Initial Message (acc. to Mark): "This is the time of fulfillment. The
kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel." (Mark
1:15)
The Golden Rule: "Do to others whatever you would have them do to you." (Matt 7:12; par. Luke 6:31)
The Greatest Commandment: "You shall love the Lord your God with
all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all
your strength... You shall love your neighbor as yourself." (Mark
12:30-31; par. Matt 22:37-39, Luke 10:27; citing Deut 6:4-5 & Lev
19:18)
Love of Enemies: "Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you." (Luke
6:27-28; par. Matt 5:43-48)
Repentance & Forgiveness: "If your brother sins, rebuke him;
and if he repents, forgive him. And if he wrongs you seven times in one
day and returns to you seven times saying, 'I am sorry,' you should
forgive him." (Luke 17:3-4; cf. Matt 18:15-22)
Judging Others: "Stop judging, that you may not be judged. For as
you judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure
will be measured out to you." (Matt 7:1-2; par. Luke 6:37)
Faith & Prayer: "Have faith in God... Therefore I tell you, all
that you ask for in prayer, believe that you will receive it and it
shall be yours." (Mark 11:22+24; cf. Matt 17:20; 21:21; John 14:1)
Jesus' Destiny: "The Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected
by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and
rise after three days." (Mark 8:31; cf. Mark 9:31; 10:33-34; par. Matt
16:21-27; Luke 9:22-26)
Jesus' Identity: "Again the high priest asked him and said to him,
'Are you the Messiah, the son of the Blessed One?' Then Jesus answered,
'I am; and you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the
Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.' " (Mark 14:61-62; cf. Matt
26:63-64)
Jesus and the Father: "After Jesus was baptized... a voice came
from the heavens, saying, 'This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well
pleased.' " (Matt 3:16-17; par. Mark 1:9-11 ; Luke 3:21-22); "All things
have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is
except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son and anyone to
whom the Son wishes to reveal him." (Luke 10:22; par. Matt 11:27)
Jesus and the Holy Spirit: "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor. He has
sent me to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the
blind, to let the oppressed go free, and to proclaim a year acceptable
to the Lord." (Luke 4:18-19, citing Isa 61:1-2)
