April 9, 2023, Mark 1:40-45, "Jesus, I Need Healing" (Full)

[Preface.]
Mark 1:40-45
Leviticus 13, 14

[The leper's dilemma.]
Mark 1:40
. both leprosy and sin (especially sin) isolate people from others
. sin certainly separates people from God
Mark 1:41-42, God's compassion and healing

[Jesus responds.]
Mark 1:42-44
Leviticus 13, 14; Mosaic law contains protocols for dealing with leprosy, before/during/after
Matthew 5:17-18
Leviticus 14:1-32
Mark 1:44

[Jesus' dilemma (before His resurrection).]
Mark 1:45, although the leper had good intentions, the former leper's actions, by not following Jesus's exact instructions, prevented Jesus from openly entering into the city from that time on, before His resurrection
. example impacts: people now had to travel farther to get to Jesus (Mark 8:2-3), before His resurrection
Philippians 3:3-7
Philippians 3:8-14

[Greeting]
Mark 16:1-8

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