“A Comprehensive Call to Individual and Corporate Discipleship”

This week, I started Greek Exegesis of Mark with Dr. Plummer. This particular quote from Hans Bayer’s introductory material on Mark stood out to me:

To a certain degree, Jesus’ announcement of the imminent coming of the kingdom serves as a public portrayal of his private messianic call to discipleship. Jesus’ life and instruction serve as a comprehensive call to individual and corporate discipleship. In issuing this call, Jesus seeks to restore human beings to a life lived under the eternal and life-giving rule of God. In this context it is important to realize how close Jesus’ teaching on entering the kingdom of God (Mark 10:15, 23-25; cf. John 3:3,5) is to the unmerited gift of salvation (Mark 10:26) and eternal life (10:17, 30).

ESV Expository Commentary, Mark – Luke, p. 475

Looking forward to getting into the Greek text this evening, focusing on Mark 1:1-20!