The Greatest

What does it mean to be the greatest? As Christians, how should we think about “greatness”? In Mark 10, Jesus teaches us what greatness looks like in the Kingdom of God. In the time and culture of the New Testament, people were used to rulers and leaders “lording it over” others through oppressive forms of leadership (Mark 10:42). Although the disciples who followed Jesus were low in society and had experienced oppressive of Roman rule, when they began to rise in status within the Jesus movement, they started to adopt the same leadership style they were accustomed to—seeking honor and competing for status. But Jesus completely redefines what it means to be “great” in God’s kingdom. Greatness is found in service, not in status.