SOAs Flashcards
SOAs for Jesus as the Messiah
Mark:
- ‘Peter answered, “you are the Messiah”’
- ‘Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed God?’ And Jesus replied ‘I am’
- ‘Let’s see if Elijah comes to bring him down from the cross!’ -> references OT prophecy
SOA for Jesus’ Baptism
Mark:
- ‘I baptise you with water, but he will baptise you with the Holy Spirit’
- ‘the spirit coming down on him like a dove’
SOA for The Calming of The Storm
Mark:
- ‘be quiet … be still! The wind died down’
- ‘even the wind and waves obey him’
SOA for the Feeding of The 5000
Mark:
- ‘his heart was filled with pity for them’
- ‘everyone ate and had enough’
- ‘gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people’
SOA for Jesus Walks On Water
Mark:
- ‘they saw him walking on the lake’
Psalm 77:
- ‘your paths led through sea’
OT:
- only someone with divine power can conquer the waves
SOA for Jairus’ Daughter and the Woman Who Touched Jesus’ Cloak
Mark:
- ‘your faith has made you well’ (about the woman)
- ‘she got up at once and started walking around’ BUT ‘Jesus gave them strict orders not to tell anyone)
SOA for the Healing of Legion
Mark:
- ‘this man had an evil spirit in him’
- ‘go back home to your family and tell them how much the Lord has done for you’ -> spreading the Word
- ‘lived among the tombs’ ‘irons on his feet’
SOA about Peter’s Confession
Mark:
- ‘you are the messiah’ .. ‘do not tell anyone about me’
- ‘the Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected by the elders’
SOA for the Transfiguration
Mark:
- ‘Don’t tell anyone what you have seen, until the Son of Man has risen from death’
- ‘a voice came from the cloud, this is my own dear Son - listen to him’
- ‘his clothes became shining white’
SOA for the Healing of the Paralysed Man
Mark:
- ‘when Jesus saw their faith he said … your sins are forgiven’
- ‘why are you thinking these things?’ -> Jesus rebuked the Pharisees who questioned authority and believed he was blaspheming
SOA for the disagreements over the Sabbath
Mark:
- ‘sabbath was made for the good of human beings; they were not made for the Sabbath’
- ‘to help or to harm?’ -> Jesus after curing a man with a paralysed man on Sabbath - angered the teachers
SOA for Jesus Goes to the Temple
Mark:
- ‘you have turned it [his temple] into a hideout for thieves’
- ‘began to drive out all those who were buying and selling’
1 Corinthians
- instructs the Christians to remember the Last Supper -> ‘do this in remembrance if me’
- tells them to do it in honour and that the cup is ‘God’s new covenant’
SOA for the Last Supper
Mark:
- ‘the Son of Man will die as the Scriptures say he will’ -> recognises God’s plan
- ‘one of you will betray me’
- ‘my blood which seals the new covenant’
SOA for Peter’s Denial
Mark:
- Peter said ‘I will never leave you’
SOAs that confirm Jesus’ divinity and him as the incarnation
Luke: ‘you will conceive and give birth to a son’
John: ‘the Word became flesh’
SOA for Prayers in Gethsemane
Mark:
- ‘take this cup of suffering away from me’
- ‘the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak’
SOA for the Betrayal
Mark:
- ‘the one I kiss is the man’
- Jesus says ‘the scriptures must be fulfilled’
Evidence the Jewish authorities had against Jesus
Mark:
- ‘yours sins are forgiven’ (Paralysed Man)
SOA for Jesus’ Crucifixion
Mark:
- ‘the curtain hanging in the Temple was torn in two’
- ‘the teachers of the Law made fun of Jesus’
SOA for Jesus Calls Four Fishermen
Mark:
- ‘follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men’
SOA for Jesus Calls Levi
Mark:
- ‘people who are well don’t need a doctor but only those who are sick’
- beliefs shouldn’t dictate whether someone is worth saving and those who don’t belief need more help than those who already do (in order to achieve salvation)
SOA for the Sending out of the Twelve
Mark:
- ‘he sent them out two by two and gave them all authority over evil spirits’
- ‘they went out and preached that people should turn away from their sins’
- ‘they drove out many demons’ -> shows Jesus had trust in them
SOAs for discipleship in the 21st century
Mark:
- ‘let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me’ -> to be a disciple you have to act like Jesus and get rid of distractions
- ‘he said to them “go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptised will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned”’
