Stand or Fall
In the Book of Mark, Jesus is recorded as asking the question, “For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? (v.36)” [i] The background shows us Jesus was telling his disciples about his own impending death and subsequent resurrection. Some of the foreshadowing Jesus shared was the fact he “must suffer many things” and be rejected, judged, and killed by the religious “elite” (v.31). I guess you could consider the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes the “woke people” of the day. They were a select few, high on the religious food chain, who thought and acted upon what would serve them best as opposed to serving God best. Peter, in all his humanity, pulled Jesus aside to reprimand him regarding his talk of suffering, death, and resurrection at the hands of the woke mob. What was Jesus’ response? He chastised Peter and said, “Get behind me Satan! For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but ...