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La Muerte y Resurrección de Cristo son fundamentales e indispensables para las enseñanzas de Jesús y los Apóstoles . El Apóstol Pablo analiza la futura resurrección de los creyentes en su segunda carta a Timoteo en respuesta a las negaciones de esta “ sana enseñanza .” La fe en la resurrección es fundamental para la doctrina de la salvación proclamada por Jesús y sus Apóstoles. Esta enseñanza es confiable ya que se basa en la Muerte y Resurrección históricas de Jesús, y en el testimonio ocular de los Apóstoles - (Hechos 1:21-22, 2 Timoteo 1:13).

Christ’s Death and Resurrection are foundational and indispensable to the teachings of Jesus and the Apostles . The Apostle Paul discusses the future resurrection of believers in his second letter to Timothy in response to denials of this “ sound teaching .” Faith in the future resurrection is central to the doctrine of salvation proclaimed by Jesus and his Apostles. This teaching is utterly reliable since it is based on the historical Death and Resurrection of Jesus, and the eyewitness testimony of the Apostles – (Acts 1:21-22, 2 Timothy 1:13).

Christ’s healing of the paralytic and his acceptance of tax collectors highlighted his mission to reconcile sinners with God . When Jesus pronounced the paralytic man’s sins forgiven, he offended his critics. But he alienated them further by fellowshipping with tax collectors and showing mercy “ to sinners ,” individuals judged by the scribes and Pharisees to be unclean and therefore unacceptable – (Mark 2:1-17).

La guérison du paralytique par le Christ et son acceptation des collecteurs d'impôts ont mis en évidence sa mission de réconcilier les pécheurs avec Dieu . Quand Jésus a déclaré que les péchés de l'homme paralytique étaient pardonnés, il a offensé ses détracteurs. Mais il les a aliénés davantage en communiant avec les collecteurs d'impôts et en faisant preuve de miséricorde “ envers les pécheurs ”, des individus jugés impurs et donc inacceptables par les scribes et les pharisiens – (Marc 2: 1-17).

Jesus chose his Twelve Apostles from among a larger group of followers, including two surprising candidates  -  Mark 3:13-21 .  After preaching to the crowds near Capernaum, Jesus departed to a “ mountain ” and summoned his disciples, where he chose twelve men from among a larger group. The resultant company corresponded to the twelve tribes of Israel; effectively, he was reconstituting the covenant people of Yahweh, only now, around himself and not the  Torah  or Temple.