Mark 1:23 And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, I. Christ's teaching was ENFORCED BY A MIRACLE. 1. Proved His commission and His benevolence to man. 2. Illustrated the objects of His kingdom "to destroy," etc. Our benevolence should aim at this object. 3. The manner of the miracle showed that He would not receive the testimony of devils, even to the truth. The devil is a liar — his testimony not needed, etc. Let us be as careful as to the means employed as to the end. 4. The manner of the miracle shows that a speculative truth may be in a devilish mind. 5. The people were amazed, but did not acknowledge His Messiahship. We wonder — we need not. Let us be convinced of the need of Divine power to enable us to call Jesus the Christ. II. CHRIST'S FAME SPREAD ABROAD. 1. This resulted from His teaching, and still more from His miracles — wonderful, beneficent. 2. The gospel has always united temporal good with spiritual good. Man has sought to separate them — to take one and reject the other. 3. The fame of Christ left the Jewish nation without excuse. (Expository Discourses.) Parallel Verses KJV: And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,WEB: Immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out, |
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