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DAY FIVE:  Commitment

Please carefully read Mark 10:28-31 and answer the following questions.

1.  After the teaching of Jesus, Peter wanted to make sure they were on the right track.  What did he say (v. 28)?

2.  What was Jesus’ long response to this, and to what unusual thing did He add to list of rewards for self-sacrifice (v. 29, 30)?

NOTE: The medieval text adds the word “wife” after “mother” (KJV, NKJV), doubtless in an attempt to apply Peter’s example to celibate priests and monks; this is one of the few corruptions that crept into the KJV tradition of manuscripts when compared to older ones that have been found.[xv]  Christians aren’t promised 100 fold spouses in the life to come, similar to Islamic teaching, and this was an unfortunate insertion. 

3.  What important reminder did Jesus give to His followers, including us today (v. 31)?

4.  You’ll remember in previous studies that Mark wrote these things to Gentile believers who were suffering the beginning of a tremendous wave of persecution in Rome, and the insertion of “persecutions” here would certainly speak to them.[xvi]  But the greatest reward to come is that of eternal life!  The Greek word for eternal is aionios, meaning constant, abiding, eternal; it is life which is God’s, not affected by the limitations of time, which He imparts to us.  What are some things you learn about how the New Testament writers used this word through the following passages?

John 3:15-16, 36; 5:24; 10:28

Romans 5:21, 6:22-23

2 Corinthians 4:17-18; 5:1

1 Timothy 1:16; 6:12

Hebrews 5:9; 9:15

1 John 5:11-13

Scripture Memory:  Can you write out this week’s passage by memory here below?  Give it a try, and keep reviewing the passage several times throughout the day.

Mark 10:27: