Mark 2

Chapter 3 is about conflicts and Jesus' reaction

Jesus' enemy want to entrap Jesus, bringing a man with a shriveled hand before him on the Sabbath. To abide the tradition, he cannot heal the man. Jesus tried to provoke his enemy's conscience, yet it does not work. He healed. His enemy got the excuse to kill him. He withdrew to the lake and appointed twelve apostles to defend his church.

His family disliked him and tried to take charge of him. He denied his mother and brothers because they did not follow God.

Here is one difficulty of Christianity in China. Chinese tradition gave parents authority. It is hard for Chinese to love God more than their parents.

Even he was not in Jerusalem, his enemy condemned him as an evil spirit. Jesus defended himself using several parables. Evil cannot drive out evil, and only holy spirit can tie up evil. In his eyes, evils must be the same even there are different kinds of evils.

Chapter 4 Parables

Sowing seeds and different results.

"For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open."

Jesus calms the storm.