What other aspects of God’s character do you see? How do we appreciate this complexity?
Theological and/or ethical issues raised by the text
A. Mark 1:1–15 displays the character of God in many ways: it presupposes the gracious redemption of God, but also calls for full repentance . It alludes to a conflict with Satanand God’s election of Jesus.
\But the son needs to be baptized . Mark describes the gift of Spirit of Goddescending as a doveupon Jesus. There is an implicit Trinitarian theology here, though it would likely miss the aim of the narrative to linger on it. Even so, What other aspects of God’s character do you see? How do we appreciate this complexity?