he elders” (Mark 14:43). The people Jesus had grown to love and serve, his own apostles, deserted him when he was arrested (Mark 14:50). The physical pain Christ suffered could not have been nearly as difficult as the emotional pain of his best friends turning him in, deserting him and later even denying they knew him.Christ came, among other things, to be an ethical example to everyone. The most basic Christian proclamation is to be like-Christ. His servant-hood, along with his willingness to give up his life for the greater good is the core of Christian theology. The Gospel of Mark paints an extraordinary picture of Christ as a model of humility and love that all Christians should strive to achieve. ...
