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00:00As we have already discussed,
00:29When we saw that, regarding honor, leaving one's family was improper,
00:35a great risk and a renunciation of security, the future, work, well-being and it meant
00:43In a way, it was a disgrace to the person doing it. Jesus has asked his followers to stop.
00:50all to go after him. This pursuit, as we have seen, involved certain risks for
00:58Jesus' disciples, but apparently they consider it a risk worth taking.
01:05which will be revealed when the disciples confess their faith in Jesus.
01:11From here we see a series of noteworthy events. Jesus, once established
01:19In Capernaum, he is portrayed by Mark as a miracle worker, wise man, and prophet in the line of Moses, Elijah, and
01:28Elisha. Apparently, when Mark thinks of Jesus as a prophet, he has these three in mind.
01:36great men. In this first account of Jesus' ministry, on the Sabbath, Mark presents him in a
01:45It has a dual nature, as it presents him teaching people in the synagogue, but at the same time it presents him
01:52casting out an unclean spirit. The figure of Jesus is completed when he goes to the house of Andrew and
02:00Peter and the priest to the second man's mother-in-law. And when Saturday evening fell, when people could move around,
02:08Leaving their homes, carrying loads outside their homes, is when they bring sick people or go out to their
02:14I met to be healed or to have the demons that tormented them cast out. On the other hand
02:23On the other hand, Mark presents Jesus very differently from the Baptist, since John is centered on the river.
02:31Jordan, waiting for those who wanted to be baptized. Instead, Jesus travels through the regions of Galilee,
02:39Because He believes that His mission is to go in search of those who are lost or astray.
02:47Jesus cannot wait around for people; He goes out in search of the lost sheep.
02:54In the topics of miracles, we saw that Jesus approaches people, or people seek him out, because he lives
03:01an experience of pain. Jesus is not indifferent to human suffering. He wants everyone
03:09Experience the compassion of God, who excludes no one. That is why Jesus allows a leper to come to him.
03:17He draws near, touches him, and heals him. For Him, every suffering man has divine compassion.
03:25who wants to end all his pain and suffering. Even more so when they take him to that place.
03:33The paralytic shows him that health, another translation of the word salvation, does not consist
03:40not only in physical healing, but man is also granted forgiveness of his sins, since the
03:48People thought that illness was the result of sin. Jesus not only restores physical health,
03:55It also grants inner health by bringing the sinner back to God to experience comfort.
04:05and peace. This new vision of Jesus attracts adversaries, first when he offers forgiveness for the sins of
04:13paralyzed, then when he calls the tax collector named Levi, and finally when he crowns his
04:21shares eating with tax collectors and sinners. The vision of their competitors is that to remain
04:30To be pleasing in God's eyes, it is not enough to be pure; one must avoid all contact with the impure. On the other hand,
04:38In Jesus' eyes, his actions are more like those of a doctor who restores health to the sick.
04:45The sick. He approaches Jesus, the one who is aware that he needs God's forgiveness and salvation.
04:54Food once again becomes a source of dispute, as now the disciples are asked
05:02Jesus explained the reason why they and their teacher did not fast, while others did.
05:10to fast. However, Jesus views fasting as a time of mourning, but according to his thinking,
05:18His presence among men is in itself a cause for celebration, for joy, that is why he presents himself to Jesus
05:25in constant celebration. Not parties like ours where we try to kill time and get lost in
05:34ourselves. Jesus' feasts are a foreshadowing of that feast which Luke narrates in
05:42The parable of the prodigal son, when the beloved son who had been lost is found and has been
05:48found. A new topic of discussion will be the Sabbath, but Jesus does not understand the Sabbath as a
05:57A day to live with caution and fear. It is the day of rest in which man finds himself
06:04with his God. The Sabbath was created or established for the good of man, not as a trap for
06:12To lose the faithful Jew. Moreover, every day is a day to do good, to cherish life,
06:20to celebrate existence, and Saturday is no exception. Crowds follow Jesus, and this is
06:30Well, but fleeting celebration and awe from afar are not enough. He who wants to follow
06:37Jesus must do it in a way that leaves no doubt that he follows the only one who can give meaning to the
06:45their own lives. That is why Mark contrasts the crowds that follow Jesus because they are
06:52surprised by his words and actions with the disciples who have been called to be with
06:59Jesus, to continue with his proclamation of the good news and that they have the power to cast out demons
07:06and thus establish the presence of the kingdom of God. These disciples of Jesus, who follow him,
07:14Those who have renounced everything, those who are mindful of their words, are presented to us as the
07:21Jesus' new family. Saint Mark, there was a time when Jesus' family had serious doubts about
07:28He didn't know what to do; they weren't sure about his health. Regarding Jesus' family, Mark states that
07:36They too were astonished, but in a negative way, and didn't know what to do with him. Instead,
07:44His disciples are presented as the true and authentic family of Jesus. The bonds of the
07:52Blood is important, Jesus learned that from Mary and Joseph, but there is something more important than blood.
07:59Blood, listening to God who speaks and obeying His word. Being at the feet of Jesus, listening to His word,
08:08It is the most perfect way to become part of Jesus' family. In a previous section,
08:16Mark has declared that Jesus has the power to cast out demons, but according to the scribes,
08:23If Jesus possesses this power, it comes from Beelzebul. Jesus states that there are exorcists.
08:30who do the same as him, exorcists who belong to the scribe groups of Pharisees or Sadducees,
08:39And yet, these are not accused of being associated with Beelzebul. No, if Jesus has
08:46The power to cast out demons is because God is with him. Jesus is the strongest man foretold by
08:55The Baptist, but this strong man, what he does is bind Satan to plunder his possessions,
09:03those possessions he has stolen from God. Only Jesus has the power to remove Satan and his power.
09:11and to return us to our original owner, who is God. Concluding this section, Marcos presents us with
09:20Jesus' teachings through parables. These parables aim to explain what Jesus means by
09:28The kingdom of God. However, Jesus will never explain what the kingdom of God is. That is something that must be explained later.
09:35Discovering people for themselves. Parables are intended to reveal only a part of us.
09:42of what Jesus understands by the kingdom of God. A time came when perhaps the first Christians
09:49that they did not understand the meaning of the parables, or that these became filled with allegorical meanings,
09:56as happens with the parables of the sower, or with that of the weeds, in which each element had,
10:04Or the Christians thought they had a symbolic meaning. That is why Mark presents us with
10:12Jesus explaining the meaning of the parables, or to the disciples, when the people are no longer there,
10:18Or we see Jesus taking his disciples aside to explain to them what they did not understand.
10:27This practice of Jesus explaining everything privately to his disciples is a constant in Mark. Therefore,
10:35Jesus declares in this work, "To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God."
10:42Brothers, this concludes the first part of our study on the narrative of the Gospel of Saint
10:54Mark. I invite you again to continue writing this Gospel, so that I may
11:01to remain deeply etched in our minds, but above all in our hearts. I look forward to seeing you there.
11:08Next session to continue. Until then, blessings.