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Most believe that the gospel of Mark was the first of the gospels to be completed. Many also believe that Mark wrote down what Peter proclaimed. It is a gospel of action; Jesus does things. In addition, the gospel asserts that Jesus is the Son of God and spends a great deal of time with the last journey of Jesus to Jerusalem and the Savior’s suffering and death there.

on him like a dove. 11And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.” (Matthew 3:13–17; Luke 3:21, 22; John 1:32) Mark, in telling of the baptism of Jesus with the subsequent bestowal of the Holy Spirit and the Father’s commendation, offers a second credential to assure us Jesus of Nazareth is indeed “Jesus Christ, the Son of God.” Note that Scripture nowhere prescribes the mode of Baptism—whether by immersion, pouring, or sprinkling. Rather, it concerns itself
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