Revelation of Jesus in Scripture Pages 24-30

Revelation of Jesus in Scripture Pages 24-30 - Transcript

Section 1 Part 3 “The Revelation of Jesus in Scripture” pgs 24-30
I. Jesus Christ is the Word of God incarnate.
II. Views of God:
A. Transcendent
1. God is beyond the world.
2. Aside from creation, there is no further contact,
no relationship with God.
3. Aloof, unknown, unapproachable, intimidating,
distant, detached.
4. Extreme results in Deism, a very impersonal God.
B. Immanent
1. God is within,
2. one with the world
3. Extreme results in Pantheism, God is in nature.
C. Personal
1. God is transcendent yet immanent.
2. God is in his heaven, BUT ALSO one of us
(the Incarnation).
3. God is a paradox – Transcendent yet immanent, Beyond
yet Within.
a) John 1:14
“And the Word became flesh and made his
dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the
glory as of the Father’s only Son, full of grace
and truth.”
10-15 6 b) Belief in the Incarnation is what makes Christianity
different than other religions.
book pg 27 (stages of God’s (Divine) revelation )
This is how God made himself known to us.-
10-15 7 8 became PERSONAL
c. In the Incarnation God goes from the limitless
(omnipotent, omnipresent, eternal, infinite,
immutable, pure spirit, holy, mystery)
to the limitations of our human nature
10-15 2 4 d. God entered human history by becoming one of his
creatures
(immanent),
while all the time remaining the creator of the
universe
(transcendent).
“The Beyond Within”
III. God in Three Persons
A. Christians are monotheistic - we believe in one God.
1. Through the teachings of Jesus and through experiencing him,
it was gradually revealed to the early Christians that there is
one God who acts in three Persons - Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
a. The Father
1) as Creator
(although all three share in creation)
b. The Son
1) as Redeemer
(although all three share in Redemption)
c. The Holy Spirit
1) as Sanctifier
(although all three share in Sanctification)
2. This Trinitarian nature of God was clearly revealed at
the Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist
(Matthew 3:13-17).

Read Pg 25 in the textbook.
Section 1 Part 3 “The Revelation of Jesus in Scripture”
IV. Three Stages in Salvation History
A. Creation
1. God creates & created everything good.
a. Great love relationship between man & God
1) Paradise – perfect condition of mankind and the
world prior to “The Fall”
Genesis 1:
B. De-creation
1. The Fall - Mankind sins (Adam & Eve in the Garden)
a. results of which was the relationship with God was cut off,
loss of innocence, the loss of the preternatural gifts,
perfect condition into which God created them,
propensity to sin.
C. Re-creation
1. the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus
a. our relationship with God, destroyed by the original Adam
is reconciled by the New Adam (Jesus).
“Through one person sin entered the world, so too through one
Person grace & reconciliation.”
V. The Revelation of God Through History
A. God’s plan to save the world began with a covenant.
1. Covenants differ from contracts.
a. contracts have a limited life span,
covenants are forever.

b. contracts have human guarantors (backers),
covenants have a Divine guarantor.
c. contracts require a signature,
covenants, the word of individual is sufficient to
bind.
d. contracts are concerned with material things,
covenants are concerned with spiritual things.
e. contracts are based on business relationships,
covenants are based on love relationships.
f. contracts are conditional,
covenants are unconditional
2. The Old Covenants
a. with Adam & Eve (Genesis 3:15)
b. with Noah after the flood (Genesis 9:11)
c. with Abram (later Abraham) & Sarah (later Sarah)
(Genesis 17)
d. with Moses (Exodus 20)
3. The New Covenant
a. Eventually, God’s Divine Revelation culminated in the
person and mission of the Incarnate Word –
Jesus Christ.
Remember, in time God spoke, and his thought
became concrete in the Word of God – Jesus and
recorded in the word of God – scripture.
God’s plan to save the world was fulfilled with Jesus.
b. “This is my body which will be given up for you.”
“This is the cup of my blood, the blood of the new
and everlasting covenant. It will be shed for you
so that sins may be forgiven.” (Matthew 26: 26-28)