THE THINGS OF GOD

Passage: Mark 8:31-33

Key verse: 31

NIV

Jesus Predicts His Death(A)

31 He then began to teach them that the Son of Man(B) must suffer many things(C) and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law,(D) and that he must be killed(E) and after three days(F) rise again.(G) 32 He spoke plainly(H) about this, and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.

33 But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. “Get behind me, Satan!”(I) he said. “You do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.”

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Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection

31 (A)And he began to teach them that (B)the Son of Man must (C)suffer many things and (D)be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and (E)after three days rise again. 32 And he said this (F)plainly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. 33 But turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, (G)“Get behind me, Satan! For you (H)are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”

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1. The Son of Man must suffer (31)

Peter confessed Jesus to be the Christ, but he and the other disciples did not know the nature of Jesus' Messiahship. So Jesus began to teach about his death and resurrection. This is the heart of the gospel, for Jesus came to save us from sin and death and, in obedience to God's will, this was how he did it.

2. Get behind me, Satan! (32-33)

Peter loved Jesus in his own way; he could not accept Jesus' words about his suffering. So he rebuked Jesus. Jesus used strong language to rebuke Peter--he called him 'Satan.' From the beginning of Jesus' ministry, Satan had tempted him to avoid the cross. But Jesus had made a decision to stand on God's side and obey God's will. Anyone who does not stand on God's side but tries to find some 'crossless,' middle way is on Satan's side.

Prayer: Lord, I believe that your death and resurrection were for me. Help me to have in mind the things of God and stand on your side, so that I may not follow Satan's clever lies.

One Word: Jesus died and rose for me.