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Mark 1–8: The MacArthur New Testament Commentary is unavailable, but you can change that!

“The gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.” Those words not only begin Mark’s gospel, but they also capture one of its most important themes—one that builds throughout the first eight chapters until it reaches its climax in Mark 8:29, where Peter acknowledges, “You are the Christ.” Join John MacArthur as he explains each verse in a way that is both doctrinally precise and intensely practical....

Christ’s work of redemption will ultimately be fulfilled for believers in the future, when they receive their resurrection bodies (cf. Rom. 8:22–25; 13:11). On that glorious day, all who have trusted in Christ will be given physical bodies that are forever free from sin, disease, and the threat of death. Though that hope is yet future for those on this side of the grave, Jesus proved that He is able to fulfill that promise by what He did throughout His ministry. Given
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