Revealing Jesus April 2, 2017 Tom Shannon, Pastor Restored Life Church www.restored-life-church.com
Review Luke 19:10 (NKJV), for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost. Jesus came to heal the perceived lost image of God in man himself, and in man s perceived lost image of God. This misperception is sin, which is missing God s mark Major theme of Scripture: Repent 3340. μετανοέω metanoéō; from metá (3326), denoting change of place or condition, and noéō (3539), to exercise the mind, think, comprehend. To repent, change the mind, relent.
Jesus is The expressed image of God (Heb. 1:3, Col 1:15, Jn. 14:9) the last Adam (1 Cor. 15:20), And as He is, so are we, in this world. 1 John 4:17
Jesus Came To Jesus as God, came to restore the perceived lost image of God in whose image man was made and to reveal who God truly is. Jesus, as the Last Adam came to undo what the first Adam had undone.
Where one find Jesus In heaven, Acts 7:55 (NKJV), But he [Stephen], being full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God, In believers, Galatians 2:20 (NKJV), I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; In humanity, Genesis 1:27 (NKJV), So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. In Creation, Romans 1:20 (NLT), For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.
Focus Christianity has been focused on presenting Jesus to the world, when in reality, a more scriptural way would be in revealing Jesus in the world. He is in heaven, He is in believers, His invisible qualities exist in all creation, and all humanity is His offspring
God s Offspring Acts 17:29-31 (NKJV), Therefore, since we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, something shaped by art and man s devising. Offspring, 1085. γένος génos; noun from gínomai (1096), to become. Offspring, posterity (Acts 17:28, 29; Rev. 22:16; Sept.: Jer. 36:31). Family, lineage, stock (Acts 4:6; Sept.: Jer. 41:1; Acts 7:13; 13:26; Phil. 3:5); Nation, people (Mark 7:26; Acts 4:36; 7:19; 18:2, 24; 2 Cor. 11:26; Gal. 1:4; 1 Pet. 2:9; Sept.: Gen. 11:6; Esth. 2:10); Kind, sort, species (Matt. 13:47; 17:21; Mark 9:29; 1 Cor. 12:10, 28; 14:10; Sept.: Gen. 6:20; 7:14; 2 Chr. 4:13).
Graven Images Acts 17:29-31 (NKJV), Therefore, since we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, something shaped by art and man s devising. Devising, 1761. ἐνθύμησις enthúmēsis; noun from enthuméomai (1760), to think. Thought, device, reasoning 1760. ἐνθυμέομαι enthuméomai; from en (1722), in, and thumós (2372), the mind, thought, but also anger, wrath, indignation, a spirit that is aroused. The element of wrath is implied in the use of thumós both as a verb in Matt. 1:20; 9:4; Acts 10:19, and also as the subst. enthúmēsis (1761) in Matt. 9:4; 12:25; Acts 17:29; Heb. 4:12. It means remembrance, bringing into the mind, but with agitation of spirit. This clearly points to the lie
Repent Acts 17:29-31 (NKJV), 30 Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, Repent of believing the lie
God s Judgment Acts 17:29-31 (NKJV), 31 because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead. Judge, 2919. κρίνω krínō; To separate, distinguish, discriminate between good and evil, select, choose out the good. Righteousness, 1343. δικαιοσύνη dikaiosúnē; noun from díkaios (1342), just, righteous. Justice, righteousness. It is the essence of him who is just or righteous. The súnē ending makes this an abstraction, fulfilling the claims of díkē, which, are God s claims.
Loved John 3:16-17 (NKJV), For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. 18 He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Forgiven Isaiah 53:6, All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way; And the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. John 1:29, The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! 1 John 2:2 (NKJV), And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world. (propitiation, expiation, ἱλασμός hilasmós, Atonement, purification, or removal of sin or its guilt.
Valued Jesus set the value of His life on all whom He died for. All are valued.
Reconciled-No Separation Reconciliation of all things Col 1:19-20 (NKJV), For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, 20 and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross. Timing of Reconciliation Romans 5:10 (NKJV), For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.
Accepted Colossians 1:21-22 (NKJV), And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled 22 in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight Enemies in our mind By-en Has reconciled, aorist indicative Purpose Acts 10:15-16 (NLT), But the voice spoke again: Do not call something unclean if God has made it clean. 16 The same vision was repeated three times. Then the sheet was suddenly pulled up to heaven.
Included Romans 5:15-19 (NKJV), 15 But the free gift is not like the offense. For if by the one man s offense many died, much more the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abounded to many. 16 And the gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned. For the judgment which came from one offense resulted in condemnation, but the free gift which came from many offenses resulted in justification. 17 For if by the one man s offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.) 18 Therefore, as through one man s offense judgment came to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through one Man s righteous act the free gift came to all men, resulting in justification of life. 19 For as by one man s disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man s obedience many will be made righteous.
Essentials for Revealing We need these things revealed in us to see them revealed in others Love Value Forgiven Accepted Reconciled Included
A process Initiation into a lifelong process
Objective vs. Subjective reality The terms objectivity and subjectivity, in their modern usage, generally relate to a perceiving subject (normally a person) and a perceived or unperceived object. The object is something that presumably exists independent of the subject s perception of it. In other words, the object would be there, as it is, even if no subject perceived it. Hence, objectivity is typically associated with ideas such as reality, truth and reliability.