Mark 1 and 2

Mark 1

I'm once again impressed at the Savior's desire to heal us.  His empathy is towards everyone.  The evil spirits know he is the Son of God, that he is a God from the pre-mortal life because evil spirits do not have the veil.  Since they cannot be mortal and will not be redeemed and resurrected, there is no need for them to exercise faith in the Savior ( they didn't exercise faith before they were cast out),  so they do not have the veil like we do.  So that's why they recognize him (verse 24).  I think the reason he forbids the evil spirits to say who he is, and asks those he heals to not tell anyone, is because he wants each person to believe because of what he teaches them.  He doesn't want their conversion based on a miracle.  At the least, he certainly doesn't want evil spirits bearing witness of him.  In verse 44, he sends the cleansed leper to the priests because that is what their religious laws required.  He hasn't fulfilled the Law of Moses yet.  That will happen because of the atonement.

Mark 2

Verses 1-10, the Lord is saying if I have power to heal, I have power to forgive sins.  This is his message.  I think this is what we often forget.  For some reason, we get on ourselves because we fall short, we make mistakes.  And we go on in our misery instead of accepting the Savior's forgiveness and letting him heal us.  I think that is what he is saying verse 17.  He is saying, "I'm not hear to help the perfect, like you Pharisees think you are.  I've come to help those who are humble and recognize they need my healing."

In verses 18-22, he is saying the laws you have kept will no longer be valid.  His gospel is going to replace them.  The Savior's church (a new piece of garment or new wine) cannot become a part of the Jewish religion (be sewed into the old garment or the new wine mixed with the old), because the gospel brings new revelation, a new priesthood authority, and new ordinances.  In a way, it's like the restoration of the gospel.  The church couldn't become a part of the existing churches, it had to stand on its own because of new revelation and priesthood authority.