like, "Why wouldn't he want anyone to know?" or "Doesn't He say to go 'tell it on the mountains'?" I don't think it is the fact that he doesn't want anyone to spread what he did, but if they did go tell everyone of the miracle he has just done out of true faith and believing that Jesus really was the Son of God. He wouldn't want them to go out and tell stories as if the were gossip or amazement by itself. I think Christ was aiming deeper than what is perceived just by studying or reading Mark. If you really believed that He is Christ and the Son of God, then you will go and rejoice in his works. Rather than going out and telling a story without meaning behind what you are saying. Kind of like how The Odyssey would have been told over and over by story tellers.
Next time you are out and the topic of Jesus Christ comes up, and you are a Christian that fully believes that He is who he says He is, take pride is discussing it and have meaning behind it all.
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