THEMES FROM THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS AND THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLE
(a) "And a young man followed him, with nothing but a linen cloth about his body and they seized him and run away naked" Trace the events which led to this incident in the life of Jesus ( 11 marks)
(b) Give four reasons why some people forsake their friends ( 4 marks )
(A) EVENTS LEADING TO FLEEING OF A PERSON NAKED (MARK 14:32-52)
(i) Jesus and His disciples went to Gethsemane where he asked them to sit and wait while He prayed
(ii) He took Peter, James and John (the inner circle), and he was greatly distressed and troubled
(iii) He told them "my soul is very sorrowful, even to death" and asked them to remain there and watch
(iv) After moving further, He fell on the ground and prayed that if it were possible God should remove the cup of suffering from Him, though God's will must be done
(v) When He returned to the disciples, He found them sleeping
(vi) He accused them of not being able to watch for even an hour; they should watch and pray to avoid temptation
(vii) "The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" He said.
(viii) He went back to pray again, using the same words as previously.
(ix) On His return, He found them again sleeping and their eyes were heavy.
(x) On the Third time when He found them sleeping, He told them it was enough, and the time had come for the son of man to be betrayed into the hands of sinners.
(xi) They should be going, for the betrayer was at hand.
(xii) While He was speaking, Judas Iscariot came with armed crowd, the chief priest, the scribes and the elders.
(xiii) Judas kissed Jesus to betray Him to the Sanhedrin.
(xiv) They seized Jesus and a disciple cut the ear of the high priest's servant.
(xv) Jesus asked if they took Him for a bandit/robber, that they had come with swords and cudgels to arrest Him.
(xvi) Jesus asked them why they did not arrest Him as He taught daily in the synagogues (the scriptures needed to be fulfilled).
(xvii) All the disciples deserted Him and fled.
(xviii) Among those following was a young man with nothing on but a linen cloth.
(xix) They tried to seize him, but he slipped out of the linen and run away naked.
(xx) After this, Jesus was led to the high priest's house.
(xxi) Mark alone preserved the story, suggesting that the writer was an eye-witness, the author of the gospel according to Mark.
(B) FOUR REASONS WHY SOME PEOPLE FORSAKE THEIR FRIENDS.
(i) When they detect their lives being in danger.
(ii) where there is some damaging report about the friend/immoral behavior.
(iii) If the friend is disgraceful/lacks integrity
(iv) The friend may have contagious disease
(v) The friend travels and hides his/her identity for long
(vi) He person may have some inhibiting character which drives people away.
(vii) As a result of envy/jealousy/greed:
(viii) Poverty.
(ix) Inferiority/superiority complex.
(x) Failure to support when in need/selfishness.
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