A FIGHT in Church? and Who is Jesus?

Our text this week has something you don't see everyday... A FIGHT IN CHURCH! The scene at synagogue in Capurnaum is definitely combat & conflict between Jesus & Kingdom of God and a demon and kingdom of satan. The demon calls Jesus both : "Jesus of Nazareth" and "The Holy One of God".... displaying that the demon knew more about our Lord's true identity than anyone else present. This brings up interesting fact about how Jesus is identified by various groups in Mark's gospel.

In the Gospel According to Mark.... sick and suffering folk identify Jesus using honorific titles showing Jesus great respect. They call Jesus
“Lord” (7:8), “Teacher” (9:17), “Son of David” (10:47-48) or “Master” (10:51).

But those who are demon-possessed identify Jesus using divine titles; “the most holy one of God” (1:24), “the Son of God’ (3:11) or even as “the son of the Most High God” (5:7).

Those who are suffering seek Jesus’ help because he is a miracle-worker and perhaps the Messiah. But the demons clearly know who Jesus is and they identify him accordingly. --good stuff from Kim Riddlebarger, who nicked it from William Lane