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Jesus has always invited and challenged his disciples to follow him in the way of redemptive suffering—the way of the cross. According to Joel B. Green, this is the very heart of Mark’s Gospel, and it is also the heart of discipleship. In The Way of the Cross, Green shows how Mark unfolds the drama of Jesus’ mission to suffer for others, how this mission was not initially understood by the first...

blue, while they are “casting a net into the sea” or “in their boat mending the nets.” This call is an act of grace. We should also notice that the second prong of Jesus’ message, “Repent, and believe in the good news,” has its own echo in the story of the calling: “Follow me and I will make you fish for people.” Two implications of this story are immediately clear: (1) The disciples are called to leave the economic security of their jobs; and (2) Even family ties are subordinated to the claims of
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