... According to Mark
The Armor of the Gospel of Peace (Part 2)
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Title: ... According to Mark ---------------------- Date: 04/014/1999
Keywords: "armor" "gospel" "shoes"
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following is one of 42 studies on the "armor of God" as it relates to resisting
Web porn. Some of the studies will examine Ephesians chapter six, which is famous for the
armor theme. Some of the other studies, however, will examine how the armor pieces are
discussed elsewhere in Scripture. All 42 studies are listed in the three-minute
study index for the dates April 1 through May 12, 1999. Feel free to study and/or
download the entire set. We welcome your feedback
to this thematic approach in the three-minute studies.
Passage: Mark 1:1*
The beginning of the gospel about Jesus Christ, the
Son of God.
Questions
1. How has the concept of “gospel” affected your life?
2. How might gospel change your response to porn?
Practical help
Mark is the only biographer of Christ who calls his writing a
“gospel.” (Matthew, for example, calls his account a “book.”) The term
means “good news,” and Mark’s Jesus lives up to the billing -- a Suffering
Servant who gives His life as a “ransom for the many” (Mark 10:45).
But Christ’s good news is not limited to eternal redemption. He
also offers His followers release from besetting struggles. For anyone caught in the trap
of Web porn, this promise is good news indeed.
Today, trust Jesus that the good news extends even to your deepest
problems. And as you find victory over pornography, “go home to your family and tell
them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you” (Mark
5:19).
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