JESUS CHRIST - HIS ABSOLUTE AUTHORITY

Mark begins his gospel by saying 'the beginning of the gospel about Jesus Christ, the Son of God,' then proceeds to present us with various aspects of the divine authority of Jesus Christ.

Authority over nature -

Calming the storm - 4:35 - 41

Creating huge amounts of food from a very small amount - 6:30 - 43; 8:1 - 10

Walking on water - 6:45 - 52

Authority over sickness -

Peter's mother in law - 1:29 - 31

Various people - 1:32 - 34, 40 - 42; 5:25 - 34; 7:31 - 35

Authority over demons -

Man with evil spirit - 1:21 - 28

Man with a legion of demons - 5:1 - 20

Daughter of Syrophoenician woman - 7:24 - 30

Boy - 9:14 - 29

Authority over God's law -

About the Sabbath - 2:23 - 3:6

Authority to forgive sin -

The paralytic - 2:1 - 12

Authority over life and death -

Jairus' daughter - 5:21 - 24, 35 - 43

Authority over people -

Simon and Andrew - 1:16 - 18

Matthew (Levi) - 2:13, 14

Mark began his gospel affirming that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. Through the body of his gospel Mark has shown us the divine authority that Jesus Christ displayed during the three years of his ministry. Close to the end of his gospel, Mark again affirms the identity of Jesus Christ as the Son of God, by quoting the words of the Roman centurian who witnessed his death: 'Surely this man was the Son of God!'