MARK’S GOSPEL ABOUT JESUS CLOSED MINDS AND HARDENED HEARTS.

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MARK’S GOSPEL ABOUT JESUS CLOSED MINDS AND HARDENED HEARTS

MARK’S GOSPEL ABOUT JESUS “The Pharisees came and began to dispute with Jesus. To test him, they asked him for a sign from heaven. He sighed deeply and said, ‘Why does this generation ask for a miraculous sign?

MARK’S GOSPEL ABOUT JESUS I tell you the truth; no sign will be given to it.’ Then he left them, got back into the boat and crossed to the other side.”

MARK’S GOSPEL ABOUT JESUS I. CLOSED MINDS KEEP YOU FROM JESUS.

MARK’S GOSPEL ABOUT JESUS God could do the types of works that would prove without a doubt that He exists, but He has chosen to require faith to give us the freedom to believe or disbelieve.

MARK’S GOSPEL ABOUT JESUS Are you really here to find out the truth of Him, or are you just trying to bolster your arguments that Christianity is not the real thing so you can continue to deny Him as your Lord and Savior?

MARK’S GOSPEL ABOUT JESUS II. HARD HEARTS KEEP YOU FROM JESUS.

MARK’S GOSPEL ABOUT JESUS Coming to Jesus is a spiritual event.

MARK’S GOSPEL ABOUT JESUS Their hearts had hardened to the point that He knew they would not believe no matter what He did. And Jesus does something that is quite surprising for some. He refuses to give them this sign.

MARK’S GOSPEL ABOUT JESUS This type of attitude toward Jesus is rampant in our world today. What about you?

MARK’S GOSPEL ABOUT JESUS What we see here is another example of men coming to God and telling Him how they want to be saved.

MARK’S GOSPEL ABOUT JESUS They were inches from the Kingdom of God, but they missed it by a mile!

MARK’S GOSPEL ABOUT JESUS Are you going to come within inches of Heaven but miss it by a mile?