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Mark 9:33-50 Commentary - Searching for Personal Glory in the Time of Passion

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  • Jakob van Bruggen

This article is an exposition of Mark 9:33-50.

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Mark 9:30–50 - Self-Love and Discipleship

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  • William Boekestein

This article is a Bible study on Mark 9:30–50.

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Mark 9:1–29 - The Transfiguration, Faith, and Unbelief

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  • William Boekestein

This article is a Bible study on Mark 9:1–29.

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Go to Jesus with Your Doubts!

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  • S. Alserda

What are you to do when you doubt as a child of God? This article first mentions the various kinds of doubts that can exist among God's children, then considers a passage often mentioned in this discussion, Mark 9:24. We are to go to Jesus with our doubts, and surrender to him.

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Helps for Doubting Believers

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  • William Boekestein

Mark 9 records three forms of unbelief. This article shows how these three accounts can help Christians deal with their doubts, as the author points to five remedies to doubting.

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The Transfiguration of Jesus: Matthew 17:1-9; Mark 9:2-10; Luke 9:28-36

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  • T. F. Torrance

Torrance gives an exposition of the three texts where Jesus' transfiguration is recorded in the Gospels, emphasizing their reading in their immediate literary context: Matthew 17:1-9, Mark 9:2-10, and Luke 9:28-36.

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The Transfiguration of Jesus: The Gospel in Microcosm

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  • Allison A. Trites

What is the significance of the transfiguration of Jesus? The event is recorded in Mark 9:2-8, Matthew 17:1-8, and Luke 9:28-36, and referred to in 2 Peter 1:16-21. The thesis of this article is that we are shown the gospel in microcosm in Jesus' transfiguration.

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Is the Church Still Serious about It?

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  • Jonathan Gibson

This article discusses three main alternative positions to the historic orthodox position on hell: universalism, annihilationism, and a definitive self-exclusion from God's presence. From there it explores the biblical teaching on hell, making use of Christ's teaching in Mark 9:42-48.

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“The Salt of the Earth” in Covenantal Perspective

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  • Don B. Garlington

What is the significance of salt in the Bible? Why are the disciples of Jesus called the salt of the earth (Matthew 5:13)? This study argues that there are four central notions that stand out. The binding factor is the biblical idea of covenant. The article proceeds with a survey of salt in the Hebrew Scripture and the disciples as salt in the New Testament.

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Mark 8:27-9:1 – The Divine Necessity

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  • William H. Smith

For the Lord Jesus, there was one necessity that controlled his life. This article, an exposition of Mark 8:27–Mark 9:1, shows what it meant for Christ to do the will of God, and what Christian discipleship today is all about.

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Preaching the Gospels: Methodology and Contextualization

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  • Grant R. Osborne

The author wants to demonstrate the value of critical exegetical tools, in particular redaction criticism, for the task of preaching. The paper makes use of Mark 9:14-29 as a test case to illustrate how preaching from the gospels should function.

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The Miracle at the Foot of the Mountain

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  • Gerald M. Bilkes

This article is a Bible study on Mark 9:14-29.

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Mark 9:29 - Failure in the Face of Evil

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  • Doug Vandeburgt

This article on Mark 9:29 is about the power of prayer and the power of Jesus Christ over demons and evil powers.

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The church can do many things after she repents, but she can do nothing else until she repents Vance Havner
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