A Theology of Mark Quotes

“Jesus combines a radical realism about who we really are with a profound, covenantal, unparalleled pursuit of us in love. And this leads us toward the identity, demeanor, and behavior of his new community. While we need to be transformed individually, there is always a communal effect.”
― Hans F. Bayer, A Theology of Mark: The Dynamic between Christology and Authentic Discipleship

“To say in my culture, ‘God loves me,’ sounds rather romantic and unrealistic. It is the hardest thing for me to accept. In fact, I wonder if the root of much ungodliness in our lives, the root of our idols, the root of our adulterous thoughts and actions, the root of our addictions, the root of our pride, the root of our rebellion against God, is the fundamental resistance to the true love of the eternal Son of God for us.”
― Hans F. Bayer, A Theology of Mark: The Dynamic between Christology and Authentic Discipleship

“The danger of knowing about Jesus’ atonement in a merely cognitive way is that it does not impact the deepest core of one’s being.”
― Hans F. Bayer, A Theology of Mark: The Dynamic between Christology and Authentic Discipleship