The Promise Fulfilled in Christ. His Story, His Glory

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1 The Promise Fulfilled in Christ His Story, His Glory

2 Review The Promise Given By God to Abraham to bless the whole world To make his name great To give him many descendents To make him a blessing So that he could be a blessing to all the families of the earth

3 Review The Promise Expanded By God to David To give him a nation in the land in peace To given him descendants on the throne So that all the world will recognize God as KING and so God can bless all the families of the earth

4 Review The point God intended to bless the world through promises and covenants given through specific men, families, a people and a nation. But with the promise were also given the call to trust and obey a call to loyal obedience by faith

5 Review The Purpose of God s promises and covenants To allow fallen humanity the opportunity to know God in intimate relationship To experience the result of blessing and hope for eternity

6 Introduction The Promise Fulfilled in Christ Matthew 1:1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. (ESV) Luke 24:21a, 27, 44 But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. 27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. 44 Then he said to them, These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled. (ESV)

7 Introduction The Promise Fulfilled in Christ how the promises of God through Abraham and David are not only fulfilled in Jesus Christ, but how they are applied to us

8 Jason Objections to Christianity 1 The exclusive claims of Christians the exclusion of some 2 He believed that all religions (at least the three major Abrahamic religions ) pointed to the same thing

9 Mt. Deus God Do all paths lead to the same place? Muslim Judaism Jesus

10 Jason Objections to Christianity 1 The exclusive claims of Christians the exclusion of some 2 He believed that all religions (at least the three major Abrahamic religions ) pointed to the same thing 3 The evil done in the name of religion 4 The fact that the Bible contradicted itself

11 Buddy Nudge Turn to the person next to you How would you answer these questions? 1 The exclusive claims of Christians the exclusion of some 2 The belief that all religions (at least the three major Abrahamic religions ) point to the same thing

12 Answer Jesus as Liar Jesus meant to be called deity literally, but knew he was not God. Jesus as Lunatic Jesus meant to be called deity literally, but did not know he was not God. Jesus as Lord Jesus meant to be called deity literally and He was God.

13 Answer The answer boils down to Who is Jesus? What did He do?

14 Romans 3: But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it 22 the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. 26 It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

15 Romans 3: But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it

16 Romans 3: the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith.

17 Romans 3:24-25 Justification Redemption Propitiation Court room declare forgiven righteous in Christ Market Place purchased through exchange of Christ Temple atoning sacrifice satisfying God s holiness by Christ s blood

18 Romans 3: This was to show God s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. 26 It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

19 The Promise Applied It is God who justifies on the basis of what Christ did received through faith

20 WOW Ponder the achievement of God. He doesn t condone our sin, nor does he compromise his standard. He doesn t ignore our rebellion, nor does he relax his demands. Rather than dismiss our sin, he assumes our sin and, incredibly, sentences himself. God s holiness is honored. Our sin is punished... and we are redeemed. God does what we cannot do so we can be what we dare not dream: perfect before God. Max Lucado, In the Grip of Grace

21 More than WOW Worship Obedience Sharing Defending

22 Francis Beckwith Evangelical Theological Society President Re-converted to Catholicism Personal Journey Key concept How to define justification The atonement under scrutiny The present reality of justification

23 John 5:24 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life. (ESV) 1 John 5:13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God that you may know that you have eternal life. (ESV) 1 Corinthians 6:11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. (ESV)

24 Romans 5 Romans 5:1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. (ESV)

25 Romans 5 5:1-2 This peace with God is reconciliation 5:6, 8 Christ died for the ungodly substitution 5:9 Concept of redemption and sacrifice How? through His blood 5:10-11 The removal of enmity between God and man is reconciliation

26 The Atonement: Basic Definition Christ has taken our place and has done what we could not do for ourselves.

27 The atonement is the cross-work of Christ in which He once for all died (Sacrifice) in our place (Substitution) paying the price for our sin (Redemption) that satisfied God s holy wrath (Propitiation/Satisfaction) and allowing us through faith to have a relationship with God (Reconciliation)

28 Tito How do we share these truths?

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