Jesus The Son Of God Analysis

Although Mark labels Jesus as the “Son of God” in the first verse of his Gospel, it seems that this title does not define Jesus. Rather, Jesus defines what being the Son of God entails. For instance, Mark implies that the Son of God must be tempted and remain faithful to God. Immediately after being baptized by John the Baptist, “the spirit drove him [Jesus] out into the wilderness. And he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan” (Mk 1:12-13). Jesus was forcibly driven into the wilderness by the spirit and was forced to face temptation in the form of Satan to determine if he would be faithful to God. In order for Jesus to be a credible savior and relate to the people that he was calling to join God’s kingdom, he had to personally experience temptation. Thus, Mark implies that the Son of God must be tested and tempted to prove that he is and will remain faithful to God. In addition, Jesus defines the “Son of God” as a person who looks at the world through the eyes of the

Throughout the first three chapters, we see several instances where Jesus displays human emotion or undergoes human events. For instance, Mark says, “Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan” (Mk 1:9). Thus, Jesus is baptized, which is a distinctive human experience. We also observe Jesus showing his humanity in the cleansing of the leper scene. After the leper pleads for Jesus to heal him, Jesus is “moved with pity” (Mk 1:41). The fact that Jesus is moved by a human emotion suggests that he is able to feel empathy for humans and experience human emotions. Furthermore, there are also several instances in which we see Jesus sleeping and praying, both of which are human actions. This reveals a surprisingly human-like aspect of the nature of Jesus. Thus, an important part of being the Son of God involves having at least some human