destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God.’ But Jesus rebuked him, saying, ‘Be silent, and come out of him!’ And the unclean spirit … came out of him. And they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, ‘What is this? A new teaching!’ ” What was new about it? The Gospel of the Kingdom. What was the novel element? “With authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him” (Mark 1:23–27). Our Lord’s ministry and announcement of the Good News of the Kingdom
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