THE LEARN CHRIST COMMENTARIES Volume LCC 1a Introduction ... · Introduction to the complete volume...
Transcript of THE LEARN CHRIST COMMENTARIES Volume LCC 1a Introduction ... · Introduction to the complete volume...
THE LEARN CHRIST COMMENTARIES
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RAEL N HC R SI T RF OM HT E A TSOP LES AND RP O STEHPFERP A EC
hT e etnoc m pag yrarop eb t ew en tsirhC na d cruhc h rebmem s ih p s luoh d be bo v uoi s to lla . tIldrah y rettam s ihw ch cruhc h or oitanimoned n as oy u ool k at cruhc h bmem ers uora nd uoy , na d eht n kool
at eht tsirhC fo eht Bi lb e and ht e nihcaet gs of C tsirh , th re e i s lttil e ytiralimis . hT e uocsid r gnigapsa ect of ht e gap is ht at it is tteg in g la egr r each ye ra . T ah t naem s aht t it is grevid i gn ; na d if it is
,gnigrevid it is lbaviecnoc e aht t rohs tly eht ruhc c dna seh tsirhC w lli eb gniog ni etisoppo d tceri i .snoelbirroH , sey ; ub t ahw t is the rewsna . W ah t is ht e ruc e of r iht s ob uoiv s na d oires us pr lbo em ht at sah
deppirg eht w dlro fo tsirhC i ?sna
hT e ewsna r is of r cruhc h rebmem s to raeL n tsirhC . W cih h tsirhC ? hT e sirhC t orf m ehteltsopa s na d orp p teh s of ht e .elbiB
If no e sap s ga e of ht e B lbi e rew e ohc sen as a ig st or t meh e for this B lbi e mmoc e atn ry, LEA NRIRHC ST ORF M HT E TSOPA LES AND ORP P STEH , it luow d be pE h aise ns 91:2 - .22
oN“ w, erofereht , oy u are no egnol r regnarts s na d engierof rs, ub t ollef w nezitic s tiw h ht e s stniana d rebmem s of ht e hesuoh old of doG , nivah g eeb n liub t on ht e noitadnuof fo the seltsopa dnarp oph ,ste suseJ tsirhC miH s fle gnieb eht feihc renroc s ,enot in ohw m ht e wh lo e nidliub g eb i gn
ettif d got e eht r, rg ows otni a yloh t elpme ni eht ,droL ni mohw y uo a osl ra e nieb g liub t ot g rehtefor a dw le l ni g pl ca e of God in the Spi ir t. ” (Ephes nai s 2: 1 9- 22 NJ )VK
yrt i ”.gnI onk w ht e alc s is c r lpe y of r cruhc h sredael . N“ o amuh n ac n be ”tcefrep , na d “at sael t eht y era
oN , aht t is ht e tniop . hT e rebmemhcruhc s ra e on t rt y gni . They ra e niod g ahw t eht y naw t ot od . ehT y ra e not nikam g op s viti e ef trof s to be kil e Ch sir t na d to be kil e oG d w cih h is ednamed d in eht
lbiB morf e eht sopa t sel na d p hpor e st . The ircsed p oit n of ahw t is erp s ltne y pah p nine g otcruhc h rebmem s is like ht e csed r itpi on from ht e Ap ltso e uaP l in II omiT thy 4,3:4
oF“ r ht e t mi e liw l moc e ehw n eht y liw l not ne d ru e s nuo d do nirtc e , ub t drocca ing to ieht r nwo,serised ceb a esu yeht ah ev ihcti ng rae s, eht y liw l aeh p up of r meht s evle s rehcaet s, na d eht y lliw
ut rn th ie r rae s from the tr tu h. . . ” (II Ti om thy 4: 3, 4 JN K )V
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oY u es e it is on t lo egn r a en g vita e niht g of w“ e ra e niyrt g .. . uo r raeh t is in ht e hgir t p ..ecal . ub t ew ju tsnnac ot hcaer frep e ”.noitc ,oN si taht ton !ti tI si a isop t evi ettam r of f tsri , a cal k o f narelot ce rofnuos d cruhc–enirtcod h em m reb s liw l on t il s et n to s uo nd cod t ir ne, ch cru h bmem ers liw l not go to h raenuos d enirtcod , na d ruhc ch rebmem s liw l on t tarelot e rehcaerp s na d rehcaet s hw o rp each dnuos
.enirtcod
uoY ees rroh woh i elb ht a si t sa oc m derap ot t eh sesucxe morf eht depaeh hcaet e sr fo gnihcti ea .sr
cruhC h srebmem , nidrocca g to ht e opA s lt e ‛luaP s csed r noitpi , ra e etavitom d on t by na y ffe or t to ebkil e irhC st na d na y ffe ort at rep f tce , ub t ra e itom v eta d by t eh ir wo n amuh n ed s ri es; t ah t si , gnidrocca“
to rieht own ”,serised dna “b ace u es eht y ah ve nihcti g e .sra ” In ohs rt, uhc rch me ebm rs are do ni g tahweht y naw t to do na d eht y ra e be niveil g ahw t eht y naw t to eveileb . ahW t ht ey naw t to eveileb si t sgnihaht t iw ll lkcit e ieht r srae . gnihT s aht t iw ll vig e eht m rusaelp e ekil , dobon“ y is tcefrep ” na d oy“ u era
ht e poep e of G do ”, and “at el ast oy u ra e t niyr g”. byaM e 20 or 30 years ago that was ture; but not n .wo
nA d ht e epa x o f ht e ag p in ‛luaP s csed r oitpi n is aht t eht y p li e up or aeh p t o th evlesme s srehcaet . tIis hcum l eki ub i gnidl a trid ssertrof ro ba emit nt dnuora vlesmeht es in edro r to torp ect vlesmeht es
orf m nuos d rtcod i en . hT e y ub y koob s orf m ehcaet rs aht t f eed ieht r ed s seri ; they ur n fo f srehcaetna d ehcaerp rs aht t o f nef d ieht r nihcti g rae s tiw h ht e hturt ; na d eht y lac l as ap s srot , hcaet e sr , dnada m artsini t sro esoht et“ a ”srehc ht a w t i ll et a hc ca c gnidro ot t rieh own .serised
hT e lohw e oitavitom n is to nrut wa ya morf t eh .hturt oN w, ,rehtorb taht si a tisop ive niht g. It sekata ol t of roffe t of r so ellac- d snaitsirhC“ ” to rut n wa ay orf m ht e turt h of ht e elbiB . It ekat a s ol t fo
roffe t of r cruhc h rebmem s to aec se to aeL rn Ch ir st; and in the p cal e of le nra ing C rh ist t o le ra n os menik d of ruhc ch bmem e sr hip that is b esa d on ed“ s eri s” na d cti“ h ni g e .”sra
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LBAT E OF STNETNOCRAEL N SIRHC T ORF M HT E ELTSOPA S NA D STEHPORP
:ecaferP aeL rn irhC st orf m ht e ltsopA es na d Pr hpo et s egap 1
ahc p et r 1 : uaP l arW ps up ht e B lbi e egap 3
-1 1 ehtO r ircS p erut s to uS p op rt loC o ss i na s 1: 52 . gap e 3-1 2 Wh re e uaP l oG t iH s enirtcoD . gap e 5-1 3 The Ap ltso e eteP r delwonkca ged uaP l as a ircS p rut e W itir n g Ap eltso-1 4 roW d o f oG d rcS( i rutp es) orf m the tsopA le aP ul . gap e 7-1 5 hT e A ltsop e P lua , a oipmahc n of ipsni r oita n of s erutpirc s as on la l hto er
nirtcoD e .s gap e 86-1 S ffu e nir gs na d the M i sin try of luaP . gap e 97-1 eltsopA w lihC hti d ,ner I Ti yhtom a dn II niroC t .snaih gap e 21
ahc p et r 2 : ehT elbiB si tsirhC ap ge 51
-2 1 hT e L nivi g oG d of ht e Li niv g gap e 61 -2 2 ethgiR o sensu s of oG d na d naM . gap e 91 -2 3 The moC p iso te iW t sen s of the iB bl e gap e 12-2 4 doG , naM , na d ht e oS n of M na . gap e 52
5-2 ehT R tcerruse i no fo .suseJ gap e 92-2 6 W odsi m rf om doG . gap e 23-2 7 The oG s lep . gap e 33-2 8 iL s ninet g oM re natropmI t t ah n ecifircaS . gap e 43-2 9 W ah t aH p nep ed to the weJ s as ht e C oh se n eP o lp e of doG . gap e 531-2 0 The laS v oita n of doG . gap e 731-2 1 hT e New niK g of Is lear . gap e 831-2 2 hT e iL v ni g oG d tnaw s ehto r s to iL ve . gap e 04
ahc p et r 3 : hT e lO d eT s nemat t nidroccA g t o ht e New tseT a nem t ap ge 24
-3 1 S pet h ‛ne s niltuO e of lO d T e emats nt iH s rot y in A tc s 7. gap e 34-3 2 omA s ht e orP p teh . gap e 54-3 3 arW p u- p of otsiH ry of etS p neh . gap e 64-3 4 ivaD d to irhC st . gap e 74
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5-3 61 ehT gnitirW ehporP t .s gap e 946-3 hT e ehporP t .haiasI gap e 05
-3 7 A rohS t seM s ga e orf m somA , leoJ , na d ht e aerG t aM ker of yrotsiH-3 8 A nomraH y of otsiH ry . gap e 85-3 9 orP p steh , A eltsop s, na d ht e pS i ir t of C tsrih . gap e 851-3 0 stcA , ht e lO d nematseT t nidrocca g to ht e eN w T tnematse , na d eht
slepsoG eht dnA P .stehpor gap e 06
etpahc r 4 wehttaM dna .suseJ ap ge 36
4- 1 Who is Jesus to His Cont me poraries ? gap e 36-4 2 hW o is eJ sus occA r nid g to buS s neuqe t iH s yrot ? gap e 66-4 3 hT e S o secru , ht e lbiB e na d ht e koob s of ht e elbiB . gap e 864-4 : tsirhC , egairraM , na d ht e hcruhC . gap e 175-4 : useJ s na d ht e edliuB r‛s of H yrotsi . gap e 176-4 : rednU s nidnat g rf om ‛reteP s F sri t eS r nom . gap e 477-4 : ohC ose eJ sus or the elpmeT . gap e 578-4 : Ju ad s eb t eyar d J use s in or ed r to vas e ih s wo n met p el . p ga e 779-4 : hT e C o renr s not e is A evil ! gap e 971-4 0 oH w ra e ht e L nivi g S enot s to yad ? gap e 08
suseJ 11-4 orP c ial m de ni eht O dl Te emats nt dna sE t lba i dehs w siH hti et a sgnihcin ht e New nemtseT t by ht e A ltsop e M ehtta w gap e 18
M 21-4 a wehtt dna sP a .sml gap e 38M 31-4 a wehtt dna eht P .stehpor gap e 48
ahc p et r 5 : nhoJ kraM dna eht eltsopA aJ m se ap ge 98
1-5 : kraM . gap e 982-5 : J ema s on kraM . gap e 19
:3-5 ehT dlO T matse e tn ni Ja .sem gap e 594-5 : T“ he iL v ni g God of the L i niv g” rf om eneG si s :1 26 rht u doxE u s :61 18 p 995-5 : M ‛kra s pA p xidne . gap e 3016-5 : hT e F sri t eS v ne . gaP e 1 407-5 : hT e ceS ond neveS . gap e 7018-5 : hT e ihT rd neveS . gap e 9019-5 : uoF rt h veS en . gap e 011 01-5 : fiF th eveS n . gap e 211
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11-5 : txiS h neveS . gap e 211 21-5 : veS e tn h eS v ne . gap e 211
ahc p et r 6 : ehT lepsoG alpxE i den dna eR i :decrofn luaP ni swerbeH dna R ,namo dna Lu .ek
:1-6 werbeH s dna asP l .sm gap e 511 2-6 : namoR s na d asI i ha . gap e 2213-6 : useJ s is ht e F oitadnuo n notS e . gap e 4214-6 : hT e oG s ep l fnieR o decr , ekuL . gap e 721
:5-6 uL k dna e eht eltsopA reteP ‛s .seltsipE gap e 8216-6 : hT e lO d nematseT t in ‛reteP s ltsipE es na d ekuL . gap e 0317-6 : nA o eht r Co etisopm . gap e 1318-6 : Go ps el nieR f decro . gap e 231
ahc p et r 7 : stehporP dna tsopA l se ap ge 531
:1-7 tsopA ehT l se reteP and aJ m se no eht .stehporP gap e 5312-7 : A ipaR d S vru e y of ht e P r po h te s cca o nidr g to eP ter na d semaJ . gap e 731
:3-7 cilppA a .snoit gap e 4414-7 : hT e niM or orP p teh s f or m eoJ l t o ihcalaM . gap e 841
-7 5 The rP o hp e t leoJ . gap e 941 :6-7 ehT tehporP .somA gap e 051
7-7 : hT e epsoG l on hanoJ . gap e 2518-7 : hT e ehporP t haidabO . gap e 3519-7 : hT e rP ophet H so ea . gap e 45101-7 : hT e ehporP t haciM . gap e 551
-7 11: The Pr po het N muha . gap e 75121-7 : The rP o hp e t ukkabaH k . gap e 85131-7 : hT e ehporP t hainahpeZ . gap e 85141-7 : hT e rP o ehp t aH g iia . gap e 06151-7 : hT e ehporP t hairahceZ . gap e 26161-7 : hT e rP o ehp t ihcalaM . gap e 361
ahc p et r 8 : lA l ht e rP o tehp s o f ht e lO d matseT en t ap ge 561
1-8 : hT e Pr po he t eM s ais h na d hT e ROL D hT y doG . gap e 5612-8 : The rP o erg s is ve lF ow of ht e soG p le . gap e 271
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:3-8 ehT lepsoG ot eht si swJ ht a suseJ t si rieht K !gni gap e 7714-8 : M oja r I esn rt s f or m the jaM or s on ht e soG p le . gap e 871
ahc p et r 9 : iloS d lohtooF d in ht e tehporP s na d irhC s ait n htiaF . ap ge 481
1-9 : hT e ehporP t eoJ l na d ht e ltsopA e reteP . gap e 5812-9 : A ex s to irG nd . gap e 6813-9 : aitsirhC n htiaF . gap e 8814-9 : hT e ehporP t haidabO . gap e 6915-9 : The iH s acirot l noC t xe t of aB d B ool d be eewt n ocaJ b na d E s ua . p ga e 0026-9 : In ht e atoT l xetnoC t of ht e elbiB . gap e 3027-9 : The iaF r mgduJ e tn s of doG . gap e 4028-9 : We Pr cae h irhC st . gap e 4029-9 : ehS w us the rehtaF : We caerP h irhC st . gap e 702
ahc p et r 10 : itehporP c seM s ega s on otsiH r y ap ge 112
1-01 : ojaM r orP p teh s of the C h aedla n Pe doir , einaD l, kezE i le , dnahaimereJ . gap e 112
2-01 : hT e Pr po h te s on eJ r melasu , ahpeZ n hai , E leikez , na d ubaH k .kana d haimereJ . gap e 812
3-01 : An iltuO n e of ikezE el . gap e 22201 -4: Why Me on the N ta ional Level, H ba a uk k ? gap e 422
5-01 : hT e elpmeT : H iagga , hairahceZ , na d ihcalaM . gap e 5226-01 : hT e rP o ehp t aH g iag . gap e 8227-01 : hceZ a hair . gap e 2328-01 : hT e rP o ehp t ihcalaM . gap e 232
ahc p et r 11 : SAL T YAD S and tahcsE a gol y i n the rP o tehp s ap ge 432
:1-11 nnigeB i gn fo eht D tsaL a .sy gap e 5322-11 : hT e Gr ae t na d N lbato e Day of ht e L dro . gap e 6323-11 : lttaB e of heJ o ahpas t na d siweJ h vnoC e noisr . gap e 7324-11 : All earsI l vaS ed , namoR s 11 . gap e 8325-11 : eJ sus on csE h golata y, ttaM hew 42 . gap e 9326-11 : aerG t irT b noitalu . gap e 1427-11 : uO t of seR p ce t for B .H. C orra ll . gap e 242
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8-11 : A ltsop e P ete r on E ygolatahcs . gap e 4429-11 : golatahcsE y na d raeF . gap e 542
:01-11 sE c atah l ygo ni eht -erP P tehpor .stehporP gap e 642-11 11: Es olatahc gy in the rP o hp ets of ht e A ss y air n P ire od . gap e 842-11 12: sE c olatah gy in the rP o hp ets of ht e C aedlah n ireP od . gap e 252-11 13: sE c olatah gy of ht e P e aisr n reP i do . gap e 652
41-11 : hT e tisopmoC e sentiW s of ht e eN w etatneP u hc . gap e 952
ahc p et r 12 : golatahcsE y in ht e oob k of eR v oitale n ap ge 162
1-21 : aL st gnihT s csE( h ygolata ) in the oob k o f noitaleveR . gap e 162 :2-21 yC c sel fo irotsiH c la .stnevE gap e 462 :3-21 hcsE a ygolat ni eht .stehporP gap e 562
4-21 : ttoB om niL e o f ht e oob k of noitaleveR . gap e 072 :5-21 T neveS eh tsaL P .seugal gap e 172 :6-21 T C ow a .snoitu gap e 272
7-21 : A C ldna e St li l uB rns in ht e C ti y nu til ht e laF l o f ht e U S. . gap e 4728-21 : tisopmoC e sentiW s of ht e viF e o f ht e New atneP t hcue . gap e 472
ahc p et r 13 : hT e porP het haisseM . ap ge 052
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ahc p et r 14 : hT e nuoS d of a nuoS d .htiaF
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retpahC :1 P lua sparW up eht iB b el
ihT s etpahc r ltit e liw l moc e as a prus r si e to you, no tbuod ; as oy u vah e hguoht t lttil e of ehtrtsinim y fo eht eltsopA aP ul ot edivorp t eh gnihsinif tiunitnoc y to ht e Bi lb e of 66 koob s . A feirb
oitanalpxe n is in edro r won , na d reht e is a aer l snes e in cihw h iht s w oh le ulov me o f HT E EL A NRSIRHC T ORF M HT E TSOPA LES AND ORP P TEH S C EMMO N RAT Y liw l rom e e uahx s evit ly aed l iw th th taemeht . hT e ramirp y ucof s in iht s mulov e is uoba t oh w ht e lbiB e orf m iseneG s to oitaleveR n is a yrots
uoba t eht droL seJ us ,tsirhC dna woh ot nrael ht at tsirhC fo eht biB l ;e tub roppus t taht gni tsomuoivbo s na d nanimod t meht e is ht e aw y ht e ruseR r etce d irhC st , rep s llano y na d guorht h ht e iripS t fo
irhC st, eunitnoc d to w ro k guorht h ht e opA s lt e uaP l as lew l as ht e to her Ap eltso s to arw p up ht e .elbiBIf we ool k cab k evo r the sal t pa p letamixor y wt o nasuoht d ye ra s is nce useJ s of terazaN h eklaw d no
iht s trae h in enitselaP , w ah t ah s eeb n ht e som t cneulfni e in ht e aerps d of irhC s tinait y to la l ht e snoitanof ht e dlrow , it ah s been ht e lbiB e as esu d by the iripS t of Ch tsir . loH( y S irip t is nieb g us de
nys o uomyn sl y tiw h ht e S tirip fo :tsirhC t tah si biB l ).e woN nevig eht elbiB sah be ne eht tsomevisaverp aitsirhC n cneulfni e in wt o nasuoht d ey a sr , ‛nod t oy u niht k aht t the oG d of ohw m ht e Ap eltso
emaJ s etirw s as niwonk g la l iH s krow s orf m the innigeb ng of emit , not lno y nnalp ed it siht wa tub,y oslaah d a alp n in ht e oitelpmoc n of ht e 66 koob s as lew l as ht e oitavreserp n na d aerps d of ht e B elbi . ehTpA o lts e luaP , ednu r ht e cerid t ihsredael p of ht e esir n sirhC t na d eht n guorht h ht e iripS t nirud g eht
ellac-os d neves tnelis ye sra (o ln y nelis t b suace e ht e S rip it kil e God ht e F ehta r eod s ps eak in a s llitlams l )eciov , aw s ht e ek y amuh n ni s nemurt t to moc p tel e ht e B .elbi
What deen s to be laed t tiw h eirb fl y on w is ahw t uaP l ah d to d o tiw h the moc p oitel n o f the dlOtnematseT , na d oh w Paul luoc d w ar p up ht e lbiB e cnis e ht e Ap ltso e hoJ n etal r torw e ht e al st if ve ob o sk
of ht e eN w tnematseT , na d la so etfa r uaP l hoJ n raM k torw e a oG s ep l na d rD . kuL e torw e a soG pel dnaht e oob k of tcA s . As af r as the lO d nematseT t trap , it aw s luaP ‛s tnemngissa morf eht Ri nes tsirhC
nirud g ieht r mit e to teg her in duaS i A ibar a mmi e letaid y af et r the noc v re s oi n of uaP l to go cab k na d -eraer d ht e lO d nematseT t cihw h uaP l ah d s eidut d so etxe n levis y in ht e ap st, ub t t ih s mit e to aer d i t ni
ht e hgil t of ht e er m vo ed veil that aw s nod e awa y htiw , as uaP l etirw s in beH r swe , in rhC i ts . uaP l ud r gniesoht eves n raey s at raT sus aer d ht r guo h la l ht e lO d nematseT t rcsunam i stp , erebmemer d ehtpretni r noitate s orf m Ch tsir , na d er c ro ded on a am n su c ir pt la l the p tra s o f ht e lO d Te ats m ne t taht
rew e som t opmi r nat t t o be etouq d in ht e eN w lbiB e of ht e lO d na d eN w stnematseT , nola g w ti h eht snoitanalpxe , pretni r snoitate , na d ap noitacilp s r eviece d from irhC s t na d ht e Sp iri t of C .tsirh
oN w uoba t ht e nitirw g rtsinim y of ht e Ap ltso e oJ hn na d ht e Ap ltso e luaP . uaP l ias d in snaitalaGaht t he em t tiw h eteP r na d semaJ , na d I iht nk he sla o torw e a pircsunam t or wt o to rocer d ht e yrots
of ht e fil e of useJ s cihw h etal r he fel t tiw h hoJ n raM k to tirw e raM k na d rD . kuL e to tirw e ht e lepsoGof ekuL . That naem s that uaP l ah d erht e or uof r ecruos s t o onk w ht e telpmoc e rots y of ht e fil e fo
tsirhC feb ore the Ap ltso e hoJ n torw e his g so p le , eJ sus Hi lesm f in sibarA , ht e opA s lt e reteP , na d eht
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pA o lts e semaJ , na d ht e loH y iripS t aw s yawla s rp e nes t tiw h uaP l sa s nitsi g in ht e nitirw g fo .serutpircsetfA r lla , h“ oly em n o f oG d ( opa s elt s and rp o hp e st , rw“ ote a s t eh y ew re om ved b y the Sp iri t o f .”doG
TON E : And do ‛n t f ro get as oy u liw l r ead uoba t etfo n in iht s v emulo , uaP l ednu r ht e pihsredaelof ht e iripS t na d iw th la l aht t enoitnemerofa d nuorgkcab d lesmih f w tor e 14 eN w atseT m ne t koob s foht e 72 , ht e tirojam y a ohtu r orf m ht e amuh n dis e of ht e eN w tnematseT . F omrehtru re, if oy u r devomeorf m ht e eN w nematseT t la l ht e lO d nematseT t etouq s (I liw l efer r to evo r 01 0 of oht se etouq s in siht
,)emulov ereht w dluo be on weN atseT m .tne tsoM fo esoht ht e A op s lt e uaP l p re s llano y or ht r guo h ekuLna d hoJ n raM k put !ereht
It i s more ed t elia d than iht s, ub t this liw l s re ve a s an rtni o oitcud n. The er st o f the v mulo e lliw.etarobaleehW n oy u h ae r of ht e mi sin try of ht e A op s lt e luaP , ahw t d o you on r llam y ?kniht tsoM often ew
aeh r na d aeps k of eht noissim a yr syenruoj fo Pa .lu eW aer d of ht e uolevram s oisrevnoc n of uaS l on ehtaor d to amaD s uc s in edro r aht t aP ul gim ht pr cae h the og s ep l to the Ge selitn . hT e rp e sim e of t sih
etpahc r na d ht e oob k i s aht t the ramirp y tsinim ry of uaP l aw s to se vr e as eihc f otide r of ht e weN tnematseT . lniatreC y as w e i n aropmetnoc ry emit s ool k cab k on ahw t ah s pah p ene d i n the
ppa r etamixo l y wt o oht u nas d y rae s ecnis Pa ,lu seJ u ,s dna the rehto seltsopA fo ,tsirhC eht tsomevisavrep cneulfni e of uaP l ah s eeb n orf m ih s f eetruo n ttel ers aht t be mac e eetruof n koob s of ht e weN
tnematseT . In ehto r drow s ht o asu nds more p oe ple had rea d na d ceb ome irhC s nait s rf om ht e gnidaerfo sih srettel t eb nah c ema sirhC t snai eb c esua fo sih mi yranoiss oj u .syenr
oY u ac n somla t sim s iht s sa p ce t of ht e rtsinim y of hC r si t in the nidaer g of ih s ettel rs. hT e enonis gle calp e aht t it is o ivb ou s is in the daer in g of loC o ss i na s 1: .52
erehW“ of I am dam e a retsinim , nidrocca g to the epsid n oitas n of oG d cihw h is evig n to me rofuoy , t o ifluf l ht e row d of ...doG ” naissoloC( s 2:1 5 )VJK
itoN ce taht : P ua l is dam e a nim i ets r i n or ed r to luf f li l or lpmoc ete ht e row d of doG ! ahT t slletme aht t God ah d in nim d a iatrec n ebmun r of koob s of r the lbiB e na d in alucitrap r for ht e N we
nematseT t )72( , na d aht t the ser p tilibisno y of ht e rtsinim y of uaP l aw s to am ke rus e aht t iht s rebmunaw s detelpmoc . ihT s uaP l id d by rep s llano y nitirw g 14 uo t of 27 of soht e bo sko , na d eht n sap s on othoJ n raM k na d rD . kuL e tpircsunam s of r ht e irw t gni fo eerht mo er skoob fo eht weN atseT m ;tne osaht t uaP l emoceb s p llanosre y r opse n lbis e for 17 uo t o f 27 o f ht e N ew T tse a nem t oob ks. I uow ld yasaht t is a si ng i cif ant as ep ct of luaP ‛s mi in s rt y ehw n oy u noc s edi r to how nam y uoc n rt ies ht e iB ble h sa
eht revo enog la t ts wo dnasuoht ,sraey tni o oh w am ny ho em s, na d rf om how nam y p lu p ti s na d S yadnuoohcs l salc ses ht e B lbi e is guat h t reve y .yadnuSTo obaleb r iht s eihc f tide or cepsa t of ht e New nematseT t on w as etaler d to hoJ n M ra k na d .rD
kuL e is so ahwem t nipmuj g daeha , ub t I t nih k it is assecen ry to emmi di leta y es lbat ish an in et r lancnedive e sa p ce t to iht s mialc . wT o arutpircs l f tca s ac n lkciuq y al y iht s f .noitadnuo
1. uaP l tfa er be imoc ng a p ir s no er re euq s et d t ah t htomiT y nirb g ih s koob s na d tnemhcrap s morf.saorT
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ehT“ c kaol I taht l a tfe orT as htiw ,supraC ehw n oht u emoc st, nirb g tiw h ht ee dna , eht b ,skooub t e s laicep ly ht e crap h tnem s.” (II omiT thy )31:4
2. luaP w etor taht nhoJ w kraM as batiforp le ot mih rof eht nim“ i ,”yrts a dn cer a ll ht at eht tsomtropmi a tn tcepsa fo eht nim i yrts fo luaP was ni eht w gnitir and ide t gni fo weN atseT m tne oob k .s
kaT“ e kraM , na d nirb g ih m tiw h eht e: of r he is rp o lbatif e to me of r ht e .yrtsinim ” I( I yhtomiT)11:4
1-1 : tO her cS r pi t eru s to oppuS tr Co ol ssi na s 1: .52As etats d eilrae r it is p lbisso e to evo r ool k iht s nitirw g na d nitide g sa p ce t of ht e rtsinim y of luaP
itnu l oy u ucof s on it as f nuo d in loC o naiss s 52:1 ; woh e ev r cno e it has y uo r tta e itn on, you ac n nif d hto erserutpircs ot troppus eht emas .siseht
ETON : It hs o lu d be etats d ereh ihtemos ng taht w lli eb isahpme z de la .ret tahT ,si eht sgnireffusna d rp e nihca g na d to her as tcep s of the inim s rt y of uaP l ra e cl so ely etaler d na d aitnesse l to eht
rtsinim y of gnitirw . I n caf t th so e hto er sa p tce s of ht e inim s rt y kam e ht e nitirw g inim s rt y op s .elbisoslA ‛luaP s atpecca nce i n the uhc rch as a n Ap ltso e aw s sla o se s aitne l t o ht e inim s rt y o f itirw ng, s ecni
it aw s a lew l nk own caf t that lno y porP h te s na d Ap eltso s torw e rutpircS es . S nihtemo g else that ewliw l ool k a t in rom e iated l .retal
1 . E hp e nais s .3,2:3I“ f ye vah e raeh d of ht e oitasnepsid n of ht e g car e of oG d ihw c h is evig n me to draw-uoy : woh
aht t by ver e oital n he dam e wonk n tnu o me ht e tsym e yr ; a( s I torw e rofa e in ef w ..sdrow .” pE( h snaise)3,2:3
itoN ce es v are l ob oiv us xe e citeg al tniop s orf m seht e two esrev s : 1( ) the ohtem d of useJ s ybcihw h He el t uaP l onk w of iht s aerg t retsym y aw s guorht h ”noitalever“ , na d noyreve e onk ws orf m ehtduts y of ht e lbiB e in ot t tila y aht t ht e tem hod by cihw h utpircS res ra e ettirw n is oitalever n; 2( ) nehw
iht s retsym y aw s elaever d to Paul he essap d it on in a ettel r w ih ch maceb e a oob k of ht e lbiB e on(buod t iht s aw s ht e oob k of soloC s )snai ; (3) if oy u aer d ht e ve sr e eb f ero , Ep naiseh s :1 1 you liw l ton i ec
aht t uaP l etaler s this tsinim ry of er v oitale n na d tirw ing to b to h nieb g a renosirp“ ” fus( f gnire s rof tsirhC na d ht e cruhc h) na d of r ht e caf t aht t it is la l nod e of r ht e cruhc h; 4( ) oy u sla o es e iht s f ca t ni
ht e cihw“ h is ig ven me to y uo - draw ” in the row d ni g o f Ep eh s nai s 2:3 ; (5) in Ep eh s nai s :3 5 this g taerretsym y is “now ver e ela d tnu o ih s loh y opa s elt s and rp o hp ets by ht e S rip i ”t , cno e iaga n all elbiBtneduts s niwonk g aht t iht s is ht e ohtem d of noitalever s orf m oitalever--doG n to opa s elt s na d pr stehpohguorht ht e row k of the loH y Sp iri t (II omiT th y )71,61:3 ; 6( ) ht e aerg t retsym y eddih n orf m eht
oitadnuof n of ht e trae h is aht t ht e elitneG s ra e rebmem s of ht e mas e dob y of hC r si t ht r uo gh the s emasoG p le , naisehpE s 6:3 ; 7( ) na d iht s is ht e aer son that uaP l is dam e a ”retsinim“ , naisehpE s 7:3 ; 8( ) trap
of iht s m ini s rt y t o ht e p hcaer ing of iht s tsym ery na d g so pel to the eG n elit s, pE h aise ns 8:3 ; and )9(ehtona r psa ect is in dro er aht t la l em n on ht e trae h of la l mit e hgim t onk w iht s yretsym - na”- d to ekam
la l em n see tahw ...” , Ep eh s nai s 3: .9
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oN w ahw t s mee ed at rif st to be a lttil e aelcnu r rf om anretni l dive e cn e in ht e S erutpirc s snigebot oceb me !suoivbo
2 . II tomiT hy .71,61:3In a etal r oitces n of this chapte r we liw l ool k a t ‛luaP s pecnoc t of ht“ e row d of doG ” a s esu d ni
soloC s nai s 2:1 5 to d mrete ine if it ah d a ettirw n S irc p arut l co xetn t as lew l as the rom e vbo i uo s as tcepof pr cae h ni g, so aht t cnis e we enoitnem d voba e iht s srev e of II htomiT y 1:3 6 71, , it evooheb s us wonto up t it up fr no t as rap t o f ht e rednu s nidnat g of the pA o lts e uaP l uoba t ni s noitarip , r noitaleve , dna
eht pircS t .serulA“ l tpircs ure i s g evi n by in itarips on of doG , na d is rp o lbatif e of r enirtcod , of r foorper , rof
noitcerroc , of r oitcurtsni n in sensuoethgir s: aht t ht e am n of oG d am y be rep f tce , uorht gly inruf s dehtnu o la l og od skrow . ” I( I tomiT hy )71,61:3
lA l ettirw n ircS p rut e is g evi n by the sni p oitari n of oG d uorht gh ht e Holy tiripS . If oy u ol ok taht e ev rse feb o er , II Ti tom hy :3 15 , you liw l n ito ce tha t aP u l is klat ing a uob t tirw ten S irc p ut res as eh
taler e s how htomiT y has ael r en d the ettirw n na d h“ o yl ” rcS i utp res f or m his c h ohdli o .dihT s luow d a sl o be a g oo d mit e to ol ok at ht e Ap ltso e eteP r‛s pecnoc t of ni s oitarip n dna
rutpircS es, na d oh w in alucitrap r aht t P e et r ah d etpecca d the nitirw g of S erutpirc s as an opmi r tnatpsa ect of ht e rtsinim y of ht e opA s lt e luaP , na d aht t f htru e romr e eteP r uos ght to iag n t ih s atpecca n ec
of nitirw g rutpircS e noma g ht e ser t o f ht e .hcruhc)1( . II eteP r 1 .12,02:nK“ o niw g t ih s if r ts , aht t no rp o cehp y of ht e cs r rutpi e is of na y tavirp e noitaterpretni . oF r eht
orp p ceh y mac e in lo d mit e b y the liw l of nam : ub t loh y em n of oG d kaps e as eht y rew e evom d by ehtloH y ipS r .ti ” I( I eteP r )12,02:1
reH e eht ikaeps ng ro gnihcaerp fo Sc pir t ru e is lc leso y taler ed to the nitirw g of the dlOatseT m tne oob ks yb eht .stehporP
)2( . II Pe et r :3 1 .61,5..“ . eve n as uo r be evol d torb her uaP l sla o idrocca ng to ht e odsiw m evig n unto ih m tah h ettirw n otnu
uoy ; as sla o in la l ih s pe i selts , s nikaep g in eht m of th se e iht ngs in cihw h ra e s mo e gniht s rah d to ebednu r ots od, cihw h eht y ar ra e nraelnu ed na d lbatsnu e tserw , as eht y do sla o ht e hto er ircs p serut , otnuieht r wo n ed s tcurt i no .” I( I eteP r )61,51:3
oY u ‛ndid t sim s aht t id d uoy : 1( ) eteP r tup s ht e tirw ten e ip s elt s of ht e Ap so tle Pau l in ht e emasrogetac y tiw h ht e rutpircS es of ht e lO d tnematseT ; 2( ) in soht e e eltsip s uaP l is gnikaeps“ ” lihw e eh
irw t ;se na d 3( ) it is suaceb e of ht e odsiw m evig n to ih m orf m oG d that uaP l etirw s to eht se sehcruhcin ipe s elt s aht t ah ve moceb e etpecca d as .elbiB
3 . amoR n s :51 1 .9rehW e rew e we ehw n we og t eirrac d awa y tiw h iht s aerg t tcod r ni e o f the sni p oitari n of
rutpircS e ?s We rew e ikool ng at us p rop t in ehto r B lbi e rev ses of r ht e itirw gn of rutpircS e s as ehtsom t s ingi f naci t as cep t of ht e inim s rt y of ht e Ap ltso e .luaP
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uaP l evael s lttil e buod t in ht e nim d of redaer s rehw e he enrael d w ah t He id d uoba t ht e Do enirtcfo tsirhC dna ot reh aet c .sgnih tI was morf eht Ri nes dna ecsA n ded tsirhC Hi !flesm
1 . From out i n ht e eD s re t of duaS i Ar .aibauB“ t I fitrec y uoy , erhterb n aht t ht e sog pe l cihw h aw s ehcaerp d of me is on t af et r nam . oF r I
ehtien r r eviece d it of nam , en i ht er aw s I hguat t ti , but by ht e re oitalev n of useJ s irhC s ..t . uB. t nehwit esaelp d doG , hw o etarapes d m e orf m my htom e ‛r s bmow , na d ellac d me by ih s ecarg , to r aeve l sih
oS n in em , aht t I hgim t pr cae h ih m noma g the nehtaeh ; i letaidemm I y refnoc red on t tiw h elf sh dnadoolb : ehtien r new t I up to eJ r elasu m to eht m cihw h rew e pa o elts s be rof e em ; ub t I new t i tn o Ar ,aiba
na d enruter d ag ia n tnu o ucsamaD s. ehT n af et r rht ee raey s I new t up to eJ r elasu m to es e reteP , dnaedoba iw t mih h neetfif .syad uB t o t eh r o f the sopa t el s saw I enon , vas e Ja em s the roL d‛s orb t ”.reh
aitalaG( ns :1 1 21-1 , )91-51.)1( cuM h of ht e cod t ir ne of Ch ir st that uaP l torw e of is omla st ys n omyno us tiw h the g so p le , dna
voba e uaP l i s niyas g that i t mac e orf m cerid t r oitaleve n f or m ht e Lord useJ s irhC s .t)2( . uaP l ‛ndid t eg t ht e gnihcaet s of Ch sir t from ht e hto er Ap eltso s as etfa r ih s oisrevnoc n eh
lno y as w two of ,meht Pe ret dna ,semaJ na d aht t was 3 raey s etfa r ih s noisrevnoc , soht e th er e sraeyieb ng s ep nt il s net in g to Je us s in A bar i .a
.)3( raP t of my ojam r roeht y on uaP l nieb g the eihc f ide to r of the eN w tnematseT , gniunitnocih s row k ht r guo h raM k na d kuL e of r ohw m eh tfel w nettir m rcsuna i stp no dlO atseT m tne ouq t ,snoita
is sla o aht t uaP l el ft ht e og s ep l tset i nom y ircsunam pts rf om eteP r na d semaJ - ettirw- n nirud g sih tsrifisiv t cab k t o elasureJ m to Pe et r na d semaJ - er- s levitcep y b nimoce g ht e lepsoG s of raM k na d Lu .ek
.2 morF reteP a dn aJ m .seAs tnem i eno d evoba , uaP l daerla y onk w ni g aht t ih s nopser s tilibi y was to be eihC f otidE r of eht
eN w tnematseT , vah ing enrael d aht t from C rh ist on the road ot maD a ,sucs morf nA a sain ni Da csam u ,sna d from C rh ist in aS udi A bar ia, ageb n to do craeser h on ht e at sk by nidrocer g ht e og s ep l tset i seinomfo reteP and aJ m se no hcrap m .stne
3. orF m nidaer g cab k guorht h ht e lO d nematseT t nirud g the 7 nelis“ t aey rs” at usraT s, gnidroceron csunam r tpi s la l ht e etouq s aht t luow d moceb e rap t of ht e 14 rettel s aht t he etorw , ulp s tcA s, ,kraMna d .ekuL
tiuQ e etfo n ht e eves n raey s or os fo 03:9 stcA era ca dell eht tnelis .sraey I niht k not; as luaPaw s nidaer g kcab hguorht ht e lohw e lO d nematseT t in il ght of his vnoc e noisr , the gnihcaet s of eJ s su
in uaS di A bar ia, ahw t An aina s lot d mih , na d ahw t uaP l enrael d orf m teP er na d semaJ . lA l of the setouqaht t luow d l eta r moceb e oob k of ht e eN w tseT a nem t rew e edrocer d on mhcrap e stn sa eh daer hguorht
ht e lO d .tnematseT
3-1 : hT e tsopA le eteP r ca k egdelwon d uaP l as a rutpircS e nitirW g tsopA l .e
.“ . a. s sla o uo r b evole d ehtorb r luaP , drocca ing to ht e odsiw m ig ven to him , has rw i ett n to y uo , asosla i n la l ih s seltsipe , nikaeps g in eht m of seht e gniht s, in cihw h ra e mos e gniht s rah d t o nu d re s ,dnat
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cihw h soht e hw o ra e hguatnu t na d batsnu le siwt t to ieht r own noitcurtsed , as eht y do sla o ht e ser t foht e S irc p erut s.” (II eP ter 51:3 , )61
1. By ht e mit e ht e A ltsop e P ete r torw e II reteP , ap letamixorp y 66 A D. ., uaP l aw s lew l dehsilbatseas the leb“ o ev d br hto e .”r
2. hT e uos rce of ‛luaP s do nirtc e na d ircS p erut s is uoivbo s ereh , it aw s “a nidrocc g to ht e modsiwevig n hi .”m
It mac e orf m distuo e flesmih , orf m oG d ht e rehtaF , ht e ednecsA d roL d useJ s irhC st, na d ehtloH y tiripS . In a ef w argarap phs we liw l lfeirb y ucsid ss sni“ p noitari ” of la l erutpircS s as 1( ) nivid e ni
nigiro , (2) tulosba e in ytirohtua , na d (3) fus f neici t in sem s .ega .3 yB it siht m ni e ixorppa m eta ly 66 ni”--.D.A all sih seltsipe ” luaP-- had w nettir m yna tsipe l .se
4 . uaP l torw e of seht e gniht s aht t eteP r ah d eeb n da dre niss g i n II teP er, in p tra i aluc r saenoitnem d a ef w srev es feb o er , ht e nimoc g of ht e ad y of oG d ehw n the h evae ns na d the ae rth s llah
lossid ve; na d oh w ht e nol g ffus e nir g of uo r oL rd i s itavlas o .n5 . aP ul etirw s in his e p ltsi e s of mos e niht gs ah rd to un red s .dnatIt luow d ees m aht t pecxe t for ht e A ltsop e J ho n aen r the ne d of ht e iF rst utneC ry ehw n he etorw
ht e luciffid t ob ok of oitaleveR n, aht t ht e A ltsop e uaP l aw s evig n the at sk a( s a eihc f otide r hs o dluevah ) of tirw ing the m so t id f cif ult na d eed p ht i gn s of las v ita on. uB t ht i s aw s ht e aw y i t s oh uld be sa
uaP l aw s a eywal r rofeb e his vnoc e noisr , na d nieb g a eywal r in Is ear l in ht e f sri t utnec ry naem t desabon ht e al w of ht e iB ble a s ht e al w of ht e iB ble aw s ht e al w of ht e itan on . lA l uaP l en e ed d saw
revnoc s noi , a row d o f cne o aru g eme nt from A nan i sa , es v are l aey rs in ht e esed rt tiw h irhC st, a feirbisiv t cab k a t eJ r elasu m tiw h ht e Ap so t el s teP er and maJ es, and then s ve en ye ra s at raT sus to re dacab k uorht gh ht e lO d nematseT t tiw h w cih h he aw s aerla dy rev y ub--railimaf t in ht e hgil t on ht e wen
neirepxe c se dna te nomits i .se
-1 4: W ro d of God (S utpirc r se ) orf m ht e Ap ltso e aP u .l1 . uaP l aw s a loh y am n o f oG d aht t s p ko e or torw e as evom d by the loH y S p .tiri
oF“ r ht e cehporp y mac e on t in lo d mit e by ht e w li l of nam ; ub t loh y men of oG d sp ka e as yehtrew e evom d by ht e loH y pS i .tir ” (II eteP r )12:1
2. uaP l aw s on t nikam g an pr tavi e pretni r noitate s of useJ s or ht e lO d seT t nema t ehw n he etorwrutpircS e .shT e irtcoD ne of uaP l is ht e do nirtc e of irhC st na d of doG . It is tnetsisnoc iw t eht h aet c sgnih
na d eltsipe s of ht e ehto r seltsopA . In tcaf , if oorp f rew e edeen d of ht e lbiB e as ht e oW rd of Go ,dit is ht e u tin y of oc n net t rf om ht e orP p teh s na d ht e Ap eltso s aht t co ivn n ec s us aht t a co omm n s ecruo
aw s yrassecen , that cruos e be ni g oG d ht e F ehta r ht r guo h eJ sus na d ht e H lo y ripS i .tIt aw s on t edrocer d ey t ub t I am rus e aht t ehtie r ht e As nec ded C rh ist or Pe et r or emaJ s dah
lot d uaP l as Je us s dias , and etal r the A op s lt e oJ hn cer o edr d in ht e G o ps el of J ho n t ah t th re e dluowbe no tbuod s uoba t “d irtco ne” if a ep r os n rew e nilliw g to do the liw l o f .doG
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I“ f na y am n liw l do ih s lliw , he lahs l nk ow of ht e nirtcod e, ehtehw r it be of doG , or ehtehw r Ips eak of my les f. ” ( hoJ n )71:7
Of esruoc , in ht e txetnoc , useJ s aw s p liramir y sp nikae g of the uorg p of gnihcaet s na d of miH s fleas ht e lbailer e cruos e aht t essap d on nirtcod e orf m oG d ht e .rehtaF
nA“ d ht e Jews dellevram , niyas g, oH w tewonk h iht s am n ettel rs, ivah ng ven er denrael ? suseJrewsna ed meht , na d as id, My d o nirtc e is not nim e, ub t his t hat es nt .em ” J( ohn 1:7 5 )61,
uaP l uoc ld siwekil e lat k of ih s rtcod ine lihw e nikam g it raelc , as he tfo en did , aht t it aw s yllaernirtcod e orf m oG d na d tsirhC ; na d ekil w si e in ht e ltit e of this ,emulov EHT SINIM T YR DNA
TCOD R ENI OF HT E LTSOPA E LUAP , w e ac n lat k of ht e do nirtc e o f P ua l lihw e kn niwo g un akatsim b ylht e uos r .ec
3. eteP r sum t vah e wonk n sla o of the mit e na d fe f ro t uaP l dam e at usraT s ehw n he lluferac y r -eaer d ht e lO d nematseT t rcS i erutp s, of ht e ettam rs of s avla t noi , of ht e carg e aht t aw s p er s yltne
nimoc g to ih s noitareneg , na d w ah t ht e iripS t of sirhC t ah d edrocer d in ht e lO d nematseT t of ehtffus e gnir s of hC r .tsi
O“ f cihw h oitavlas n the orp p teh s vah e uqni i er d na d craes hed yltnegilid , hw o eisehporp d of ehtcarg e aht t luohs d moc e tnu o uoy : nihcraes g w tah , or ahw t am n en r of mit e ht e S rip it o f C irh st hcihw
aw s in them id d s ingi fy, ehw n it et s ifit ed feb o aher nd the s fu f re i gn s of hC r si t, na d ht e lg ory t tahhs o lu d of l wol . tnU o ohw m it aw s delaever , aht t on t tnu o sevlesmeht , ub t tnu o us eht y id d m etsini r eht
,sgniht cihw h ra e on w troper ed tnu o oy u by eht m t ah t ah ve pr ehcae d the g so pel tnu o oy u tiw h ht e H yloipS rit sent wod n f or m h evae n... ” (I teP er 01:1 - )21
.)1( uaP l w luo d vah e eeb n on ht e nim d of eteP r as no e of ht e opA s elt s hw o rp e ehca d aht t og s lepiw t eht h ripS yloH it .pleh
)2( . uaP l ola ng tiw h the lO d eT s nemat t P or p teh s luow d noma g oht se hw o im“ n tsi er ht e niht g .”s .)3( hT e ipS“ rit of Ch tsir ” aw s tiw h uaP l in Ar iba a eve n as it was tiw h ht e lO d tnematseT
stehporP ni eht w gnitir fo Sc .serutpir
-1 5: hT e ltsopA e ,luaP a ahc m oip n o f oitaripsni n o f sc rutpir e s na d la l rehto.senirtcod
1. It aw s ht e Ap ltso e uaP l as a uidem m that vag e us soht e aerg t esrev s on lA“ l ircs p rut e is g nevib y in arips t oi n o f G ”...do
“All cs r rutpi e if evig n by ipsni r oita n of doG , na d is lbatiforp e of r enirtcod , of r foorper , rofnoitcerroc , of r ni s oitcurt n in r uoethgi s ssen : aht t ht e am n of oG d am y be ep r tcef , oht r guo hly inruf s deh
tnu o la l og od skrow . ” I( I tomiT hy )71,61:3oY u suj t onk w aht t uaP l ah d to rawa e of ht e f ca t aht t h e kil e ht e orP p teh s na d to her Ap seltso
aw s w nitir g erutpircS : if he ‛ndid t onk w rofeb e eteP r lot d ih m in ht e ltsipe e of II .retePWhat do we aem n by i“ nsp ari t oi n of ”doG ? C re t lnia y it is not i sn p ri ed as ht e mas e s e sn e sa
reboR t rB o ninw g or na y to her p eo t is sni p .deri)1( . We aem n aht t t he lbiB e is nivid e in nigiro
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ihW le evo r 40 rohtua s o ev r a oirep d of uoht s dna s of ye ra s id d ht e h amu n snamnep h pi , revetahwwe eveileb er l deta ot suoirav ht e seiro fo ripsni“ a ”noit w e tsum eb l evei aht t oG d is ht e ro i ig n. Over at
orrocoS , eN w cixeM o is ht e reV y raL ge Ar ar y of netna nas po etni d to ip ck up mos e tacinummoc ion morfecaps . lleW , in ht e lbiB e we vah e moc m noitacinu s orf m nevaeh , orf m ht e ekaM r of la l in ht e un revi s .e
nA d ohemos w ht e oW rd of oG d nart s dnec s ihtiw n ht e B lbi e la l abrev l s nimoctroh gs na d ht e oitatimil nsfo nep dna pa rep ot moc m cinu a et eht urt th ot .su
)2( . We aem n aht t t he lbiB e is sbA o tul e in tuA h .ytiroehW n oG d has ekops n as He ah s in ht e B elbi , ahw t luoc d am n sop s lbi e vah e to as y aht t luow d eb
in ht e mas e ac t yroge . We rad e on t rapmoc e eve n sitpaB t tnemetats s of tiaf h or ht e eiratnemmoc s fouo r seb t t o ht e lbiB e ti s fle . L ki e no e ehcaet r of goloeht y dias , dutS“ y uoy r elbiB : it w li l orht a w tol
o f il ght o n the oc m nem t ira e ”.s)3( . We aem n aht t t he lbiB e is eiciffuS nt in tI s Me .egass
It am y on t let l us la l aht t we naw t to wonk : oh w reve , it llet s us la l aht t we een d to onk w rofnoitavlas , of r the ihsrow p of doG , for tiaf h in useJ s irhC st, of r the nivil g of ht e C irh s ait n il fe, na d e .ct)4( . We aem n aht t t he lbiB e is gih h f .ytiledihgiH tiledif y llaretil y naem s ufhtiaf“ l in rper o ”noitcud . We ac n bed ate netxe s levi y ht e e tcax
dom e of er v tale i no ; or we ac n s pmi ly mda it that ht e oW rd of oG d etacinummoc s uorht gh egaugnal s dnadrow s na d tran noitals s e ltcax y as oG d tnaw s it to tiw h ht e h le p of the loH y Sp iri t na d ht e f lufhtiaduts y of the .elbiB
2. hT e roW d or roW d of turT h rew e tirovaf e mret s of r B lbi e or erutpircS s in ht e sgnitirw , dnawe liw l ool k at soht e txe e levisn y in ht e ahc p ret s of iht s v emulo . wT o liw l be lfeirb y enoitnem d on w sa
axe m .selp1( ) . II tomiT hy .2:4
ihT s srev e as a ranimilerp y to ht e ninraw g of ht e mit e ehw n reht e w li l be lttil e ot l cnare e rofnuos d irtcod ne, llet s a po lbiss e p itnever ve .erusaem
caerP“ h th e drow ; be ni s nat t in aes s no , out of s osae n; er p or ve, re ekub , e ohx rt tiw h llagnol s ffu e nir g na d tcod r eni . ” I( I tomiT hy )2:4
)2( . I oC r htni i na s 14 .3:noc sihT c sedul w hti a doog bmoc i oitan n. sa nevE ihcaerp ng tsum dulcni e ht e airt d el tneme s fo
noitatrohxe , ,trofmoc dna ed cifi a noit I( oC r )3:41 , so h re e p hcaer ing the row d ends in ohxe r oitat n htiwusgnol f niref g na d enirtcod . hT e gnol s ireffu ng llet s of love na d itap e ecn ; na d iatrec nly on la l enirtcod
we luow d d ra e on t be noma g soht e that sac t ht e fi sr t s enot . It is no osrep n or nosrep s aht t we eranimia g at hw en we at lk ba out ahw t ht e iB ble te hca es: it is on t pers ano l; it i s s emo t ih ng that aw s in eht
lbiB e feb or e oy u na d I rew e bo .nr
-1 6 : nireffuS gs na d ht e M rtsini y of Pa .luevobA la l uaP l aw s lot d in ih s lac l to the tsiniM ry of ht e aerg t iht ngs he sum t us f ref , na d I th kni
rehwemos e in oht se ircs p erut s uoba t effus“ r gni ” we liw l nif d sla o ht e g aer t niht g aht t uaP l id d as Ch fei
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otidE r of ht e eN w tnematseT . ehW n oy u ots p to edisnoc r aht t noces d to irhC s t lesmiH f P ua l is ehttsom uomaf s Ch aitsir n that ah s e ev r evil d, I fr lkna y am s pru r esi d aht t th re e are on t es v are l dlO
nematseT t derp i tc i no s ht at erof t lo d of aP ul and ih s w kro . pahreP s reht e ra e, na d du ir ng thi s v emuloduts y we ac n ees k ht em .tuo
.1 ac ehT ll ot aP u s‛l niM i yrts ni eht isiv on fo .sainanAAn aina s in ht e oisiv n aw s lot d to go to iht s one uaS l of raT sus hw o aw s niyarp g, na d to up t h si
dnah s on ih m so aht t h e luoc d viecer e ih s thgis . A ainan s detcejbo . He dias , v‛I“ e raeh d of iht s ,namof ht e ive l he ah s nod e in ureJ s ela m to irhC s snait , na d oh w he has tirohtua y orf m ht e iehc f p tseir s otup t al l i n osirp n aht t ac ll o n the n ame o f J ”.suse
uB“ t eht droL as id otnu ih m, oG yht w :ya rof eh si a nesohc sev sel tnu o em , to b ae r my an merofeb e ht e elitneG s, na d sgnik , na d ht e lihc d er n of learsI : of r I liw l ehs w ih m oh w aerg t gniht s eh
sum t s ffu er for m y man e‛s s .eka ” A( cts 1:9 5 )61,reH e is ahw t we ac n ian l wod n so af r on the laC l to ht e iniM s rt y of ht e Ap ltso e .luaP
)1( . He aw s a sohc e n sev se l to hC r .tsi.)2( ‛luaP s llac was ot raeb eht eman fo tsirhC erofeb neG t ,seli sgnik , na d the erdlihc n of learsI
)3( . aL et r hC r si t n( o buod t in A ibar a na d sbus e yltneuq ) luow d hs ow uaP l oh“ w aerg t iht ngs hesum t us f ref ” for hC r .tsi
2 . nireffuS g aw s la w ya s rap t of ht e rtsinim y of ht e lO d nematseT t stehporP , llaicepse y ehtnitirw g orp p steh , na d uaP l a s a eywal r aw s rev y ailimaf r tiw h .taht
ehpetS n in ih s uomaf s sal t drow s of A tc s 7, in a esnednoc d rotsih y o f the lO d eT s tnemat , t sllesu fo eht sgnireffus fo eht ehporp t .s
hW“ ich of ht e pr po h te s ah ve not your f hta ers p ers uce t de ? and eht y ha ve sl ia n ht em hcihwewehs d rofeb e of ht e nimoc g of the suJ t O en ; of ohw m ye vah e eeb n on w ht e eyarteb rs dnaedrum r re s...” ( tcA s )25:7
.3 sniM ehT i yrt fo suseJ iH m fles si netfo rrefer ed ot sa a m yrtsni fo .gnireffushT e suomaf ssap a eg fo haiasI 53 let ls fo the rtsiniM y of useJ s in mret s of ht e uS“ f gniref
reS v .”tnaH“ e i s sed p esi d na d er j etce d of nem ; a am n of so sworr , na d etniauqca d tiw h feirg : na d we dih
as it ew re uo r ecaf s rf om mih ; he aw s ed s ip s de , na d w e es emeet d him ton . ” I( s aia h )3:35nA d tiw h many ehto rs is m ali r drow s -ekil - nrob e uo r eirg f se , eirrac d our os r swor , ekcirts n,
ettims r of God, ffa l detci , w denuo , dehsiurb , tnemesitsahc , sepirts , desserppo , as a mal b to ehtethguals r I-- s aia h 53 llet s o f the fus f nire g inim s rt y of C .tsirh
4. uaP l fitset ied aht t ht e tamitlu e in ht e iM n si try and in b ie ng a C rh i ts ian aw s ahw t luoc d er s tlurf om us f ref i gn , that is the atta i nemn t of ht e useR r itcer on from ht e .daed
eL t u s sla o on t of r eg t aht t ht e pr pe a tar i no s o f aP ul rofeb e ht e llac ot eht im n yrtis w ere oslaerp p noitara s of r his tisnim ry . He t lle s us of mos e of oht se lanoitacude , tr ninia g, na d es ep r ecnei
gkcab r dnuo s feb ore His .llac
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hguohT“ I gim ht la so vah e oc n edif cn e in ht e f hsel . If na y to her am n tekniht h aht t he htahoerehw f he hgim t surt t in ht e elf sh, I erom : ic r esicmuc d ht e ie g th h yad , of ht e cots k of learsI , fo
ht e birt e of B imajne n, an He erb w of ht e H werbe s; as to nihcu g ht e wal , a Ph sira ee; cnoc e ninr g ,laezrep s nituce g eht ruhc c ;h uot c gnih eht thgir e ssensuo cihw h i s in ht e wal , malb l se s.” ( ilihP p naip s )6-4:3
eY t soht e rew e on t the us f niref gs aht t h e epl d uaP l lifluf l His lac l to ht e Mi .yrtsinuB“ t ahw t niht gs rew e iag n to em , t h so e I nuoc te d ol ss of hC r tsi . ” P( h pili p nai s 3: )7
rehT e is the bo v uoi s itom v oita n in ht e iniM s rt y of !luaPaeY“ , d ltbuo e ,ss dna I c tnuo all sgniht tub ssol rof eht cxe e nlel cy fo eht wonk egdle fo irhC st
suseJ ym roL d : rof mohw I dereffus evah t eh fo ssol lla ,sgniht dna od tnuoc meht tub ,gnud aht t Imy iw n C h sri t... ” ( ilihP p naip s )8:3
rehT e is sgnireffus“ ” niaga , in ht e sol s of la l gniht s aht t rew e in natropmi t of ht e self h na d in ehtdlrow . ruS ely in o edr r in fu lifl l the niM i rts y of P lua , in gnihcaerp , in ranoissim y syenruoj , na d in eht
ht e nitirw g na d ed roti ihs p of eN w nematseT t koob s ht e aitnesse l oitadnuof n w as ht e elwonk dg e fotsirhC suseJ . oN t lno y egdelwonk , ub t to be a edael r in eht se euneva s of xe p ser s oi n uoba t eJ s su , luaP
een ded “ xe c le l cne y o f ht e k on w el dge o f rhC ist seJ u ”...srehwemoS e erofeb we hsinif siht ulov m ,e we tsum evorp morf eht rcS i serutp taht YCNELLECXE
na d US F IREF NGS ra e c l eso ly roc r .detale“ .. . na d be nuof d in mih , on t nivah g nim e wo n ssensuoethgir , cihw h of ht e al w, ub t aht t w cih h ishguorht ht e tiaf h of hC r si t, the ri hg t oe u ns ess cihw h is of God by af i ht : aht t I am y onk w mih , and eht
ewop r of ih s user r noitcer , na d ht e f swolle hip of ih s us f ref i gn s, ieb ng dam e co ofn r lbam e tnu o ih s ;htaedif by an naem s I hgim t iatta n tnu o ht e er s oitcerru n of ht e daed . ” ilihP( p naip s -9:3 1 )1
rehT e ti si aga i :n wonk ,miH eht rewop fo siH ser u oitcerr n, dna “ EHT HSWOLLEF IP FO IH SFUS F GNIRE S .”
ehpE s nai s na d ht e aisehpE n rtsinim y rof m a cneb h ram k in ht e gnitirw s of uaP l na d in ht e nim i yrtsof ht e Ap ltso e luaP . It aw s etfa r ht e ht ree aey r inim s rt y in Ep useh s na d in ht e era a of Asia iM nor n rae
,susehpE aht t he c luo d rt u le y say that he ah d wo kr ed ehw re he aw s on t nidliub g on o eht r ‛nem s .yrtsnimoY u ac n de cet t aht t dnal mark in the aw y aht t uaP l rdda essed his l tte ers, bo ldl y c illa ng h smi elf “an
eltsopa fo Je sus ”tsirhC w ihc hti l nerd I( Ti yhtom 1:1 dna II ihtniroC a sn .)1:1In ht e tirw ing of I C ro i tn h nai s he aw s omla st th re e as he aw s ac“ l el d to be an A op s ”elt . A li eltt
ekaew r aht n aht t luow d be ht e es“ r nav t na d ellac d to be an A eltsop ” of namoR s na d sutiT . igeB ng ehtussi e of Ap so t el s ih p luow d be the a“ n opA s elt , on t of em n ub t of Je us s” of alaG t snai . meR( e ebm r li ek
tiw h na y ehto r rotua , oy u sum t nitsid g ehsiu d eewteb n ht e time of w tir ing na d ht e time of pu lb i ac t ).noiehW n luaP c ema ot amrof l yl w etir sih rae l tsei oganys gue serdda s as edrocer d in eht koob fo eH b ,swer
it uohtiw t ht e oitatulas n of na y man e at lla . oferehT re if oy u unitnoc e iht s nert d na d se cneuq e ht e 41rettel s ettirw n by ht e A ltsop e P ua l in t mre s of luaP ‛s own oc n ec pt of ih s nim i ts r -y -at tsael , as he tlef
ca c detpe ni t eh hcruhC and ruhc c neht--seh ti w dluo og as ollof w .s1 . naitalaG s Ap ltso e on t of em n ub t of suseJ2. Hebr we s no eman
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3 . I, II hT e nainolass s eman s lno y luaP( , aliS s, )yhtomiT4 . amoR ns , tiT u s se avr n t na d ellac d to be an Ap eltso5 . I C iro n naiht s ellac d to be an A op s elt6 . I yhtomiT , II tniroC h nai s an Ap ltso e tiw h nerdlihc 7 . Ep naiseh s, soloC s snai , na d II htomiT y an A eltsop8 . naippilihP s es r nav t tiw h T i yhtom9 . irP s eno r nomelihP
-1 7 : ltsopA e tiw h nerdlihC , I T htomi y na d II .snaihtniroCIt is lef t t ah t ht e caxe t s nicneuqe g hs o lu d on t be ov derobalre , na d aht t i t luohs d be deredisnocufpleh l lno y in aht t it dael s to ht e s autirip l sem s ega s of ht e srettel . No buod t P ua l sergid sed cab k otnavres t aen r ht e end of ih s rtsinim y in edro r to fitnedi y w ti h ht e rtsinim y of yhtomiT , or vah e eht
ehcruhc s fitnedi y tiw h ht e mi rtsin y of ytnomiT , na d also uo t of refed e cn e to ht e fr s-dnei e tnavrtpecnoc of ht e anif l gnihcaet s of eJ sus on ae r ht . uaP l somla t ellac d flesmih an eltospA ni eht tsrif
nitirw g of snaitalaG ; oh w reve , it aw s ttil le or no cnoc ern for the ecca p cnat e of ht e ruhc c eh s hcihwmac e retal . Of ruoc s e iht s etirw r is rawa e of nereffid t gnicneuqes s na d tcepser s llaicepse y aht t foeht vresnoc a noit biB le lohcs ar .F.F ecurB ihw ch ekil seog ht i :s )1( laG a ;snait )2( lassehT o )3( ;snain I
ihtniroC a ;sn )4( ippilihP a ;sn )5( II niroC t ;snaih )6( moR a ;sn )7( issoloC a ,sn elihP m ,no dna ;snaisehpE dna8( ) aP s ot ral ep si t el s. It is bo v uoi s aht t curB e ah s on t etpmetta d to cneuqes e the otsap ral eltsipe s fo
sutiT , I, na d II htomiT y.revewoH , guone h of iht s icneuqes ng . aceR ll aht t ht e me p isah s in iht s v mulo e as in la l ht r ee
emulov s of HT E EL ARN SIRHC T TNEMMOC A EIR S aht t ht e e isahpm s is to be on ht e tni e anr l .tnetnocahT t is etni r eterp d to aem n aht t ht e 14 New nematseT t koob s th evlesme s na d ieht r noc t txe , rehtaraht n ofni r oitam n uoba t meht , liw l be ht e f uco s in this .emulov
An niltuO e of I .yhtomiTI . siH t ciro la nuorgkcaB d of pE h suse , tomiT hy ereht , ‛luaP s opA s ihselt p, na d ih s ahc rge ot
yhtomiT . I tomiT hy 51:2-1:1II . edlE r s na d nocaeD s . I htomiT y 31-1:3III . hT e C cruh h na d ht e syM t re y of ldoG i sen s . I Ti htom y 2:6-41:3
1. hT e uhC rch is ht e allip r na d gr nuo d o f hturt . 51:32. orF m ht e oG d etsefinam d in ht e self h in ht e sirhC t guorht h ht e r eviece d tni o nevaeh , eht
necsA s oi n of C tsirh . 61:33. hT e row k o f a inim s et r nirud g ht e sal t syad . .12:6-1:4
a. moS e liw l raped t morf eht af i ,ht tteg i gn otni des u gnic stirips a dn od c senirt fo ived l .s .b eB na axe m elp fo leb i .sreve
c . How ps e llacific y to tr ae t ec r iat n g uor ps of ep o lp e in ht e ruhc ch , 1:5 - .4:6.d ldoG i ssen tiw h noc t emtne nt is g aer t g nia : f ollo w tfa er go enild ss, I Ti htom y .91-6:6
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iaf th, 6: 02 , .12e. eeK p ahw t ah s eeb n moc m etti d to uoy r tsurt , on t as soht e hw o vah e erre d orf m eht
rehT e is a rev y aer l snes e in cihw h we naitsirhC s adot y ra e sla o the ch erdli n of the Ap ltso e ,luaPna d oJ hn la s o as we fee l ka i n to oJ hn la s o as he kaeps s of ih s lttil“ e nerdlihc ” in ht e il t lt e eltsipe s fo
nhoJ . laceR l aht t it aw s t eh pA o lts e P ua l who ednimer d us in areves l koob s aht t we ra e a ob dy fotsirhC tliub no eht uof“ n tad i no fo eht tsopa l se an d pr po h ste ” tiw h useJ s C sirh t as ht e feihcrenroc s enot . toN ot leb i eltt t eh krow fo eht eltsopA nhoJ ni eht rw i gnit fo eht la ts evif koob s of eht
eN w matseT e tn , cihw h I kil e to lac l ht e eN w P ate t cue h o f ht e Ap so tle Jo nh ; na d in this one v emuloratnemmoc y on ht e B lbi e I lac l hT“ e ”dnE ; on r luow d I lttileb e ht e row k of ht e lO d nematseT t rP o stehp
in nittes g ht e gats e tiw h etouq - laitnetop s aht t uaP l luoc d ialpxe n na d nuora d ihw ch uaP l luoc d ub ild ehtroc e o f irhC s ait n nirtcod e as we vah e moc e to onk w .ti
etfA r lla , etfa r eJ sus mit e of te gnihca s of ht e 1 2 eltsopa s aw s etanimret d by iH s taed h dnaruser r noitce , eht n uaP l aw s ohc sen ps e llaic y in a aiceps l aw y to telpmoc e ht e row k of ht e w nitir g of eht
eN w tnematseT . It aw s lno y uaP l aht t ht e er s ru r tce ed Ch ir st ot ok uo t tni o ht e ed s re t to e lpx ain hw atht e lO d nematseT t aw s la l tuoba . ehT n tiw h aht t egdelwonk , luaP , a v re y ro g ezina d uoigiler s reywal
in ht e eH b er w tr tida i no , er - aer d ht e lO d Te ats m ne t ma csun r tpi s th guor h r nidroce g on a apes r etanam u tpircs soht e oitrop ns aht t sum t be etouq d in his gnitirw s nola g w ti h ht e oitanalpxe n of ht os setouqaht t irhC st vag e him in aS udi rA a ib a . eH re is oh w P ua l br uo ght the wh lo e iB ble to eg t eh r as one saeihC f otidE r ednu r ht e redael s ih p of irhC s t na d ht e loH y S .tirip
1. uaP l edivorp d ihsredael p in an vitisuahxe e na d oc m telp e nitouq g of ht e lO d tatseT m ne t in eht14 srettel eh w etor dna eht 3 ht at eh ps erosno d guorht h rD . L ku e na d hoJ n kraM . useJ s detouq
netxe s levi y orf m ht e lO d tnematseT , eht n ael d uaP l to do ht e emas . ttaM hew sla o etouq d rf om suseJna d ht e lO d atseT m ne t as id d eteP r na d aJ mes na d etal r nhoJ ; ub t w eh n oy u kat e la l ht e etouq s morfht e lO d nematseT t in ht e eN w T nematse t oy u w li l nif d aht t uaP l is ht e tirojam y ts ock redloh . ?yhW
esuaceB aht t is ht e way irhC st etnaw d ti ! etfA r lla , ahw t was nidrocca g to ht e pS i ir t na d uaP l ninamoR s ht e eihc f oitubirtnoc n to ht e lrow d of ht e siweJ h elpoep . It aw s to be a aidotsuc n of ehtelcaro s of doG . It aw s to a eJ fo w eht eJ w ,s a werbeH fo eht erbeH w ,s taht w sa nevig eht ivirp l ege
ednu r ht e ihsredael p of sirhC t to nirb g it la l .rehtegot2. uaP l torw e hpE e snais . We ac n if nd nam y gniht s in pE h naise s as I vah e th guor h o ev r 50 sraey
o f biB le uts dy . At iht s my ip n lcan e of lbiB e duts y na d dnu e atsr n gnid , I if nd i n Ep eh s nai s as ‛ti s ecalpat ht e etnec r of ht e atot l lbiB e ht e srif t lah f as E“ s laitnes s of ”htiaF , na d the noces d h la f on oH“ w ot
raeL n hC r .”tsi oN w, ola ng iw th taht uoy dluohs kn wo th ta all fo eht il t elt koob fo si snaisehpE arammus y of the if rst ten ob oks that rew e tirw te n by the A op s lt e .luaP
S‛REDAER ETON S :
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hC a 2retp : hT e lbiB e is tsirhC
hT e calp e of iht s ahc p et r is to niltuo e ht e lohw e lbiB e in br ei f orf m ht e noitatouq s in ht e N wenematseT t morf eht Old tseT a ,tnem dna do se ti esirprus uoy t tah tsom of ht e qu eto s of the dlOnematseT t in the eN w eT s nemat t come from ht e 14 ttel ers of ht e Ap ltso e luaP ; na d uf r ht e omr re th ta
it is iht s eihc f ed oti r of ht e eN w atseT m tne , cihw h m ro e aht n ht e lO d atseT m ne t is a rots y fohC r si t aht– t by cum h erom , by ht e yaw , is ht e mas e uaP l who etorw , oF“ r to me to vil e is .tsirhC ” roFuaP l to vil e aw s for hC r si t to il ve, na d of r the lbiB e to vil e adot y is of r hC r si t to vil e rht o gu h the sdrow
na d roW d of ht e elbiB . oY( u liw l es e ofeb r e oy u nif ish iht s emulov , if oy u ac n cnis e i t is egral , na d fioy u d o on t s ee sirhC t rla e da y i n ht e biB l ).e
sselnU oy u lits l the iev l over uoy r e ey s cihw h is nod e awa y in a ep r anos l pxe e neir ce tiw h irhC s ,tor sselnu sendnilb“ s in rap t is eneppah d ot ” oy u as rap t of ht e oitan n of earsI l itnu“ l ht e senluf s of eht
elitneG s be moc e in ; na d in htie er sac e la l we ac n od , oy u na d su , is arp y aht t t he iev l or sendnilb s ebevomer d in o edr r aht t oy u ac n s ee ! Of uoc r es , ehw n ht is h pa p ne s, row ld hi ts ory as ew k won it si la m tso
!revonoemoS e llet s ht e rots y of a iatrec n gral e lbiB e so engised d aht t ehw n oy u oots d back to ool k ta
na y egap , oy u luow d es e eniltuo d nuora d ht e xet t an gami e of .tsirhC oS ti si w hti eht yrots ro egassemof ht e elbiB . sirhC t is ht e elbiB , na d ht e iB b el si .tsirhC woH etairporppa l eht y eltsopA nhoJ tsrif
eviecer d in oitaleveR n ht e orp pe r row d of “W dro ” to er p esere nt ht e oL rd useJ s C tsirh , the n etal r niht e nitirw g of the psoG el of hoJ n etrats d ht e rots y o f ht e Life of J use s tiw h ht e roW“ d dam e ”hselfsa a reporp la rof leb .suseJ hT e row d droW“ ” for useJ s na d ht e row d droW“ ” of r ht e roW d of doGra e rom e ylesolc taler ed naht w e wi ll reve kn wo th si edis fo rete n .yti lraK( htraB sah m da e anoc t bir u oit n reh e in ih s ob ok o n the roW d ).
caE h of us sum t retni p er t sirhC t of r uo r wo n noitareneg . hT e carucca y of aht t noitaterpretniac n be erusaem d in mret s of uo r senlufhtiaf s to ht e lbiB e as ht e roW d of doG . rehT e ra e nam y fo f laicina d o-nu f aicif l retni p noitater s of hC r si t ve en as eht re ra e nam y dam-nam e iler g uoi s or snoitazinag
cihw h lc aim to reporp ly ni t epre t C sirh t for uo r ti sem . ehtaR r aht n s nil g um d uoba t ihw ch eno s na d wohnam y of eht m ra e r llae y p ra t of ht e b do y of ht e C irh st o f the B elbi , and dicni e llatn y of the pr ese n ylt
li niv g irhC st hw o is ht e o ln y aeh d of the aer l dob y of irhC s ..t . aht t si , I s ya , ehtar r aht n yrt i ng totarapes e hw o i s na d hw o i s on t a ebmem r of ht e aer l dob y o f irhC st , ht e rom e p vitso e rppa o ca h is ot
eg t cab k to the B lbi e tiw h oog d esab-elbiB d elpicnirp s of citeunemreh s, or lbiB e pretni r noitate , ttes i gntrof h the aer l C h sir t of ht e lbiB e na d ahw t i t is to raeL n ht e Ch sir t of ht e .elbiB
If of r ec d to s ele ct wt o v re ses rf om the B lbi e to r pe r se ent a s ni gle f uco s of r HT E EL A NRSIRHC T EMMOC N YRAT , it luow d vah e t o be Ep naiseh s .12,02:4
uB“ t uoy evah ton os denrael ,tsirhC fi ni d dee uoy ha ev eh ard Hi m na d ah v e bee n t gua ht by ,miHas ht e turt h is in .suseJ .. ” ehpE( s nai s ,02:4 21 )VKJN
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eL t u s f ca e up to r ilae t ei s : Even as mos e ruhc c ebmemh rs in ht e ch cru h at pE h use s, ht e hcruhcrehw e ht e opA s lt e uaP l ah d erobal d ht e lo tsegn , had on t llaer y raeh d C sirh t na d had no llaer y neebhguat t by rhC i ts , eve n so nam y rom e in remA i ac n uoigiler s ro g zina a oit ns, h iva ng lesser l dae ers aht n luaP
na d ,tsirhC evah ton draeh tsirhC na d ah ve on t eeb n t hgua t b y Ch sir t. ( oY u liw l rael n rom e oba ut sihtucof s ).retal hgiR t won , we een d to taler e ht e eiverP“ w of ht e ”elbiB , ht e cejbus t of iht s srif t ,retpahc
to aht t sucof . hT e ialc m is aht t ht e rots y of ht e lohw e lbiB e is etamitlu ly a rots y uoba t ht e gninraelof Ch ir st. If you look at ht e niltuo e of ht e lbiB e woleb , oy u liw l citon e ht e epsoG l of hC r si t as rebmun8 of ht e telpmoc e 12 of ht e cejbus t niltuo e of ht e iB b el . oY u liw l sla o if nd Ch ir st od m ani t ni g or m na
aremun ls na,11,01,5,4 d 12 as lew l as an tni e arg l s cejbu t ettam r of cae h niltuo e ivid s noi . hT e osaer n ismis p el : the iB ble is a ts ory uoba t ht e roL d eJ sus hC r tsi ! And if oy u ‛nod t rael n tsirhC , ht e sirhC t fo
ht e lbiB e na d ht e irhC st of oG d ht e ehtaF r, ht e otaerC r of ht e esrevinU , eht n oy u do on t rael n eht!elbiB
buS j ce t uO t nil e o f ht e B i .elb .I gniviL ehT doG fo eht gniviL
II . giR h ensuoet ss of oG d na d M naIII . hT e opmoC s ti e entiW ss of the elbiB
VI . doG , Man na d ht e oS n of naMV . The rruseR e noitcIV . iW s od m From doGIIV . hT e Go ps elIIIV . inetsiL ng roM e I natropm t ahT n S ecifirca
IX . What Happened to the J we s as the Chosen n ta ion?X. hT e S itavla on of doGIX . hT e New niK g of Is learIIX . hT e iviL ng oG d tnaW s rehtO s to eviL
What is nizama g is aht t ht e lohw e lbiB e of 66 skoob , 39 in the lO d nematseT t na d 27 in ht e N wetnematseT , ac n be eniltuo d ednu r 12 ojam r bus j stce ! I liw l let l oy u up norf t hw y aht t is sop s :elbi
aceb u es of ht e lO d nematseT t etouq s in ht e eN w tnematseT , na d suaceb e ht e eN w nematseT t rp o sediveht reporp erpretni t noita fo t esoh dlO atseT m tne ouq t .se
-2 1 : HT E IL V NI G GOD OF HT E IL V GNII . doG , naM , na d raM r .egai
1. eneG si s :1 2 72,6 , ttaM hew 4:91 , na d M ra k .6:01)1( . eL t US kam e am n i n OUR gami e kaepseb s of ht e tilarulp y o f oG d nirud g ht e emit
of oitaerc n.)2( . nI ruo mi a eg dna a retf ruo il k ssene llet s o f mos e of ht e olg ry of am n aht t ud r gni
aerC t oi n aw s ca q eriu d rf om .doG
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( )3 . hT e oinimod n of am n evo r la l the ehto r krow s of Cr oitae n llet s of ht e riF stissimmoC on of am n t o be a eenoip r in ht e xe p oitarol n na d tnoc rol of ht e krow s of C .noitaer
)4( . hT e lbiB e er f ere s to am n as lam e na d f lame e so aht t in ram r gai e lam e na d f e elamemoceb s a moc p emil n nit g uoc ple of am le na d ef m ela . ahT t is ht e aw y oG d o ir g lani ly rc e eta d t meh ; dna
in ram r gai e aht t is ht e aw y He dnetni s of r it to eek p niog g nidrocca g to suseJ , na d letulosba y no nosrepis to vah e na y rap t i n ht e oitarapes n of soht e wt o cihw h oG d ah s enioj d .rehtegot
2. eneG si s ,7:2 24 I , Cor 54:51 , M ehtta w 5:91 , I oC r 61:6 , na d M ra k .8,7:01)1( . orF m eG n :2 7 we rael n th ta : a( ) oG d taerc ed am n llacisyhp y f or m temos h ni g taht
daerla y e tsix ed, orf m ht e tnemele s of ht e htrae ; b( ) As far as ht e lautca l ixe s cnet e or rawni d sp tiriof am n t ah t c ma e orf m oG d rb e nihta g tni o mih eht erb a ht fo ;efil a dn )c( htiW ht at tirips fo efil osla
am n maceb e a ivil ng so .lu)2( . orF m eG n 2:2 4 we rael n of ht e no e self h citsiretcarahc s of gairram e aht t oG d llits
etni nds na d has al yaw s i etn n ded , aht t no e en ss e pm has ezi d by useJ s na d ht e Ap eltso s in ht e New.tnematseT
( )3 . W lih e uaP l in I Cor 4:51 5 is me p nizisah g ht e fid f cnere e eewteb n the rif st adA m dnatsirhC ht e se noc d dA am, sla o ht e id f cneref e b eewte n ht e tan u ar l and ht e sp ri i aut l b ydo , ht e if rst m na
orf m trae h na d ht e ces on d orf m he neva , he la so tsartnoc s ht e ivil ng uos l na d the nivil g rips i .t.)4( sA a am n ed p tra s rf om ht e h suo e loh d of ih s ehtom r na d f rehta , nivaelc g to a fiw e ni
irram a ,eg eht wt o oceb me ni oG ds thgis sa eno hself M( a wehtt :91 5 6, dna kraM 10 ,7: 8 .)5( ) . So s uoire s i s ht is am t et r of oj i in n g tiw h oG d t ah t the B lbi e noc s edi rs hw en a nam
sah a ler a pihsnoit w a hti ah r tol ht a eh t oceb m se eno ydob w hti reh I( roC :6 1 .)63. eneG si s :5 1 2, , ttaM hew 4:91 , na d aM rk .6:01
( )1 . eneG sis :5 1,2 ier n of r ec s and dliub s on p er v uoi s rtcod ine as oG d llac s ieht r eman , elamna d mef a el , adA m.
II . oG d na d t he oG s .lep1. eneG si s 21 : -1 3 and naitalaG s .9.8:3
( )1 . With Gods call to Ab ar m to ona t eh r dnal , oG d g va e ht e ve e alr s nit g oc v ane nt of: (a)rF om bA r ‛ma s s ee d oG d ow uld kam e ht e gr ae t n ita on of sI r lea ; (b) T rh o gu h ih s see d C rh ist the n ema
of A arb m luow d be aerg t; na d c( ) guorhT h arbA m la l ht e limaf ies na d noitan s of ht e trae h luow d ebselb s .de
t o A arb h ;ma
( )2 . uaP l etirw s in naitalaG s ,8:3 9 :tahta. W eh n oG d ias d I“ n eht e lahs l la l noitan s be selb s de ” oG d aw s nihcaerp g ht e soG p le
b. This la l noitan s naem t ht e itneG l se , or ehtaeh n cihw h is ht e tirovaf e row d of ehtelbiB rof G litne e ;s
c . hT is soG pe l is uj s oitacifit n ht r guo h f htia ; dnad. All elitneG s na d weJ s hw o veileb e in irhC st emoceb s eht dees fo harbA am hguorht
.htiaf
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2. eneG si s 51 : 6,5 , namoR s 81:4 , na d J ema s .32:2( )1 . In iseneG s :51 5 oG d eifitnedi s aht t ht e s ee d of A arb m liw l be as uoremun s a s eht
rats s of ht e yks , na d in eneG sis :51 6 cnis e aharbA m eileb ved oG d liw l He ias d iht s t eh belief wastnuoc ed rof oethgir u .ssens
( )2 . In nitouq g S“ o lahs l uoy r ees d eb ” orf m iseneG s in namoR s 1:4 8, uaP l ezisahpme s wohaharbA m eileb ved in oh pe sniaga t h po e aht t he luow d eedni d be ht e f ehta r fo ynam na snoit al hguoht
eh dah at eht it m on e .snos( )3 . hT e opA s lt e emaJ s in emaJ s 2:2 3 etaretier s oh w ht e tiaf h of bA r aha m aw s detnuoc
as ri thg e suo n se s, nidda g aht t A aharb m aw s ellac d the f r nei d of .doG3. eneG si s 71 :5 na d namoR s .71:4
(1). As oG d ch gna es the an me of Ab ar m to A arb h ma , He yas s “A htaf er of nam y itan o snvah e I am de eht e .”
.)2( luaP sllet su ni moR a sn 71:4 taht ht is etouq morf G sene is :71 5 t slle su wt o sgnihttuoba iH doG m :fles
a . oG d i s a -efil g nivi g doG ; dnab . God i s a oG d aht t ac n lac l tni o xe i cnets e ahw t id d on t p uoiver sly .tsixe
III . oG d o f ht e iL v gni , uo r ehtaF r in .nevaeH1. eneG si s 81 : 1-21 4 na d raM k .72:01
( )1 . oG d ot ld maharbA dna Sa har taht hguoht dlo dna irts c nek ni ey a sr yeht w dluo ha eva son, a nd when Sarah l ua ghed God s ia d, Is any thing too hard for the LO ?DR
)2( . useJ s in raM k 2:01 7, on t in ht e mas e xetnoc t ub t w ti h a esarhparap of ht e emasninaem g, klat s of s itavla on as la l niht gs ra e op s lbis e tiw h oG d .
2. eneG si s :22 18 na d aitalaG ns .61:3( )1 . lA l tan i no s liw l b e elb s es d tiw h s avla t oi n ht r uo gh the s ee d of A arb h .ma
)2( . ahT t Seed i s si ugn l ra , the eS ed i s rhC i .ts3. eneG si s :83 8 and raM k 1 .91:2
( )1 . J adu h lot d amO n to siar e up erdlihc n to ih s b ehtor r Er ohw m oG d ah d .nials)2( . When ht e eecuddaS s hguorb t up ht e ettam r of nisiar g erdlihc n by a eid d srehtorb
efiw na d as to hw ose fiw e she wo lu d be in the r se u rr e itc on, Je us s lot d ht em ht at ahw t aw s tnatropmiaw s aht t oG d aw s ht e oG d o f the gnivil , ht e oG d o f the nivil g maharbA , Is caa , na d .bocaJ
4. doxE u s :3 6 na d kuL e 02 : .731( ). oG d lot d esoM s in ht e lac l at ht e ninrub g sub h aht t He was ht e oG d of esoM s ,rehtaf
ht e oG d o f A maharb , caasI , na d .bocaJ2( ) . Ab uo t ht e aed d ieb ng esiar d to efil , eJ sus etouq s esoM s na d udoxE s :3 6 oh w doG
is ht e oG d of A maharb , ht e God of I caas , na d ht e God of J boca ; na d tiw h ht e pme h isa s on oG d as hcaemit e oG d tiw h etaeper d tiw h A maharb , caasI , na d .bocaJ
5. doxE u s 1:9 6 and namoR s .71:9
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( )1 . oG d has esoM s let l oarahP h that he ah s been up t on ht e th nor e of pygE t for owt :snosaer a( ) T o tartsnomed e ht e ewop r of oG d i n niruces g ht e odeerf m of learsI ; na d b( ) ahT t eht
man e of ht e nivil g oG d na d ht e oG d o f ht e nivil g hgim t be ced l era d evo r la l ht e .htrae( )2 . In nitouq g that in namoR s 1:9 7 na d in xe p ninial g ht e inaem ng in namoR s 81,61:9 , luaP
is nillet g us of oh w oG d is in ortnoc l of lrow d eve n st ; na d ahw t is pmi o natr t eod s not neped d on ehtliw l of am n or ht e vititepmoc e sen s o f nam , ub t ehtar r on ht e em rc y of doG , na d aht t mitlu a let y doG
iw ll m evah e ycr no w moh eH al eno .serised6. doxE u s 4:21 6 and hoJ n .63:91
.)1( ehT revossaP tsaef in emer m narb ce fo sdoG cser ue fo learsI morf naitpygE b egadnonoma g ehto r gniht s edulcni d aht t ht e lamb o f eht tsaef uohs ld ton evah a nob e o f ht e dob y br ,neko
a erid ct etouq fo w hcih we wi ll ees la ret ni asP l .sm( )2 . W eh n ht e A ltsop e J ho n in hoJ n 3:91 6 llet s of how at ht e xificurC ion of Je sus , dna
cnis e useJ s aw s la r dae y aed d c no t ar r y to uc s mot , on t a nob e in iH s dob y aw s nekorb , hoJ n is gnitouqorf m tob h udoxE s na d Ps mla s 02:43 . P( s mla s 2:43 0 is id r ltce y qu deto , na d ht e er f cnere e from sudoxE
21 :46 i s lc o es r t a o rap a sarhp e ).7. doxE u s :61 18 na d I I C iro n naiht s .51:8
( .)1 gniruD doG s us p lp y of ma nn a nirud g ht e 40 raey s in ht e iw l ssenred , soht e ohwerehtag d cum h had ton h ni g left over na d oht se hw o ag t reh ed lit lt e ew re not hu gn ry so aht t it saw
lpmoc e ylet yb eht ecarg fo a doG nd ca c gnidro ot t eh ividni d lau ne .sde(2) . uaP l uq o et s t ih s in II naihtniroC s to tartsulli e tilauqe y am no g naitsirhC s i n eht
ehcruhc s, or to ulli s tart e ht e comed r ita c rutan e of s .noitavla
2-2 : SUOETHGIR N SE S OF OG D AND NAM .I oC neT ehT m nam d .stnem
1. udoxE s 02 , kuL e 02:81 , raM k 01:7 , ehttaM w 83:5 , namoR s 9,8:31 , na d emaJ s .11:2( .)1 esehT era eht T mmoC ne a emdn n st ca c gnidro ot J suse dna eht .seltsopA
2 . xE o ud s 1:12 7 na d raM k 01:7 : sp nikae g ive l of ehtom r na d ehtaf r aw s noc s redi ed souoires s to oG d aht t soht e hw o id d cus h w re e to be up t to .htaed
3. E udox s 2:12 4 na d ehttaM w 83:5 : ednu r ht e al w it aw s to be fil e of r il fe, ye e of r eye , dnatoot h for toot h s ltaerg y id d oG d r e ceps t h amu n fil e na d raflew e na d sed ir e sI r ea l to do ht e s .ema
.4 sudoxE 23 :6 dna I ihtniroC a sn 01 7: : uaP l dnimer s Ch naitsir s at tniroC h on t to ebretalodi s eve n as ht e erdlihc n of Is ear l rew e lihw e esoM s aw s on nuoM t aniS i g nitte g ht e neT
mmoC a emdn n .stII . hT e waL s of a H lo y .doG
1. ucitiveL s 2-81:4 0 na d Hebr we s 9:22: not a paraphrase o a r quote, but rather i n Hebre sw2:9 2 uaP l mus m ira zes ahw t bl oo d uoc ld do in the wal s a dn ecnanidro s of ht e lO d tnematseT , eht
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is .yloH2. eL v uciti s 4:11 4 na d I teP er 61:1 : oG d re riuq es that iH s ep o lp e be loH y cnis e He Hi flesm
.3 citiveL us 5:81 , 61 dna laG a snait 3 :21: yna nosrep w oh serised ot l evi rednu t eh aL ws tsumefil yb k gnipee eht La .sw
4. eL v uciti s 1:91 2 na d httaM ew .33:5.)1( nI eseht suj t na d holy nemeriuqer ts of the aL w of tiveL i uc s cnis e “I am ht e ,”DROL
iH s man e is on t b e rows n by laf s le y nor p r nafo e .d)2( . tiW h iht s touq es na d a s a ats r nit g iop nt, eJ sus s ya s do ‛n t kam e any tao h at .lla
.III woH diD eht La w R dae d gniru eht ti fo em .suseJ1. kuL e 62:01 : nA“ d H e J( e us s) s ia d to mih , ̀ W ah t is rw i ett n in the L wa ? oH w does it r dae
to ?uoy ” )VSAN(2. eL v uciti s 1:91 8 na d kuL e 1 72:0 : (1) To L vo e oG d tiw h la l the h trae , mi dn , na d s luo ; na d )2(
oT ruoy evoL n robhgie sa oy u .flesr3 . L ucitive s 1 :8 5 na d kuL e 82:01 : nA“ d He ( suseJ ) ias d to mih , ` oY u vah e derewsna
yltcerroc ; DO SIHT , NA D OY U LIW L .EVIL ” N( A )VSETON : If oy u luoc d llaer y do iht s, eek p ht ese swal , oy u luow d vil e ete r .yllan
I V hT e waL s eJ sus maC e to F lliflu , on t eD s .yort1. L ucitive s 1 1:9 8 na d ehttaM w 34:5 : oY u vah e eeb n lot d to love uoy r bhgien ors na d tah e y ruo
imene e ?s2. Be il ke oG d ( httaM ew )54,44:5 : uB“ t I as y to evol ,uoy y mene ruo i ,se dna rp a rof y esoht
hw o tucesrep e oy u in edro r aht t oy u am y b e nos s o f uoy r ehtaF r hw o is in nevaeh ; of r He esuac s siHus n to sir e o n ht e ive l na d ht e doog , na d dnes s iar n o n ht e uoethgir s na d ht e uoethgirnu s. ” SAN( V)
3. naitalaG s 41:5 , namoR s 9,8:31 , na d emaJ s 8:2 : lA l ht e Law is ellifluf d in voL e of r ieN g robhsa .flesruoy
4 . veL i ucit s :02 9 na d Mark 1:7 0 w( ith udoxE s 1:02 2 na d ueD t )61:5 : cniS e in ht e aL w ehtnemeriuqer t to onoH“ r ehtaf r na d tom h re s ah s daerla y eeb n e s ehsilbat d na d etouq d eh re , it foll swo
osla on ht e ecnanidro s of ht e wal , or snoitacilppa , aht t soht e hw o sruc e tom her na d ehtaf r luohs d .eidETON : hT e isahpme s of useJ s in raM k 1:7 3 is aht t ht e uoigiler s ael d re s rew e niyrt g to etadilavni
eht droW fo doG yb rieht rt a oitid n .s5 . eL v uciti s 1:82 2 na d II Co naihtnir s 61:6 : oG d ised res a d cnitsi t or aiceps l p lpoe e gnoma
ohw m He ac n lewd l na d b e t ieh r .doGETON : In aiasI h 1:25 1 as etouq d in II iroC n naiht s 1:6 7 iht s is to be a aelc n na d tarapes e oep p .el
V. hT e aer l aw y to anrete l efil , to nemllifluf t of ir g suoeth n se s na d the swaL , is ht r guo h f tia h niht e C icur f oixi n of the oL rd seJ us Ch sir t of r ht e s ni s of ht e .dlrow
1. rebmuN s 1:9 2 na d hoJ n 3:91 6 dnimer s us aht t as etciderp d in the lO d nematseT t on t a b enoin ht e dob y o f hC r si t aw s ekorb n ud r ni g rC u .noixific
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.I ropmI ehT t ecna fo iW t .sessen1. ueD t ore n mo y 61:5 , udoxE s 1:02 2 na d 21 71: , Le citiv us 9:02 , na d raM k 1:7 0 rehw e with ronoH
to tnerap s na d ht e al w of taed h tiw h d si h no or, J se us te hca es that ahw t is ni s di e man r hta er than tahwedisni seog mih si ilifed n .g
2. opmI r cnat e of nk o niw g ht e nammoC d tnem s: ueD t 2-61:5 0 na d raM k .91:01oY u know the c ammo n emd n st , DO NOT RUM D RE , DO ON T C IMMO T A D TLU E YR , DO N TO
TS E LA , OD TON RAEB ESLAF OD ,SSENTIW TON ARFED U ,D NOH OR REHTAF DNA HTOM E .RraM( k 1:01 9 )VSAN
3. ahW t mdnammoC ent is oF r some t ? raM k 82:01 -31 na d L uke .72,62:01( )1 . iF rst is HT E L RO D UO R OG D IS NO E L DRO , eD ut ,4:6 5 na d M ra k ,92:01 3 .02( ) . noceS d is oL ve gieN h rob , eL v 1:91 8 na d raM k .13:01
4 . W ro s ih p oG d lno y na d s e vr e miH : D etue r mono y 1:6 3 na d L ku e .8:45. hT e mi p cnatro e of a aiceps l pe lpo e to bear sentiw s to oG d nigeb s reh e na d nur s th hguor o tu
ht e lO d T e emats nt: eD u t :7 6 na d T i ut s :2 1 .46 . De monoretu y 3:8 , httaM ew 4:4 , na d kuL e 4:4 : aM n luohs d on t il ve by aerb d .enola
II . YAKO , OH W IS AM N TO ?EVIL1 . viL e by ninetsiL g to ahw t suseJ , ht e rP o ehp t aisseM h ah s to s ya : ueD t 91,51:81 , stcA
32,22:3 , na d A tc s .73:7etsiL n t o ht e opA s lt e Pe et r as he ehcaerp s nitouq g f or m ht e Pr ehpo t M eso s in retueD o :ymon
esoM s dias , hT‘ e roL d oG d lahs l ra si e up of r oy u a orP p eh t like me f or m your br hte r ne ; to iH m you sh llaevig eeh d in tyreve h ni g He s ya s to uoy . nA d it s lah l be aht t ve ery uos l that eod s on t h ee d aht t orP p tehlahs l b e lrettu y eyortsed d orf m noma g ht e elpoep . tcA( s 2,22:3 3 )VSAN
2 . Live by iL s ninet g to the et s nomit y of God ht e F ehta r to oG d the Son : raM k 7:9 , aarap p arh se of ueD t 1 1,51:8 9 e pecx t rf om oG d miH s fle , and a rid ect touq e in Ps la m .7:11
ehT n a uolc d demrof , ov niwodahsre g th me , na d a ciov e mac e uo t of ht e duolc , ihT‘ s is My leb o devnoS , etsil n to mih ! raM( k :9 7 )VSAN
3. viL e by iL s inet ng to o eht r ailer bl e na d t r rowtsu thy entiw s es s : ueD t .51:91nO e w senti s lahs l on t r si e up sniaga t a am n of r na y ytiuqini , or of r na y s ni , in na y sin aht t he
htennis ; ta eht m htuo fo two iw t ro ,sessen ta eht htuom fo rht ee wi ssent es, s ah ll ht e ettam r ebdehsilbatse . ueD( t 1:91 5 )VJK
)1( . ueD t 1:91 5 na d ehttaM w 61:81 : if uoy r b ehtor r nis s ag snia t oy u ub t sufer es to il s ,netkat e uoy r gr cnavei e to him awyb y of wt o or erht e sessentiw ; na d if aht t eod s on t row k kat e it erofeb
ht e acol l .hcruhc ( )2 . ueD t 1:91 5 na d II Co tnir h nai s 1 1:3 : Li ets n to the A p ltso e !luaP
ihT s is ht e ht ird time I am moc ing to you, E REV Y FACT IS TO BE C EMRIFNO D BY EHTNOMITSET Y OF WT O OR ERHT E ENTIW S SES . I( I Cor )1:31
.)3( tueD 51:91 dna nhoJ 1:8 7 : netsiL ot J suse !flesmiH
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evE n in uoy r al w it ah s eeb n nettirw , aht t ht e nomitset y of wt o em n is eurt . I am He who sraebsentiw s of M lesy f , na d t he taF her hw o s ne t Me raeb s sentiw s of Me . ( hoJ n )81,71:8
4( ) . ueD t 1:91 5 na d I htomiT y 81:5 : iL s et n to ht e edle r of na y acol l cruhc h mas( e as ehtotsap r or sib h po ) r hgi t up to the op int that na y ucca s ita on ag nia st him ah s eb en es lbat ished in taht
col a ruhc l ch ta eht m htuo fo two ro eerht w .sessentiIII . oH w Can oy u iL s et n to a C mmo on Cr imi nal Like Je us s of azaN r te h hw o aw s ruc sed in taht
He aw s egnah d or eificurc d on a ert e rc( o ss ) ? ueD t 2:12 2 na d naitalaG s 31:31. ueD t ore n mo y .22:12
nA d i f a am n h va e ettimmoc d a is n htrow y of htaed , na d he be put to htaed , na d ht ou nah g mih on a eert ; His dob y lahs l on t iamer n all hgin t pu on the t r ee , ub t t oh u sh la t in na y iw se bury him t h ta
of(;yad r he aht t is egnah d is esrucca d of ;doG ) aht t ht y nal d be on t delifed ; cihw h ht e OL RD ht y doGtevig h eht e of r an ecnatirehni . ( D ue t 22:12 ,23 )VJK
ETON : useJ s aw s rev y ailimaf r w ti h iht s oitrop n of ht e W ro d of God as He aw s tiw h la l of ehtdlO atseT m ,tne and w neh iyrc ng
My doG , m y oG d, hw y sah t oht u ekasrof n me a rc y of gr ei f om re tha n euq s oit n ni gHe k en w th taoG d ah d to rut n iH s cab k on cus h a ruc se on C irh st of r ht e s ni s of ht e lohw e .dlrow
2. naitalaG s .31:3LA L OF DOG S DROW S NA D ROW D IS UOIRES S NA D TO BE EKAT N LSUOIRES Y REHTEHWETTIRW N NI EHT DLO T TNEMATSE OR EN W TNEMATSET ! tsirhC eeder m de su morf eht esruc
of ht e waL , nivah g moceb e a sruc e of r us of r it is nettirw , ruC‘ sed is reve y one who ah ngs on a t .eeritalaG( ans 1:3 3 )VSAN
.)1( We rew e ruc sed by ht e aL w cnis e s nivirt g to vil e by eht m na d ht e er f ro e eek p ni g ht e ,mwe enk w evlesruo s to moc e af r s troh ; na d ht e rofer e uohtiw t aer l !efil
2( ) . eJ sus in ht e taed h on ht e orC ss maceb e a sruc e in uo r p .ecal .VI netsiL ot seJ us ylsuoires no a o wef t reh am t .sret
ETON : laicepsE ly fi uoy iht nk uoy w ere ton nu d re a esruc suaceb e of uoy r uliaf res to il ve up otht e aL w na d rofereht e id d on t een d of r sirhC t to moceb e a sruc e in uoy r !ecalp
1. ueD t ore n mo y 1:42 , httaM ew 13:5 , na d aM rk .4:01( )1 . D monoretue y .1:42
ehW n a am n tah h ekat n a fiw e t( his is not secen s lira y ht e aw y oy u ra e ruc s )de , na d eirram d ,rehna d ti oc me ot ssap taht ehs dnif on rovaf ni sih ,seye eb c esua he tah h nuof d mos e sennaelcnu s in ;reheht n el t ih m tirw e eh r a lib l of vid o tnemecr , na d ig ve it in eh r dnah , na d nes d her uo t of ih s h esuo . dnAehw n hs e is etraped d uo t of ih s esuoh , hs e am y g o na d be ehtona r man s efiw . ueD( t ,1:42 2 )VJK
( )2 . ttaM hew .13:5nA d it aw s dias , ohW‘ e ev r id v ecro s ih s efiw , el t him vig e h er a fitrec i tac e of imsid s las ; ub t I yas
to oy u that reve y one hw o ecrovid s ih s efiw , ecxe pt of r the suac e of ytitsahcnu , ekam s eh r timmocyretluda ; and eveohw r eirram s a ecrovid d w amo n moc m ti s yretluda . taM( t 13:5 ,3 2 )VSAN
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nA d mos e rahP i ees s mac e up to Him, tset ing H mi , and eb gan to euq s oit n iH m wh te her it sawufwal l of r a am n to id v cro e a efiw . And He erewsna d na d as id to t meh , What id d esoM s nammoc d ?uoy
ehtdnA y dias , esom s ettimrep d a am n to tirw e a tacifitrec e of crovid e na d s ne d eh r yawa . uB t suseJias d to meht , suaceB‘ e o f uoy r sendrah s of raeh t he torw e oy u iht s nemdnammoc t . uB t rf om eht
ninnigeb g of oitaerc n, oG d dam e eht m lam e na d elamef . oF r this suac e a am n s lah l vael e ih s ehtaf r dnarehtom , nA d the wt o s lah l moceb e no e f hsel ; noc s ltneuqe y eht y ra e no nol ger owt , ub t no e lf esh. W tah
rofereht e oG d ah s enioj d rehtegot , el t no am n etarapes . raM( k -2:01 9 )VSAN2. tueD e nor omy -3:52 5 , I Co tnir h nai s 9:9, na d I Ti htom y .81:5
.)1( eB tsuj in mgduj ent in t ah t the up n mhsi ent oc r er s nop d tiw h ht e oiv l noita ; d ‛no t um z elzht e ox as he daert s the nroc , na d el t a br ehto r r sia e up ch erdli n to his aed d torb h re s .efiw
)2( . It aw s w ettir n of r uo r ekas s rom e aht n of r ezo n i n edro r aht t ht e ekrow r may krow iw t fo epoh h wer a dr rof sih w .skro
( )3 . hT e edle r (p otsa r or ohsib p) aht t krow s h ra d at nihcaerp g na d nihcaet g hs o lu d eviecersiwekil e lbuod e nepmoc s .noita
3. tueD e nor omy 6:52 , Luke 83,82:02 , and raM k 1 .91:2( )1 . uoY r aed d b tor h re s man e is on t t o asid p aep r rf om sI r .lea
ETON : hW y luohs d ht e anrete l wal s of oG d be so oc n enrec tuoba d t sih eno elgnis na em fo aehtorb r hw o eid d feb ore he luoc d h va e na y dlihc r ne . Af et r la l ht e sal t man e of ht e aed d eldlihc ss dna
ht e torb her luow d be ht e s !ema)2( . nidroccA g to useJ s it is rom e natropmi t to zilaer e aht t in h evae n eht re is no ,egairram
rehtar m era ne li ek eht an ;sleg dna taht m od ne ton d di w eveileb oh in doG a dn tsirhC kil e Ab ar h ,macaasI , and bocaJ , b suace e eht y ra e s lit l ila ve tiw h the iL v ni g God ! (L ku e 3,82:02 8 na d raM k )91:21
ETON : hT e aer l ecnoc rn is aht t na y nam s na em , ila as lesmih f na d ih s aer l ecnetsixe , toneppasid ar morf eht te e lanr rsI a le fo oG ds elpoep laer fo b gniveile J swe a dn neG t !seliV. siL ten la so to a few ehto r rettam s rf om ht e A op s lt e uaP l in ht e oW rd of Go !d
1. tueD e nor omy 2:72 6 na d alaG t nai s 3: .01( )1 . uC r es d is ve ery man that does on t noc f ri m all the wal s of oG d by od ing all of ht e !m
)2( . noN e ac n lurt y be eifitsuj d by ht e aL w, lno y b y .htiaf2 . D etue r mono y 1:23 2 na d I oC r htni i na s 10 .02:
( )1 . hT e ROL D oG d led I s ear l na d t eh ir aw s no s art nge g do s oma ng th .me2( ). hT e tneG i el s ircas f ci e to nomed s on t to doG , na d ht e Ch aitsir n is to vah e n o rap t in siht
pihsrow fo d .snome
-2 4 : DOG , NAM , NA D HT E OS N OF NAMI . oH w oG d laed s tiw h em n na d tiw h em n T h guor h C !tsirh
.1 emoS tnedive sgniht oba ut doG in eht elbiB fo dna boJ lasP m .s)1( . oG d ac n do eve r nihty g na d tyna h ni g uohtiw t na y noitatimil s to iH s p ewo r in evaeh n dna
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)2( . oG d wonk s reve y hguoht t na d reve y oitca n of reve y am n o n .htrae(3). God tricks the wise men in their wo n dohtem s of enitfarc ss kil e an luda t niyalp g htiw
yot s na d rdlihc e .n4( ). oG d tlaxe s ht e h lbmu e in iH s is g th . ehT y can b e down na d uo t and lits l oht ugh h elbmu
in ht e yaw s o f ht e lrow d on t ecen s liras y be h lbmu e in ht e s hgi t of doG , na d it is even edrah r of r ehtup na d uo t to be lbmuh e in doG s hgis t of r ht ey surt t in ieht r wo n cir he s or f aicnani l .ytiruces
.2 31:5 boJ dna I iroC n snaiht 3 :91: c doG a sehct eht w esi ni rieht wo n tfarc i .ssen3 . oJ b 2:22 9 na d emaJ s 01:4 : oG d tlaxe s ht e h .elbmu4. oJ b :24 2 and raM k 1 .72:0
( )1 . oJ b :24 2.ehT" n oJ b na s erew d ht e ROL D, na d ias d, I know ht at thou ca sn t do e ev ry th ni g, na d aht t no
hguoht t ac n be iw thholden from thee. Who is he that h di eth counsel iw thout kn wo ledge? eroferehtevah I derettu taht I un dootsred ;ton iht n sg ot o now d fre ul of r em , cihw hI enk w not. H rae , I seb e hceeeht , na d I iw ll kaeps : I liw l named d of eeht , na d d ralce e oht u tnu o em . I vah e raeh d of eht e by eht
niraeh g of ht e rae : ub t no nim e eye tees h eeht . rehW e rof I e ohba r sym e fl , na d per en t in sud t dna .sehsa " oJ( b -1:24 6 )VJK
( )2 . raM k 1 .72:0ETON : WT O SOM T OPMI R TNAT AND F NU D MA E TN AL DO IRTC NES OF ALL THE B BI LE A ER
ES T TROF H H ERE : )1( EHT REWOP FO ,DOG GNIHTON SI PMI O ELBISS ROF ;DOG DNA 2( ) OHWEHT N NAC EB VAS ED NIS CE IT IS SO LUCIFFID T OF R A UOIGILER S NA D LEW L HSILBATSE ED
EDAEL R IN TEICOS Y TO BE ?DEVASnA" d seJ us, ol o nik g ar dnuo , s ia d t o His id s elpic s, oH w ah rd i t liw l be of r soht e hw o ra e aew l yht
to etne r the odgnik m of doG . And ht e icsid p el s rew e ezama d at iH s sdrow . uB t eJ sus erewsna d niagana d ias d to meht , C nerdlih , how rah d i t is to en et r ht e odgnik m fo !doG tI is reisae rof a c lema ot og
hguorht ht e ye e of a ldeen e aht n of r a hcir m na ot ne t re eht gnik d mo fo oG d. ,yhW( aceb u es som t foeht m kilnu e oJ b ac n on t ,yas ferehW‘ o er I rohba m ,flesy and tneper ni d tsu dna ).sehsa nA d eht y ereweve n rom e otsa n ehsi d na d s ia d to miH , ehT‘ n hw o ac n be s deva ? nikooL g u op n ht em, useJ s s dia , htiW
em n it is lbissopmi e, tub won iw th ;doG rof a ll iht n sg ra e lbissop e tiw h .doG " raM( k 2:01 3 2- 7 )VSANTON E IAGA N : I F N O EHTO R EUQ S NOIT S RA E A EREWSN D I N IHT S KOOB , EHT
NESSE T AI L NA D MOST ES TNES IAL EUQ S IT ON AHT T SUM T BE EWSNA RED IS T AH T OF EHTELPICSID S TO SUSEJ , HW O NEHT NAC EB ?DEVAS DNA WH RE E WE TS ART IN HT E SER T FO
IHT S OOB K TO AN WS ER HT AT UQ E OITS N IS W TI H THE I MM E ID ATE RE LP Y OF EJ S SU , W HTIHT E EWOP R OF OG D T O OHW M NIHTON G IS .ELBISSOPMI
II . oG d ht e otaerC r na d ehtaF r ol oks at nam , nem , na d eht n ifitset es to .nem1. oG d ht e otaerC r eciton s that ht e elitneG s gar e niaga st iH m na d aht t ht e p lpoe e of learsI
nigami e a iav n niht g na d ht i gn s uoba t H mi : Ps la m ,1:2 2 na d tcA s .62-42:4
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2. oG d the ehtaF r ah s eerced d na d te eifits d in the B lbi e as ew ll as at ht e itpab sm of seJ usin ht e pr se e cn e of am ny as ht e vo ci e c ma e f or m aeh ven t ah t suseJ fo zaN a hter ,si w ,sa na d is iH s :noS
lasP m :2 7 , httaM ew 1:3 7 na d 5:71 , H werbe s :1 5 na d 5:5 , II eP ter :1 17, na d aM rk .7:9( )1 . lasP m 2: .7
"I iw ll ced l era eht d :eerce t eh DROL hat said tnu o me, ohT u ra t my Son; iht s ad y h va e Iettogeb n .eeht " lasP( m :2 7 )VJK
( )2 . httaM ew .71:3nA" d etfa r nieb g dezitpab , useJ s new t up mi m letaide y orf m ht e w reta ; na d eb h dlo , ht e aeh v sne
rew e denepo , na d he as w ht e iripS t of oG d nidnecsed g as a evod , na d nimoc g opu n miH , na d heb o dl , aciov e uo t of ht e eh a ev ns, s iya ng, Thi s is My leb o ev d oS n , in ohw m ia am lew l .desaelp " ( taM t 71,61:3
)VSAN(3). httaM ew .5:71
nA" d eteP r rewsna ed na d as id to Je us s, oL‘ rd, it is og od of r us tobe he er ; if oY u hsiw , I liw l ekamth er e nrebat a ,ereh selc eno rof Yo ,u dna eno rof ,sesoM dna eno rof jilE a .h elihW eh was its ll
gnikaeps , a hgirb t uolc d o ev r dahs o ew d meht ; and heb o dl , a ciov e uo t of ht e duolc , s gniya , ihT‘ s is yMevoleb d noS , tiw h w oh m I am w desaelp-lle ; aeh r !miH " ehttaM( w ,4:71 5 )VSAN
ETON : ahW t oG d adds in His wo n nomitset y to useJ s as erapmoc d to ht e nart s oitarugif n retfaa mis i al r tset i nom y at t he ba sitp m is AEH R IH M . uaP l id d not aem n in Ep eh s nai s 4: 2,02 1 aht t ekil
reteP , semaJ , na d derdnuh s of to h re s oy u ah d to be reht e p llacisyh y as eJ sus thguat . ahW t he tnaemaw s aht t th uor gh ht e leh p of ht e iripS t o f oG d oy u sum t es e na d hear orf m yo flesru , rep s yllano . sihT
is ht e ek y to hw o ac n be as v de ! By il s ninet g to useJ s na d His drow s of !efil4( ) . He werb s 1 .5:
oF" r to cihw h of ht e legna s id d He eve r s ya , ohT‘ u ra t My Son, adoT y I vah e be ettog n th ee ? dnAniaga , ‘I w li l be a ehtaf r to miH , na d He lahs l b e a oS n to ?eM " werbeH( s :1 5 )VSAN
5( ) . He werb s :5 5."So sla o Ch ir st id d on t lg o ir fy Hi sm elf so as to b oce me a h gi h pr ei st, but He hw o s ia d to ,miH
hT‘ ou ra t my S on, T do ay I have geb o ett n "...eehtETON : ihT s is ht e if rst mit e in iht s lbiB e duts y of ht e orp g visser e er v noitale s of ht e lbiB e morf
iseneG s to hcalaM i aht t w e vah e e n eretnuoc d eJ sus as the aerg t high p r .tseitsuj..." as He yas s sla o i n ehtona r egassap , ohT‘ u ra t a seirp t everof r nidrocca g to ht e edro r fo
.kedezihcleM " werbeH( s :5 5, 6 )VSANTON E EUNITNOC D: nA d we liw l moc e to iht s s noce d touq e in rbeH ews ,5:5 6 ehw n we eg t in eht
rp o erg s ois n to Ps la m .6:0116( ) . II eteP r .71:1
voeroM“ er I liw l ovaedne r aht t ye am y be lba e etfa r my aeced se t o vah e ht ese niht g s yawla s niecnarbmemer , oF r ew ha ev on t ewollof d c lgninnu y esived d selbaf , ehw n w e dam e onk wn tnu o oy u eht
ewop r na d nimoc g of uo r oL rd useJ s C tsirh , but rew e ssentiweye es of his ytsejam . oF r he viecer edorf m oG d ht e ehtaF r onoh r na d yrolg , ehw n ht ere mac e cus h a v cio e to ih m orf m ht e nellecxe t olg r ,y
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ihT s is my be ol ved Son , in ohw m I am lew l aelp s de . And ht is vo ci e cihw h mac e rf om aeh ven w e he ,draehw n we rew e w ti h ih m ht e loh y tnuom . I( I eteP r 1-51:1 8 )VJK
ETON : So aht t ht e opA s lt e eteP r in nitirw g of r a pe amr n ne t cer ord add s his own et s mit ony saa w ssenti ot seJ us htiw eht wi ssent fo doG t eh rehtaF and taht fo suseJ esmiH l !f
7( ) . aM rk .7:9ehT" n a lc oud f mro ed, ov re s dah o niw g t meh , na d a v cio e mac e uo t of ht e duolc , ihT‘ s is My devoleb
noS , etsil n to ‛!miH " raM( k :9 7 )VSANETSIL N TO MIH , USEJ S OF HTERAZAN , HT E EVOLEB D OS N OF !DOG
3. oG d ch esoo s em n na d yaw s sel s e emeets d noma g em n as af r as utats s in redro ot er c evienoH or na d P r sia e to iH s eman : Ps la m :8 2 na d aM t eht w .61:12
III . W ah t aC n oG d let l us uoba t ruo s evle s as em n na d ?nemow1. lasP m 8: 4,3 : ehW n we edisnoc r ht e dutingam e na d sentsav s of la l aht t oG d etaerc d in eht
revinU se, oh w in ht e lrow d ac n He g vi e nim d to a lttil e am n and noyeb d aht t v isi t am n on the tenalptrae h ht r guo h the sreP o n of ht e roL d eJ sus hC r ?tsi
2 . lasP m 6,5:8 : ahW t eod s oG d llacificeps y niht k of am n b sa ed on ht e aw y He rc e eta d h .mi1( ) . oG d dam e am n a lttil e ol we r aht n ht e slegna , na d lacer l aht t iht s i s ht e ireneg c nam
of eneG sis of lam e na d f .elame)2( . oG d vag e onoh r na d rolg y to am n by nitaerc g ih m in iH s own gami e or ssenekil , na d doG
peek s that hguoht t rettap n in nim d i n la l iH s nilaed gs tiw h .nam )3( . oG d tsurtne ed am n tiw h la l ht e ehto r krow s of iH s noitaerC , nicalp g am n i n od m noini
evo r la l ht ese krow s of .noitaerC( )4 . oG d r rebmeme s .nam( )5 . oG d v tisi s .nam
3. beH r we s 6:2 : We sum t go noyeb d ht e pr rami y evel l of ninaem g uoba t aM n t o aht t ba o tuht e oS n of naM , ht e oL rd useJ s C tsirh , hw o in lesmiH f f elliflu d la l aht t oG d igiro n lla y naem t of r namna d rom e; na d oy u es e aht t in beH r we s 8:2
ohT" u sah t put la l gniht s in oitcejbus n rednu siH eef t. roF ni tcejbus i gn lla t sgnih ot ,mih eH tfelnihton g aht t is not cejbus t to mih , uB t on w we do on t ey t see al l things subjected t o him. " (Hebr swe
:2 8 )VSAN4. I oC r htni i na s 15 .72:
etnarG d aht t reht e ra e nam y ts o ir es, m na y c ah p et rs, v re s se , na d b koo s in the B lbi e; ub t ht e tot albus j ce t ettam r of r ht e acitcarp l esoprup s of Ch ir s ait n tiaf h ac n be s ezirammu d as tiaf h in doG , irhC s ,t
ht e loH y pS i tir , ht e B elbi , na d noitavlaS . eG t aht t na d oy u h va e uone gh t of the biB le of r li ef . ehTniwollof g tropmi a tn egassap pleh s to ilbatse sh ht e p neser t na d anrete l aler t ihsnoi p eewteb n oG d eht
ehtaF r na d C sirh t the .noShT“ e sal t mene y aht t s lah l be rtsed o ey d is htaed . For he h ta h up t la l niht gs ednu r h is eef t. tuB
ehw n he tias h la l gniht s re up t ednu r ti ,mih si finam e ts eh taht is etpecxe d, hw i hc did tup lla sgniht
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dnu er h mi . dnA nehw lla t sgnih llahs be deudbus otnu ih m, neht ahs ll eht noS a osl mih s le f be bus j tcetnu o ih m aht t up t la l gniht s ednu r mih , ht at oG d am y b e all in .lla ” (I naihtniroC s 2-62:51 8 )VJK
( )1 . hT ere are s lit l s mo e e men ies us c h as taed h aht t ah s on t be etcejbus d to sirhC t as ehtoS n of naM , o r sirhC t as ht e L ro d o f evaeh n na d .htrae
(2). oG d the F hta er has eniadro d aht t la l in h evae n na d trae h be ednu r the eef t of irhC s ,tna d evaeh n is rla e da y th re e. Ma y oG ds liw l be don e on ae rth as it is in evaeh n as rom e lpoep e lits l no
trae h ra e s etcejbu d to ht e sdroL hip of J use s C .tsirh3( ) . oG d ht e ehtaF r id d not up t miH s le f in s oitcejbu n to the roL d eJ sus hC r .tsi
)4( . etfA r ht e noceS d nimoC g of Ch sir t ehw n nihtyreve g on trae h sla o emoc s ednu r theautca l ihsdroL p of eJ su s eht n useJ s liw l lesmiH f be etcejbus d to ht e OL R IHSD P of ht e .rehtaF
(5). oG d ht e taF her am y u letamitl y be la l in la l .VI . ahW t id d oG d if nd nirud g ht e mit e o f aD vid na d rofeb e ehw n He ekool d wod n from nevaeh
ot at k a e lc o es ta kool nam I( tcepsus w siht as dna si all eht it m ?)e1. lasP m 3-1:41 : 1( ) oG d nuof d loof s hw o ias d in ieht r traeh s aht t reht e is no doG ; 2( ) eH
nuof a d purroc t tinamuh y lbanimobafo e w kro s na d an cnesba e of niod g doog ; 3( ) ehW n He dehcraesiaga n noma g em n to see i f na y o f am n dnu e tsr ood na d s guo ht doG , He of und aht t eht y la l ah d dessim
ht e e ss e aitn l yaw , f nuo d f ihtli n se s, na d a cal k of iod ng go .do2. namoR s .01:3
A" s it is nettirw , ‘T reh e is non e suoethgir , on t even eno ; reht si e enon w tsrednu oh a ,sdn erehtis no e hw o es eks for oG d; lA l vah e rut ne d edisa , got e eht r ht ey vah e ceb ome selesu s; eht e i s no e ohw
eod s doog , rehT e is on t eve n .eno " namoR( s 1-01:3 2 )VSAN IHT S I S H MU A TIN Y W OHTI U T FA TI H AN D R SENSUOETHGI S RHT O GU H ,HTIAFTINAMUH Y UOHTIW T USEJ S !TSIRHC
5-2 : HT E TCERRUSER ION OF JE .SUSI . ahW t oG d did of r hC r si t the if r bts orn na d eht r ofe re ahw t He sla o d eo s of r la l aht t lliweveileb in tsirhC sa eht es c !snrobdno
1 . lasP m 1 1-8:6 1 : oG d is at my r gi ht ah nd; I eef l se ruc e na d zilaer e aht t h ono r liw l ebdeveihca ; ht e niap s of ht e self h ra e egaussa d by epoh ; oG d liw l on t vael e my soul i n h lle ; na d God lliw
on t olla w iH s loH y nO e to es e oitpurroc n ni eht ;evarg doG w lli wohs em eht ap t fo h tsalreve i gn efilrehw e in iH s cneserP e reht e is senlluf s of joy; na d at iH s hgir t nah d reht e is rusaelp e .reverof
ETON : hT e o ln y aw y useJ s luoc d calp e ht e ehtaF r on iH s r hgi t nah d na d la so be at ht e r hgi t dnahof ht e ehtaF r is of r ht e wt o to be nicaf g in tisoppo e noitcerid s ihw ch aw s urt e at ht e noixificurC
suseJsa eb c ema a esruc rof !su2 . A tc s 52:2 : etsiL n iaga n to ht e sentiw s of ht e ltsopA e eteP r as he pr ehcae d on ht e tsrif
yad fo Pe tsocetn a retf eht rotsih i lac c gnimo fo eht Ho tiripS yl ni wop er dna uf l .ssenleM" n of Is lear , etsil n to seht e drow s: useJ s ht e enerazaN , a am n etsetta d to oy u by oG d htiw
elcarim s na d now d re s na d s gi ns hw ich God pe fr o emr d ht r uo gh Him in y uo r dim st, just as oy u ruoy s sevle
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ihtwonk s naM , reviled ed up by eht tederp e denimr nalp and wonkerof egdel fo ,doG y uo ian l de ot a c ssorby eht sdnah fo og d ssel em n na d up t iH m to htaed . And oG d esiar d iH m up niaga , nittup g an ne d to eht
noga y od htaed , cnis e it was lbissopmi e of r iH m to be leh d in ti s rewop . oF r aD vid s ya s of H mi , ‘I sawyawla s nidloheb g ht e oL rd in my erp s ecne ; oF r He is at my r hgi t dnah , that I ma y on t be sh ,neka
roferehT e my h rae t aw s g al d and my eugnot xe u ;detl revoerom ym hself osla w lli a edib ni ;epoh ceb a esuoht u liw t on t naba don my uos l to dah es, nor olla w ht y loH y One to un red go yaced . ohT u sah t edam
kn wo n to me ht e w ya s of efil ; ohT u wilt m ka e me uf ll of gl da n se s w ti h thy serp e .ecn " (A tc s 22:2 - 82)VSAN
ETON : A araP p sarh e on ihT s S e omr n rf om retePhT e ltsopA e reteP s F sri t omreS n aw s arutan lly on useJ s of terazaN h retfa
he had enialpxe d w ah t ah d eeb n ees n as noitatsefinam s of ht e acirotsih l nimoc g of ht e loH y pS i ir t niewop r na d fu enll ss t o kat e the lp ace of useJ s on htrae , eJ sus letaidemmi y feb ore ivah ng As dednec
cab k to ht e hgir t nah d of oG d ht e rehtaF . riF st ahw t eteP r ah d lot d eht m uoba t ht e nimoC g of ehtloH y iripS t to kat e ht e calp e of useJ s tiw h a etouq a dn lpxe a noitan morf leoJ 2 -82: 32 stcA( :2 1 :)12-4
esehT em n hw o ra e sp nikae g on o eht r la egaugn s aht t so that la l em n erp s ne t reh e ac n aeh r in th rieegaugnalnwo , ra e not urd nk ; ub t i s aht t h tsi o acir l ev ne t p tcider ed by the rP o hp e t leoJ . It is tha t ta
the beginning of the last days, in other words right n wo , oG d liw l uop r out ht e nlluf ess of iH s Sp ;tirina d tiw h iht s nlluf ess of ht e pS i ir t liw osla l oc m :e )1( A erom w daerpsedi dna de rcom a cit kn wo l egde
of doG orht u hg ht e aerpsediw d pr cnese e na d p ewo r of iht s iripS t as nuoy g na d dlo , s navre t na d f ,eerem n dna w nemo er c evie ht e tiripS ; 2( ) porp h ce y iw ll sla o moceb e rom e ed m itarco c as etsartnoc d to eht
porP h te s in ht e B lbi e hw o torw e S tpirc u er s of the Ap ltso es o f ht e New ematseT nt; 3( ) lA l this lliweppah n eewteb n iht s ninnigeb g of ht e sal t yad s na d ht e ne d of t mi e ehw n ht e lo d trae h oceb mes eht
en w trae h as ht e sun na d oom n ra e ut r en d tni o senkrad s at ht e ne d of emit ; na d 4( ) hT e los e dohtemof itavlas on orf m this igeb n nin g of sal t yad s t o this ne d of mit e liw l be taht
osohW" e ev r ahs ll call u op n ht e an me o f ht e roL d hs all b e evas d ".noceS d ahw t eteP r lot d meht ab tuo suseJ a dn vlas a :noit G do eht aF t reh evag
iH s wo n nomitset y of sentiw s to useJ s uorht gh selcarim , rednow s, na d ngis s aht t ivbo o lsu y ah d to emocorf m oG d na d cihw h useJ s rep f emro d as lew l as ht e v cio e aht t mac e rf om evaeh n at the sitpab m dna
oitarugifsnart n of suseJ . oG d id d iht s in uoy r itsdim n ht e sdim t of sI r ea l and i n the F ri st Ce utn r sayla l earsI l lew l wenk . eY t earsI l eificurc d useJ s on a eert , or ssorc , nikam g iH m a sruc e in ht e hgis t fooG d cihw h aw s llaer y ht e pr enimretede d alp n na d nkerof o gdelw e of oG d as we vah e ees n p etcider d niht e dlO T matse e gnol tn feb o er eht tsriF tneC u yr .D.A doG ni dro er ot pmoc l ete vlas a oit n and eht
nomitset y to iH s own oS n esiar d eJ sus up f or m ht e daed . oY u es e if He aw s His wo n ,noS dna eH wa ,sit aw s pmi o ss i lb e that taed h na d ht e arg ve luoc d loh d iH m itpac ve. An d kil e aD vid rw ote in sP a ml s asa oitciderp n of aht t cihw h was to moc e a nd as a erced e from oG d of ahw t aw s daerla y elttes d ni
evaeh n aht t r eniame d to be f lliflu ed on ae rth aw s that oG d luow d on t vael e C tsirh s uos l in leh l of r eromaht n erht e syad , aht t He luow d on t olla w ht e p acisyh l dob y of irhC st to us f ef r ceht o urr p nit g lfni u ecne
of the g r eva , and aht t as ht e F sri t rob n He luow d be er s erot d to il fe na d t he rP e cnes e of Go .d
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II . ahW t oG d iw ll do of r tinamuh y nirud g ht e oirep d of mit e orf m ht e ninnigeb g of ht e sal t syadetfa r ht e necsA s oi n of C sirh t na d the ne d of ti !em
1. lasP m 1 2:8 5 na d taM t eh w 7:5 : oG d liw l selb s ht e em r ufic l by ig v ni g eht m em rc y selB s dera e ht e luficrem ; of r eht y lahs l iatbo n rem cy . )VJK(
2 . lasP m 1 4:8 9 na d amoR n s 9:51 : oG d iw ll aerps d ht e siarp e of iH s man e na d ht e an me fouseJ s noma g ht e neG t seli , na o eht r sa p ce t of ht e itarcomed c w ya s of oG d etfa r ht e nimoC g of ehttiripS ni uf l .ssenl
III . oN w we are in a oitisop n to natsrednu d useJ s rc y o f M“ y doG , my oG d why sah t uohtof r ekas n me ? ” of lasP m :22 1 na d ttaM hew .64:72
1. It is to be nu d re s oot d in ht e atot l co xetn t of Ps la m 22 cihw h trats s tiw h ht e noixificurCof useJ s na d ht e drow s of useJ s on ht e sorc s in :22 1 na d ne ds in 3-82:22 1 w ti h nemhsilbatse t of eht
modgnik fo tsirhC no htrae in sti luf l .ssen2. F sri t we hs o lu d zilaer e aht t hto er op r noit s of asP lm 22 r tale e ha ead of mit e ev tne s tuoba
ht e ficurc i noix sa ht ey decreip eht sdnah fo hC r si t a nd as they sac t tol s of r iH s mrag e stn : mlasP-61:22 18 na d ttaM hew 53:72 , sla o hoJ n .42:91
3. lasP m :22 22 na d erbeH ws 21:2 : toB h eH , tsirhC , hw o eod s ht e gniyfitcnas , or nittes g trapaof hC r aitsi n in s itavla on, na d th so e tcnas i deif , aht t is ht e Ch naitsir s, ah s ht e mas e uos rce htmorf e enO
oG d ht e htaF er; na d ereht f ro e eJ sus as the riF s robt n is on t emahsa d to lac l ht e obdnoces rn irhC s snaitas hterb ren .
4 . So oG d ht e taF her enrut d iH s cab k on sirhC t ht e oS n aw s He aw s niyd g on ht e sorc s rofht e nis s of the dlrow , lihw e irhC s t aw s nieb g dam e a sruc e on ht e cr so s cihw h a r uoethgi s oG d uoc ldon t dnats ; na d to t ah t e etx nt oG d ht e aF t eh r ah d to f ro s ka e Him for t rh ee ad ys ca c ro d ni g to the p nalaht t eht y ah d dam e in ht e uoc n les s of tinrete y lihw e irhC st aw s on ht e orc ss nieb g dam e a esruc , dnalihw e hC r si t new t t o he ll , ht e raidemretni y p cal e etfa r taed h for oht se hw o do on t go letaidemmi y ot
nevaeh w ereh eH aerp c deh ot eht d irips dae t .sVI . hW o ehT n W li l eS e oG d na d Be vaS e ?d
1. sohT e hw o ra e vitisnes e ht e C cneicsno e of rehto s as lew l as ih s own aitsirhC n C ,ecneicsnoees k ni g t ieh r og od as lew l as ih s wo n og od : lasP m :42 1 na d I roC i aihtn ns .62:01
2. sohT e hw o vah e ecer i ev d a le llag y eralced d tirup y of raeh t guorht h itacifitsuj on by htiafna d an wni ard aitnetop l of tirup y of traeh orht u hg eht ad i yl ssecorp fo nas c cifit a ,noit a dn taht iw ll osla
ceb ome ht e rup e of raeh t tiw h telpmoc e der e oitpm n or firolg i oitac n at ht e oceS nd nimoC g of irhC s :tlasP m 3:42 -5 na d ttaM hew .8:5
3. ohT se hw o ael rn to love il fe na d see ol n eg v ti y of efil : lasP m 43 : 1-21 6 na d I eteP r -01:3 1 .2.4 esohT ohw do ton tegrof af i ht ni tsirhC dna ni t eh ificurC x noi fo tsirhC of r s oitavla n dna
gir h uoet s sen s: lasP m 3 2,91:4 0 na d J ho n 1 63:9 ; na d P s la m 1:53 9 na d J ho n 1 .52:5( )1 . In ht e icurc f oixi n eht y h eta d irhC s t uohtiw t a .esuac
( )2 . Not a nob e in C tsirh s dob y aw s ekorb n kil e the ossaP ver bmaL , ub t tar her ehw n siHdis e aw s eip r ec d uo t ewolf d oolb d na d retaw , ht e s gi n o f taed h by a ekorb n .traeh
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1. eL t a am n sa k in f tia h na d uohtiw t a rised e to musnoc e it on ih s own tsul s i n edro r to tegodsiw m f or m oG d : rP o ev rbs 3:2 -6 na d emaJ s .5:1
2. iW s od m of oG d lcni u ed s di ics p nil e of ht e DROL : Pr evo rbs :3 12 na d H e werb s 1 .6:23 . T o turn nis ner orf m orre r o f w sya : revorP bs 01 :12 and J a em s 5 2: 0.
( )1 . S eva s a s uo l orf m taed h ; dna .)2( srevoC a titlum u ed fo .snis
4. moS e do ht e d eed of ieht r htaf er ht e ived l : rP o ev rbs 81 :4 na d oJ hn .83:7II . moS e iw se na d u n siw e re ps o esn s to .doG1. sohT e hw o vah e ht e gdelwonk e of useJ s eht n ruter n wot o yldlr gnatne l stneme a er ekil d sgo
uter r nin g to v timo : P or v bre s 1:62 1 na d II eP ter .22:22. To alp n on orromot w rapa t orf m ht e liw l of oG d i s f iloo sh: Pr evo rbs :72 1 na d emaJ s .31:43. ciR h f iloo s lh y f la l tni o pmet t noita s na d s n era s : rP o ev rbs 2:82 0 and I tomiT hy .9:6
III . nikaM g ‛efil s iced s noi s in mret s of ht e animret l nO e D .ya1. A etf r rt i oitalub n ht e sun na d oom n liw l be krad e den , the ats rs liw l laf l orf m nevaeh , na d eht
rewop s of h evae n liw l b e sh neka : E selcc i etsa s 1:21 -3 na d aM rk .42:312 . Then the eem k liw l i ehn rit ht e trae h : lasP m 3 1:7 1 na d M ehtta w .5:53. In erp p oitara n of r iht s en w lpoep e of ht e en w evaeh ns na d trae h oG d ah s pr edivo d a ,ydob
ht e dob y of C tsirh , as He took awa y rub nt fo f nire gs na d s firca i sec : P las m 6:04 -8 na d He werb s 1 .5:04. hT e siwnu e tae s aerb d at ht e lbat e of hC r si t ihw le ht ey fil t up th ie r h ee l aga i sn t H mi : Ps mla
:14 9 na d J ohn :31 1 .8VI . ‛doG s anretE l Wi ods m er sts in Ch .tsir
1. oG d the taF h re , Ps la m ,6:54 7 na d H werbe s 8:1 , s ya s of oG d ht e :noS( )1 . uoY r th nor e is f ero v re , O Go ;d( )2 . luR e o f uoy r nik g od m is ir g suoeth n sse ; dna( )3 . oY u vol ed ethgir o sensu s, etah d .ytiuqini
2. moS e s nemetat ts by C irh st eb f ro e dam e on ae r :ht( )1 . ehT y h eta d me tiw h uo t uac se : Ps la m :96 4 na d J ohn :51 2 .5
)2( . hT e orper a ehc s of oG d lef l o n me : sP alm 6 :9 9 na d oR m na s 15 .3:
7-2 : HT E LEPSOGI . hT e miT e F llani y .emac
1. irhC s t in elbarap s lot d eddih n iht n sg : Ps la m 42,2:87 , ehttaM w 53:31 , and hoJ n .13:62. hT e F ehta r rahc ge d to an leg s to rac e of r hC r tsi : lasP m 91 1: 1 na d M ehtta w .6:43. oG d nk ows ht e t uoh g th s of the siw e as niav : lasP m 49 : 1,11 2 and I Co tnir h nai s 3: .02
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4 . hT is is ht e mit e to h ae r ht e vo ci e of God, not ah r ned ing the h ae rt : lasP m 1-7:59 1 dnabeH r we s 51:3 ; 7:3 ; na d .7:4
.II emoS ht i sgn eht doG Fa reht .syas1. Of The Son oY u are Eternal though the earth passes wa ay: Psalm 101:25-33 and Hebre sw
.01:12. Of na g sle , mi sin t re s na d a malf e of f eri : P las m :401 4 na d eH b wer s :1 7 .8,3. To Son, iS t on my r hgi t nah d un it l I kam e uoy r imene e s oy ur fo sto t loo : P las m :011 1 dna
beH r we s .31:14. That hC r si t is a p eir st of r eve r etfa r ht e o edr r of Me dezihcl ek: asP lm 110:4 and Hebr swe
:5 6 .12:7,III . leB i ve e and pS e .ka
1. oG d dam e J use s roL d na d C h sir t : sP a 1 :01 1 na d A tc s 43:2 , .532. II Cor :9 9 na d P las m 11 .9:23. II Cor 1:4 3 and lasP m 1 .01:614 . namoR s 1:51 1 na d lasP m .1:7115. lasP m 1 22:81 , taM t 24:12 , na d kuL e :02 1 .76. lasP m 1 2:81 6 na d M ehtta w .9:12
8-2 : ETSIL N NI G MORE IM ROP T NA T AHT N ECIFIRCASI . L tsi en to Go .d
1. L vo e of oG d na d bhgien or is na d al yaw s aw s in the Old eT s emat nt om re mi p ro t na t t ah n tnrubfo f nire gs na d s firca i sec : I eumaS l 1 2:5 2 na d aM rk .33:21
.2 oT netsil to tsirhC as roL d is rom e opmi r nat t aht n ht e el gal tnemeriuqer s of ht e htabbasyad : I maS ue l 1:12 ,6, kuL e 4,3:6 , aM rk 52:2 , na d \ ehttam w ,2:21 3.
3. ehW n oy u etsil n to oG d in ht e noitciderp s of ht e iB ble you ah ve to il s et n ciwt e as ah rd saht e oitciderp ns etfo n vah e lbuod e -gninaem - aht t si , a ediw r sp urtce m of ninaem g t ah n aidemmi t yle
vbo i uo s as eh re rehw e it pa p eil s to niK g moloS on na d iK ng eJ s su : II eumaS l 1,21:7 4 and hoJ n .24:74 . etsiL n to oG d lat k uoba t iH s own nanmer t of Is ear l ehw n He llet s jilE ha aht t He has
eser r ev d 00,7 0 of r lesmiH f aht t vah e on t ob wed ht e enk e to laaB : I niK gs :91 1 1-0 8 and namoR s .4:11 .II gninetsiL Si sng morf eht raE ly stehporP dna .suseJ
1. hT e iL s ninet g ngiS s of r ihT s oitareneG n is toB h nomoloS , oJ nah na d suseJas edrocer d in ht e lbiB e lihw e in ‛heviniN s oitareneg n it aw s ht e orP p eh t anoJ h na d in useJ s mit e it saw
iH m the rP o hp e t eM s hais : anoJ h -1:3 4 na d kuL e .92:112 . etsiL n to ht e A ltsop e P ete r on the rif st ad y of cetneP ost etfa r irhC s st
oisnecsA n as he etouq s orf m ht e rP ophet Joel to xe p ial n tob h ahw t ah p ep ned on that ad y, na d tahwluow d eppah n orf m iht s ht e ninnigeb g of ht e sal t yad s itnu l ht e ne d of emit : eoJ l 3-82:2 1 na d stcA
.12-61:2
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1 . EVEOHW" R AHT T FA LL S ON IHT S NOTS E LUOHS D BE EKORB N, TUBON W HO M HT E S NOT E F LA LS IS D DEYORTSE ." ( IS IA AH ,41:8 1 7 AND MA EHTT W )44:12
2 . UB T USEJ S ELLAC D AN D SLLACRB E RHT E N HT E C DLIH REN AHT T OG D AH S IG VEN MIH : WERBEH S ;\2 13 NA D ASI I HA.71,41:8
3 UOHT . GH EHT REBMUN FO POEP LE NI HT E NATION OF LEARSIUOHGUORHT T EHT Y SRAE DNA MAHARBA NEEWTEB CH SIR T REW E AS HT E NAS D OF EHT
EROHSAES , YLNO A TNANMER FO HT O ES LLIW EB :DEVAS HAIASI 01 : ,22 23 DNA OR M SNA .72:94. OG D LRAE Y SOHC E HT AT IH S OS N LUOW D MOC E ORF M HT E YLIMAF
OF RBA A AH M AND NIK G D DIVA , EVEN R C IGNAH NG IH S DNIM RO ITNETNI O :N SI A AI H 1:11 - ,01HOJ N :7 42, AND MOR ANS 51 : .21
III . EARSI L AH D HT E SAME CIOHC E AS HT E ELITNEG S IN TAHT HC R TSI OC U DL EBEHTIE R A ENOTS FO ST GNILBMU DNA A KCOR OF ECNEFFO TO MEHT , O R EVEOHW R DEVEILEB
IN IH M NA D HT E OG D HW O NES T IH M LUOW D ON T BE SA H .DEMA1 . IF HT ERE IS NO L FI E ETFA R ED A ,HT TEL SU ,TAE RD I ,KN DNA EB
YRREM : SI A AI H 1:22 3 AND I TNIROC H AI NS .23:512 . At ht e noceS d nimoC g o f irhC st taed h liw l be ewollaws d up in :yrotciv
aiasI h :52 8 na d I C iro n naiht s .45:513 . lA l sI r ea l that aw s esohc n to be as ved lahs l be s deva : aiasI h :72 9 dna
namoR s 1 .72:14. eohW ver eileb ves in Ch ir st, Je w or Ge itn le, s lah l on t be as mah ed of taht
htiaf : aiasI h 1:82 6 na d namoR s 33:9 , sla o namoR s .11:01VI . ahW t oG d id d t o sI r ea l tnu il ht e t mi e of ht e f enllu s s of ht e G e elitn s is co telpm e .d
1 . God vag e eht m a s rip it of s rebmul : aiasI h 1:92 0 na d R o nam s 11 .8:2 . mitnaeM e ht e eJ ws eunitnoc d to hsrow ip oG d as if it aw s er al : Is haia
31:92 , taM t eh w 9,8:51 , and raM k 6:7 , .7(1) . W hsro i ep d tiw h pil s lihw e traeh s rew e s rehwemo e .esle
.)2( .pihsrow niaV( )3 . oW r ihs p esab d on the caet h gni s of men in the calp e o f the od c nirt es of .doG
3. oG d liw l ed s ort y ht e iw s od m of la l eht se siw e men occa r nid g to ht e yaw s of ht e ow r dl : Is haia1:92 4 na d I oC r htni i na s 1: .91
aiasI h 25-04
-2 10 : HT E S LA V OITA N OF DOGI . oG d ohc se ht e !emit
1 . F tsri , ht ere aw s hoJ n the itpaB st niyas g in tceffeIHT S IS HT E IT ME : Is aia h 3:04 -5 , ttaM hew 3:3 , raM k 1 3,2: , oJ hn 32:1 , and kuL e 3 .6-4:
04
2. It aw s bativeni le cnis e seht e gniht s rew e daerla y edrocer d in ht e roW d of oG d aht t t h yeluow d ah p nep : aiasI h :04 8 na d L uke ;\12 3 .33,2
(1) . Most to ah p ep n irud n g hC r tsi s g .noitarene( )2 . hT e er st on ht e if nal nO e aD y of the L RO D as ht e lo d trae h na d lo d nevaeh s sap s .yawa
3. hT e niM d of ht e ROL D maceb e ht e etanracni d niM d of irhC st: aiasI h 31:04na d \ i C iro n naiht s .61:2
II . oG d lesmiH f oot k ht e vitaitini e by nidnes g iH s wo n oS n to enalp t .htrae1 . ihT s is My B le evo d oS n , oG d as id of J use s of N teraza h : asI iah 1:24 - ,4
ehttaM w 71:3 , raM k 11:1 , ehttaM w 5:71 , raM k 7:9 , na d ehttaM w .12-81:212. oG d is af i ht ful but He liw l il s et n to the cr ei s of em n for s avla t oi n in a emit
atpecca ble to H mi : Is aia h 1:54 4 na d I C iro n naiht s .52:413. It is ni e iv t lba e aht t reve y enk e liw l tnulov ary on w na d tnulovni a lir y at eht
ne d of mit e b ow na d ihsrow p to ht e siarp e of doG : Is aia h 2:54 3 na d namoR s .11:41III . eM n liw l c ome from ht e uof r nroc er s of ht e trae h to row s ih p .doG
1 . eM n liw l come from on r ht , s htuo , ea ts , na d tsew : aiasI h 1-7:94 2 dnaehttaM w .11:8
.33,23:122 . He eva n and trae h liw l sap s yawa , on t Gods W dro : I aias h :15 6 na d L eku
3. elitneG s iw ll moc e in gral e rebmun s in tips e of ht e caf t aht t doG s man e saheeb n b psal h eme d oma ng ht em uaceb s e of ht e J e sw : asI iah :25 5 na d namoR s 2 .42:
4 . uaP l p hcaer ed lediw y ht e soG pel of hC r si t hw ere C irh st aw s on t ydaerlaeman d in edro r aht t soht e hw o id d on t pr uoive sly es e na d aeh r gim ht tob h see na d raeh : Is aia h 51:25
na d namoR s .12:51VI . hW o aH s B eile ved ht e opeR rt s f or m oG d?
1. To ohw m ah s ht e noitavlas , or ra m of doG , eb en er v delae : aiasI h 1:35 , nhoJ83:21 , na d R o nam s 10 .61:
2 . ohW dna woh ynam b deveile eht rim a selc fo eh a gnil sa Je sus took nosmiH el f the ni f timri i se : I aias h ,4:35 7 na d aM t eht w .71:8
3 . Who na d oh w nam y be veil ed ehw n John the aB p sit t am de ht e er p ,troeB" h dlo , the maL b of doG ..." ( Is aia h ,4:35 7 na d oJ hn )63,92:1
4 . hT e rg eat roper t of useJ s f or m ht e rc oss as He is dam e a animirc l dnaesruc rof nam k ,dni a dn ac idroc ng ot eht iderp c snoit fo the lO d eT s tnemat : I aias h 1:35 2 na d L eku
.73:22
11-2 : HT E EN W NIK G OF LEARSII . weJ s na d G e itn les as ci zit ens in the n ew nik g .mod
1. hT e eirramnu d vah e rom e erdlihc n aht t ht e deirram , ht e elitneG s vah e eromdlihc ren of oG d aht n ht e J swe : Is aia h :45 1 na d naitalaG s .72:4
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2 . oN ne emoc s t o ht e htaF er pecxe t as ward n by ht e ehtaF r, na d lla t esohhw o ra e t hgua t by ht e taF h re : I aias h 1:45 3 na d J ohn .54:6
3. oG d vag e in ht e lpmeT e to ht e weJ s a suoH e of reyarP , but eht y ah d rut n deit tni o a ed n of ht i eve s by ht e mit e of seJ us : Is aia h :65 7 and httaM ew 1:12 3 na d L uke .64:91
4. lA l ht e tan ion of Is ear l aht t is r llae y ht e I ars el of the ch erdli n of God lliwbe as v de : Is aia h 2,02:95 1 na d namoR s .62:11
II . ahC r iretca s cit s of ht e eN w niK g of I ars e .l1 . hT e m gasse e to oiZ n is aht t your en w niK g emoc s ylkeem , nidir g on a
eknod y : asI iah 1:16 1 na d ttaM hew .5:122. useJ s lot d eht m in N teraza h of how ht e iripS t of oG d aw s opu n mih : Is haia
,1:16 2 na d kuL e 4: .81,71)1( . oG d etniona d iH m t o caerp h ht e epsog l to ht e oop r.
( A niK g se p ice a ll y of r ht e p oor poep l ).e.)2( oG d nes t iH m to rats t ht e er l ae se of pac t vi es, and to kam e p or v si i no s taht
ht e nilb d gim ht be lba e t o s .ee( )3 . To p divor e f odeer m of r ht e .neddortnwod)4( . oT ma ek a orP c al m noita as ot si nehw eht tpeccA a elb Y rae fo eht droL eht( tsal d )sya
aht t le da s to ht e O ne aD y of ht e ROL D na d .droL3 . ippaH n se s in iht s new odgnik m liw l moc e lno y to soht e hw o srif t mo nru
uaceb s e of ieht r libani it y to do it for ht e lesm v se : I aias h ,1:16 2 na d httaM ew .4:5II I . hT e hteM od of ezitiC n ihs p lnO y ahT t orF m doG , on doG s mret s as etatcid d in ht e Old
nematseT t na d dam e nedive t in ht e New .tnematseT 1. hT e eN w ihsnezitiC p nuof d of soht e hw o hguos t it on t or hw o ehcraes d ton
of r it ( )ecarg : Is aia h :56 1 na d namoR s .12,02:012 . Je asur lem is ht e c ity of ht e G r ae t niK g : asI iah :66 1 and httaM ew .33:53. hT e tsirhC , ht e ehporP t eM s hais , ob r n in eB t lh e meh , aciM h 2:5 , wehttaM
6,5:2 , na d hoJ n 24:7 , to :eb( )1 . A elur r of ht e ep o elp ; dna( )2 . A ehs p reh d of ht e ep o .elp
4. hT e rewos s of ht e lO d nematseT t na d ht e aer p re s of ht e eN w tnematseTliw l jer o ci e ot g ehte r in this New dgniK om : aciM h 1:6 5 na d J ohn .73:4
.VI dooG ehT sweN fo eht G lepso fo eht iK n modg erp a dehc yb .sregnessem1. oH w ew l moc e sorca s ht e aw y on ht e tnuom ain is ht e srif t hgis t of soht e ohw
moc e tiw h the oG s lep : N uha m :1 15 na d namoR s .51:012 . eY t som t do on t veileb e ht e er p tro , f iloo sh pe lpo e uohtiw t ht e tiliba y ot
es e or h rae : Je aimer h 2:5 1 na d M ra k .81:83 . oG d atse b sil hed a suoH e of eyarP r ub t ht e oitan n of rutlearsI ned it otni
a ed n o f eiht v se : J aimere h 1:7 1 na d httaM ew 31:12 , na d aM rk .71:11
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tniroC h nai s .13:1
4 . Tr su t in .doG)1( . eveohW r stsaob , l et ih m bo sa t lno y in doG : eJ r me iah 2:9 4 na d I
( )2 . urT st lno y in doG : mereJ iah ,5:71 7 and I I Co tnir h nai s 1 .9:1
21-2 : HT E VIL ING GOD W NA TS HTO ERS TO EVILI . Go ‛d s ed s ri e af et r His o r anigi lly ohc sen tan ion of sI r .lea
1 . caR hel peew s of r eh r dlihc r ne : Je aimer h 1:13 5 na d httaM ew .81,71:22. doG s ised re to law k noma g na d lewd l in iH s wo n ep o elp : J aimere h :13 1 dna
II Co tnir h nai s 6: .81II . hT e ju ts , j itsu f dei , or gir h uoet s sum t live b y tiaf h in .doG
1 . iR g eth o nsu ess by tiaf h ; kkabaH uk 4:2 , aitalaG ns 1:3 1, na d amoR n s :1 1 .72. odgniK m of God ats rts out lams l t eh n g wor s al r reg : einaD l :4 9 na d kraM
.23:4III . hT e s fitcna ied na d g irol f ei d um st vil e by af ith in .doG
1. hT e igeb n nin g of firolg i oitac n is ehw n es e ht e oS n of aM n c imo ng in gr taeewop r and olg ry : naD iel 31:7 , M ehtta w 02:42 , and raM k 1 .62:3
2. hT e ne d of ht e idro n ecna s of the al w na d ht e lpmet e ihsrow p mac e gnirudht e bA o itanim on of eD s oitalo n of D leina , 8 0 A .D. : einaD l 72:9 , 13:11 , na d raM k 41:31 , na d httaM ew
.51:423. rofeB e ht e noceS d nimoC g reht e liw l be a mit e of oitalubirt n in cihw h neve
ht e h evae n s na d e tra h are fa f detce : D eina l 12 -1: 3 and raM k 1 .91:34 . oohS k o ln y ht e trae h rofeb e, ht e sal t mit e liw l kahs e trae h na d the
aeh v sne : gaH gai :2 6 na d H werbe s .62:21VI . iF nal eM s gas es to siD c elpi s na d t o A .ll
1. To icsiD p sel : do oy u on t ees , aeh r, na d re rebmem : kezE iel :21 2 na d kraM.81:8
2 . To siweJ h iler g uoi s edael rs : i n iav n eht y do row s pih : kezE ie l 3:33 1 and httaM ew .7:513. noiZ : y uo r King is imoC ng: airahceZ h 9:9 , ttaM hew 4:12 , na d John :21 1 .44 . C icur f rei s : eht y pag ed on Him ohw m they pi decre : airahceZ h 1:21 0 dna
hoJ n .73:915. selpicsiD : liw l kirts e od wn ht e rehpehS d na d ht e sh ee p liw l be sc retta e :d
eZ c rah iah 13:7 and M ark 14 2: 7.6 . caJ ob I ol ved na d E as u I h deta : calaM h i :1 2 na d namoR s 9 .31:
7 . hT e V o ci e of nO e C niyr g in ht e senredliw s HT E MIT E IS ON W : hcalaM i 1:2 0 na d wehttaM1:11 0 and raM k 1 .2:
S‛REDAER ETON S :
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retpahC 3 : hT e lO d atseT m ne t A cc o idr ng to the weNtnematseT
I kil e to lac l iht s ht e NEW B LBI E. Not only rew e 2 7 b koo s edda d to ht e lO d nematseT t to kam e i a tlbiB e of 66 skoob , ub t sla o ht e lO d nematseT t koob s rew e dam e “ wen ” by ht e eporp r noitaterpretni
cer o edr d i n ht e eN w seT t ma e tn . slA o it aw s a eN w lbiB e es llaicep y of r ht e elitneG s a– t sael t a weNelbiB rof eht weN learsI fo weJ s dna Ge .selitn
It eog s w ohti ut as y ni g that to ool k at THE GR AE T EKAM R OF HIS ROT Y er q iu res a ol ok taih“ s ”yrot , in trap i uc lar the tsih ory o f the O ld T e ats m tne . nA d eve n as eewskciuQ“ p by ”setouQ , eht
nicneuqes g of ht e lO d nematseT t etouq s in ht e eN w nematseT t idrocca ng to lO d nematseT t h ,yrotsiis ht e ramirp y ot ol for v iwei ng the lO d T se t nema t occa r nid g to the N we , so se ev ral esnednoc d v oisre nsof lO d nematseT t tsih ory in ht e eN w matseT ent pr divo e a diug e nil e for uQ“ i eewskc p by uQ o ”set . owTin ap r ucit lar taht we wi ll kool ta ni ht is retpahc a er s‛nehpetS eeps ch ni stcA 7 na d ht e ev ry desnednoc
rammus y of lO d T e emats nt ih s rot y as gi ev n in ttaM hew .71:1S“ o la l ht e noitareneg s orf m aharbA m to ivaD d ra e etruof en eneg r snoita ; na d orf m aD vid litnu
ht e niyrrac g awa y tni o lybaB on ra e uof r eet n neg e snoitar ; na d f or m ht e rac r niy g awa y tni o olybaB n un otsirhC t ra e of u eetr n reneg a oit n ”.s
Now, oy u luow d vah e to imda t that if eve r oy u as w no e iht s is a ba ecnal d uo t nil e of ht e dlOtnematseT , eve n idulcni ng ht e tni e acilbib-r l pe oir d la l ht e aw y to ht e il fe of eJ sus hC r tsi . This eniltuo
of ht e lO d Te nemats t is a lab a cn e of s‛41-4 : aht t is reht e ra e 14 noitareneg s in cae h of ht e rojamoisivid ns ekram d by s mo e of ht e som t tuo s nidnat g eman s na d ev tne s of erbeH w tsih o .yr
I. bA r maha , the eb g inni ng of ht e H werbe s as the ohc sen tan ion of .doG .II ,divaD t eh dnoces K gni fo learsI ni eht la dn fo C aana n na d ht e f sri t aht t lurt y dam e eht
oitan n of earsI l a lrow d .rewopIII . hT e itpaC v ti y ednu r Ne azzendahcub r na d olybaB n tiw h ht e oitcurtsed n of eht--melasureJ
lpmet e na d ht e ytic - na- d ht e rac r niy g awa y o f la l ht e ed“ s selbaeri ” to B .nolybaETON : aimereJ h 29 1: 0 etsacerof d ht e tgnel h of aC p it v ti y as 70 aey rs. hT is ow uld em an th ta
ht e mixorppa a et ad te rof eht rtsed u noitc fo J lasure em si 685 .C.B osla( ht e mit e ht e sal t elixe s w ereekat n otni tpaC i ,)ytiv na d ht e mit e o f ht e er s oitarot n of ht e lpmet e ednu r rzE a na d eN h aime h dluow
b e 516 .C.B eW ac n kam e a tam h tame i ac l approximation for the length i n years of a generation, although ew
liw l lacer l aht t ht e A tsop le Ma ehtt w in ehttaM w 1 is gi niv g a g golaene y o f suseJ ; na d t ah t he sips e llacific y iman ng by man e ht e ep o lp e of e ca h itareneg o cihw--n h il v de , of ruoc se, effid r ne t tivegnol i .se
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hT e om st se sn i lb e wo lu d be to ch so e ht e ed s rt u itc on of eJ r asu lem as eht laer ytivitpaC ,gninnigeb ro,685 dna di gnidiv yb 14 w dluo evig su na reva a eg tareneg i lano a eg fo 42.
VI . The oireP d that edne d tiw h irhC st na d aht t etrats d tiw h ht e itpaC v yti , nidulcni g rap t of ehtlbib i lac a dn etni r ilbib- c la oirep d .s
-3 1 etS p neh ‛s tuO line of lO d seT t nema t Hi ts ory ni cA ts .7etS p ‛neh s sal t drow s of tcA s 7, oirp r to ht e ninots g to htaed , is a acirotsih l rammus y in trohs
rof m of lO d Te emats nt ih s yrot . hT e p rutci e aht t S pet hen p er s tne , p olih s po h yllaci , i s of I ars e s‛luounitnoc s oilleber n niaga st doG . bA out ht e lno y t lur y vitisop e cepsa t of ht e s roh t rotsih y is of eht
it me orf m harbA am t o the oy ut o f oJ s pe h cA( ts :7 2 .)9-ehpetS n ts arts ih s rotsih y of ht e oitan n of earsI l tiw h oh w oG d lac led aharbA m uo t fo
oseM p imato a to go to ht e rP o sim ed aL nd, the al nd of aC n naa . When A arb ham mac e to t“ his al nd” stcA(,)4:7 cihw h aw s af et r the taed h o f his f ehta r, h e di ‛nd t vah e a pi ce e of ht e nal d ib g uone gh to up t sih
oof t on aht--)5:7( t aw s roop ; ub t he had ht e simorp e of oG d aht“ t he luow d vig e it to ih m of r aissessop on, and t o ih s ees d tfa er mih , hw en a s yet h e had n o c lih d .”oY u es e oh w lsuoivbo y ht e aerG t ekaM r of H rotsi y is lsuoirobal y nikrow g evo r a oirep d fo
ppa r etamixo ly 4 emit s 85 6 sraey , or 43,2 4 raey s to raperp e a oitan n na d a lrow d of r ht e trib h of siH!noS
nidroccA g to petS h ‛ne s sh ro t ih s yrot , na d of sruoc e in nidaer g cus h we ra e sla o nidaer g roW d fodoG , oG d lot d arbA ham oh w aht t ih s es ed luow d go ednu r Eg aitpy n gadnob e of r 04 0 raey s . sihT
of r sace t is re edroc d in eG n ise s .31:51nA“ d he ( doG ) as id nu to A marb , nk ow of a s ru ety that thy seed s lah l be a s art n eg r in a nal d t tah
is not eht i s‛r , na d s h la l es rve th me ; na d they sh la l lffa ict eht m uof r dnuh red aey r .s ” eG( n ise s )31:51N ETO : It luow d be w le l to niop t uo t ereh , eve n rofeb e uo r ool k at mos e of ht e etouq s oba ut
dees“ ” aht t ht e opA s lt e uaP l na d ehto r A eltsop s ekam , aht t ht e “s dee ” ah s a lbuod e or luf l sp murtcegninaem , pa p niyl g to the oitan n of earsI l nimoc g uo t of E pyg t na d to ht e lttil e bab e irhC st nimoc g fo
ygE pt etfa r elf e ni g f or m the if e necr ess of He .dorbA r aha m is ellac d marbA“ ” uaceb se ht e ev nitsalre g nanevoc t as ey t ah s not eeb n ig ven at siht
niop t in yrotsih . uB t on tiw h ‛nehpetS s ih s yrot : oG d esimorp d aht t eedni d ht e erdlihc n of earsI l dluowmoc e cab k to the p mor i es d nal d of C aana n (A tc s 7:7 ), na d oG d gave rbA a ah m ht e nanevoc t fo
oisicmucric n (A tc s :7 8 and eneG sis 71 : )01 . lkciuQ y eht n ehpetS n deeps s up ih s rotsih y (no buod t eheciton d aht t ht e om b aw s p ekci d up ts o en s to s not e )mih , niog g f or m bA r aha m to ocaJ b to ht e 12 s sno
of ocaJ b cihw h maceb e ht e vlewt e rt i eb s of Is era l iw t h a ronim mo cifid a noit w hcih we wi ll di ssucsretal . A naig t ets p f rawro d in ht e es nemhsilbat t o f I ars el a a s an t oi n aw s hw en oG d ch egna d J s‛bocaeman to earsI“ l ,” dna desselb Ja boc eG( n sise :23 2 .)8
In ih s otsih ry, tS ephen t eh n ts opped p aer c ih ng and new t to me ildd ng a s he t lo d the h si t ro i lacturt h of oh w ht e nidnuof“ g ”srehtaf , ht e shcrairtap“ ” or 11 of ht e 12 sons fo learsI J( a )boc dlos hpesoJ
tni o revals y uo t of yvne . Ho revew , we onk w aht t iht s was ht e alp n of hT e aerG t ekaM r of rotsiH y ohW
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edenetni d to su e oJ s pe h as ht e naem s rehw eby ht e lttil e g niwor g oitan n of earsI l gim ht be vas ed morfoitavrats n. slA o lletnedicni y as uaP l m eka s aelc r in oR m sna , hgim t be a aem n berehw y ht e an me of doG
hgim t be nk ow n ohguorht ut ht e lrow d as a er s euc r of His wo n oep p .elehpetS n lot d of ‛doG s selb s gni s on esoJ ph aht t orb u hg t ih m into ovaf r tiw h aorahP h na d in egrahc
of ht e ‛gnik s yrusaert ; na d oh w llanif y nirud g ht e uord ght orht u uohg t ht e dnal , oh w ocaJ b new t otni tpygE to ioj n his os n esoJ ph, nikat g 75 italer ves tiw h mih . oY( u ees , how ht e lttil e oitan n of earsI l sinitrats g to -worg - orf m ht e 12 nos s to .57 ) nehT , oy u re ebmem r ht e s yrot , ub t St pe hen let ls it q ylkciu
oh w ocaJ b seid , ht en pesoJ h seid , na d llanif y a aorahP h ac me tni o lur e aht t id d on t onk w esoJ ph. sihTahP r ao h wa s one aht t etaert d ht e oitan n of earsI l yltsujnu , on w worg n m cu h egral r na d erom
;suorepsorp na d esoM s mac e to ht e ucser e etfa r ih s erp p oitara n of r 40 raey s in ht e liw d ssenre , ehtmas e wi senredl s uorht gh cihw h he luow d ael d evo r 00,006 0 em n on t nidulcni g ht e erdihc n ( doxE us
73:21 ) uo t of E aitpyg n bo .egadnhT e mas e pe po le hw o ah d r je e etc d oM ses at ga e 04 , etpecca d ih m at ga e 08 ; na d he el d eht m tuo
of naitpygE b egadno tcA( s 7 3: 5 3, 6). At iht s p nio t in ih s ceeps h hpetS en etoq s the lO d nematseT t otwohs woh doG w dluo os me yad in eht erutuf ona dnes t reh tehporP li ek .sesoM
A“ tehporp llahs eht droL ruoy doG esiar pu otnu uoy of ruoy nerhterb kil e tnu o me iht( s sisoM es ta gnikl , of co sru e); hi m hs all ye h ae r.” ( tcA s 7:37 na d D tue e nor omy )51:81
ehpetS n at iht s iop nt in the s p cee h did on t say ltcaxe y hw o ht e orP p eh t saw , ub t ht e r suoigileredael s tsum vah e wonk n aht t he aw s refer r ni g to ilE j ha , or eJ s su , or bo ht ; na d no tbuod , they irg p dep
git h lt y ht e ts o en s in h na d of r ht e oitaretilbo n of ht e alb s mehp y to co em ! petS hen egilbo d them ybitnoc n gniu no eht Pr tehpo .sesoM
ihT“ s si ,eh taht aw s in ht e cruhc h in ht e enredliw ss tiw h ht e egna l w h ci h ps ake t o ih m niht e tnuom S ,ani dna wi ht ruo :srehtaf ohw er c devie eht ylevil o selcar ot evig un ot :su to mohwuo r srehtaf dluow ton ,yebo tub tsurht mih morf ,meht dna ni rieht straeh tu denr cab k ga ain otnigE y .tp ..” ( tcA s 7: )93,83
Wow, eht noisnet a gnom eht c dwor fo suoigiler l sredae m tsu evah eeb n ef lt . hT e iah r sawnidnats g up on cab k o f ieht r sdaeh . oY u suj t d o on t lat k b ad of ht e esaeced d !srehtaferofhT e en w oitan n of Is lera , on w gral e in ebmun r ub t ey t uohtiw t a dnal , letaidemmi y etfa r rieht
ucser e from bo adn ge, and at the very mo nem t ehw n oM ses aw s up on M uo nt Si an i nitteg g the 01moc m dna m ,stne dam e an odi l to a slaf e dog“ ” to kat e ht e calp e of ht e oG d hW o had re cs ued th .me
eurT , mos e of ht e E naitpyg s aht t mac e uo t of E pyg t ni s etagit d ti , ub t ht is aw s on t sucxe e.nA“ d yeht ekam a ac lf ni esoht syad , na d ereffo d sa cifirc e tnu o ht e lodi , na d eciojer d in eht
krow s of ieht r wo n ..sdnah . oG. d enrut d na d vag e eht m up to ihsrow p ht e tsoh fo ”...nevaeh stcA(,14:7 4 )a2
ehT n hpetS en evig s ehtona r cerid t touq e f or m ht e lO d tnematseT , i nicudortn g it tiw h ht e ow r sda“ s i t is ettirw n in ht e oob k of ht e p hpor e .st ..” (A tc s b24:7 ) hT e uq ote is from omA s 52:5 - 72 . It si
ehtie r rom e a sarhparap e or a niredner g orf m ht e eerG k nagiutpeS t ihw l e ahw t w e vah e i n ht e koob
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of omA s of som t of uo r elbiB s is orf m werbeH , or -eciv v asre . In ehtie r esac , ht e inaem ng is the .emaseL t u s suj t aer d it rf om tcA s .34-b24:7
O“ ey fo esuoh ,learsI evah ey dereffo ot em als in stsaeb dna fircas i sec yb eht space fo trof y y rae s in ht e enredliw ss? aeY , y e oot k up ht e bat e lcanr e of hcoloM , and ht e star o f y ruo
og d meR p nah , gif u er s cihw h ye make to w ro s ih p t meh : na d I will rrac y oy u yawa dnoyeb ybaB l ”.notcA( s 4-b24:7 3 an d omA s )72-52:5
-3 2 : mA os, ht e rP o .tehpomA s is no e of ht e lO d eT s nemat t orP p teh s aht t is touq ed in the eN w eT s tnemat : A om s 52:5 - 72
is etouq d by etS p eh n in A tc s 4,24:7 3 na d omA s 1,11:9 2 is etouq d by ht e Ap ltso e emaJ s in tcA s -51:5171 . In tcaf , it is reh e in ht e ces ond touq e from ht e Ap ltso e emaJ s t ah t we eg t uo r meht e na d ltit e rof
this volume, THE RG EAT MAKER OF HIST .YROnA“ d a etf r eht y ah d be moc e s neli t, maJ es an ews r de , iyas ng , eM‘ n and hterb r ne , il s et n ot
em : S omi n ha s de rlac ed oh w God at th e fi sr t v tisi ed ht e tneG i el s to kat e uo t of them a ep o elpof r iH s man e. nA d tiw h iht s ht e drow s of ht e pr hpo ets ga r ee , j su t as it is ttirw en: etfA‘ r siht
I liw l re rut n and liw l r iube ld ht e bat e anr cle o f aD vid wh ci h ah s ellaf n wod n . I liw l liuber t ti,sniurs na d I liw l es t it pu , so aht t ht e ser t of niknam d yam kees eht OL R ,D neve lla eht neG t seli
hw o ra e ellac d by My eman , yas s ht e ROL D hw o eod s la l seht e gniht s. ‛ onK wn to oG d rf omte e tinr y ra e la l iH s krow s.” ( tcA s 51 : 1-31 8 na d mA os 11:9 , )21
ihT s ulov me oc uld be an med “ NK OW N TO OG D RF OM TE E INR TY” tsni ead of HT E G TAEREKAM R OF ROTSIH Y . saelP e ebmemer r rud ing ht e e iusn gn retpahc s of lbiB e duts y aht t eht
at“ b re n elca ” reh e has ht e lbuod e or luf l s urtcep m ninaem g of ht e lpmeT e er s erot d ednu r rzE a dnaeN h aime h na d al os eht regral t elpme fo eht ydob fo .tsirhC R meme b ti ,re w sa siht et m elp seJ us
refer red to ehw n He lot d ht e uoigiler s sredael , eD“ s ort y iht s lpmet e na d in erht e yad s I liw l siar e ti”.pu
Of A om s, maS pey rw i et s in THE HE RA T OF HT E LO D SET T MA E :TNhT“ e rtsinim y of omA s lbaborp y mac e in ht e la ett r rap t of ht e gier n of reJ o aob m II . oba( ut 067
.C.B so th ta you see with ht e tivitpaC y at 85 6 B. C. ehw n we sucsid s omA s we ra e ab uo t 81 0 sraeyrofeb e ht e aC p it v yti ) He aw s a h dre s am n na d a d er s es r of ys c omo re tr ee s. He aw s on t etacude d rof
a orp p teh ; ub t avoheJ h ellac d ih m orf m ih s lbmuh e yolpme m ne t ot aeb r iH s gassem e to ht e nrehtroNniK g mod . He aw s a eek n bo s evre r of em n na d ht i sgn , ub r nin g tiw h suoethgir ni d tangi i no ta eht w sgnor
epaeh d opu n ht e oop r dna eh l .sselp He aw s a f elrae ss pr po he t of doG , hw o luw d not b e t enru d edisab y ht r ae ts o f oiv l cne e ”.
aS dnA m yep rehtruf w setir no eht m egasse fo eht koob fo .somAhT“ e xet t orf m cihw h A om s pr ehcae d aw s a epmurt t lac l to er p ecnatne : avoheJ‘ h liw l aor r morf
noiZ ‛ (A om s 2:1 ). Th e oG d of sI r ea l liw l moc e to tnemgduj . omA s ekam s ih s ap aep l to noc s cneic e dna.nosaer
nikaT g ih s nats d at eB t leh , pahrep s on a saef t yad , omA s nigeb s by nicnuonna g ht e worhtrevoof ‛learsI s obhgien rs on nuocca t of ieht r semirc . hT e htaeh en noitan s ra e to be sinup hed of r cr ytleu
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or ni h namu ity in some f mro . oG d dloh s them ot a irts ct ca c tnuo rof od i gn hw at yeht nk ew ot be orw n .gaduJ h na d earsI l He egduj s by a ehgih r dradnats ; of r eht y ah d ht e aL w of esoM s na d ht e nihcaet g fo
ht e tehporp s t o g diu e eht m i n ieht r arom l na d so aic l efil . hT e ehporp t ngiarra s earsI l rofnsuotevoc e ,ss ecitsujni , al s suoivic n sse , na d s egelirca ; sla o for ivah ng rof g etto n heJ o ‛hav s dnik n sse , dna
rof gnivah ejer c det siH m sregnesse somA( ”)2,1oF r a htruf re rotsih i ac l ep r ps e vitc e iht s ppa r tamixo e nitad g of A om s luow d calp e p so s ylbi
abO d ,hai oJ e ,l dna hanoJ ni orf nt fo ;mih a dn al gno wi ,aesoH ht a gnom eht sI-erp a hai .stehporpAt ael st, it is bo v uoi s aht t omA s is a orp p eh t orf m rofeb e ht e ytivitpaC , letamixorppa y 61 0 sraey
rofeb e ro ixorppa m eta ly ruof reneg a .snoit In uo r br ao d niltuo e of the Old Test ma ent from Matthe ,waht t luow d calp e omA s in amor n aremun l .II
II . F or m ivaD d to vitpaC i .yt1. .haidabO2 . .hanoJ3. .leoJ4 . A som5. oH s .ae6 . Is .haia7 . haciM , a raropmetnoc y of .haiasI
3-3 : W u-par p of rotsiH y rf om .nehpetSuhT s omA s aw s a p hpor et rofeb e ht e olbyaB n ai n itpaC v yti , acerof s nit g ht e C tivitpa y na d illet ng
ht e ep o lp e aht t it aw s suaceb e of ht e nemgduj t of oG d on th ie r uortalodi s wa yaw--sy s aht t rew e in ehtiw l ssenred w redna i sgn fo 04 ey a ,sr yaw s aht t rew e i n ht e Pr simo ed dnaL , na d yaw s aht t w e lits l ees
in ht e oob k o f ihcalaM , ht e sal t of ht e lO d atseT m tne , cihw h w as letamixorppa y uof r erdnuh d sraeyrofeb e tsirhC . If oy u vah e eiduts d ht e lO d nematseT t snetxe i ylev , oy u k now of the er p itite ve elcyc
of ht e oitan n of earsI l in ht e morP i es d L dna : oG d s woh s a mi lcar e or row k ma ong them na d the pe elpoard w aen r to miH ; xen t ht e lpoep e go niroh g etfa r ehto r sdog“ ” cihw h ra e on t llaer y dog s na d erofereht
ra e rom e a ihsrow p of ataS n hw o eod s tsixe , g“ o sd ” cihw h ra e ht e krow s of ht eir wo n sdnah ; oG d ht engnirb s taidemmi e nemgduj t on the lohw e noitan ; they eht n neper t na d ruter n to doG . ihT s eppah n de
dna revo rof revo at tsael owt t dnasuoh y !sraeehpetS n eht n vom e s ldipar y tiw h h .yrotsi
1 . oM ses bu li t a bat e lcanr e ac idroc ng to the s icep f ei d af s oih n cihw h oG d etatcid d tcA( s 44:7dna xE o sud 52 : .)04
.2 auhsoJ orb u thg eht at b canre le eht otni P desimor La stcA( dn 7: a 54 nd auhsoJ 1 .)42-rebmemeR , uaceb se of ih s osid b cneide e i n s ikirt ng ht e cor k esoM s aw s on t olla wed to etne r eht
esimorP d dnaL , ehtar r uhsoJ a ael d eht m ni . nA d lno y uhsoJ a na d ullaC m of ht e 12 s ip es aw s dewollaot ,retne lla revo t eh ega fo 12 w oh dennis at tnuoM Si ian al llef os ni eht iw l .ssenred
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3. hT e canrebaT le uht s new t tni o ht e dnal s of the elitneG s ( tcA s 54:7 ) cihw h aw s llaer y the dnalaht t ah d i tin i lla y b ee n pr imo se d to Ab ar h .ma
4. oG d vord e uo t ht e elitneG s rofeb e ht e erdlihc n of learsI , na d ehpetS n emoc s to ht e mit e foht e etinU d niK g od m ednu r vaD id na d .nomoloS
.5 moloS on tliub eht pmet le hw i hc divaD derised to dliub stcA( 4:7 6 .)74,nA d eht n we moc e cab k to ht e ep r nenam t t anreba cle or te lpm e meht e aht t the porP het omA s dna
ht e Ap ltso e emaJ s rtni o decud , the gr etae st of all gnikam s of otsih ry. etS p eh n etouq s rf om aiasI h 1:66na d P s la m .52:201
oS tuB“ l nomo ub i miH tl a .esuoh oH w ,reve eht tsoM HI hg eod s on t lewd l in elpmet s dam e htiw,sdnah as ht e rp o hp et yas s: aeH“ ven is My th nor e, na d ae rth is My fo sto t loo . ahW t uoh se liw l oy u bu dli
of r ?eM as ys eht OL R ,D ro hw at si eht alp ce fo yM ?tser saH My ah nd not mae all these things ”?A( cts 74:7 - 05 , asI iah :66 1 and lasP m 1 )52:20
6. ,uoY eht rteb a srey dna m sreredru ki dell eht tsuJ enO , ht e oL rd useJ s C tsirh , e ev n as la l oy urof r tafe h re s ep r tces ued na d ik l el d ht e rp o hp e st . (A tc s )25:7
-3 4 : ivaD d to .tsirhCspahreP ht e setaerg t nik g of la l lerasI , eedni d in mret s of ht e netxe t of ht e ni f cneul e uorht g tuoh
ht e kn wo n lrow d na d of niunitnoc g cneulfni e th guor h the nitirw g of ht e oob k of Ps mla s aw s divaD . E nevehw n on t olla wed to liub d ht e lpmet e, cihw h aw s fel t to ih s os n So nomol , oG d lits l re edraw d ivaD d dnavag e ht e s rpu eme et s nomit y to aD vid as “a am n etfa r iH s wo n aeh r .”t
hT e gier n of ivaD d as niK g of earsI l in the irep od of beH rew rotsih y ellac d ht e tinU ed modgniKi( t aw s ilps t tni o aduJ h and earsI l )retal . ihT s rotsih y is ocer r ed d ni , of uoc r es , some of ht e ih s ot r laci
:skoob I eumaS l 33-91 , I I umaS el 42-1 , I gniK s 2-1 , na d I elcinorhC s 02-01 . We luohs d oitnem n erehht e etac rog y of ob oks in the lO d T se t nema t llac ed ht e ob oks of W si dom and Pr sia e : the Ps smla
ettirw n liamirp y by D diva , nieb g the som t touq ed oob k of the lO d nematseT t in ht e New ,tnematseT evorP r sb , noS g of moloS on, na d tsaiselccE e -s - la l erht e ettirw n by D ‛diva s son, .nomoloS
niruD eht g 41 reneg a snoit tfa er ,divaD t eh dgniK om w sa vid edi d eewteb n aduJ h on ht e htuos cihw( h edulcni d reJ u melas ) na d Is ear l on ht e rehton . hT e iD v edii d modgniK s omla st lidaets y tnewnwod , pecxe t of r a hgils t edlog n ga e nriud g ht e mit e of niK g aizzU h na d ht e ehporP t haiasI , itnu l eht
laf l of elasusreJ m na d ht e ainolybaB n tivitpaC y of 85 7 85- 6 C.B . hT e vitpaC ity eunitnoc d in no e mrofor ehtona r ednu r nolybaB , aisreP , eceerG , and moR e guorht h ht e 14 itareneg ons from ivaD d to irhC s .t
hT e lO d nematseT t esolc d pa p ixor m eta ly 04 0 C.B . tiw h ht e nitirw g of ihcalaM . ahT t four derdnuhraey s is g ene r lla y ellac d the i n ret - acilbib l p ire o .d
H. I. eH s et r in HT E RAEH T OF HE ERB W IH S ROT Y etirw s of the rus v avi l of the tnanmer s of ehtoitan n of I ears l nirud g seht e p doire s of itpaC v ti y awa y orf m ieht r h nalemo d of .naanaC
ihT“ s es e lgnim y urc s eh d na d oh p sele s lttil e gr uo p aw s to go on l vi i gn . hT e gr ae t B lyba o ain n eripmecihw h on w wi le ded us ch op wer w li l lu t mi a et ly af il. hT e rp oud eP r nais s hw o liw l soon rc ush B olyba n lliw
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hsiruolf rof aw elih and neht ssap tni o o vilb i no . hT e ki modgn s of Gr cee e and emoR , too, liw l ssap ffoht e s c ene . uB t ht e l i tt le er m nan t o f eJ w si h poep le ahs ll on t b e de yorts e ”.d
hT e iam n nosaer we wonk yeht devivrus is aceb u es oG d had ol ng ago, du ir ng the il fe of Ab ar h marehw e He dam e it onk wn, ub t lbaborp y enoos r in ht e noea s of erp - oitaerc n tinrete y as ht e erG at rekaM
of ot yrotsiH mohW lla His skrow morf eht geb ninni g of mit e ra e nwonk , had esohc n earsI l as ehtoitan n in cihw h iH s wo n oS n luow d be !nrob
etfA r ht e ytivitpaC , of esruoc , aw s ht e noitarotseR , ht e mit e ehw n a nanmer t of ht e paC t ytivilkcirt e d cab k t o eJ r melasu . ihT s anmer nt s h luo d on t be co fn u es d tiw h the r anme n t of amoR ns th ta
yawla s xe i ets d noma g ‛doG s elpoep , ht e evas d tnanmer ; na d we w li l sucsid s aht t ehtruf r i n ihcalaMrehw e we nif d lno y a nanmer t of the nanmer t aht t ra e devas . emiT( s rew e s lit l lemertxe y ab d ni
!learsI ) hT e ih s ot r aci l b koo s na d P or p eh ts of the Ca tp i iv ty na d eR s ot r ita on luow d be as listed belo .wVI . C tivitpa y na d eR s oitarot n to C .tsirh .1 cirotsiH al .skooB
1( ) . E .arz)2( . .haimeheN)3( . ehtsE r. .2 .stehporP .)1( imereJ ah dna La tnem a .snoit
)2( . kezE i .le)3( . inaD e .l)4( . .iaggaH)5( . .hairahceZ)6( . .ihcalaM
:5-3 T 61 eh .stehporPIt is ahwemos t nisufnoc g to us ht e cneuqes e in cihw h ht e ma oj r 4( ) na d ht e onim r (12) orP p steh
ra e evig n in ht e lO d tnematseT . lA l ht e ojam r porP hets are epuorg d -rehtegot - haiasI , ,haimereJnoitatnemaL s htona( er oob k rw i ett n by reJ e )haim , ikezE el, na d aD n lei ; na d all ht e onim r tehporP s era
uorg ped got e eht r-- oH s ae , oJ el, somA , haidabO , Jo han , haciM , muhaN , H kukkaba , hainahpeZ , ,iaggaHirahceZ ah, na d aM l ca hi. dnA htla o hgu tamixorppa e in seht e gnipuorg s ih s yllacirot , ht e roffe t ah s ton
eeb n dam e at rotsih i ac l gnicneuqes . If no e ew re to use ht e nitad g of B hsi ip Us hs er, cihw h semitemoshas eeb n us s ep ct ub t lits l ah s ulav e of r rppa o oitamix n rup p eso , ht e niltuo e of ht e 16 pr tehpo s htiw
tad es uow ld eb sa lof l .swoI . rP o tehp s rofeb e ht e paC t .ytivi
1 . To ht e 10 ebirt s of learsI , ht e ediviD d rehtroN n odgniK m na( d N eni v he , a Ge litn e ,ytiCerehw hanoJ w sa .)tnes
.]1[ bO a haid .C.B 788]2[ . anoJ h 8 26]3[ . eoJ l 008
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]4[ . omA s 7 78]5[ . oH se a 5872. To the 2 tr ebi s of aduJ h, the D i iv ded So tu h re n niK g .mod
.]1[ haiasI 7 06.]2[ haciM 057.]3[ muhaH 317.]4[ ahpeZ n hai 036.]5[ kukabaH 626.]6[ reJ e haim 926.II Pr tehpo s niruD g ht e itpaC v .yti
[1] . D leina 7062[ } . E leikez 595
III . Pr tehpo s etfA r .noitarotseR]1[ . gaH g ia 025]2[ . hairahceZ 025]3[ . ihcalaM 793
6-3 : hT e ehporP t aiasI h.
eS noc d to Ps smla , the ob ok of I aias h is the om st touq ed in the eN w eT s nemat t of ht e dlOseT t ma ent bo sko . hT e ehporP t aiasI h is eredisnoc d ht e ot p of ht e tehporp s tob h in ht e zis e o f ehtoob k na d in ht e utingam de of ht e sem s ega . As af r as zis e i f w e s ilp t our B lbi e in ht e mi ldd e lihw e ew
ra e bmuht ing th uor gh ht e gap es, we liw l ge llaren y itamotua c lla y rut n t o ehtie r ht e mlasP s or .haiasIAs raf sa eht ce iartn l yti fo eht m ,egasse we nac on te hw at emos au sroht evah ot yas tuoba I ,haias tsrif
eht iffocS e dl Re ecneref iB b el .setonaiasI“ h i s ltsuj y etnuocca d ht e eihc f of ht e irw t gni .stehporp eH sah eht mo er herpmoc e evisn
nomitset y na d is di ts i tcn i ev ly the p or p eh t o f der empti no . N rehwo e sle e in ht e ircS p erut s nettirwednu r ht e al w vah e we so aelc r a v ei w of ecarg . hT e eN w nematseT t cruhc h eod s on t pa p ae r E( p snaiseh
)01-3:3 , ub t aisseM h in iH s osreP n na d sgnireffus , na d ht e nisselb g of ht e elitneG s guorht h miH , era i n uf ll siv i ”.no
H. I. etseH r in HT E H E RA T OF EH B ER W ROTSIH Y ah s alimis r s tnemetat s to kam e uoba t ehtecalp fo haiasI a gnom eht .stehporp
I“ s aia h oleb ngs at ht e h ae d of la l sil ts of ht e p or p teh s. In ih m p or p ceh y ehcaer s its rep f .noitceHe ah s moc e to be ht e radnats d by cihw h all ht e to h re s ra e aem s ru ed . As one e ht u ais s it c cr iti c sahup t ti - I- s aia h ah s la l ht e aerg t lauq i eit s of la l ht e pr po h te s. In the el n tg h of ih s serv eci , in the c cur i la
eussi s he decaf , in the netnoc t of ih s em s segas , in ht e fe f enevitce ss of his row k na d in ht e uq a til y foih s w tir ten me egass s he cxe els ht em al ”.l
orF m ht e sal t ahc p ret , eewSkciuQ“ p by etouQ s , we vah e a vnoc e in ent of r s zi e na d tnetnociltuo ne dna qes u ecne fo eht ehporp ts sa haiasI-erp tehporp dna sI_tsop a hai ehporP t .s
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I-erP s aia h porP h ste tamixorppA e taD e fognitirW
iasI tsoP ah stehporP tamixorppA e taD e fognitirW
1 . boJ 0251 .B .C 11 . ciM ah .C.B 057
.2 *sesoM .C.B 1941 21 . muhaN 317
3 . **divaD .C.B 7101 31 . peZ h haina 036
4 . ***nomoloS 0001 41 . eJ r haime 926
5 . idabO ah 788 51 . kukkabaH 626
6 . oJ n ha 268 61 . leinaD 706
7 . leoJ 008 71 . leikezE 595
8 . somA 787 81 . aH g iag 025
9 . oH s ae 587 91 . ceZ h haira 025
ON TE: The pme h isa s i s o n w tir ing porP h ste . naM y orP p teh s kil e E ajil h na d silE ha id d on t etirwlO d seT t ma ent bo .sko and sop t asI- iah orp h .ste
* esoM s orw te ht e Pe tatn e ,hcu eht tsrif evif skoob fo eht ,elbiB G ,sisene oxE d ,su itiveL c ,susrebmuN , na d oretueD n .ymo ** divaD w etor tsom fo t eh lasP m .s *** nomoloS orw te ccE l ,setsaise So gn fo moloS o ,n dna .sbrevorP
7-3 : A ohS tr sseM age from somA , eoJ ,l a dn ht e aerG t ekaM r o f iH s ot r .yrehT e ra e wt o etouq s in ht e eN w nematseT t f or m omA s, no e orf m etS p eh n as r edroce d in stcA
4,24:7 3 omA( s 72-52:5 ) na d no e orf m ht e opA s lt e emaJ s at ht e g aer t ureJ s ela m litneG e mrala , stcA1:51 5 71- somA( :9 1 .)21,1 rF om eht se wt o ouq tes f or m r se p itce v le y A om s 52:5 -27 na d A om s :9 1 ,21,1
we liw l kat e ht e vif e p nio t niltuo e for a hs ort gassem e on “ somA , leoJ , na d ht e aerG t Ma ek r forotsiH y” : )1( . nieB g a esohc n n oita n of oG d is on t nys o uomyn s iw t tavlas h i no rof lla eht ahni b nati t ;s
2( ) hT e nemecnuonna t of tivitpaC y of r earsI l na d ht e nosaer s hw y aht t oitan n tsed r eyo d it les f; )3(oG d si eht erG at kaM er fo ,yrotsiH )4( T eh baT e canr le fo divaD w sa batse-er l dehsi sa a naem s of r llaht e G e elitn s to s ee k .doG
I. The point that Stephen, Amos, and Paul i n Hebrews is aht t the esohc n oitan n of earsI l syawlaenrut d ieht r cab k o n doG ; na d suaceb e of seht e snis , liramirp y ht e nis fo lebnu i ,fe guoht h eht y erew
a esohc n n oita n sm t of ht e idni v audi l in ht e oitan n rew e etcejer d for anrete l s .noitavla1 . ehpetS n ekam s iht s iop nt in ih s oisulcnoc n of ih s sal t serdda s rofeb e odrytram m tiw h eht
drow s of tcA s 5-15:7 3 na d ba es d etouq s orf m somA , sudoxE , ymonoreruteD , na d .haiasI
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oY“ u dekcenffits dna nu c ucri m dezic in eh art na d ea sr ! oY u a yawl s re sis t the loH y Sp tiri ; sauoy r htaf ers did , so do uoy . hW ich of ht e orp p teh s ah ve your fa eht rs on t ep r ces u det ? dnA yehtevah ellik d soht e hw o of r lote d ht e co nim g of ht e suJ t enO , o f ohw m oy u on w vah e moceb e eht
reyarteb s na d redrum e sr , hw o vah e iecer ved ht e law by ht e d eri c oit n of an leg s dna evah ton tpek.ti ” tcA( s )35-15:7
eoJ l as no e of ht e rev y f sri t of ht e nitirw g Pr tehpo s na d eteP r itouq ng from oJ el J( oel 82:2 - 23na d tcA s 61:2 - 12 ) ig ves us t ih s tsrif yaD fo eP n tsocet a retf eht noisnecsA fo tsirhC as ht e eb g gninni
of ht e sal t yad s. I am sur e t ah t eoJ l na d eteP r ra e niklat g in mret s of ht e oisulcnoc n of ht e yrtsinimof tsirhC no rae th dna neht siht gnidnes fo the desimorP tiripS fo tsirhC morf tsirhC to unitnoc e siH
yrtsinim . We rofereht e h va e ht e caxe t mit e of ht e geb i ninn g of the sal t syad . We d o on t vah e ehtcaxe t mit e of ht e ne d of the sal t syad ; ub t the ne d of this touq e f or m eteP r does let l us in eg n lare
et rms aht t it i s the g“ r ae t na d n lbato e day of ht e L DRO ” cihw h liw l ne d ht e sal t ad ys; in deed , end llaemit . hT e tiveni a elb fles d tcurtse i no fo eht rae th ihw ch detrats nehw nis decalp a esruc on am n dna
ht e trae h in ht e edraG n of edE n laudarg ly etalucse s iw th ngis s of oitcurtsed n in ht e trae h na d in ehtnevaeh s itnu l llanif y ht e nus , noom , and rats s ots p nivig g ieht r thgil . uB t eoJ l na d eteP r vah e ht e doog
wen s rif s .tomA s ekam s iht s niop t in omA s 72-52:5 , na d it is a ramirp y gassem e of ht e lohw e oob k of .somAevaH“ uoy dereffo ot eM als u derethg amina ls and fircas i ec s nirud g trof y aey rs in ehtssenredliw , O suoh e of Is lear ? seY , oy u oot k up ht e bat e lcanr e of hcoloM , nd ht e star of y ruo
og d ,nahpmeR im sega hcihw uoy m eda ot ;pihsrow na d I iw ll yrrac uoy aw ya dnoyeb ybaB l ”.noomA( s )72-52:5
I seug s we onk w w eh n orf m ‛doG s vitcepsrep e oy u sap s orf m ht e nuoy g am n rogetac y to the dlo am n etac rog y ehw n ahw t rew e uoiverp sly isiv ons of r oy u moceb e maerd s . cniS e I eels p ot o rah d oterd am, I ma its ll ni eht noisiv getac o .yr I( sseug Ann is dlo er than me: she dr mae s maerd s la l ht e ,emit
na d ah s for ye sra !) But rom e es r uoi sly if oy u ool k at ht e oob k o f eoJ l ti s le f hw o trats s ih s erdda ss otht e sredle , eht n to la l ht e lpoep e of ht e yrtnuoc , na d eht n to ht e stseirp ; oy u liw l es e a doog
oitcudortni n to ht e itarcomed c rutan e of ht e loH y ipS r ‛ti s selb s gni s cihw h s etrat d on iht s ih s ot r laciaD y of tsocetneP . aerehW s liramirp y in ht e lO d T nematse t syad , ht e ipS rit luow d evom no dna hguorht
an visulcxe e few egduJ s kil e nosmaS , or orP p teh s kil e E hajil , or b-dluow e ik ngs kil e D diva , or p stseirkil e umaS el; this wo lu d all hc a gn e as ht e elb s is ngs of ht e oH l y Sp ri it luow d ceb ome om re ediw spr daena d ed m rco a it c tfa er iht s pe oir d of tsih o yr . uoY ng o ,nem ld ,nem stnavres dna esoht of utats s; dna
ilpmi ed ni b siht ut ton nekops is ti taht w dluo a emoc osl eht nopu weJ s dna Ge .selitnuaP l in r fe e er n nic g ht e mas e senredliw s ev tne s as S ehpet n sla o emoc s to ht e mas e oc n oisulc n htiw
erom le a tarob i no ni werbeH .sW“ h re e of re (as the H lo y S ip rit s tia h, To day if you liw l eh a sih r ,eciov ha nedr ton y ,straeh ruo
as in ht e p oitacovor n, in ht e ad y o f oitatpmet n in ht e seneredliw s : ehw n oy u ehtaf rs etpmet d ,emorp ved em , and as w my krow s trof y sraey . ehW r rofe e I aw s eveirg d tiw h t hat oitareneg n,a nd ,dias
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ehT y do al yw s err in th ie r eh a tr ; and they have on t wonk n my syaw . So I raws e in my htarw . hT eylahs l on t en et r tni o m y r .tse ” ( werbeH s )11-7:3
II . omA s na( d J leo ) aef r sel sly ecnuonna s the nidnepmi g vitpaC ity of r the oitan n of learsI , dnallet s ht e r nosae s orf m oG d f or aht t up n .tnemhsi
toN e ahw t I aem n uoba t eoJ l dda r se s ni g la l getac o eir s of p poe le ot tneper eb c esua fo eht c esruaht t is on the .dnal
omA s aef r sel sly uona n ec s the pmi e nidn g paC t tivi y of r sI r .leaomA s nna o ecnu s ht e tivitpaC y.
.b somA ekil Jo aerp le c seh eht wo sdr morf doG ni etips fo dir i eluc a dn erht a .steH“ ar siht , oy u sredle , na d vig e rae , la l you tnatibahni s of ht e dnal ! aH s htyna ing kil e siht
pah p ene d in uoy r syad , or even in ht e ad ys of uoy r htaf e ?sr ” ( eoJ l 1 )2:ihT s is ht e uqe i lav ent of s iya ng : WE H AVE N VE ER ES EN A HTYN ING L KI E !TIleT“ l uoy r rdlihc en uoba t ti , el t uoy r lihc d er n let l eht ir nerdlihc , na d th ie r erdlihc n rehtona
neg e oitar n.” ( eoJ l 1 )3:hT e oog d na d eilpmi d en ws reh e of r ht e oitan n of haduJ , ht e rehtuos n odgnik m na d to a niatrec
netxe t learsI , ht e ehtron rn odgnik m is aht t eht se eneg r noita s liw l be nuora d in tips e of ehtoitcudortni n in eoJ l of cum h noitatsaved : a. ediseB s ht e ugalp e of tsucol s aht t ah s eyortsed d la l eht
porc s na d ht e rutsap e dnal ; b( ) rehT e is an oitcudortni n to a aD-nim y of ht e Lord ehw n oG d liw l dnesa vi oic us army rof m ht e tron h to ortsed y haduJ ; na d c( ) etfA r ht e oitcudortni n o f ht e nimoC g of eht
loH y ipS rit tiw h s itavla on of r la l aht t liw l eveileb , ht ere is the al y ni g uo t of ht e gr ae t and no lbat e yaDof ht e ROL D tiw h oc m telp e oitcurtsed n of ht e lohw e .htrae
2 . Joel even rdda e ss es the urd n drak s na d ht e cos ial nird k re s of niw e in Joel .5:1ekawA“ , you urd n sdrak , na d peew ; na d liaw , la l you ird n rek s of niw e… ” oJ( el )5:1
3 . eoJ l erdda ss ht e f remra s na d v serdeni s re s in eoJ l .11:1 eB“ emahsa d, you sremraf , iaw l, oy u sresserdeniv , of r ht e aehw t na d ht e yelrab ; suaceb e eht
tsevrah fo ht e elif d ah s dehsirep . hT e niv e ah s eird d pu , na d ht e if g ert e ah s derehtiw ; ehtemp g tanar e eert , ht e p la m ert e osla , na d ht e ppa le rt e la—e l ht e t eer s of the if eld ra e tiw h .dere
4 . eoJ l na d oG d t h guor h J eo l ra e erda s nis g the esohc n oep pl e of oG d h e er , on t the ehtaeh n ineoJ l 1 1: 2 t( he aeh t eh n come etal r). ehT y are ellac d the s“ ons of .”nem
ruS“ el y oj y ah s tiw h ere d awa y f or m the s ons of nem . ” J( oel )21:1ETON : erehT oc m se semit ni t eh efil of a lohw e oitan n ehw n r ae l oj y na d ah p ip n se s id s pa p rae
morf eht la a ,dn nd sed siht t itcur on morf eht lp a eug fo col u sts was eno fo esoht it m !se5 . llaniF y Joel na d oG d vig e a nikaw g up lac l to ht e sinim t re s na d p tseir s to i n rut n lac l all eht
oep ple to f itsa ng , p eyar r , srow h pi , and er p cnatne e in Joel 31:1 , .41riG“ d uoy r les ves and tnemal , you pr sei ts; liaw , you hw o nim i ets r feb ore the ratla ; emoc , il e lla
hgin t in htolckcas , oy u hw o etsinim r to my doG ; of r ht e iarg n nireffo g ra e lehhtiw d orf m ht e suoh e fooG d ht( e p lpoe e of ht e nal d rew e in s cu h lbuort e as to on t be lba e to nirb g ehtit s dna ireffo n sg to eht
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esuoh of )doG . noC s tarce e a saf t, lac l a cas red sa s ylbme ; g ehta r ht e e redl s na d la l ht e stnatibahniof the nal d into ht e uoh se of ht e L RO D uoy r doG , na d c ry uo t to ht e roL d. ” ( eoJ l 1 )41,31:
III . God i s the rG eat M ka er o f siH t .yro1 . A om s eralced s t ah t oG d ah s eb en ht e aerG t ekaM r of iH s rot y in the .tsap
oF“ r ht e egaw s o f is n is htaed , ub t ht e g fi t of oG d is rete nal fil e in C sirh t useJ s uo r oL r ”.dnamoR( s )32:6
ehW n am n na d w amo n srif t ennis d in ht e edraG n of nedE , oG d ecalp d ruc ses on nam , namow , dnaon ht e htrae . I am rus e aht t rofeb e aht t mit e amina ls id d on t uoved r na d vil e off cae h hto er as yehtdo won . fiL e aw s cefrep t uohtiw t ti moser e obal r na d nroht s na d ht e iot l na d iap n of lihc d htrib . erehT
aw s on esruc on ht e ae rth na d eh v sne , na d nam , uohtiw t s ni , luoc d vah e il ved erof ver nitae g the eertof .efil
moS e do not r ilae ze tha t at the s ma e mit e am n aw s esruc d by sin, sla o ht e trae h aw s esruc d by;nis tub ynam sc serutpir et ll su oba ut .siht
.)1( uaP l tirw es of oh w ht e lohw e taerc i no fo ,nam mina a ,sl na d rutan e ah s enaorg d cnis e morfaerC t oi n in namoR s .22:8
oF“ r we nk ow aht t the wh lo e erc aion org ans na d al b ro s w ti h bi tr h pa gn s got e eht r u itn l on w ”.namoR( s )22:8
.)2( vE en ht e ces ond al w of th domre y ciman s of ph cisy s let ls us that ht e trae h is in ative b ylnnur ing od w n . It is ellac d ht e al w of en yport ; na d in lpmis e mret s s etat s aht t id s edro r is gnisaercni
in ht e inu v .esre3( ) . F lani ly the U n eti d taN i no s imda te d f ro m a er s crae h yduts ht a eht t esrevinu ti taeh i gn .pu
It is og ing to get ot o oh t of r am n and for cr po s na d for n uta re . Of co ru se you nk ow ab uo t t ehuodnemert s srub t of aeh t na d ht e nitlem g of ht e v re y tnemele s aht t pah p ne s on ht e rg eat na d elbaton
ad y o f ht e L RO D at ht e ne d o f ht e al st yad s in II Pe et r :3 1 .0“But ht e ad y of the Lord liw l moc e as a ht ief in the ni hg t, in cihw h ht e eh a ev ns liw l ap ss yawa
tiw h a aerg t ion se, na d ht e tnemele s liw l lem t tiw h nevref t he ta ; tob h ht e trae h na d the w o kr s tahtra e i n it liw l b e b enru d pu . ” I( I eteP r )01:3
‛I m ros ry ub t nidrocca g to omA s na d oG d guorht h somA , seht e tca s of rutan e na d of oG d eramgduj e tn s f or m oG d to get ht e oep ple of ht e n oita n to er t ru n to .doG“I evag oy u senaelc s of teet h in la l uoy r eitic s , na d cal k o f aerb d in la l uoy r secalp , ey t oy u did
on t ruter n to em , yas s ht e DROL . nA d I sla o lehhtiw d ht e iar n orf m oy u ehw n reht e rew e ey t eerhthtnom s to ht e rah v tse ; I luow d nes d r ia n opu n one ytic , na d nes d n o iar n opu n ehtona r ytic ; one delif
luow d be eniar d nopu , na d ht e leif d on w cih h it id d on t iar n w derehti ; so wt o or erht e itic es derednawto no e tic y t o nird k retaw , na d rew e on t itas s deif ; ey t oy u id d on t ruter n to ,em ” yas s ht e L O DR I .
toms e oy u tiw h hgilb t na d rdlim ew; I ial d w ts e uoy r nedrag s na d uoy r drayeniv s; uoy r if g rt ees na d ruoyevilo rt ees ht e col su t ved o deru ; ey t oy u id d not ruter n to em , yas s ht e DROL . I nes t noma g oy u a
ep s cnelit e after the manner of Egypt; I slew y uo r nuoy g em n tiw h ht e dorws ; I rac r ei d awa y ruoy;sesroh na d I dam e ht e cnets h of uoy r mac p go up tni o uoy r slirtson ; ey t oy u id d on t ruter n to em , syas
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ht e .DROL I werhrevo emos fo ,uoy as nehw G do oS erhtrevo d mo dna rromoG a ,h dna y uo we er sa anarb d ekculp d uo t of ht e nrub i gn ; ey t oy u id d on t ruter n to em , yas s the LO DR . rehT e of re uht s I lliw
do t o you, O Is lear ; be suac e I liw l do iht s to uoy , pr rape e to eem t uoy r doG , O Is !lear ” (A om s 21-6:4)VSR
omA s ecnuonna s that oG d liw l be ht e aerG t Ma ek r of siH t ro y i n the rutuf e tiw h C ,ytivitpanoitarotseR , ht e nidliuber g of ht e elpmeT , and ht e nidliub g of eht wen ydob fo ,tsirhC dna ex evisnet
avlas t noi rof eht Ge .selitn3 . hT e Ap so tle Jam se as he na d o eht r fi sr t utnec ry irhC s nait s sentiw s seht e f lotero d ev stne
orf m ht e porP het omA s zingocer e aht t oG d i s ht e aerG t ekaM r of otsiH r .y1( ) . A tc s :2 1 .02,9
“I iw ll wohs w sredno ni eh a nev evoba na d ngis s in ht e rae th htaeneb : b ool d na d rif e na d ropavof so ekm . hT e sun lahs l b e ut r en d tni o enkrad ss, na d ht e oom n tni o doolb , rofeb e ht e nimoc g of eht
aerg t na d on t lba e ad y of ht e DROL ."” (A tc s :2 1 )02,9oY u iw ll ton er ad oba ut ti ni eht yrotsih oob k .s oY u liw l on t aer d uoba t it in ht e cneics e oob k rof
ht e som t rap ts guohtla h reht e ra e tnih s of it ereht . oY u liw l on t aeh r it of r ht e som t rap t on noisiveletohtla u hg mos e of ht e orp g mar s lgnisaercni y lat k o f eicehporp s uoba t anif l noitcurtsed ; na d rom e dnaerom , if c oit n na d mo iv es s ep ak of if nal ed s rt u itc on. hT e aw r in the P re s ai n luG d na d ht e necer t e stnev
in learsI c esua elpoep to kniht a osl fo eht dne t .semi It is eblativeni : telpmoc e curtsed t oi n of ehtsnevaeh , ht e htrae , dna all elpoep le tf no eht ae r ht si tiveni a .ebl morF eht b gninnige a retf eht cu esr
of nis , lp doG a dec a esruc no ma fo n aed th dna lp a dec a esruc on ht e ae rth of ed s oitcurt n to go htiwit aht t liw l neppah . It liw l liub d up evo r a oirep d of emit . It liw l eneppah d tua o llacitam y na d .elbativeni
nA d lttil e acts of rutan e kil e lo tsuc s na d alp g eu s and trae h ekauq s na d llaf ing co tem s are ig ven as elttilwa sgninr to the pe lpo e aht t e nev t llau y la l iht s al w na d edro r in ht e u vin e sr e, tne r ypo , if you aelp se lliw
ced r ae s na d telpmoc e edrosid r liw l es t in as ht e nus , noom , na d rats s ots p s ninih g na d ht e yrevtnemele s of ht e trae h lem t tiw h evref nt .taeh
.)2( aM n liw l not be mmi une to iht s tsed r oitcu n tiw h it be ni g so ab d that em n w li l rc y of r ehtkcor s of the nuom t nia s to laf l on ht em as a aem ns of er s uc e in aleveR t oi n :6 1 .6
“I ekool d ehw n He op ene d ht e s txi h laes , na d eb h dlo , reht e aw s a gr ae t ekauqhtrae ; na d ht e nusceb ame bl ca k a s as c ck l to h o f ha ri , and t he om on eb c ma e il ke lb o do . nA d the s rat s of h evae n lef l ot
ht e htrae , as a if g t er e ord ps ti s tal e f gi s ehw n it is sh eka n by a thgim y dniw . Then ht e sky dedeceras a lorcs l ehw n it is ellor d pu , na d e rev y nuom t ia n na d si l na d aw s devom tuo fo sti calp e. dnA eht sgnikof ht e e htra , ht e g aer t men, ht e cir h nem , ht e sednammoc , the thgim y nem , e rev y s val e na d eve ry eerf
nam , ih d vlesmeht s in ht e evac s na d in ht e skcor fo eht m atnuo i ,sn dna sa di ot eht m atnuo i sn dna or c ,sklaF‘ l on us na d dih e us orf m ht e caf e o f iH m hw o tis s on ht e norht e na d orf m ht e traw h of ht e !bmaL
oF r ht e g aer t dy of His tarw h ah s c emo , na d hw o is lba e to ?dnats ‛ ( aleveR t oi n :6 1 )71-2 .3 mus ehT m yra fo siht as I tats ed i a s co artn st eewteb n ht e gaw“ e o f sin cihw h is htaed ” dna
ht e “ fig t of oG d hw ich i s et nre al li ”.ef
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( .)1 In tcA s 2:2 1 oy u es e ht e oog d wen s of ht e fig t of oG d enoitnem d etfa r ht e atot l noitcurtsed
of ht e u revn s .enA“ d it sh la l moc e to sap s aht t hw o eve r llac s on ht e man e of ht e L RO D sh la l be s deva . ” stcA(
)12:2)2( . It aw s sla o oog d news in ht e oob k of eoJ l for ht e oitan n of aduJ h that etfa r ht e ugalp e fo
tsucol s na d tfa er ht e paC t tivi y of the mra y f or m the on r ht , they luow d be er s erot d to th ie r al nd; nehteht y luow d have a oirep d of caep e nirud g cihw h sirhC t luow d mi etsin r na d ht e loH y ripS ti w ti h eht
nisselb gs of s oitavla n na d loH y S p .tiriVI . hT e T pme le T( a nreb a lc e) of vaD id and oS l omo n was -er e ehsilbats d in edro r of r la l eht
litneG es to ees k .doG1. hT e meT ple aw s re liub t ehw n aduJ h aw s otser red to ieht r nalemoh d etfa r tivitpaC y in .nolybaB“‛Now, ,erofereht ‛ yas s ht e DROL , ruT n to Me tiw h la l uoy r h trae , tiw h nitsaf g, tiw h gnipeew , dna
tiw h uom r nin g.‛ So ner d uoy r raeh t, na d n ot uoy r mrag e stn . ” J( oel 21:2 - )71hT e elpmeT was ereht irud ng eht efil fo tsirhC as a nigats g niop t to silbatse h a en w lpmet e dna
a en w ki gn d .moruteR“ n to ht e ROL D uoy r doG , of r He is uoicarg s na d luficrem , ols w to a regn , na d of g taer
dnik n ;sse na d He tneler s orf m niod g mrah . Who onk w if He liw l ru n na d er l tne , na d leave a isselb ngbehind Hi —m a grain offering and a drink offering for the LORD your Go ”?d
3. reH e is a oog d cejbus t of r uoy r cisum : olb w a epmurt t aht t ac lls of r tsaf , ylbmessa , na d ehtitacided on of ht e p poe le to Go .dolB“ w ht e t pmur et i n oiZ n, noc s tare e a saf t, lac l a ercas d sa s ylbme ; ehtag r the oep p el , tcnas i yf
ht e noc g er g ita on, as es m lb e the e edl rs, g hta er the c h dli re n and un r is n bab e …s ” ( oJ el 1:2 5 )a61,4. eL t ht e ep o lp e of God tartnecnoc e rom e on kam e a fil e in oG d aht n nikam g a ivil ng kil e seJ us
ias d aht t iH s s noce d nimoc g ep o lp e luow d be gniyrram , g nivi g in egairram , as if la l gniht s luow d niamerht e mas e !reverof
eL“ t ht e rb i ed g or om g o uo t from his c mah b re , na d the b dir e from her d er s is ng r moo . eL t eht,stseirp hw o esinim r to ht e DROL , w ee p eewteb n ht e crop h na d ht e ratla ; el t eht m s ya , rapS‘ e ruoY
lpoep e, O DROL , na d do on t ig ve uoY r eh ri gat e to r pe r cao h, that the an t oi ns s oh uld rule o ev r ht e .mhW y hs o lu d ht ey as y ma ong the p e lpo es , ‘W reh e is th ie r Go ?d ” oJ( el b61:2 - )71
oisulcnoC n: hT e rocer d of ht e erdlihc n in the senredliw s na d the oitan n of earsI l rew e gi ev n otus of r selpmaxe , el t us raweb e aht t we hgim t sla o p citcar e a raeh t of eilebnu f in nitraped g orf m eht
ivil ng .doGkaT“ e deeh , terb h ner , sel t reht e be in na y of oy u an ive l raeh t of feilebnu , in nitraped g orf m eht
nivil g .doG tuB ex troh eno na o reht ad i ,yl w elih ti is lac l de oT d ;ya l tse yna fo uoy be nedrah ed hguorhtht e ieced t ssenluf fo sin . oF r we ra e dam e rekatrap s of hC r tsi , if we loh d the ninigeb ng of o ru
fnoc i cned e s afdet st tnu o ht e e …dn ” (H werbe s -21:3 1 )4
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eW vah e ht e lpmaxe e of the esohc n oep ple of oG d in the senredliw s letaidemmi y af et r riehtucser e f or m ygE p ait n gadnob e cihw h saw llanosrep y af r rom e krow s of oG d aht n w e vah e s .nee
eW sla o vah e ht e lpmaxe e of ht e c h eso n oitan n of I ars el cihw h aw s etcejer d suaceb e of riehtoilleber n of doG ; and kn niwo g aht t ht e nU i et d S etat s is sla o a hc o es n tan ion to bear ht e epsoG l of lla
oitan n ,s w e hs o lu d be f frae ul sel t sla o a ive l s rip it of u ilebn ef na d s ufni ln se s laf l evo r this !noitan(What makes you think it co lu d happen to Israel and not to our n ta ion )?
I cnoc l edu trohs siht egassem w a hti wef row ds morf :somAoY“ u ylno evah I wonk n of la l ht e f eilima s of the htrae ; ht e rofer e I liw l sinup h you of r la l ruoy
uqini i eit s . Can wt o law k got e eht r, elnu ss they ra e rga e ?de ” (A om s 2:3 , )3ynaM , ‛I m diarfa , oy u th ni k eht y ra e erdlihc n of oG d na d eilimaf s of oG d ig ron e na d s nub s‛doG
rtcod i ,sen evil snoc t tna ly ni eber l ga noil a tsni oG d s‛ wal ,s nikniht g aht t eht y sla o ac n lac l sevlesmehta ihc l fo d doG w elih yeht era ivil ng dna ac gnit ni di emeergas nt wi H doG ht i .flesm
8-3 : A raH m no y of siH t yroA ha nomr y of hi rots y i s a nomrah y of ht e elbiB , na d a nomrah y of ht e lbiB e is a nomrah y fo
otsih ry . hT e B lbi e is ih s yrot , ht e most r lbaile e sih t ro y we h va e s cni e it is la so ht e oW rd of Go .denreW r elleK r ah s d no e a ow n red ful oj b of h nomra i niz g s ce ular ih s rot y na d cra h golea y tiw h Bi elb
sih t ro y in ih s oob k hT e lbiB e as iH s rot y.evewoH r in p tra i aluc r ahw t is naem t in the t lti e of “A H mra ony of H si t ro y” is pr rami ily ahw t eht
pA o lts e J ema s me na t ehw n du nir g ht e f sri t utnec r y he s :diawonK“ n nu to oG d are la l his krow s rf om ht e b ige n nin g of the dlrow . ” (A tc s 51 : )81
It is is g nacifin t aht t this is a touq e orf m ht e ltsopA e emaJ s na d orf m ht e oob k of tcA s as htobopA s elt s na d ht e rotsih y of tcA s liw l be ek y rotcaf s in tartsulli ing ht e nomrah y of ih s yrot . hT e A op s elt
emaJ s kops e seht e drow s voba e nirud g ht e icnuoC l at melasureJ , pa p letamixor y 46 A.D. rehw e uaP l dnaaB r aban s made a oper rt of ht e row k noma g ht e elitneG s . emaJ s aw s ht e otsap r of ht e cuhc h nieJ r asu l me , dna eh a esor ot kaeps eht l tsa sdrow . tsriF , he esraeher d oh w eteP r kops e of ht e row k fooG d noma g ht e neG t seli ; eht n J ma es etouq d orf m an lO d tseT a nem t ehporp t omA( s 21,11:9 ) to eht
netxe t aht t iht s ad y luow d moc e ehw n ht e elitneG s luow d es ek etfa r ht e oL rd. It is eht n aht t semaJofnier r ec s oh w oG d etciderp d this row k noma g ht e elitneG s by m nika g ht e nomrah y of yrotsih
nemetats t of how God knows la l iH s wo n w kro s orf m ht e ninnigeb g to ht e dne . hT e nerehni t noitacilpmiis sla o t hat oG d ekam s oht se krow s wonk n aeha d of ti .em
oG d ezinomrah s rotsih y rom e aht n ht r uo gh the Bi lb e as we liw l ol o k a t rom e solc ely in the txen retpahc . oG d is ht e G aer t ekaM r of yrotsiH . As ht e ltsopA e uaP l tel s us onk w in moR ans 71:9 , doG
dam e luces ar yrotsih yb ra gnisi pu orahP ah ot tes no eht rht o en fo tpygE in edro r to kat e rac e o f ehtdlihc ren of sI r .lea
-3 9 : hT e porP h ste , ht e Ap seltso , na d ht e Sp iri t of .tsirhChT e dohtem fo ralc i gniyf eht ah r ynom fo eht Bi elb (w hcih ni tu nr wi ll al os ier n of rce ht e omrah ny
of ih s yrot ) is tiw h a ucof s on :eht
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;seltsopAht e orP p steh ; dnaeht tiripS fo tsirhC
In ht e edrocer d rotsih y of tcA s 51 , ht e elasureJ m oC n ecneref , we vah e ni f oitamro n uoba t 3opa s selt - luaP- , reteP , na d semaJ ; na d tiw h ht e drow s orf m nA”--semaJ d to iht s erga e ht e drow s of eht
ehporp t ...s ” tcA( s 51:51 ) we vah e ht e oisulcni n tiw h A eltsop s of ht e porP h ste ; na d neht rehtruf t hguohon t sp llacifice y etats d in A tc s 1 5 guohtla h eilpmi d we vah e t he mussa p oit n of the row k o f ht e tiripS
of irhC st etteb( r wonk n as ht e loH y tiripS ) in ht e nemegdelwonkca t aht t not o nly eod s oG d nk ow llaiH s krow s ub t aht t uorht gh ht e Sp iri t of C sirh t He dam e eht m .nwonk
eednI d, porP h ste , Ap seltso , na d ht e S rip it of C irh st let l ht e hw ole ts ory of ht e B elbi . In the 93koob s of ht e lO d tnematseT , it is the drow s of the porP h te s ht r guo h the iripS t of Ch tsir . reteP(ekam s aht t aelc r in I Pe et r 1:1 1 hw ich we w li l trohs ly ol ok at rom e c esol l .y ) In ht e 27 ob ok of ht e N we
nematseT t is f or m ht e A eltsop s tiw h ht e ytirojam , 14 koob s imoc ng orf m ht e opA s lt e luaP , no e morfthe Apostle Matthew, two orf m ht e ltsopA e reteP , no e rf o m ht e ltsopA e semaJ , na d so no . nA d eht
iripS t of Ch tsir , llew , at srif t in ht e ve e tn s of ttaM h we , aM rk, Lu ek , and oJ hn the Sp ri it of Ch ir st sawat row k on trae h in ht e Life o f C tsirh ; na d then i n tcA s as useJ s simorp ed ht e loH y Sp tiri , ht e o reht
sirhC t or etla“ r oge ” luow d oc m e na d do ht e row k o f useJ s on .htraeETON : In ht e th ri d mulov e of iht s ratnemmoc y tes , ebmemeR“ r yM ,sdnoB ht e iL fe na d 14 weN
nematseT t retteL s of ht e Ap ltso e ,luaP ” we liw l id s suc s ht e i ulfn e cn e of ht e A op s lt e uaP l in ht e gnitirwof stcA , ekuL , kraM , na d pahrep s eve n mos e on ht e Ap ltso e hoJ n in ht e nitirw g of hT“ e eN w eP n hcuetato f ht e opA s lt e ”.nhoJ
1. hT e ohtua r of ht e B lbi e is ht e iripS t of sirhC t or ht e Holy pS i tir . hT e Ap ltso e eteP r dam e siht.raelc
O“ f cihw h oitavlas n the orp p teh s h va e riuqni ed na d ehcraes d yltnegilid , w ho ehporp s ei d of ehtcarg e aht t moc e tnu o you ( g car e na d s avla t oi n of r ht e neG t eli s na d J swe ) : se cra h ni g tahw , or tahw
ennam r of mit e ht e iripS t of irhC st cihw h was in eht m id d fingis y ehw n it eifitset d naherofeb d ehtfo sgnireffus dna ,tsirhC eht yrolg ht at dluohs of l ol w . otnU w moh ti w sa er v delae , aht t on t otnu
ht e sm e vl es, but u nto us they did im n si te r the t ih ngs, cihw h ra e on w r pe o tr e d nu to you b y ht em ht atevah ehcaerp d ht e og s ep l tnu o you tiw h ht e loH y Sp ri t nes t wod n orf m vaeh en: cihw h th gni s ht e an slegised re to look tni o . (I teP er 01:1 - )21
hT e Pr po h te s of ht e lO d seT t nema t s guo ht ilid g ltne y af et r the las v oita n and carg e of Go .desehT mas e orP p teh s “p hpor e deis ” tiw h a itciderp ve nemele t ahead o f their wo n ih s ot r aci l t emi
ni redro ot llet fo eht ecarg a dn vlas a noit ht a ow t u dl oc me ot neG t seli dna eJ w .sesehT porP h te s se ehcra d of r ht e ennam r na d ht e t mi e aht t iht s las v oita n and carg e luow d .emoc
hT e mit e i s h acirotsi l mit e na d the ennam r is rap t o f ht e ve e tn s of otsih r .yIt aw s llaer y ht e S rip it of C irh st cihw h aw s in seht e P hpor ets aht t aw s is g niyfin g ht e ennam r dna
ht e mit e o f iht s g aer t oitavlas n.
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amirP r li y ht e rP oph te s et s it f ei d a aeh d of ih s ot r aci l mit e uoba t ht e gnireffus s of ,tsirhC siH efilna d taed h on .htrae
hT e porP h te s sla o loterof d ht e rotsih y of ht e oitacifirolg n of sirhC t in iH s oitcerruser n orf m ehtaed d na d ht e As oisnec n cab k t o ht e gir ht nah d o f oG d i n .nevaeh
2. hT e Ap ltso e eteP r in ih s se noc d ep si tle (II P ete r) la so kam es it aelc r aht t siht tiripS fo tsirhCis ht e loH y S irip t nikrow g uorht gh ht e Pr tehpo s to kam e wonk n orp p yseh , the roW d of doG . (II reteP
12,02:1 ) In iht s mas e sap s ega , eteP r la so lmrif y es ehsilbat s a uf n tnemad al pr cni i lp e of iB b lacilpretni r noitate , aht t is, aht t t reh e is no p“ r tavi e etni r rp e noitat ” cihw h ex tsi s rapa t rf om ht e s elgnipretni r oitate n rf om ht e loH y S p .tiri
niwonK“ g iht s f tsri , aht t no orp p ceh y of the ircs p rut e is of na y tavirp e noitaterpretni . oF r ehtrp o ceh y mac e on t in lo d mit e by ht e liw l of nam : ub t holy em n of oG d sp ka e as eht y rew e om ved by eht
loH y ipS r .ti ” I( I eteP r )12,02:13 . hT e Ap ltso e eteP r sla o if r lm y hsilbatse e s ht e cS r erutpi s as nidulcni g the porP h te s na d eht
ipe s elt s of ht e Ap ltso e .luaPnA“ d nuocca t aht t t he gnol s ireffu ng of our roL d i s noitavlas : e ev n a s our voleb ed ehtorb r luaP
osla nidrocca g to ht e siw d mo nevig nu t mih o ah t irw h t net otnu sa ,uoy a osl in la l ih s ep eltsi s s gnikaepin eht m of seht e gniht s in cihw h ra e mos e gniht s rah d to be ednu r ots od, cihw h eht y aht t ra e denraelnuna d nu s lbat e erw st, as eht y do sla o ht e hto er rcs i utp r se , u tn o th ie r o wn tsed r oitcu n.” (II eP ter -51:3)71
ETON : eP ter k en w that the ep si t el s of uaP l were S irc p ut r se , id d P ua l la so know ht at he sawnitirw g rcS i rutp es; and w reh e did he snoc i ed r t ah t in ih s m sini t yr . This we liw l sucsid s in ht e driht
mulov e , bmemeR“ er My B dno s .”
01-3 : stcA , ht e lO d nematseT t idrocca gn to the eN w tnematseT , a dn ehtlepsoG s na d ht e .stehporP
ylsuoivbO , ht e h nomra y o f the iB ble na d h tsi ory oc uld on t i dulcn e la l uoba t ht e ltsopA e na d ehtporP h te s in a is n lg e vo mul e mmoc e atn ry . We sum t be s ele c it ve on ahw t noitrop s of eht elbiB b tse
pus p ro t ht e th me e of a mrah ony of tsih or y and of the biB le . Of esruoc , srif t o f la l liw l be ht e koobof stcA . At no e niop t in lrae y aitsirhC n rotsih y it aw s eredisnoc d the oob k of ht e Ap seltso . ehT n htiw
aht t cum h of Ch aitsir n h rotsi y na d W ro d of oG d be nih d us, we liw l l oo k at a kciuq s eew p of ht e dlOeT s mat ent in the eN w tnematseT . ihT s liw l be nod e b a y eewskciuq p o f la l the lO d tnematseTouq t ta i no s i n the eN w seT t ma e .tn
oF r elpmaxe , oy u ton ed no e of t soh e in ht e drow s from ht e Ap ltso e emaJ s at the eJ r lasu emefnoC r ecne . emaJ s etouq d orf m ht e ehporP t omA s uoba t ht e ow rk of sa itavl on aht t oG d luow d od
noma g ht e elitneG s . lleW , A tc s is luf l of cus h noitatouq s orf m ht e lO d seT t nema t Pr po h ste ; as llewas wehttaM , ht e gnitirw s of uaP l kil e werbeH s na d snamoR , as lew l as somla t la l 27 koob s of ht e N we
.tnematseT
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hT e riht d na d anif l vitceles e ma enn r in cihw h we liw l ool k at ht e nomrah y of ht e lbiB e na d yrotsihis tiw h a ool k at hT“ e psoG els na d ht e Pr tehpo s” . ihT s is ahwemos t ler a et d to ht e skciuq w ee p of eht
lO d ematseT nt in the New Testament . Ho ew ver, first we will s ew ep only the Gospel s of Matthe ,wraM k, Lu ek , and oJ hn as A. T. ostreboR n ah s ael d ht e aw y no , no nit g ht e lO d atseT m ne t etouq s morf
the stehporP . ihT s liw l vah e a aiceps l siwt t nereffid t orf m ht e uoiverp s eews p in aht t ht e ucof s notob h ht e oG s ep ls and ht e ehporP t s liw l moc e orf m kraM . This sal t of ht e ht ree oitces ns of th si
ratnemmoc y luoc d sla o be ellac d ht e opA“ s elt s na d orP p steh ” even as ht e srif t f or m tcA s na d ehtnoces d from ht e lO d nematseT t in ht e eN w .tnematseT
REDAER ETON S:
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hC a etp r 4: ehttaM w na d .suseJ
The soG pel ah s for nam y raey s b ee n ilbatse s eh d in ht e lO d tnematseT , na d emialcorp d in the weNnematseT t eve ry mit e aht t ehttaM w is daer , dehcaerp , o r thguat : el t us silbatse h na d ialcorp m it ni
ruo straeh a dn im n .sd teL su tegroF toN eht emirP Su tcejb fo t eh ohW--elbiB sI ?suseJ
ereH si na uo t enil rof a trohs egassem no sI ohW Je ?susnoitcudortnI
.I suseJ ohW si ot siH ropmetnoC a ?seir .II euqesbus seod ohW nt yrotsih yas suseJ ?si .III kO a ,y tel ‛ ta kool s hw a eht t biB le si dna w oh eht suseJ fo eht iB b el ?si
VI . ooL k a t pihsnoitaler s in gairram e na d .hcruhc/tsirhCcnoC l oisu n.
-4 1 : hW o Is useJ s to iH s metnoC p ?seirarohT e legna s rew e eiraropmetnoc s of llits--suseJ a er sa a ettam r of f na--tca d an legna decnuonna
rofeb e ht e if rst sirhC t am s a uob t ht e bi tr h of J suse . sohT e s epeh rds ah d no p anosre l xa e to nirg d saeht y were suj t uo t t reh e t dne ing eht ir olf cks b y n thgi . uO t in ht e dleif s aw s sla o ieht r h emo . yehT
ah d no nalp s aht t lneddus y th ie r evil s luow d be urretni p et d by an egna l na d a hgirb t il g th . ihT s legna:dias
eB“ h dlo , I gnirb uoy doog sgnidit fo f aerg t yoj , cihw h lahs l be to la l elpoep . oF r tnu o oy u is nrobiht s ad y in the tic y o f D iva d a uoivaS r, hw i hc si hC r si t the oL rd. ” kuL( e )11:2
‛tahT s ahw t ht e egna l th hguo t na d ahw t aw s lot d t o :yasA SA RUOIV , IH S NAME IS CH SIR T THE L DRO
hT e w esi nem w oh ac me morf eht Ea ts la so dah na noinipo ab tuo w“ oh suseJ ”?si tI was aetsam r tolp , oy u ees , if oy u ra e rt y ni g to kat e the rep s vitcep e of bus s neuqe t ih s rot y aht t I liw l tneserp
in a few emom nts f or m ht e nE c lcy o ep d ai s . hT e na gle ah s it in of r ht e slarebil , ht e drehpehs s ohwsp aer d ht e row d in eJ r elasu m uoba t ahw t eneppah d to eht m ah d it ni rof eht il b ,slare a dn won eht wi es
em n from ht e saE t ah d oc n ps i er d in a olp t to p or ve aht t seJ us is ht e Son of .doGoN , on t yllaer . hT e siw e em n h va e moc e la l the aw y f or m ht e ae st eb c sua e ht ey saw a inu que s rat
in ht e yks , na d eht y k en w to xe p ce t one aht t aw s rob n niK g of ht e weJ s as rp e etcid d in ht e dlO.tnematseTrehW“ e is he t ah t is rob n King of the J we s . For we vah e s en ih s ts a r in ht e ae st, and ra e emoc
to ihsrow p him. ” ( httaM ew )2:2nhoJ eht tsitpaB aw s sla o rap t of ht is co sn p ari cy to ced e vi e ht e lohw e dlrow . I h ta e to ap ep ar
so as r itsac c tub sa uoy iw ll ees al t re nehw I kool at eht cnE y epolc d ,sai eseht os c lla ed ni“ t elle c aut l ”s
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na d larebil s ed se vr e ti ; na d I iw ll sla o sucsid s celletni“ t lau ” na d tcelletni“ ual ”ytsenoh . hoJ n ehttsitpaB as i lareves d t sgnih tuoba .suseJ
.1 ,tsriF eh dias ht at suseJ si ht e maL b of oG d aht t was eniadro d orf m rofeb e ht e noitadnuofof ht e lrow d na d p etcider d in the Old eT s emat nt t o os m e oh w kil e ht e evossap r mal b kat e a aw y eht
nis s of ht e dlrow . Ch ir s ait ns ac ll ht i s the ta o emn nt. eJ sus aw s dam e to be is n of r su , ht e useJ s ohwenk w no sin, in orde r that we hgim t be dam e ht e sensuoethgir s o f oG d guorht h miH . reH e is eht
nidrow g uoba t J ho n the B itpa s ‛t s p re s ano l te mits ony as ocer r ed d in J ho n 1 .92:eB“ h lo d ht e maL b of oG d aht t at k te h awa y the is n of the dlrow . ” J( ohn 2:1 9)hoJ n ‛ndid t co eripsn . B suace e h e sla o ias d as edrocer d in hoJ n 23:1 ,33 aht t he ‛ndid t wonk
erofeb h na d aht t iH s isuoc n useJ s aw s ht e sirhC t of ht e lO d tnematseT , ub t he was lot d by ht e emas oG d hw o nes t ih m to zitpab e aht t th re e luow d be no e ec r iat n am n aht t ehw n he ab p ezit d iH m ht e Sp tiri
of oG d uow ld necsed d in ht e rof m of a evod . hoJ n ias d I ezitpab d useJ s na d as w ht e iripS t of doGcsed e nidn g on Him . This is ht e p imor sed nO e that liw l tpab iz e in the S p iri t of !doG
lleW , we vah e hoJ n ht e B itpa st, a cnub h of siw e em n orf m ht e saE t aht t rew e on t as w si e na d ehtuqesbus ent yrotsih , a cnub h of drehpehs s hw o ah d s mo e exa d to gr dni . ‛teL s da d to the olp t by s gniee
oh w lkciuq y ht e 12 eltsopa s enioj d in the edarahc ! nO e o f ht e etal r to be ellac d eltsopa s aht t draehhoJ n eht tsitpaB eps ak was ,werdnA t eh rehtorb fo iS m no eteP r . An erd w dam e a nileeb e of r h si
ehtorb r na d t lo d h mi , W“ e h va e f nuo d the eM s ais s, cihw h is nieb g etni r rp e det , ht e Ch tsir .” hoJ( n )14:1Up to this point then we vah e op noin s of C irh st aht t He is eht : ruoivaS , sirhC t suseJ , niK g of eht
Jews aht t is to be pihsrow p de , ht e maL b of oG d aht t rp o ediv d itavlas on in ht e ota n tneme , na d ht e enOaht t luow d zitpab e tiw h ht e ripS it of doG , na d orf m erdnA w ht e tw o drow s sirhC t na d aisseM s ro
haisseM , no e be ni g the rG eek of r C sirh t and the hto er rbeH ew . hT e C“ h ir s ot s” o r eM“ s ais h” saw simorp ed in ht e lO d nematseT t aht t luow d b e ht e en w niK g, ht e ivaS o ru , the rP o hp et kil e sesoM , eht
maL b that kil e t he cas r aicifi l mal b luow d kat e awa y ht e s ni s of ht e .dlrowI luoc d on t ucsid ss mitset o ein s from ht e metnoc p eiraro s of eJ sus uohtiw t itnem o gnin spahrep
ht e som t uomaf s no e of lla , that of S omi n Pe ret . nA d really when S omi n teP er g va e ih s pers lanoet s mit ony as er c ro ded in taM t eh w 16 1: 6 it aw s as a sp amseko n rof eht elohw puorg fo 12 seltsopa
suaceb e ht e co revn s oita n eewteb n eht m na d eJ sus etrats d tiw h useJ s niksa g la l ht e selpicsid , ohW“do em n say tha I t the So n of Man , ?ma ” M( att 16 31: ) hT e lohw e gr uo p ag v e the in aiti l na s rew s so emas y hoJ n ht e sitpaB t moc e cab k to effil , mos e as y hajilE , hto er as y reJ e haim , na d lits l rehto s as y enofo eht rehto .stehporp
eJ sus s dia , “Who do oy u as y aht t I ”maIt aw s eteP r aht t na s erew d of r ht e uorg p iht s emit , s gniya , ohT“ u ra t ht e hC r si t ht e oS n of eht
nivil g oG .d ” ( httaM ew )61:61So in srever e edro r we evah : ht e oS n fo ,doG t eh ,tsirhC eht Me haiss w hcih si rof werbeH tsirhC
ht e esimorP d nO e of ht e lO d atseT m tne , ht e maL b aht t ta ek s wa ay ht e nis s of ht e dlrow , ht e nO e ohwow u dl ne d wo the ripS yloH i ,t eht Sa ,ruoiv eht K fo gni eht weJ .s
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eW luoc d sla o nieb g trof h ht e ep r anos l set t nomi y of Dr. kuL e as edrocer d in ht e oG s ep l of L ,ekuaht t sla o o f kraM , na d hoJ n ht e eltsopA , or wehttaM , or eduJ , or semaJ ; ub t it luow d b e es nes t yllai
ht e mas e as daerla y deton . oH w reve , in edro r to be telpmoc e we luohs d ton e a etnoc m rarop y ynomitsetof a eJ w hw o is rep h pa s ht e som t uomaf s xen t to omiS n reteP ; na d aht t is ht e ltsopa e born uo t of eudt mi e as he ellac d lesmih f cnis e he wa ‛ns t reht e noma g ht e anigiro l ewt l ev , na d aht t of sruoc e i s eht
pA o lts e luaP . cniS e P ua l srep o llan y torw e 10 of ht e 27 koob s of ht e eN w nematseT t tiw h m na y p re s lanoeinomitset s to useJ s it is fid f luci t to onk w cihw h no e to hc o .es
nA d rofeb e I sohc e lno y eno , el t us rb i fe ly ol ok at mos e of the derc e lait s of ht e Ap ltso e .luaPuaP l aw s a al w rey , a edael r in the siweJ h oitan n b rofe e he maceb e a irhC s nait . H e aw s la so a Ro nam
nezitic . H e kops e na d torw e in es v are l egaugnal s na d ah d one of the b est e tacud i no s of ih s yad . fOesruoc , aw s we rael n uoba t ih m he is nitucesrep g irhC s snait . uaP l as kuL e edrocer d of r us in ht e koob
of tcA s ah d a uolevram s oisrevnoc n cneirepxe e on ht e r ao d to ucsamaD s rehw e he aw s niog g to tuprom e hC r naitsi s into irp so n of r ieht r ileb e f in eJ sus as the irhC s .t
Now, it is ht is Ap ltso e P ua l aht t evig s us 10 koob s of ht e eN w nematseT t aht t are luf l foeinomitset s to suseJ . W hcih eno od ew c ?esoh I ht i kn ti w dluo ha ev ot eb ihP l aipil ns 11-9:2 a s a
rammus y of la l le se h e .etorwroferehT“ e oG d sla o ah s lhgih y etlaxe d Him na d ig ven Him ht e n ma e cihw h is voba e reve y n ,ema
aht t at the man e of Je us s eve ry enk ee sh luo d ,wob fo esoht ni evaeh n, dna fo t esoh on htrae , na d fosoht e ednu r ht e htrae , dna ht at yreve gnot ue dluohs c ssefno taht Je sus tsirhC is droL , to ht e yrolg
of oG d ht e F .rehta ” ( pilihP p nai s )11-9:2uaP l dda s droL“ ” to ht e sil t tiw h eJ sus hC r tsi ! In ht e lbiB e t reh e is ht e ROL: D oG d thgimlA y rof
ht e lnevaeh y ehtaf r na d reht e is ht e L ro d useJ s irhC st of r eJ sus of N htraza . aD vid esserpxe d ehtwt o in lasP m na d eteP r etouq d it as r edroce d in cA ts th ta : “the L RO D s ia d to my droL , es t on my thgir
nah d un it l I kam e uoy r imene e s oy ur fo sto t .”loo
2-4 : hW o Is useJ s droccA ing to sbuS e euq nt Hi ts o ?yroN w el t me ialpxe n to oy u ahw t I etceles d in o edr r to r erpe s ne t ahw t uqesbus ent rotsih y sgniht
uoba t suseJ : ht e en cyc l aidepo s ciremA a ,an tirB a cinn a, dna oC l .sreil woN ni emos w sya siht si aekatsim . If I ed s eri d to llaer y ut rn htemos ing uoba t naelopaN , or oeG rge W sa h ni g ot n, or iB lly Gr maha
or yna one e sl e I uow ld se cel t a ob ok tirw ten by so oem ne t hat rimda ed aht t ep r os n na d aht t had onhto er xa e t o irg nd . H evewo r cnis e we vah e rev y tauqeda e ecruos s orf m ht e 4 tsilegnave s na d srehto
in ht e lbiB e na d a rev y ral ge dob y of C naitsirh s uorht gh ht e c tne u ir es that p or f se s a pers lanoneirepxe ce wi ,tsirhc ht spahrep in an to her aw y I s ele c et d the m oja r ti y o ip n oi n in the E ylcn c ol p saide
fo eht w dlro ab tuo .suseJ1 . mA e cir a .an
eJ“ w hsi hcaet er fo eht tsrif ,yrutnec ” is ht e aw y ht e olcycnE p ide a naciremA a geb ins the itra c elon useJ“ s C ”tsirh . lleW , I s oppu se aht t oy u ac n not cejbo t ot o cum h tiw h aht t na d it si eurt al hguoht
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it ow r ir es you la r dae y as an un sred t ta e nem t. And oy u rla e ad y s ne se a less aht n ded i etac d Ch ir s naitorppa a .hc
ehT n it co em s : “C rh i ts i na s ialc m to h va e eb en the p or p eh s ei d M se s ai h na d ht e ivaS our nes t yboG d to all pe po l ”e . We ll , E cycn l po e aid s ra e tirw te n for oM s smel , B ihdu st, na d u n eileb v re s as lew l sa
.snaitsirhC nA d at sael t he or the uorg p nidulcni g ht e hc ief e tid or is oh n se t ne g uo gh to imda t of tahwom st Ch ir s ait ns do .mialc
ehT n it eog s on to as y how luciffid t it is to tr ae t J se us H smi elf in a bi go r pa h aci l f sa h oi n as wh tawe vah e is eirutnec s of ahw t ralohcs s evah guoht ht of iH m ni s aet d of na y real ecruos s pecxe“ t ht e weN
matseT e .”tn2 . B ir t nna i .acI sum t aer d this in edro r of r oy u t o iag n the t e ron , .cte
useJ“ s C tsirh , manyb e J USE S OF AG L ELI E, or J USE S OF NA TERAZ H ( rob n ppa r etamixo ly 6CB in aduJ ea na d eid d pa p or x mi a let y AD 30 in f,melasureJ o ednu r of irhC s ytinait , sohw e deed s dna
sem s ra e ra e ocer r ed d in the New ematseT n .”tI sum t s ot p eh re to kam e a ef w stnemmoc : (1) I hope aht t it id d not evo r edrub n eht ir
tni e cell t au l tsenoh y na d iftneics c ohtem d to rocer d aht t useJ s was rob n na d eid d in mret s of ehtennam r in cihw h we tad e tsih o yr , BC for eB f ro e Ch sir t na d A D of r etfa r A nn o nimoD o of r etfA r siHhtaeD ; na d 2( ) ht e ednuof r of Ch ir s ait n ti y I se ir o su ly be eil ve that Je us s luow d not naw t to cl ia m th ta
He ats r et d the of rms of hC r aitsi n ti y ot day aht t e six t t ah t ap rp o letamix y o ev r 05 % fo eht wo dlr at tsetto lacer( l aht t aorb d is ht e aw y aht t dael s to rtsed u oitc n na d an r or w the aw y that el ads to il fe et re n laos eht taht m ytiroja iw ll ton eb be .sreveil
I aer d erom : nidroccA“ g to ht e oG s ep l stnuocca , im r uolca s eve nts us r ednuor d ht e oitpenoc n dnatrib h of Je us s .”
seY , ht e hs e hp ers and ht e iw se em n t uoh gh t so, .cte lnO“ y a few isolated incidents are known of ht e raey s that evretni ned rofeb e ih s p ilbu c ,yrtsinim
cihw h ageb n ehw n he aw s ezitpab d by hoJ n the itpaB st . In the c mo pany of 12 A eltsop s, suseJaerp c eh d a ssem age o f er l oigi us rofer m na d ivid ne vol e ”.
Wow, iht s is a oog d tona her rep s vitcep e na d ce lniatr y aht t of a arebil l lautcelletni : aht t eJ s suliramirp y ehcaerp d a gassem e of uoigiler s rofer m na d id v ni e ol ve. I uow ld ga ree t ah t J se us did ht at
rev y dnoces a ;ylir b tu mirp a ylir eH erp a dehc a egassem fo as l noitav t hguorh iH s man e na d of ht e evolof God in p or v nidi g miH s le f as an ota n neme t for t he is ns of ht e ow r .dl
M“ any mi ar c el s w re e a rtt i tub ed t o him, and h e a rtt a tc ed un m uore s fo ll owe ”.srIn a ef w tnemom s I liw l moc e to ht ose arim c el s tta r ubi ted to iH m and in ap r ucit lar ht e iB ble sa
a ailer bl e ih s acirot l na d W ord of oG d re .drociH“ s g r wo in g influence alarmed Jewish dna R namo a tirohtu e ;s eh was saw a detserr sa a
ekamelbuort r na d eificurc d ednu r amoR n law . eileB f in ih s oitcerruseR n orf m ht e aed d maceb e t ehcof us o f ht e r e gil ion ht at ved e epol d ora und his et a ihc n ”.sg
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ndooG e ,ss oy u luow d t ih nk tha t the Se omr ns that omiS n eteP r rp e ehca d mmi e letaid y etfa r ehtoitcerruseR n na d necsA s oi n of Je us s rew e h rae d by no one, as if they ah d even r eeb n edrocer d by .rD
kuL e in ht e oob k of stcA . hT e nomres s aht t eklat d ab uo t suseJ ‛ gnihcaet s ub t ramirp ily uoba t siHtaed h on ht e sorc s of r ht e is ns of the lrow d as tciderp ed by esoM s, divaD , na d hto er lO d tnematseT
.stehporPhT“ e mret suseJ rhC i ,ts oh w ton ,reve no ly sed i etang a d rotsih i ac l osrep n hw o vil e in elaP s enit
nirud g eht ngier fo eht R namo em srorep sutsuguA dna irebiT us tub al os no e hw o ah s b ee n the jbo e tcof naitsirhC fa hti dna pihsrow rof a tsoml 20 nec t .seiru esehT wt o sed i itang ons am y be id s gnit u hsi e ,dub t t eh y c nna ot b e es p ra a et d ”.
eS e oh w eht y ra e ninnigeb g an roffe t to tarapes e ht e acirotsih l useJ s na d ht e useJ s of otsih ryorf m ht e useJ s aht t is hguat t na d ehcaerp d in derdnuh s of ehcruhc s sorca s ht e oitan n na d ht e !dlrowoslA , oy u onk w I siw h I ah d mit e to go ht r guo h th ie r nemtaert t in ht e olcycnE p aide s to see if yeht evah
mis i al taert r m stne rof sutsuguA and biT e ro suir neve opaN l .noe oT ees fi t eh y rt y to tarapes e ehtih s ot r aci l snosrep morf eht my lacits tneserp yad pecnoc t .s cihW h r llae y emoc s wod n ot , rf om rieht
,evitcepsrep as eht nereffid ce teb w nee eht suseJ fo eht elbiB and eht rotsih i lac J .suseesehT“ wt o oitangised ns yam be gnitsid u ,dehsi but yeht ca tonn eb apes r eta d . roF tsomla
tyreve h ni g wonk n uoba t ht e acirotsih l osrep n emoc s orf m ht e troper s of soht e hw o esserdda d f htiana d wo ihsr p to ”.mih
oY u es e ahw t aht t o ev r kool s na d I liw l sucsid s it of r ht e riht d tniop : 1( ) it koolrevo s aht t ehtlbiB e is a rev y id f neref t oob k aht t ialc ms to be ht e roW d of oG d na d as cus h is ev ry lisae y pr ;elbavo
na d 2( ) it koolrevo s ht e cepsa t of et n sucsid sed in hC r aitsi n Ap citegolo s na d irhC s ait n ecnedivE s as otht e tilibailer y o f ht e tset i nom y of the uof r E ilegnav s st . S ltroh y I liw l moc e to soht e tam t re s dna
cihposlihp a yll woh fitneics ic dna letni l utce al a hcus l larebi hcaorppa er a yll .sihT“ e trop r tia s of Je us s in ht e soG p le s ra e the tset i nom y of tiaf‘ h to .htiaf ‛ It is erofereht
im op s lbis e to w tir e a ib o hparg y of seJ us in ht e vnoc e itn o an l snes e of the w dro . rehtaR , no e ispmoc e lel d t o ard w a rutcip e o a f erutcip , to bircsed e eJ sus on the isab s of ht e aw y he saw
mer e bm e er d b y ht e b ile e niv g c mo m inu ty ht at ot ok ih s n a ”.emoY u ees , at sael t in ih s wo n nim d or in ht e nim d of ht e uorg p of retirw s o/dna r ht e eihc f rotide
eht y evah arapes t de eht tsih o lacir suseJ morf eb l sfei uoba t seJ u s as yeht evlove d, yeht evahetarapes d eve n the lbiB e re roc d uoba t eJ sus orf m ahw t is eveileb d dot ay na d aht t evlove d retal . Y uo
luow d niht k taht eht e aitness ls fo tahw ew be eveil uoba t ht e il fe, gnihcaet s, selcarim , er s ,noitcerruna d ttaed h of C irh st ved e pol ed in hi ots r y tfa er ht e lpmoc e oit n of ht e lbiB e ocer r !d
oH“ w rotcafsitas y no e dnif s cus h a pi rutc e of a p rutci e eped nds in rap t opu n ht e cnederc e enois daer y to sa sgn to ht e so secru - ht- e nuoma t of oib g acihpar l fni o oitamr n aht t ht e ecruos s orp v di e si
hgils t ”.In la l iht s er v nille g in hi acirots l buod t na d un eileb f I um st kam e a ranimilerp y s nemetat t neve
rofeb e I moc e to ht e xen t tniop : We onk w ht e ecruos s uoba t feileb s in suseJ , it is ht e oob k of ehtlbiB e cihw h is llaer y a arbil ry or an lcycne o idep a or 39 bo ko s in ht e lO d atseT m ne t na d 27 koob s in eht
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eN w tnematseT . It was ettirw n by evo r 40 rohtua s evo r derdnuh s of raey s rf om ht e otsih r lacirep s evitcep , na d it aw s rw i ett n by God iH m es lf f or m ht e al r eg r p sre p vitce e tiw h pr oo f of sti
us p re n uta ral igiro n noma g ehto r yaw s ht e aw y noitciderp s in ht e lO d nematseT t rew e fu ellifl d in ehtfil e of C .tsirh
.3 eilloC r .suseJ“ s irhC st . iF g ru e wh o i n odohtro x aitsirhC n feileb , ednuof d ytinaitsirhC , nieb g eht
racni n oita n of oG d hw o us f ref ed on the orc ss to vas e dniknam .”
3-4 : hT e secruoS , ht e Bi lb e na d the koob s of the biB l .ehT e se larebiL s or at sael t n atimmoc-no ls ra e ri hg t uoba t no e iht ng na d t tah
is ht e tilibailer y of ht e secruoS , ht e lbiB e na d ht e koob s of ht e lbiB e . I am gniog
to introduce you briefly to Christian Apologetic s and its sub-field of Christian Evidence s wh ci h Ies r uoi sly buod t aht t ht e w retir s o/dna r rotide s of ht e aidepolcycnE s eve n onk w stsixe ; na d if eht y dideht y id d on t oitnem n it in ieht r elcitra s ihw ch utcelletni“ al ytsenoh ” nidrocca g to otlE n beurT l oo d eht
olihp s ehpo r of r gile ion luow d de dnam . hposolihP y of oigileR n laed s tiw h ht e rev y p osolih p acih l snoitseuquoba t oG d na d rt u ht , lihw e Ch ir s ait n Ap golo e cit s de la s tiw h the uq e its ons ba out ht e ixe s cnet e of ,doG
ht e oitaerC n of ht e esrevinU , na d emitemos s eve n ht e rp o fo s uoba t J use s hC r si t as ht e Son of .doGtsuJ to n ma e mos e of ht e ssalc i ac l krow s luow d be hT“ e edivE nce of oG d In an nidnapxE g U revin s ”e
by oM sma in cihw h 40 sitneics t llet s rom e th ie r icsid p enil s aer son to eileb ve in doG . emmiR r dnaranreB d maR m ah d od ne gr ae t krow s o n cS i cne e na d oitaerC n na d b koo s on irhC s ait n pA o citegol s dna
divE e ecn s i est l .fwoN , ediseb s no oitnem n fo naitsirhC ivE d secne ni eht cycnE l saidepo os m gnihte esle in nedive t:
aht t eht y even r aer d ht e os u secr . In hto re row ds yeht reven er ad eht biB le rof esmeht l sa sev arutam e tluda . hW en ht ey lat k uoba t w ir nit g an lcitra e on an a elcitr , a epap r on a repap , eht y eraniklat g uoba t nitirw g eht ir tiuq e etxe n is ve itra c el s on eJ sus C irh st by re nida g o eht r ‛nem s elcitra s ro
eirammus s on useJ s tsirhC . rehT e ra e ed cu a et d lpoep e ud mb in the biB le . I rad e as y aht t eht y era ninoitcnuf g in an luda t lrow d tiw h a ‛dlihc s ep r anos l adnuS y cS h oo l or icetac sm egelwonk , or so gnihtem
railimis , in ht e aw y of gdelwonk e uoba t ht e B elbi . nA d aht t is ht e aw y it llareneg y si . iwrI n niL t no , ohwecitcarp d al w ofeb re ht e puS r me e Co ru t of ht e U etin d S setat , ah s rw i ett n a b oo k en eltit d “A reywaLenimaxE s ht e elbiB ” in cihw h he s ia d in av r lbai e if s mo e one t lo d him that they did not eb l ei ve th ta
useJ s tsirhC si eht noS fo G ,do neht nehw asked vaH“ e oy u aer d ht e lbiB e of r lesruoy f as a erutam,tluda ” ht e ewsna r was wla ays on . And sla o i f cus h a rep son id d aer d ht e lbiB e of r lesmeht ves neht
eht y mac e to eileb ve in useJ s irhC s .tnA d lihw e I am on ht e cejbus t of sreywal . I onk w a ol t of lpoep e lims e ehw n oy u oitnem n la sreyw
in oitcennoc n with ytinaitsirhC , ub t ht e oitatuper n of reywal s use to be cum h be ett r aht n won . A dnal w rey s do na d eve n rom e i n ht e p sa t id d aed l tiw h ecnedive . yawynA , ht e cne y olc p aide s er g er t tahtht e lno y s cruo e of oitamrofni n uoba t useJ s is wehttaM , na d kraM , na d ekuL , na d nhoJ , na d luaP , dna
maJ e ,s na d J edu , na d P ete r, na d cte . Well Si om n G er e eln af the fo emr r aed n of ht e aH r av rd waL
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oohcS l torw e a oob k titne le hT“ e nomitseT y of ht e stsileganvE ” in cihw h he suj t ekcol d in o n ht e of urepsoG l wehttaM---sretirw , kraM , ekuL , na d nitats--nhoJ g aht t ht e einomitset s of eht se uof r luow d eb
sufficient to stand up in any court of la .wAt iht s niop t el t me aed l w ti h a euq s oit n om re p lih o os p cih al cihw h is at ht e h rae t of the lborp em
tiw h ht e aidepolcycnE . In ht e fitneics ic ohtem d we luow d lac l i a t psiderp o oitis n to orp ve .esiwrehtoIn ehto r drow s i f oy u rt u le y aw nt to onk w the t r tu h of a yh p to h se is you ac ton n noc c o edul t wreh i esat eht nnigeb i .gn rO detats rehtona w ya yb R .A. killiM an eht lebon ezirp w gninni syhp i sic t t eh
ifitneics c do on t yawla s ca t itneics fic on r do the de u itac on ca t in a f autca l, ob cej t vi e nam n re . liM l nakiow n ht e oN bel zirp e in hp y cis s of r ht e uomaf s akilliM n io l ord p nemirepxe t ihw ch evorp d aht t eht
ortcele n is a tercsid e lcitrap e of a ificeps c egrahc . He hguat t at ht e tisrevinU y of gacihC o rehw e ehosla ekrow d on ht e attahnaM n cejorp t aht t epoleved d ht e At imo c oB mb. taL er he aw s P er s edi nt of laChceT . An awy y erutcel d at gral e Un revi s eiti s na d torw e a oob k on soht e erutcel s ellac d “The noitulovE
of cneicS e na d eR l .noig ” He lot d of oh w ih s ollef w sitneics t at ht e ninnnigeb g of ht e teitnewt h yrutnecs ia d aht t la l ht e eirevocsid s ah d erla ady eeb n dam e in neics ce, it uow ld lno y iamer n of r f utu re
tareneg i sno ot evorpmi eht cca u icar es fo esoht revocsid i .seleW l cnis e aht t adua c uoi s na d itneicsnu c cnoc l oisu n noma g ht e s tsitneic s yar-X s rew e id s evoc r ,de
tan u ar l ytivitcaoidar , ht e otohp e irtcel c fe f cef t na d ht e ved e nempol t of utauq m yhp s sci , ht e cimotabmob , na d on na d no . oY u es e ht e tniop , ht e rev y ude c eta d and the very s eic n it fic hw en that is ht e yaw
ht ey naw t it ac n be rev y acigolli l na d non - cifitneics . woN , ht e ph posoli hy of iler g oi n laed s tiw h esohtoitseuq n ;s tub I referp t eh erom oc n eterc a hcaorpp fo itsirhC an nevidE c .se
ehW n ht e E olcycn p aide s oot k on ht e uoS r ec s cihw h is the iB ble of 66 oob ks eht y id d on t r ezilaeaht t eht y rew e nikat g on ht e som t lbavorp e of ht e Ch ir s ait n Ap golo e scit . eH re w e ah ve a ob ok hcihwmialc s to be drow s orf m oG d na d ht e roW d of oG d cihw h we ac n itsevni g ta e of r ou vlesr es. We ac n teg
uo r dnah s on it na d nimaxe e tob h the anretni l na d ht e e retx nal ive d cne e aht t it is r llae y ahw t it alc i smto eb . hT e ecnedive s reh e ra e lofinam d as aD y ah s etsil d so qeda u leta y in hT“ e oW n ed r of ht e W ,”droor eltteN s in hT“ e repuS n aruta l igirO n of ht e ”elbiB , or W enre r in hT“ e lbiB e as otsiH r ”y : secnedive
kil e 1( ) ht e et s mit ony of g aer t em n t o ht e B elbi ; (2) the ni f cneul e on noitazilivic ; (3) ht e p snoitciderin ht e lO d nematseT t f elliflu d in ht e weN ; 4( ) ht e p anosre l xe p cneire e tiw h ti ; na d so .no
I kil e aht t sal t tw o na d suaceb e of ht e sentrohs s of my mit e I w li l lfeirb y col k it on soht e tw .o
)1( . sreP o an l irepxE e .ecnAs a enihC se retni p eter r ias d as he aw s nitalsnart g the oob k of namoR s tni o h is vitan e :egaugnal
hT“ e no e hw o torw e iht s oob k is ht e no e hw o am de em . He llet s me t h ni gs ab uo t sym elf t ah t n o enosle e k on w ”.s
)2( . noitciderP s aht t moc e .eurtesoM sraey s oga to dl eht eH b wer na noit eht d fi f re e ecn eb t ew en a laer tehporP dna a eslaf
orp p teh . If ht e orp p eh t tciderp s nihtemos g na d it ‛nseod t eppah n aht t is a slaf e rp oph te , ub t if ehtciderp s na d it ppah ens aht t i s a aer l orP p .teh
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So cum h of ht is is tru e uoba t ht e Pr tehpo s of ht e lO d tnematseT . So nam y noitciderp s tuobaearsI l na d uoba t ht e life na d taed h na d oitcerruser n of useJ s rew e etciderp d ht at mac e eurt . roFtiverb y kas e I atnemom r li y col k in o n ht e cr so s na d some of oht se pr de i snoitc . ooL k ni g at lno y oneetpahc r in nhoJ , pahc ter 91 , aht t r e droc s some of ht e otsih r aci l tneve s of ht e icurc f .noixi
.)1( lasP m 22 :18 pr etcide d aht t the amoR n s redlo s luow d divid e na d eht n sac t tol s or lbmag e rofht e tnemrag s of useJ s, ht e inut c cihw h aw s a elmaes ss nemrag t t ah t eht y id d on t rised e to sp il t otni
uof r rap ts as ht e r se t of ht e mrag e stn . hT e tca ual ve ent is ocer r ed d in J ho n 1 .42,32:9.)2( lasP m 2:42 0 etciderp d aht t no a nob e in C ‛tsirh s dob y luow d be nekorb . oY u acer ll ht e yrots
oh w ehtar r aht n vael e ht e eidob s on ht e orc ss at nus set eht y luow d erb ak ht e enob s to etsah n .htaedhT e reidlos s id d in ht e sac t of ht e owt t seveih urc c deifi no ei reht edis fo Je ,sus ub t when t eh y emac
to sirhC t H e aw s aed d erla ad y na d in edro r to orp ve aht t they eip r ec d ih s s di e tiw h a raeps . tuOolf wed bl oo d and w ta e .r
.)3( airahceZ h 1:21 0 rp e etcid d aht t rhC i ‛ts s en eime s luow d ool k on o r ag p on Him ehw n yehtecreip d HIm . ihT s is ocer r ed d in hoJ n 1 73-43:9 . nA d w e luoc d go on na d .no
4-4 : rhC i ts , egairraM , a dn ht e cruhC .hkaM e a sal t op int with a ev ry pr ca tical c apmo riso n ewteb en sirhC t na d eht
cruhc h na d suh b na d an d fiw e in ma egairr . I liw l on t aed l tiw h ht e ilos d itsal ng irram a eg
aht t mrofnoc s to ht e p retta n of the elbiB - no- e lam e na d lamef e enioj d ehtegot r of r -efil -as I liw l tonrt y ot laed iw th eht dilos re tal i pihsno teb w nee tsirhC na d ht e Ch hcru , vidni i aud l rebmemhcruhc s htiw
irhC s t na d tcelloc ive the atot l cruhc h tiw h Ch sir t . taR her I naw t to lat k uoba t tob h sirhC t na d ehtcruhc h na d gairram e in te mr s of eniarts d spihsnoitaler : 1( ) degnartse , rehw e eht y ra e not ecrovid d tub
do on t co etacinumm ; 2( ) rehw e t eh y are se tarap ed; na d (3) id v cro e flesti . oN w oh w uow ld oy u erapmocaht t ht e a tsirhC ian and His ruhc ch of ht e w loh e c ruh ch na d tsirhC . W lle , (1) ht e e degnarts
snoitaler hip luow d be rehw e h e is on t p niyar g re lralug y na d nidaer g ih s B elbi . oY u sh luo d lat k to ruoyfiw e at sael t reve y yad . hT e noces d 2( ) ht e etarapes d luow d be w reh e ht e aitsirhC n or ruhc ch has
esaec d to be a friend of Christ . Remember, Jesu s said “ oY u are my friend s if you do what I haveednammoc d .uoy ” S o ht e es p etara d irhC s it an or hc u hcr sah ec a des ot od t eh sgniht taht tsirhC
.dednammoc3( ) drihT , ht e aitsirhC n or cruhc h id v ecro d rf om irhC st . ahT t is rehw e eht y vah e moc e to eht
niop t of nivil g na d tivitca y w uohti t eve n nikniht g uoba t hw at sirhC t na d oG d tnaw . hT e dr ivi ng fo ecrah s moceb e ahw“ t I ”tnaw . hT e ed s eri s of les f na d p nosre s vah e moc e to calper e ht e liw l of irhC s .t
ottoB m niL e:egroeG W. teurT t ereviled d ih s uomaf s omres n hW“ o Is eJ s ?su ” in cihw h he vda o etac d that ylno
erht e rppa o ehca s ra e dam e to J suse : (1) aht t He aw s oog d na d lrettu y ahw t He emialc d to eb ; (2) tahtHe aw s dab , evieced d na d on t to be b eveile d at lla ; na d 3( ) ahT t H e aw s oog d ub t dam . He ieced v de
flesmiH no hw a eH t aer l yl w .sa
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lleW , I ht ink aht t eht re is a uof rth that i s r llae y rom e pr nelave t yadot . nA d aht t i s ht e p poe lehw o vah e not oht u hg t ab uo t it at la l. hW o vah e on t s ire o lsu y eeb n etnorfnoc d tiw h ht e noitseuq , ohW“
do oy u as y that useJ s si
5-4 : useJ s na d hT e B redliu s of yrotsiHehW n esoM s mac e to aorahP h tiw h ht e ed m na d orf m oG d to el t the c lih d er n of sI r ea l go, P ah r hao
aw s ekcohs d nikniht g aht t he was ht e elur r over ygE pt . hT e r elu r hw o uoht ght he aw s ht e p etto r didon t onk w aht t in tilaer y he aw s ht e yalc . hT e edliub r of h rotsi y hw o th hguo t he aw s in ortnoc l dnaam k ni g ih s rot y w a s i n r ae l ti y b nie g c rtno o ll ed b y God and su ed b y God to am ke ete r an l otsih r .y
hT e A op s lt e uaP l e rpx e ss ed it in iht s ennam r in amoR n s :9oF“ r ht e rutpircS e yas s to P ah r oa h, “Even for this s ma e esoprup I evah desiar uoy ,pu taht
I hgim t ohs w M y ewop r in uoy , na d aht t My man e hgim t eb deralced lla tuohguorht eht ”.htraemoR( ans 9: )71
:dnAseoD“ ton eht rettop evah rewop revo eht c ”...yal snamoR( 9 )a12:
etfA r aorahP h r etceje d ‛doG s named d rht o gu h M eso s, oG d s etrat d g ltne y to noc v cni e ahP r haohw o was yllaer ni tlu i etam lortnoc yb am k gni lla eht wa ret fo tpygE elbaknirdnu . hT e itneics sts dna
reenigne s of ht e ad y etacilpud d ht e feat so aht t ehw n oG d g va e aorahP h eves n yad s to niht k ,tuobaaorahP h ediced d aht t h e aw s st li l ht e lur er and i n c no t or l, luow d on t ahc nge his m dni , na d t eh n emac
ht e sgorf . tsigoloiB s ac n kam e gorf s osla , na d lits l aorahP h iced ded aht t he was ht e aer l edliub r footsih ry. hT e riht d nemgduj t was ecil , ht e truof h aw s a sw ra m of seilf , ht e tfif h aw s on ht e lttac e fo
ht e tpygE i na s ylno , the txis h aw s a ed s itcurt ve iah l us ch a s ah d not b ee n seen in Eg py t . This sawla m tso ot o cum h of r haorahP , he ellac d of r esoM s na d oraA n niyas g aht t oG d was uoethgir s na d he dahnis n de . hT en, no do tbu , he aw s er m dni ed by his f lle ow ivda s ro s na d co oh rts as to hw o llaer y ar n gE y ,tpna d h e s lit l re euf d to el t the ch erdli n of I ears l og . oG d eht n s ne t ht e p ugal e of tucol s , na d neht
krad n sse of r erht e syad . aorahP h dias , yakO“ , oy u can go ub t oG d ah s to moc p simor e tiw h m e by uoynivael g uoy r lttac e .ereh ” oY u ees , at l sae t he etnaw d lah f lortnoc ! ltsaL y mac e taed h on la l eht
robtsrif n noma g ht e tpygE i sna , na d llanif y tiw h aht t Ph aora h el t eht m go ! oY u ees , even eht n af retoitaredisnoc n na d ht e erdlihc n of earsI l ah d rc o ess d ht e eR d aeS , ahP r ao h ediced d to use ih s army ot
ohs w hw o aw s in lortnoc . oY u onk w ht e yrots : la l ht e stoirahc , ac p sniat , na d mra y of pygE t rew e dellikni eht oolf d gni wa .sret
Now, rehw e is my p tnio : if oy u to aer d a b oo k to ad y on the h tsi ory of ygE pt, I od ubt if oy u dluowaer d ihtyna ng tuoba t eseh tnemgduj s of oG d on Eg tpy , llaicepse y of ht e oitcurtsed n of ht e mra y in eht
eR d aeS . nA d i f you id d i t ow uld dulcni e a il e uoba t oh w it pah p dene . hT e epapswen rs of the yad , ehtacol l og s is p, na d ht e ih s ot ry im ght r ae d s emo t ih ng like th si : A“ rmy llatnedicca y ellik d in erf ak lf o ”.do
1. oG d esreveR d ht e rotsiH y kaM ers by M nika g ht e tS one hw ich the Bu dli ers jeR e etc d ht e daeHenroC r .enots
rehT e is no en ed to p ci k on haorahP . rotsiH y is r telpe e tiw h relur s na d el a red s aht t uoht ght yehtrew e in lortnoc , w ah t ht e lbiB e refer s ot sa eht s“ t eno iub l .”sred I il ke ot ac ll meht t eh aM“ k ”sre ro
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liuB“ d sre fo .”yrotsiH eW evah neht ot d ya dna yeht evah yawla s etsixe d rht o uohgu t h yrotsi . etiuQetfo n eht y ra e the oigiler us sredael , etfo n they ra e ht e co tinumm y na d evog r nemn t sredael , s semitemo
a oitanibmoc n of htob , na d gnihtemos s eve n ht e redael s i n the Christian church a s we will see a s ewool k lesolc y at aduJ s hw“ o aw s erebmun d noma g ht e ”evlewt
hT e simlasP t esserpxe d it in iht s :rennam hW“ y do ht e taeh hen ar ge, na d the pe lpo e ami g ni e a iav n ?gniht > The gnik s of ht e htrae
tes meht s vle es, and ht e lur ers take oc u sn el got e het r, ag nia st ht e DROL , na d a iag nst his an tnio e ,das y gni , eL t us rb eak ht eir ba dn s a dnus er, an d ac st wa ay ht eir oc rds from su .” (P las m 2: )3-1
tahW uoy ees he :si ersrif* t ht e nehtaeh , ht e elitneG s or ht e -non p lpoe e of oG d gar e sniaga t ht e ortnoc l of doGeht* n ht e ep o lp e of God vlesmeht es eg t rac r ei d awa y tiw h ieht r wo n ecnoc pts of r tilae y gnikniht
aht t eht y evlesmeht s ra e in lortnocht* e sgnik , ht e sredael , ht e relur s es t evlesmeht s sniaga t ht e liw l na d ortnoc l of doG
at eht* k lesuoc e a tsniag G dna do siH tsirhCeht* y rt y to aerb k ht e dnab s of lnevaeh y ortnoc l by am k ni g ieht r wo n re tila y na d ieht r nwo
yrotsihht* ey rt y to sac t disa e na y it es that oG d na d C irh st ah ve over th ie r co icsn e cn e or lliw
uB t oy u ees , ht e ots ne cihw h ht e ub i redl s of h rotsi y ra e ltnatsnoc y re detcej , ht e oG d of sihtesrevinU is ltnatsnoc y nikam g ht e aeh d c enotsrenro . hT e orP p eh t D iva d co unitn es in mlasP s 2, gnillet
of ahw t Go ‛d s r se p sno e is to eht se uB“ i redl s of H tsi o .”yrH“ e taht ettis th ni eht snevaeh llahs al u :hg eht droL llahs evah eht m in ed r isi on. Then s llah
he s ep ak tnu o t eh m in ih s tarw h, an d ev x eht m in ih s os re id s elp a rus e.” ( sP alm )5,4:2oG d kool s od w n orf m eh a ev n na d la gu hs at ht e senelttil s of it lla . oG d dloh s seht e redliuB“ s fo
rotsiH y” in der isi on . Then fi yllan , af et r a co lpu e of ht o dnasu s of y rae s of nraw i gn s, He g te s ,damniwohs g iH s tarw h na d iH s ros e ersaelpsid . nA d aht t gnirb s us to ht e oirep d of rotsih y of rotsih y fo
lasP m 811 , ht e ad y of the ROL D si taht a doirep fo it me taht ts a detr w hti eht tsriF oC m gni fo tsirhCna d ht e iF rst nimoC g of ht e loH y ipS rit in rg eat po ew r on ht e srif t ad y of socetneP t etfa r eht
itcerruseR on na d liw l unitnoc e to aht t g aer t na d irret ble ad y ehw n ‛doG s tarw h is r enia d .tuo2 . hT e eP r oi d of iH s rot y over hW ic h oG d liw l olla w a R oitceje n of ht e Ch ei f oC r otsren n .e1( ) . This Pe oir d of miT e or iH s rot y is r efe r er d to as a Day in Ps la m .42:811
sihT“ si eht yad hw i hc eht OL RD htah ;edam we lliw er j ecio dna be dalg ni it ”.If oy u s ot p t o th ni k uoba t ti , we etfo n su e ht e row d yad“ ” in ht e mas e aw y to aem a n oirep d fo
emit . For ex lpma e, how tfo en have you h rae d ht e xe p er s is on i“ n ht is ad y na d ”emit . It llaretil y snaemiht s oirep d of it me or sih t yro . oY u ac n la so see i t f or m the noc t xe t of asP lm 11 8 as it re ef rs to taht
oirep d of rotsih y rehw e oG d llacitamard y evretni ned in amuh n fa f ria s by s nignidne g iH s oS n to .htraeooL k at lasP m 1 2:81 6 cihw h is qu eto d in httaM ew .9:12
desselB“ eb eh taht oc m hte ni eht eman fo t eh :DROL ew evah bl esse uoy tuo fo eht esuohfo ”.doG
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.)2( taM t eh w qu to es t his v re se from Ps la m 2:811 6 in taM t eh w :12 9 as ahw t ht e ureJ s meladutitlum e aw s yas ing ba out eJ sus ud r ni g ahw t sih t ro y now llac s T“ he muirT p ah l En .”yrtihT s aw s ht e mit e nidrocca g to ht e iB ble r oce rd ehw n ht e g“ r ae t edutitlum ” ps r ae d tnemrag s o tu
on the daor ni tnorf fo ‛suseJ eef t detnarG . ot ,meht siht was eht emit fo hist ro y of ht e r -eemhsilbatse nt of ht e odgnik m of doG ; na d i eedn d it saw , ub t eht y id d on t natsrednu d ht e urt e tan u er
of ht e modgnik . rehtO s of ht e dutitlum e uc t od w n ehcnarb s orf m ht e rt ees na d spr ae d eht m in sihhtap . raP t of the dutitlum e aw s in orf nt of iH m na d His icsid p sel , rap t rew e dniheb ; na d la l rew e gniyrc
tuo , nnasoH“ a to ht e oS n of dviaD ! esselB d is He hw o emoc s in ht e man e of ht e of ht e ”!DROL3( ) . N wo , at t ih s mas e oirep d of mit e ht e b redliu s of otsih ry rew e at krow . reH e eht y era , niehttaM w 51:12 , ht e eihc f tseirp s na d sebircs . hT( e relur s na d sralohcs , if oy u )!dluowuB“ t ehw n ht e eihc f p tseir s na d bircs es as w the ednow r uf l th gni s aht t He did , na d eht
lihc d ner gniyrc tuo ni eht pmet le dna ,gniyas annasoH‘ to eht noS fo divaD !” yeht erew gidni n ”.tnaM( a htt ew )51:12
oH w ba out th ta ? hT e rotsiH y srekaM fo eht emiT w ere ni“ d tnangi ”. suseJ dah eht ne evr ot oguoba t ht e lpmeT e nisuac g ht e nilb d to es e na d ht e mal e t o w kla . iD d useJ s on t natsrednu d aht t eht
lpmeT e belonged t o them ! They were the Te elpm iuB l dna sred eht srepeek fo eht T elpme uB i !gnidlyehT as i ot d :suseJ
D“ o oy u aeh r ahw t eht se ra e niyas g? nA d useJ s ias d to meht , seY‘ , vah e oy u even r daer , uO‘ t foht e m o tu h of bab es na d n sru in g in tnaf s oy u h va e p fre e etc d p sair e. ” ( httaM ew )61:12
.)4( lasP m 2:811 2 te ll s us rtuo i hg t t ah t this Pe oir d o f miT e in iH s rot y is the mit e of ‛doG s ,gnioda mit e nirud g cihw h the ufer sed nots e s trat s to ceb ome ht e aeh d oc r otsren n .e
hT“ e enots ihw ch eht liub d sre desufer si emoceb t eh daeh nots e of ht e enroc r. ihT s is ehtDROL ‛s ;gniod ti is suollevram in ruo ”.seye
6-4 : nU d nidnatsre g orf m reteP ‛s sriF t .nomreSeP ter roM e letelpmoC y Id fitne ies iht s reP iod of notsrenroC e oitcejeR n dna
niF a l gnA e r i n ih s srif t eS r om n o n th e srif t ad y o f socetneP t etfa r t ehruseR r oitce n tcA( s )2 . oY u onk w iht s tsih o acir l oissaco n. hT e lewt ve pa o elts s, eht y ah d rla e yda
r ecalpe d saduJ w oh degnah hi flesm w hti aM t ,saiht t eh ow m ne dna M yra eht m rehto fo seJ us wasereht , na d ht e rehtorb s of eJ s su . t“ hey rew e la l tiw h no e rocca d in no e p .ecal ” gnihT s ageb n to h neppa
reht e aw s a uol d n sio e kil e a r hsu ing niw d that suac ed ht e mu dutitl e of weJ s reht e orf m reve y noitanto moc e ehtegot r tiw h eht m to es e w ah t was niog g no . No lno y ht e nuos d eltrats d meht , ub t eht y w ere
ehtruf r ezama d aht t e ach o f eht m luoc d natsrednu d w ah t ht e naitsirhC s rew e gniyas ni t rieh tan i evseugnot
,snaihtraP“ edeM s, na d lE a setim ; th so e wd e nill g in Mes ,aimatopo Ju ,aed dna odappaC c ,aiutnoP s na d aisA , igyrhP a and ailyhpmaP , pygE t na d ht e trap s of ybiL a a niojd g eneryC , iv s roti s morf,emoR tob h weJ s na d rp o tyles es, rC e nait s and w--sbarA e aeh r eht m ps e nika g in uo r eugnot s eht
dnow e ufr l w kro s of oG d.” ( tcA s 2: )31-9
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It aw s time of r eteP r to s nat d up na d nialpxe ! hT e ehtag red dutitlum e aw s rep p dexel . yehTrew e ksa i gn , W“ hat does ht is me ?na ” It aw s eht n aht t eteP r enialpxe d ht e oireP d of rotsiH y hcihw geb an reh e w cih h h e ca ll s the “ l sa t d sya ” na d dne ed w ti h the rg“ eat and n o at ble day o f the L O ”.DR
1. eB g inni ng of ht e L sa t D sya : The moC ing of ht e H lo y iripS t in aerg t na d itarcomed c ewop r htiwht e rpsediw ead of oitavlas n uorht gh hC r .tsi
2 . hT e ne d of ht e saL t syaD : ht e taerg , elbaton , na d lbirret e day of ht e ROL D in cihw h ehtrgna y of ht e ROL D oG d liw l moc e on ht e rotcejer s of ht e eihc f roc n notsre e.
uB“ t iht s is ahw t aw s kops en by ht e p hpor et leoJ : nA‘ d it liw l moc e to ssap ni eht tsal ,syadyas s doG , I liw l uop r uo t of My irips t on la l hself ; na d oy u nos s na d uoy r rethguad s liw l ,ysehporp
na d uoy r yo nu g em n liw l see iv s snoi , and uohy r old em n liw l aerd m rd e sma . nA d on My nem s vre a stnna d on My diam s vre a tn s I liw l uop r uo t in soht e yad s of My ipS r ti ; na d eht y liw l p hpor e ys . dnA
I liw l ehs w rednow s in evaeh n a vob e na d ngis s i n ht e rae th eneb a ht : doolb , erif , na d av por fo .ekoms hT e sun liw l be nrut ed tni o nkrad e ss , and ht e oom n i tn o doolb , rofeb e ht e nimoc g of eht
taerg na d lbaton e ad y of the DROL . nA d it will oc me to sap s aht t ohw e ev r llac s on ht e man e foht e L RO D liw l be as v .de ” tcA( s 2-61:2 1 an d eoJ l )23-82:2
nivaH g ecudortni d iht s oirep d of mit e in cihw h God wolla a s tsrenroc one itcejer on, el t us kcabup to ht e ificeps c ninnigeb g of ht e s not e !noitcejer
7-4 : oohC se useJ s ro ht e .elpmeThT e uoigileR s eL a de rs Re ej c et d Je us s in Or de r to aS ve ht e Te mp le. At ,tsael
aht t is ahw t eht y .diaswT o yad s rofeb e ht e aP s os v re , eJ sus t lo d His d si c pi les alp i en d t ah t He luow d be tob h be deyart
na d curc deifi aM( t weht :62 2 .) tA eht emas it me taht Je sus was cificeps a perp yll a der siH tw evleopA s elt s of r that cihw h aw s to emoc , ht e b dliu e rs of h yrotsi w ere am k gni rieht lp a .sn esehT
iceps f llaci y ra e enoitnem d in ehttaM w 2 :6 3 as ht“ e eihc f stseirp , ht e s sebirc , na d ht e redle s of ehtoep p ”el . hT ese iub l red s sa s lbme ed at ht e calap e of ht e ih gh irp e ts , paiaC h sa . ehT ir itcejbo ve aw s ot
tolp“ ” oh w they mi hg t kat e eJ sus by tr kci ery and lik l ih m aM( t ht ew 4:62 ) . They had a oc u lp e fo:smelborp 1( ) B nie g ednu r ht e amoR n nemnrevog t of utnoP s etaliP , eht y w re e on t olla w t o up t a nosrep
to htaed ; na d 2( ) useJ s was rev y alupop r noma g ht e p elpoe , na d s ohemo w eht y luow d vah e to kat e mihyletavirp . ehT y ag eer d du nir g ieht r ssa e lbm y aht t if they rt ied to t ka e useJ s nirud g ht e saef t of eht
saP s vo er, t eh y luow d be an upr si ing a nom g ht e pe po le ag nia st th .meuseJ s na d iH s Ap ltso es pr deeco ed to the oh use of miS on ht e pel er in B nahte y. This aw s the ecalp
rehw e a ow m na deruop a tsoc ly ttob le fo la a retsb lio no ‛suseJ aeh d as He as t at ht e elbat , The droceretats s aht t the id s elpic s rew e set cab k by ht e saw te of cus h an nepxe se, no buod t aduJ s ht e tr rerusae
aw s nidael g in ht e sucsid s noi . But useJ s enrut d ht e ssucsid ion to tona her ednimer r of iH s noixificurcna d airub l as He ias d aht t ht e w mo an id d iht s to raperp e iH s ob dy of r b u air l. An d ht i s aw s la l Ju sad
luoc d ekat . He new t to ht e feihc .stseirp ehT c feih stseirp thguoht a tfig ah d moc e rf om nevaeh ; dna
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in a aw y it dah , as iht s aw s ht e way oG d ah d nalp ned it na d ht e way it ah d eeb n etciderp d in ob th ehtlO d seT t ma ent and b y J use s a s ht e tw vle e had as t a t the saL t .reppuS
aduJ s oitavitom n w as tiforp . As ht e erusaerT r of ht e gr uo p he aw s ninnigeb g to eef l i n .erucesoN t no l y aw s he es e ni g enom y s il p awa y a s in ht e sac e of ht e amow n wa nits g ht e nemtnio t, ub t suseJah d daerla y lot d eht m aht t ht e uorg p luow d be ekorb n up as eht y elf d at iH s tserra . He luoc d on t at keht e sol s o f utats s dna ni c .emo eH ksa ed eht hc i fe ,stseirp hW“ at era uoy iw l gnil ot evig me if I iled v reiH m to oy u in a tavirp e ?ecalp ” ereH , w as erewsna d reyarp , ht e eihc f eirp sts na d ht e ehto r rekam s fo
otsih ry guoht ht; na d eht y letaidemmi y etnuoc d out to ih m triht y eceip s of revlis . aduJ s eggab d eht,yenom dna le ot tf dnif t eh airporppa te ytinutroppo ot rteb ay .suseJ
hW en ht e aP s os ver c ema , J se us sat down tiw h his t vlew e pa o ts les as the e ev n ni g mac e to taeahw t ah s moceb e wonk n as ht e saL t reppuS . In ht e sdim t of the laem , useJ s lnialp y lot d eht m that eno
of ht e vlewt e aw s niog g to yarteb . useJ s id d on t een d to es e ht e triht y p ecei s of evlis r aht t la r ydaeelgnij d in ht e ekcop t of saduJ . hT e to her d si c pi les id d not e ev n nk ow hw o He aw s niklat g tuoba . tI
aw s at iht s uS p ep r that useJ s br ko e ht e br ae d na d ssap ed ht e uc p of ht e eniw , as y ni g t ah t He dluowon t nird k of ht e uc p of ht e v ni e iaga n tnu il w ti h t eh m a iag n in ht e nluf ess of ht e k gni d mo . ehT y gnus
a nmyh a dn ht neht e tuo y ot eht tnuoM fo O .sevilcnO e iaga n J use s imer n ed d ht em of how ht e Sh pe h re d luow d be ts r cu k na d the sh ee p dluow
ttacs er, how eht y la l luow d be dam e to lbmuts e by ht e serra t na d cr noicificu . uB t useJ s degaruocneeht m tiw h ht e drow s t ah t fa ter His re rus r oitce n rf om ht e dead He luow d rofeb e eht m tni o .eelilaG ehT n eht y mac e to namesehteG e rehw e J use s arp y de . And lihw e useJ s aw s nidnimer g eht m aht t eh
hw o luow d b te ray Him aw s on the yaw , J adu s sh ewo d up tiw h a gr ae t dutitlum e orf m the eihc f p stseirna d redle s tiw h s drow s na d sbulc . nA d ehw n eJ sus lot d ht e dutitlum e aht t iht s aw s nod e in luf f tnemlli
of the rcS i utp r se , the a p ltso es fo sr oo k iH m and .delf nA“ d soht e hw o ah d laid loh d of Je us s el d Him yawa ot sahpaiaC ht e gih h irp e ts , rehw e eht
sebircs na d ht e redle s erew .delbmessa tuB reteP ollof w de IH m at a id s cnat e to ht e gih h irp e s‛tstruoc y dra . nA d he new t in na d sat tiw h ht e s vre a tn s to es e ht e e dn . oN w ht e eihc f tseirp s, eht,sredle na d la l ht e icnuoc l hguos t slaf e nomitset y sniaga t eJ sus to up t IH m to htaed , ub t dnuof .enon nevE hguoht af ynam l sessentiw es f emac o awr rd, st li l ht ey f o nu d on ne . But at last owt
eslaf ntiw e ss es mac e of r raw d and sa di , T‘ his f olle w s dia , I am lba e to ortsed y ht e lpmet e of doGna d to liub d it in ht ree da sy .” (M tta hew 5:62 7 )16-
8-4 : aduJ s eyarteB d eJ sus ni edrO r to aS ve iH s wO n eT m .elpaduJ s luoc d on t kat e ht e olb w of ht e eddus n sol s o f s utat s na d yenom . He ekool d of r useJ s ot
taidemmi ely atse b sil h a retam ial nik g od m on e htra , in cihw h of co sru e, he aw s one of ht e t vlew e dluowbe a redael . He pek t ht e yenom , na d ah d ht e s tiruce y of idloh ng tno o ht e yenom . He luoc d on t dnatsto ol se that s uce r ti y and s utat s . I am sure t ah t he thguoht , or at least rationalized in hi s nwo
noc s cneic e taht seJ us luow d lpmis y be p ehsinu d na d then fel t go . oH r swor , he en ver enigami d ev nehguoht seJ us ot ld eht m p lnial y that ht e erra st luow d lead la l ht e aw y to ht e taed h o f irhC st yb
urc c ifi x noi . nA d the next rom n ni g hw en ht e edliub rs o f ih s rot y dam e ieht r iced s oi n to put useJ s ot
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htaed , idnib ng miH dna ael d gni miH away ot tnoP i su P tali e of r the agel l oitaralced n o f htaed , tilneddus y ih t the cneicisnoc e of aduJ s ahw t h e ah d .enod
1 . J adu s na d ht e P etto r‛ s F .dleinehT“ ,saduJ ohw dah deyarteb iH m, nehw eh was taht eH dah neeb dnoc e nem ed , fe tl
mer o sr e na d br guo ht cab k eht ytriht eip c se fo ot revlis eht stseirp feihc dna ,sredle ,gniyas I‘evah teb r ya ed onni c ne t b dool . ” nA d t hey s dia , ‘ ahW t is ht at t o us ? oY u es e to !taht ‛ ( ihT s si
an rehto aw y of s gniya , ahT“ t is uoy r p !melbor ” ) nA d he th er w wod n ht e eceip s of lis ver i n the,elpmet ,detraped dna w tne dna degnah hi .flesm nA d ht e eihc f tseirp s oot k ht e si evl r p ecei s a dn
as id, tI‘ si ton lufwal pot tu meht otni eht ,yrusaert b esuace t eh y ra e t eh ecirp fo oolb d ”.M( a htt ew )6-3:72
nsI ‛t aht t gnizama . hT ese rekaM s of iH s rot y rew e nilliw g to lik l ‛doG s wo n noS . ehT y rew e gnilliwto nif d slaf e essentiw s na d to garuocne e na d m ka e seil . uB t eht y ah d scihte . ehT y luow d on t up t eht
triht y eceip s of lis ver cab k tni o ht e lpmet e aert s ru y rf om cihw h i t aw s ekat n in ht e f sri t p ecal . It sioolb d mo en y they as id . It is the nom ey of arteb y .la
nA“ d eht y oot k esnuoc l na d hguob t tiw h eht m ht e ‛rettop s dleif , to rub y narts g re s in.oferehT re taht dleif sah neeb dellac eht deliF fo lB o do ot ht is .yad nehT saw fluf i dell w tah saw
nekops by aimereJ h ht e pr tehpo , as y gni , nA‘ d eht y oot k ht e triht y eceip s of revlis , ht e ulav e foiH m hw o aw s decirp , ohw m eht y of ht e erdlihc n of learsI ,decirp evag dna meht of r ht e p tto e s‛rif e dl , as ht e L RO D id r tce ed .em ” M( a htt ew 1-7:72 0 an d eJ r ime ah )9-6:23
2 . aduJ s as ht e pr pytoto e of ht e aM n of oitiderP n.hT e oob k of A tc s in pahc ter 1 ah s eves ral rev y tni e nitser g ninnigeb gs suj t b rofe e ht e ad y fo
etneP c tso na d ‛reteP s omreS n in A tc s 2, nidulcni g the secen s ti y o f f nidni g a er p nemecal t of r Ju sadnoma g ht e evlewt . eteP r na d kuL e taretier e m cu h of ahw t aw s aer d uoba t aduJ s in wehttaM , gnidda
aht t 1( ) teP er ex alp i en d what happened to Judas quoting two id f ef r ne t alp ces rf om aD vid in ht e sP a ,msl2( ) aduJ s lef l he nolda g tni o the ‛rettoP s dleiF , ih s liartne s g nihsu g uo t orf m cihw h we ac n c cno l du e t tah
aduJ s egnah d lesmih f on a filc f vo er ht e ttoP e ‛r s f dlei , the or pe rb o ek , na d f le l no to ht e leiF d of B ;dool3( ) In ht e gaugnal e of melasureJ , it aceb me wonk s as ekA“ l maD a”, ht e leiF d of doolB ; 4( ) ht e etouq
orf m laaP m 2:96 5 aht t aduJ s oitatibah n luow d be talosed e na d aht t no no e luow d vil e in ti ; na d 5( ) ehtnoces d touq e at ihw ch we rised e to ool k rom e lluferac y as ht e xetnoc t is nuorgkcab d of r aduJ s as eht
epytotorp fo eht S fo no iderP t noi fo II hT e inolass a .sniH“ s of cif e el t a ehton r .ekat ” tcA( s )b02:1
3 . saduJ , Ps la m 901 , na d ht e aM n o f Pe .noitidrIf oy u ol o k a t ht e touq e na d the xetnoc t of ht e uq ote in mlasP ,901 y uo wi ll ees ht at duJ as si a
epytotorp of ht e ekciw d, luftieced , na d niyl g am n who is in rut n sla o a pytotorp e of ht e oS n fooitidreP n that sum t be aer v elae d rofeb e ht e noceS d C nimo g of irhC s .triF st, ht e tnoc ex t of ht e q tou e in asP lm .8:901
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nehW“ he lahs l be degduj , let ih m be dnoc e denem : and el t ih s p yar er moceb e s ni . eL t h siyad s be few; na d el t a ehton r kat e ih s iffo ce . eL t h si dihc l ner eb ,sselrehtaf dna sih wi ef a
wodiw .” 901( : )9-7revewoH , eb s edi s niniatnoc g a oitciderp n aht t useJ s na d eteP r tob h eilppa d to saduJ , it in eht
etnoc xt as a g ene ral csid u ss ion of ht e t acipy l kciw ed, ced e ti f lu , and yl in g p re s no . oY u see t ah t in ehtrev y tni r oitcudo n of ch etpa r 01 9 in the noces d v :esre
oF“ r eht htuom of eht ciw k de na d ht e tuom h of ht e luftieced era denepo tnsiaga :em yehtah ve sp eko n ga a sni t m e tiw h a iyl ng ot n eug .” (P las m 01 9 )2:
In rut n tob h aduJ s na d ht e oc n xet t of Ps la m 01 9 ra e nuorgkcab d for rednu s nidnat g ht e oS n fooitidreP n orf m ht e opA s lt e uaP l in II sehT s snainola . oY u sum t even r grof et aht t aduJ s aw s derebmun
noma g ht e iro g ani l evlewt ; na d a s s cu h uJ das is a rp o ytot pe of ht e dekciw , luftieced , na d niyl g nosrepnoma g ht e aitsirhC n hcruhc , na d eve n a ael der in ht e aitsirhC n .hcruhc
tsriF ebmemer r ahw t aw s ias d eilrae r uoba t ht e oireP d of miT e orf m ht e fil e of sirhC t na d ehtnimoC g of ht e loH y ipS rit in ewoP r na d ht e end of emit , the sal t yad s fo eht .elbiB oslA er c la l how ht at
ehw n uaP l torw e noces d nainolassehT s reht e aw s a elborp m aht t mos e reht e hguoht t eht y ah d sim s detuo no esoht end emit ,stneve an m yle eht Se dnoc oC m gni fo .tsirhC oS aP u l w :setir
oN“ w we ask uoy , b hter r ne , by the nimoc g o f uo r roL d Je us s Ch sir t and uo r tag h ire ngrehtegot ot ,mIH not ot eb noos nekahs in dnim ro buort l ,de rehtien by sp tiri , on r by ow rd, ron
by rettel , as if orf m su , a s ht o gu h ht e ad y o f Ch sir t had emoc . eL t n o no e de viec e you b y ynanam es; of r aht t aD y w li l on t moc e elnu s ht e fa nill g awa y emoc s if r ts , and et h am n os is n si
er v lae ed, ht e os n of p der i noit , hw o op op ses and xe a tl s h smi elf ab vo e la l taht si ac l del doG ro tahtis row s pih ed, so that he tis s as God in ht e met ple of doG , sh niwo g mih s le f ht at he is .doG ” II(hT e ss a inol ans 2: )4-1
oY u es e ahw t I aem n by luftieced , w dekci , na d gniyl . ihT s is ht e tamitlu e of ht e ekciw d nam , f ranoyeb d mlasP 901 a dn uJ d :sa iht s aM n of oitidreP n hw o is elaever d rofeb e ht e ne d of emit , tis s in eht
ev ry met ple of oG d na d alc ims to be doG . He s ticilo es na d g nia s ow r ihs p rf om ep o lp e as .doGihT s teg s us s ahwemo t lc o es r to nu d re s nidnat g ehw n the ne d t emi s is. uaP l s ya s that if rst of lla
reht e liw l be a nillaf g away orf m ht e aitsirhC n htiaf . ihT s am y on t leh p u s ltaerg y cnis e reht w e as anillaf g awa y at usehpE s eve n letaidemmi y fa ter uaP l fel t iht s era a of ih s ol n eg st im n si t yr . uB t ht e naM
of itidreP o n sum t srif t be delaever . nA d uaP l eog s on to as y in ht e xetnoc t aht t ht e retsym y fo al w ,ssenssel or ciw k ssende , is daerla y at w kro ; na d at aht t niop t in mit e ehw n ht e loH y iripS t on t regnoler s niart s aht t s rip it of kciw e send s in the dlrow , then the aM n of iS n liw l b e re elaev d.
9-4 : hT e renroC s not e is Al !evihT e enroC r nots e W as litS l evilA , vitcA e na d uO t of lortnoC . Mean hw ile, as ew
niht k of J sadu , ih s degart y na d ht e aM n o f iS n tiw h la l ht e evil aht t etatonnoc s, we sum t rebmemerevoba la l aht t ht e oC r otsren ne irhC st is lits l itca ve na d uo t of lortnoc . hT“ e nots e cihw h ht e sredliub
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tcejer ed sah eb c emo eht eh a srenroc d t ”.eno b ehT u sredli a dn ma srek fo yrotsih c dluo not crexe i eslortnoc suseJ revo dna siH wollof .sre .1 liuB ehT d sre fo yrotsiH uoC ld lortnoC toN .suseJehT y dam e ieht r yrotsih . ehT y ettolp d na d emehcs d na d ennalp d na d nuof d a w ay to erutpac
useJ s irp v yleta ; eht n eht y nuof d a aw y to eg t Him epiw d fo f the caf e of ht e ae r ht . Or so yehtthguoht . uB t eht y rew e deirrow . hT ey new t to etaliP , niyas g ehw n ht is f lle ow aw s ila ve He as id ht at
in erht e yad s He luow d moc e cab k orf m ht e daed . ehT y r etseuqe d of taliP e a raug d on ht e ts one t taherevoc d ht e grave . oY u ees , ht ey suj t luoc d not ots p nieb g s not e redliub s . taliP e ga r ee d na d yeht
erofereht ces u der eht ot mb wi raug ht d .sehT n ehw n the aug rds mac e r nnu ing b ca k to xe p ial n oh w an egna l eraef d na d eht y lef l ed ad, eht
redliub s of ih s ot ry made them a gral e us m of enom y to eek p eht m etiuq . ehT y kil e ht e man fooitidrep n, ht e ekciw d nam , etomorp d a !eiloN“ w elihw yeht rew e iog ng, be dloh , mos e of ht e ug ard mac e tni o the tic y na d r ope r et d ot
ht e eihc f tseirp s la l ht e gniht s aht t ah d pah p dene . nA d ehw n eht y ah d sa s elbme d tiw h ht e sredlena d ekat n lesnuoc , eht y ag ve a gral e sum of enom y to the idlos e sr , s gniay , leT‘ l eht m His picsid l semac e a t in ght na d ts ole iH m awa y lihw e w e s ptel . nA d if iht s semoc to ht e og v re n ‛ro s ae rs, ewliw l ppa e sa e him na d kam e oy u ces u er . So they took ht e enom y na d id d as ht ey ew re ni s tcurt e ,dna d this s iya ng is lnommoc y er p tro ed noma g ht e J we s u itn l this da .y ” M( a htt ew 82 : )51-1
Now, aht t is aer l rotsih y gnikam , by ooh k or by koorc ! nA d la l i t oot k aw s a gral e us m of om n .yeoY u onk w oh w eht y as y you ub y nihtyna g tiw h guone h om n ye . W le l seht e s not e redliub s ah d thguone
enom y to kam e ieht r wo n !yrotsihnA d aht t was ht e ne d of ht e rettam ! oN , on t yldrah , useJ s etrats d nikam g ecnaraeppa s orf m eht
evarg ; na d ht e ninnigeb g of tcA s llet s us aht t useJ s dam e ecnaraeppa s evo r a 40 ad y doirep . aC n uoynigami e oh w rah d aht t aw s on ht e otsih ry srekam . Je elasur m wa s a sm la l tic y in aht t revetahweppah ned in no e p ra t of ht e c ti y aw s lkciuq y s daerp ot ot reh .strap ehT yrotsih kam e sr erew bu ysnittup g out erif s uoba t ht e pa p ecnare s of useJ s la l nuora d ht e .ytic2 . hT e edliuB rs of His rot y oC uld not Co tn rol the F llo o rew s of eJ sus who ac r ir ed on la l th ta
eJ“ sus geb an t o both do na d aet c ”.hnA d eht n w eh n Je us s ecsA n ed d, ht e r ae l aerps d of ht e G epso l of useJ s got ts a etr d. yB ht e emit
eteP r oots d up rofeb e ht e g uor p to ael d in se oitcel n of a t tlew h Ap ltso e to kat e ht e p cal e fo ,saduJreht e ah d aerla d eeb n a edd d 21 0 m ro e lpoep e to ht e uorg p tcA( s )51:1 . ehT n on ht e f sri t ad y fo
socetneP t af et r ht e useR r oitcer n of irhC st tiw h ht e nimoC g of ht e loH y ipS rit in rg eat rewop , eerhtnasuoht erom d itsirhC a sn erew a dedd ot eht puorg (A tc s 14:2 ) . And A tc s 4:2 7 r oce rds how ht at
reve y ad y rom e rew e edda d to ht e cruhc h. oN , useJ s na d ht e suac e of Je us s aw s drah ly ednu r tnoc r .lo3. oY u es e ht e f oitartsur ns of the redliub s of sih t ro y in A tc s 1-61:4 7 rehw e af et r ‛reteP s gnilaeh
of ht e am n mal e for 40 sraey , eht y oot k P e et r na d hoJ n .evitpacuB“ t nehw yeht dah c nammo d de meht t o g o as di e uo t of ht e licnuoc , eht y efnoc r er d gnoma
,sevlesmeht as y gni , ahW‘ t s lah l we do ot eseht ?nem ,roF i ,deedn taht a n elbato m elcari sah neeb
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nod e b y eht m is edive nt to la l hw o lewd l in J sure a mel , na d w e onnac t ned y it . uB t so aht t tips r dae s no trof her noma g eht ,elpoep tel su ylreves netaerht ,meht t tah morf won no yeht kaeps
to no man in this na .em ” tcA( s )71-51:4
01-4 : H wo ra e the Living St eno s dot a ?yfepoH ul yl to ad y the living st eno s aht t taler e to ht e eihc f notsrenroc e era
uo t of ortnoc l. hT e nomreS s aht t ht e ltsopA e eteP r ehcaerp d in ht e tsrif retpahc s of A tc s dnif
telpmoc e erpxe s ois n in ht e if rst na d oces nd ep si t el s from reteP , na d iht s tarobale e on tob h ehtotsrenroc ne dna l gnivi senots sa w lle as doirep taht fo fo emit eht d tsal a .sy
1 . I .retePoY u es e in I eteP r 2 oh w ht e Ap so tle Pe et r kat es the th me e of the oc r en r ts one and st no es th ta
he itini a morf det t eh dna stehporP mrof sih tsrif reS m ni sno stcA ot de polev ht e “ nivil g s enot ” dnaivil“ ng st eno s .”
nimoC“ g to iH m as to a ivil ng ts o en , er j tce ed edni ed by nem , but sohc en by oG d dna,suoicerp uoy ,osla sa nivil g ,senots era gnieb iub lt pu a lautirips ,esuoh a yloh oohtseirp d, ot reffo
up lautirips as c secifir ca c elbatpe ot G do hguorht J suse .tsirhC eroferehT ti si osla iatnoc n de niht e ircS p erut , ‘B dlohe , I lay in noiZ a feihc c ,enotsrenro cele t, ,suoicerp na d he hw o veileb e noiH m liw l be no em an be up t to mahs e. ‛ ehT r rofe e, to oy u who eileb ve, He is rp e suoic ; ub t ot
esoht hw o ra e tneidebosid , T‘ he nots e hcihw t eh liub d sre detcejer sah oceb me eht feihcnroc e tsr o en ,‛ na d “A ots ne of muts n nilb g na a d cor k of of ef n es .‛” (I eP ter 2: )8-4
2 . II .retePnA d oyeb nd aht t we are dni e etb d t o eteP r na d ht e loH y S rip it ht r guo h eteP r ved elop ni g erom
ylhguoroht eht doirep fo ti fo em eht la .syad tsuB“ t eht yad fo eht droL lliw emoc as a th ni fei eht ,thgin in hcihw t eh snevaeh lliw ssap
yawa tiw h a aerg t esion , na d ht e tnemele s liw l lem t tiw h nevref t taeh ; tob h ht e e tra h na d ehtskrow taht era in ti iw ll eb denrub .pu gnieeS neht taht lla t eseh sgniht lliw eb ,devlossid w tahrennam fo snosrep thguo we ot ”...eb
11-4 . useJ s emialcorP d in ht e lO d mtseT e nt na d E ts a ilb shed w ti h H sicaeT hings in the eN w eT sta nem t by the pA ostle taM t .weh
oY u vah e ees n oh w cum h of useJ s is in httaM ew . oN w oy u liw l es e oh w cum h of ht e dlO nematseT t is in Matthew . There are 63 quotes from the Old Test ma en t in the book of Matth .we
ekiL w esi um ch fo useJ s in ht e uq o et s na d ht e pretni r oitate n in ht e eN w .tnematseT 1 . eneG s si :1 27 dna ttaM h we :91 4 . Mo es s lla o ew d the oep ple to up t awa y ieht r seviw
aceb u es o f ht" e ndrah ess of ieht r h "strae , ub t this aw s on t ahw t oG d ht e F ehta r llanigiro y in dednetof r airram g .e
2 . eneG sis 2: 42 a dn aM htt ew 1 5:9 . nabsuH d na d fiw e i n ram r gai e moceb e o" ne self h ."3 . eneG s si 8:4 a dn wehttaM 3:32 5 . lA l ht e alumucca ted wonk l gde e orf m doG , na d eht
lpoep es itcejer on of aht t k n egdelwo , gnirb s an etalumucca d opser n tilibis y on cae h eneg r .noita
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4 . siseneG 2:5 dna wehttaM :91 4 . oG d m eda m ela a dn mef a el ta t eh innigeb ng anitnemilpmoc g co lpu e na d ellac d eht m ."nam"5. siseneG 31-11:6 dna ttaM h we 3:42 7. lpoeP e at ht e dnoces c gnimo fo tsirhC liw l be gniog
uoba t ht e n amro l r nituo es of fil e na d nikam g a vil ing as i f oG d na d tsirhC id d on t sixe t eve n as in ehtyad s o f aoN h ehw n eddus n oitcurtsed n cam e opu n la l ht e .htrae
6 . neG e sis 7: 2,7 1 dna aM t weht :42 .73 oN am n or tsirhC iH m fles ac n ciderp t aht t ,yadrof G ylno o eht d htaF er onk w .s
7. siseneG 41:81 dna httaM ew 2:91 6. It is luciffid t for em n of tlaew h na d p oitiso n to ebvas ed, na d t his is rap t of the ram vel of tiaf h in .doG
8 . siseneG 91 : 42 a dn aM htt ew 1 :1 24. hT e cnarelot e of ht e nemgduJ t aD y dneped s on ehtgdelwonk e of God na d tsirhC to cihw h ep o elp s vah e eeb n pxe o .des
9 . sudoxE 41,31:02 and httaM ew ,12:5 27 . A egn r na d sul t in 'doG s hgis t is as cum h aoitaloiv n of ht e eT n tnemdnammoC s as is edrum r na d tluda e yr . It is ht e t uoh g th s aht t oG d is as hcumrecnoc n de oba ut sa eht ac .snoit
01 . sudoxE 42:12 dna M wehtta 3:5 8 . D 'no t er s nop d to p poe le's norw g tiw h tilagel y dnaecitsuj , re nops d tiw h g car e na d .ycrem
11 . iveL t ci us 91 : 21 , 81 a dn aM htt ew 5 33: 34, . nuoC t on ht e roW d of God more than your o nw,shtao a dn sselb a dn rof yarp oy u .seimene r
21 . iveL t ci us :42 02 a dn aM htt ew 5 83: . Do on t r opse nd to ive l in dnik , ub t er s nop d htiw.ecarg
31 . tueD e nor o ym 61,31:6 dna ttaM h we :2 6. oreH d ht e king s guo ht of r ht e t mi e na d p ecalof ht e b tri h of ht e gniK of the weJ s in dro er to kill iH m.
41 . oretueD n ymo 3:8 dna httaM ew :4 4 . irP o tir y is to be evig n for ht e th gni s of oG d revoam k gni a vil i .gn
51 . oretueD n ymo 02:01 dna wehttaM 1:4 0 . lnO y oG d is to be es r ev d and srow h pi p .de61 . oretueD n ymo 51:91 dna wehttaM 61:81 . If wt o hC r aitsi ns id s erga e, if rst they sh dluo
rt y to s tte le ti ; ht en if nu s eccu ssf lu , two or om re ot eh r Ch ir s ait ns s oh uld be ni v lo v de ; and if taht'nseod t krow , eht n i t sh luo d be ekat n eb f ro e ht e cruhc h in as .ylbmes
71 . eD u et r no o ym :32 6-3 a dn aM htt ew 5 34: . voL e your eimene s dna yarp rof esoht ohw esuor suba e y .uo
81 . eD u et r no o ym 1:42 dna M wehtta 3:5 1. croviD e selnu s esab d on ht e suac e of noitacinrofis .yretluda
91 . I leumaS 61,6:12 and httaM ew 3,2:21 . tsirhC i > s the pmeT le or na y pl ca e of srow h pisa roL d fo eht bbas a ht yad a s roL d of .lla
02 . I orhC n ci l se :1 1 43- a dn aM htt ew 1 71-1: . lA l of the lO d nematseT t rf om aharbA m ottsirhC nac eb dedivid otni eerht d snoisivi desab no eht ac laut laeneg o yg fo useJ s: )1( . 14 eneg r snoita
orf m aharbA m to D diva ; 2( ) 14 g noitarene s orf m aD vid to itpaC v yti ; na d 3( ) 14 neg e noitar s morftivitpaC y to sirhC t.
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21-4 : M ehtta w na d lasP m .s21 . smlasP 7:2 dna wehttaM 1:3 7 . eht doG aF t reh evag abrev l nomitset y to useJ s as siH
oS n in ohw m He aw s lp e .desa22 . smlasP 7:2 ttaM dna h we :71 5 . God re ep a et d t ah t v re bal nomitset y on ht e nuoM t fo
ifsnart g noitaru , nidda g to etsil n to iH m a s oM se s sla o s ia d o f ht e Pr ehpo t haisseM in etueD r .ymono32 . smlasP 52:01 dna M wehtta :5 7 . creM y is a itsiretcarahc c of doG , so suseJ sehcaet
crem y for t h so e hw o luow d la so ah ve ht e crem y of .doGETON : evE n rap t of the f uoma s s omre n on the nuom t of M ehtta w 5 is esab d on the dlO
tnematseT . nA d by ht e aw y it is in iht s mas e etpahc r 5 of ehttaM w rehw e useJ s ias d aht t eH id d tonmoc e to rtsed oy ht e al w na d ht e rp o tehp s ub t to ilbatse sh. And etats d aht t he eva n dna ea htr wi ll ssapawa y rofeb e no e jot or no e lttit e sap se s from ht e lO d .tnematseT
42 . smlasP 1:22 dna aM t weht :72 .64 moS e ht e p lpoe e nihctaw g ht e oixificurC n thguohtuseJ s aw s nillac g of r the leh p of hajilE , lihw e He aw s niyrc g to oG d w ho ah d to rut n iH s cab k on miH
sa eH rob e ht e s ni s of ht e .dlrow52 . asP l sm 91:22 dna aM t weht :72 53 . hT e amoR ns rc u ific ed useJ s at ht e cnetsisni e of eht
siweJ h dael e sr , nilbmag g of r siH htolc i ,gn wa rof gnihct w nkae e ,sess dna ta gnitnu iH m and the Je swtiw h a ngis , ihT" s is ht e gniK of ht e J ."swe
26 . smlasP 5-3:42 and httaM ew 8:5 . sohT e hw o raeh t of ht e amuh n rips it is ralced edllagel y uoethgir s b y oG d guorht h sirhC t s lah l es e oG d the F hta er p re s ano l yl ; and ht ose mas e muh an
rips it s ra e gi ev n a gnahc e of aeh rt aht t ep r tim s ht e tamitlu e ihca e nemev t of .ytirup72 . smlasP 11:73 dna httaM ew :5 5. Th so e hw o me lke y eg t dnu er the load of oG d na d tsirhC
era esoht ht a tirehni t as wen c ziti e sn eht wen traeh nu d re eht wen .snevaeh82 . asP l sm 2:84 dna aM t weht 33:5 f. ,suseJ ht e am s et r te rehca , noc s ltnat y co em s kcab
to ram r gai e na d di ov rce as ht e om st fu madn e atn l noisserpxe fo esoht hw o w li l be en w nezitic s on ehten w ae r ht ; na d b uace se cum h of ht e lO d Te ats m ne t rP oph te s and wal s aed l tiw h cus h am t sret
tnetsisnoc iw t eht h rahc a retc and sthguoht fo G esmiH do l .f92 . smlasP 55 dna taM t weh :5 6 . ohT se hw o vig a e p tiroir y to ht e en e d o f eht ssensuoethgir of God vo er to her p syh i ac l deen s liw l nif d meht s evle s s eifsita d ni siht ,efil dna mo er os
in ht e fil e to moc e on ht e en w trae h w reh e oG d miH s le f liw l lewd l tiw h t meh , ikam ng His h mo e on sihten w .htrae
03 . smlasP 21:26 dna M wehtta 2:61 7. ehW n suseJ emoc s ht e s noce d emit , in p ewo r dnatiw h iH s legna s to crofne e iH s rewop , eht n He liw l rawer d reve y am n aht t ah s eve r il ved on iht s htrae
nidrocca g to the krow s aht t cae h has .enod13 . smlasP 12:96 dna ttaM h we 3:72 4. suseJ aw s curc i eif d at ahtogloG , ht e alp c e of eht
lluks , idrocca ng to the p tcider ion of ht e P or p eh t D .diva23 . smlasP 2-87 dna aM t weht 31 : .53 useJ s luow d on t aeps k to eht um l utit d se tpecxe
in ap r elba s cihw h aw s la so a pr itcide on from ht e orP p eh t D .diva
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33 . sP a sml 82 and Ma htt ew 2 61:1 . ehW n the dutitlum e eirc d H" o nnas a to ht e oS n fo"divaD , eht y as bab es on ht e iw s od m of oG d rew e yet re celf ting s mo e of the iw s od m of God saedrocer d in the lO d .tnematseT
43 . smlasP 84,83,62,4:98 dna wehttaM 81:61 . oG d laever s turt h to em n isnoc s net t htiwiH s Word as pr etcide d in ht e lO d .tnematseT
53 . smlasP 11:19 and httaM ew :4 6. It is iloof sh to pr ya , aeL" d us on t tni o oitatpmet n", nehtto use uo r rf e ode m of ciohc e to ael d o sru e evl s tni o t tatpme i no , te itpm ng oG d and 'doG s oW r .d
63 . smlasP 62:811 dna httaM ew 9:12 . hT e lkcif e utitlum de, ebab s on ht e iw s od m of ,doGon no e ad y deirc , "B essel d is ht e eno hw o emoc s in ht e man e of ht e OL RD "doG , eht n on ht e xen t yad
deirc , icurC" fy iH m !"73 . smlasP 62:811 dna httaM ew 83:32 f . eY t aht t mas e dutitlum e of reJ u elas m liw l ees
useJ s cno e ag ia n at the ne d of mit e, iaga n niyrc g,desselB" si eh taht oc m hte ni eht eman fo t eh ."droL
1-4 3 : Ma eht w na d ht e Pr hpo e ts.
83 . oH s ae 1:11 dna aM t weht :2 15. ihT s itehporp c oitciderp n na d ht e nemllifluf t in wehttaMetartsulli s ht e lbuod e or noyeb d rutan e of pr noitcide s : 1( ) oG d c ella d earsI l as iH s erdlihc n uo t fo
tpygE rednu ;sesoM (2) God sent then called His wo n oS n uo t o f Eg py t hw ere He aw s es nt t o p etor ctHi m orf m doreH ; na d 3( ) In oitaleveR n ht e ees d of ht e mow an ra e naitsirhC s hw o ra e iwekil se
etcetorp d f or m .nataS93 . asI i ha :2 81 , 91 a dn aM htt ew 1 :1 5. suseJ ehcaerp d ht e lepsoG , elaeh d ht e kcis , dna
esiar d ht e aed d a s etciderp d in ht e Old nematseT t -- a lbuod e sentiw s orf m oG d ht e .rehtaF04 . haiasI f1:5 and httaM ew 3:12 3. 'suseJ lbarap e of ht e uoh s edlohe r na d ht e drayeniv
aw s lno y a p lbara e na d luciffid t to natsrednu d in ht e mas e snes e aht t 'ti s rapretnuoc t na d dnuof a noitis rah d t o natsrednu d in ht e ehporP t .haiasI
14 . asI i ha :6 ,9 10 and Ma htt ew 1 :3 1 ,4 15. suseJ ps oke in elbarap s so aht t om st luow d eh arna d on t aeh r, es e na d on t es e-- on t un red s .dnat
24 . asI i ha :7 41 a dn aM htt ew 1 32: . An na gel told Jo es ph in a rd eam that s'yraM noitpecnocaw s of ht e Holy tiripS , b nie g a luf f nemlli t of Is aia h 1:7 4 aht t a riv gin luow d eviecnoc , irb n nig g doG"htiw "su tni o the .dlrow
34 . asI i ha :8 41 a dn aM htt ew 2 :1 4 .4 hT e irahP s ee s i n the lbarap e of the s ot ne and ehtredliub s that suseJ sp ko e of t .meh
44 . Is aia h 31 : ,9 10 and Ma htt ew 2 3:4 .0 erofeB eht ceS o dn imoC ng fo tsirhC ht e o dlnevaeh s lahs l be ekahs n in erp p oitara n of r ht e en w nevaeh s, ht e lo d trae h in rp e oitarap n for ht e n we
htrae ; eht n sirhC t lahs l ppa ear to la l in aeh v ne , na d iH s legna s liw l htag er ht e ohc sen of oG d from llaht e aera s of ht e .htrae
54 . 1 haiasI 4 31: - 51 aM dna t weht 2:11 3 . God liw l j gdu e tic ies by the row ks of God ht atah ve been done in th .me
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64 . asI i ha 92 31: dna aM t weht 51 : 9,8 . I t is acitircopyh l in 'doG s hgis t to caorppa h doGna d ihsrow p oG d tiw h t he pil s tiw h h trae s from oitacided n to miH ; na d iht s srow hip is niav , a nik d fo
ihsrow p that ehcaet s for enirtcod s ht e tnemdnammoc s na d tr noitida s of .nem74 . asI i ha 04 3: a dn aM htt ew 3 .3: hoJ n the sitpaB t w as ht e no e of aiasI h :04 3 w oh
erp p era d ht e aw y of ht e droL suseJ sirhC t. slA( o Ma al c ).ih84 . haiasI 1:24 dna wehttaM 1:3 7. Af et r 'suseJ ab p it sm oG d the F hta er la so gave v re b la
nomitset y that useJ s aw s edni e d iH s oS n, na d aht t H e aw s aelp sed tiw h ahw t eH was .gniod94 . asI i ha 24 1: a dn aM htt ew 1 5:7 . hT e noces d mit e was on ht e nuoM t of nart s oitarugif n.05 . asI i ha 24 4-1: dna aM t weht 21 : -81 2 .1 doG w sa osla nivig g nomitset y to iH s oS n in eht
elcarim s w cih h suseJ ep r of r .dem15 . haiasI 49: 21 dna wehttaM 11:8 . elitneG s orf m la l vo er ht e trae h liw l is t wod n htiw
erbeH w redael s kil e A maharb , caasI , na d ocaJ b in the odgnik m of .nevaeh25 . asI i ha 35 4: a dn aM htt ew 8 .7: In p syh i ac l na d sp autiri l ilaeh ng, suseJ ac r ir ed and
irrac e s the s o worr s na d g r fei s of the .dlrow 35 . asI i ha 65 7: a dn aM htt ew 2 31:1 . ahW t oG d ah s ednetni d rof siH sesuoh fo hsrow ip evah
tsisnoc e ltn y eeb n p revre ted to es rve ht e p opru ses of .nem45 . sI a hai 2:16 dna M wehtta :5 4. sohT e that ruom n on ae rth ldrawdog y lahs l be moc f detro
on htrae , e ev n rom e in ht e new nevaeh s na d on ht e en w trae h to .emocTON E: oM re in ht e eS r om n on the M o nu t f or m useJ s in taM t eh w .5
55 . haiasI 11:26 dna aM t weht 12 : .5 suseJ vag e ni s noitcurt s to iH s id s elpic s in edro r otluf f li l ahw t He knew to be lO d nematseT t pr snoitcide ; ub t the ramirp y p nio t is aht t ht e roW d of doG
rp o emialc d in ht e lO d or New ematseT nt liw l eni v lbati y be luf f .delli65 . asI i ha 66 1: a dn aM htt ew 5 33: f. orF m ht e lO d nematseT t and ht e eN w we eek p gnimoc
cab k t o ht e rev y isab c pihsnoitaler s of fil e rehw e 'doG s roW d is rom e natropmi t aht n uo r wo n shtaona d ituloser o sn , 'doG s nrettap s of r il fe rom e pmi o natr t aht n uo r .nwo
75 . haciM 8,7,2:5 dna aM t weht 5:2 6, . oreH d ellac d ht e uoigiler s redael s to let l ih m w erehJe us s uow ld be bo nr , and eht y er p eil d that in B lhte e eh m luow d be ob rn ht e rp i cn e that luow d elur
arsI e .l85 . eJ r haime 11:7 dna wehttaM 31:12 . J se us sac t uo t idnahcrem z ni g orf m ht e met ple sa
doG w detna ti ot eb a esuoh fo ow r .pihs95 . haimereJ 51,7:13 dna wehttaM 1,71:2 8. oG d niwonk g la l ht e krow s o f trae h gnidulcniiH s nwo , enk w na d etciderp d aht t oreH d luow d lik l la l ht e ch erdli n in B ehelhte m form owtey ars lo d na d dnu e .r06 . naD i le 11 13: dna aM t weht :42 .51 hT e tanimoba" ion of sed o noital " of D eina l eppah n de
in J re u las em ehw n ht e amoR n eg n are l tiT us de ts r yo ed ht e met ple and eJ r asu l .me16 . haiasI 31:92 dna M wehtta :51 7. iL p es r civ e in ihsrow p is on t hguone , it ekat s ht e traeh
of ht e amuh n irips t to ihsrow p in iripS t na d .hturt
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26 . hairahceZ 9:9 dna ttaM h we :12 4. As lew l a s of ehto r lO d nematseT t orP p teh s nehwuseJ s or de into J re u las em on a od n yek , it aw s in nemllifluf t of es v are l lO d nematseT t orP p teh s dna
noitciderp s as .hairahceZ36 . laM ca hi 3:1 dna aM t weht :11 1 .0 hoJ n ht e itpaB st as ht e new ailE s luf f elli d laM a s'ihc
rp e oitcid n as lew l as aiasI h .3:04
Do oy u d tbuo taht eht dlO dna tnematseT eht weN tnematseT si tuoba !suseJ A ,dn of,esruoc ti si eurt t tah eht weN atseT m tne saw deriuqer ot ylreporp dnatsrednu dna terpretni eht
lO d tnematseT . cniS e ht e lO d nematseT t erutpircS s w ere o“ f no pr tavi e rpretni e itat o ”n , doGhguorht sirhC t and ht e loH y iripS t rp o div ed in ht e eN w B lbi e of New eT s emat nt tiw h dlO
tseT a nem t etouq s ht e pr epo r retni p itater o .n
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ahC p et r 5 : hoJ n raM k na d ht e Ap ltso e maJ e .s
ihT s etpahc r is a rohs t rammus y o f ht e lbiB e nidrocca g to oJ hn aM rk and ht e A op s eltsemaJ . oY u may as y we vah e nod e a rohs t ammus ry es v are l ti sem : (1 ) o cn e occa r nid g t o etS p neh , )2(ehtona r mit e drocca ing to ht e lO d nematseT t etouq s in ht e eN w tnematseT , 3( ) tona her nidrocca g otehttaM w na d suseJ , na d so on an no . Why so nam y t emi s ? hT e an ews r is elpmis : to tartsulli e eht
noc s tsi e cn y of ht e lbiB e if oy u ol ok at ht e ninrael g of eJ sus nidrocca g to ht e pa o elts s na d p hpor e stni s aet d of nidrocca g to rehcaet s hw o kil e ieht r ch rebmemhcru s, or in or ed r to us r viv e tiw h ht e ri
rebmemhcruhc s, nivah g nihcti g rae s na d ht e ised r e to rut n awa y orf m hturt . oY u luohs d on t h va e ot sseug hw y hoJ n raM k aw s pr lbatifo e to the pA o lts e uaP l of r t eh inim rts y as we ool k back on eht
lumrof a noit fo eht iB b el rud i gn eht tsrif wt o utnec r .sei hT e soG pel of kraM , irw t et n by hoJ n ,kraMaceb m e the noces d ob ok of ht e New tnematseT . And cnis e oy u know orf m ht e f sri t ahc p et r aht t aegral rap t of ht e rtsinim y of uaP l was to vres e as eihC f otidE r of ht e eN w tnematseT , eht n oy u wonk
aht t hoJ n aM r ‛k s rap t of aht t inim s rt y luow d be to kat e ht e rcsunam i tp s f or m uaP l aht t hs o dew : )1(la l ht e lO d nematseT t etouq s tiw h taton i no s by ht e eno s aht t rew e ey t to be esu d by hoJ n raM k in eht
nitirw g of ih s sog p le , na d 2( ) the ircsnart p oit n of the nomitset y of ht e A ltsop e J ema s to ht e il fe dnaaet c sgnih of eJ sus aht t uaP l dam e from ninetsil g to emaJ s in Je elasur m letaidemmi y etfa r sih
revnoc s .noi
-5 1 : AM R .K
cniS e ht e ltsopA e emaJ s vag e uaP l ih s nomitset y to useJ s lihw e Paul aw s in melasureJ , na d luaPedrocer d it on eht tsrif rap c tnemh ht at eh evag hoJ n kraM , the psoG el of raM k is sla o ht e oG s ep l dna
lbiB e ca c dro ing to the Ap so tle Jam .se uoY( oht u thg aJ m se dah hton i gn ot od w hti eht w gnitir fo aepsoG l as id d ht e Ap eltso s J nho , luaP , wehttaM , na d eteP r in ht e oG s ep l es r nom s of ht e b oo k of ).stcA
cniS e ht e Ap ltso e uaP l ag ve wt o emhcrap nts to hoJ n raM k to su e in ht e nitirw g of ehtoG s ep l of kuL e-- no e on the t se t omi ny of emaJ s cihw h oJ hn aM rk used as an niltuo e for ht e iL fe dna aeT c sgnih of eJ sus na d ht e o eht r cihw h sil ted lO d nematseT t tatouq i no s cihw h uaP l ah d r oce r ed d ta
susraT , nikniht g lesmih f to tirw a e G epso l rots y of ht e fiL e na d gnihcaeT s of suseJ ; but ninnur g tuoof ht--emit e epsoG l of raM k is sla o nidrocca g t o luaP . ekiL w si e hoJ n raM k ah d 'luaP s epsoG l to eht
eJ w ,s erbeH w ,s dna Pa s'lu lepsoG to eht neG t ,seli snamoR , of r refer e cn e as he torw e ht e epsoG l foraM k . NO EDNOW R HT E EPSOG L OF RAM K IS SO CO SICN E NA D ROHT O HGU ! iS cn e
uaP l ah d edrocer d nam y lO d seT t nema t noitatouq s on a noces d p nemhcra t of r hoJ n raM k (as hs own niht e A pp e xidn ), eht n ht e G o ps el of M ra k as sla o the B lbi e cca o nidr g to aM r .k
A ohS rt ammuS ry of ht e B elbi
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What we naw t to do in iht s etpahc r is up t ehtegot r ht e rif st na d noces d tnemhcrap s of uaP l t o mrofa rohs t su mm ary of the w loh e Bi elb . laceR( l aht t in niod g so ahw t we ra e niod g is ninibmoc g ht e eniltuO
orf m uaP l na d emaJ s of the fiL e na d ihcaeT ngs of useJ s tiw h ht e nitsil g of lO d nematseT t uq o snoitati n Ma ).kr
I . P 'lua s mhcraP ent #1 of r hoJ n raM k (an ltuo ine of )kraM1 . raM k 1:1 9, eJ sus c lla s emaJ s na d J ho n from f si h ni g to f llo ow .miH2 . raM k 92:1 , Ja em s aw s w ti h hoJ n ehw n eht y new t tni o ht e esuoh of eteP r dna
erdnA w w reh e useJ s elaeh d ht e al-ni-rehtom w of omiS n .reteP3 . aM rk 1:3 7, maJ es is oma ng the or niad ed lewt ve for s ep c ai l rtsni u noitc s fr mo
useJ s na d to go trof h to .hcaer4 . raM k 73:5 , lno y semaJ , reteP , na d hoJ n rew e ewolla d to go tiw h eJ sus to eht
uoh se of uriaJ s, ht e elur r of the ys n oga g eu , ehw re eJ sus r esia d uriaJ s ' uad g eth r rf om ht e d e .da5 . raM k 2:9 , ht e mas e th er e lno y rew e ta ek n by useJ s up tni o ht e om unt fo
oitarugifsnart n rehw e oG d lesmiH f kops e iH s Co cneicsn e na d et s nomit y to eJ s su , niyas g, ihT" s is ymdevoleb h raeh ;noS i ".m :9( 7 .)
6. raM k 53:01 , emaJ s na d hoJ n sa k useJ s to is t on iH s hgir t dna le tf dnah ni G s'donik g .mod
7. raM k 14:01 , ht e ehto r ten pA o elts s rew e cum h aelpsid sed tiw h emaJ s na d nhoJehw n eht y raeh d of iht s .tseuqer
8. raM k 3:31 , emaJ s tiw h nhoJ , eteP r, na d erdnA w sa k useJ s letavirp y on ht e semitfo tahcse a cigol al .stneve
T" ell su , hw en sh la l eht se niht gs eb ? and ahw t s h la l be ht e gis n hw en la l eht se niht gs hs all ebluf f ?delli " M( ark )4:31
9 . raM k 33:41 , In nameshteG e suj t rofeb e ht e erra st na d eog s irp v leta y to pr yatiw h aJ m se , nhoJ , na d .reteP
hoJ n raM k's Re es a hcr
hoJ n luow d vah e enibmoc d ht e wt o tnemhcrap s tni o ht e rof m as hs own voba e as he p eraper d to etirwa rotS y of eht efiL and eT a sgnihc fo suseJ ba des no eht wt o mhcrap e .stn nehT eh w dluo ha ev
erapmoc d ahw t ah d daerla y eeb n w ettir n on ht e mas e orf m wehttaM , nhoJ , na d ekuL . cniS e cus h aYNOMRAH of ht e srif t erht e lepsoG s as a isab s of r ht e nitirw g of ht e htruof , kraM , is af r noyeb d eht
pocs e of iht s koob , we liw l su e ahw t ostreboR n has nod e i n his HA NOMR Y of r a .noitadnuof
cejbuS t aM tt . hoJ n ekuL
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.I lepsoG .secruoS 4-1:1II . hC r si t as ht e W dro . -1:1 18III . suseJ 's igolaeneG es. :1 1 1- 7 83-32:3VI . iB rt h na d oohdlihC d 81:1 - 2:2 3 -5:1 2 25:
J/tsitpaB ehT( e )susV. hoJ n the itpaB st . 1:3 -1 2 2-1:2 ; 81-3:3
ht( is id v isi o n is rroc e etal d tiw h M ra k 1:1 - )8IV . irhC s 't s niM i yrts . 1:4-31:3 2 4:4-91:1 5 91:3 - 31:4raM( k -9:1 1 )4IIV . elilaG e M ini s yrt . 31:4 - 1:41 2 64:4 - 4:5 7 41:4 - 9:9
raM( k 41:1 - )34:5IIV I . arT i nin g evlewT . 31:41 - 3:81 5 1:6 - 1:7 0 01:9 - 65raM( k )73:9-44:6XI . duJ ean Mi tsin ry . 11:7 - 3:01 9 :01 1 12:31-
(none on Mark--doe s this m ae n aJ mes aw s not there )?X. reP ean niM i rts y. :91 1 3:02- 4 1 1-04:0 1 5: 4 22:31 - 82:91raM( k 1:01 - )25IX . hT e S wodah . 52:42 - 4:62 6 2:21 - :81 1 12 : 64:22-5raM( k 1:31 - )24:41IX I . A err s -t B lairu . 74:62 - 6:72 6 2:81 - 4:91 2 74:22 - 65:32raM( k -34:41 1 74:5IIX I . eR s rru e oitc n an d 1:82 -2 0 2:02 -2 1 1:42 -5 3 A isnecs o .nraM( k 1:61 - )02
2-5 : emaJ s o n kraM
In edro r to nimreted e how cum h of ht e A ltsop e J ema s we ac n ceted t in ht e lepsoG fo Ma ,kr we evahwt o ecruos s on ahw t emaJ s torw e na d dias : (1) ahW t is edrocer d f or m ih m in ht e oob k o f A stc ; dna2( ) hT e nis gle sipe tle aht t he torw e ellac d ht e b ook o f J ma es . emaJ s ps oke lttil e in the book o f tcA s.
It was rp i liram y eteP r na d oJ hn itnu l ht e Day of eD s oitalo n ppa r ehcao d rehw e ureJ s ela m na d thelpmet e rew e yortsed ed in 70 .A D.; na d as oJ hn as w aht t rppa o gnihca , as eJ sus ah d esivda d meht , nhoJ
elf d elasureJ m in o edr r to kat e rac e o f raM y in ht e sav t soptuo t of ht e amoR n mE p ri e . ( eP r ah ps ta italaG a tiw h .nomelihP ) hT e ltsopA e emaJ s aw s sub y nieb g ht e otsap r fo eht tsrif uhc rch in Je ur s .mela
hT e lgnis e p cal e ht e ciov e of J ema s in solo ps oke aw s at ht e aerG t iC r oisicmuc n oC n cneref e inelasureJ m as edrocer d i n tcA s 51 ; na d if reht e luoc d be no e lgnis e meht e of iht s GNIHCAERP DNA
GNIHCAET GUORHT H HT E BIB LE, it luow d be aht t pxe r esse d by ht e Ap ltso e emaJ s as he sai :d
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NWONK" TNU O OG D RA E LA L IH S W KRO S RF OM HT E NINNIGEB G OF HT E DLROW " stcA( 1:51 8 ;)na d tfa er vah ing uq o et d orf m Amos :9 1 1,1 2 --
nA" d etfa r eht y had leh d ht eir caep e, emaJ s wsna e der , s gniya , eM n na d br rhte en, eh a ekr n otnu :em noemiS htah d deralce woh doG ta t eh tsrif did vi tis eht neG t ,seli to kat e uo t of them a
ep o lp e of r ih s eman . nA d to iht s ga ree ht e drow s of ht e pr hpo e st ; as i t i s nettirw , Af et r siht I liw l nruter , na d liw l bu li d iaga n ht e lcanrebat e of aD v di , wh ci h is llaf en nwod ; na I d wil l dliub
iaga n ht e iur ns eht r foe , na d I liw l es t it pu : That ht e r udise e tona( her row d for nmer a tn ) fo nemhgim t es ek etfa r ht e oL rd, na d la l ht e elitneG s, opu n whom my man e is dellac , tias h ht e droL , ohwteod h la l seht e gniht . wonK n tnu o oG d ra e la l ih s krow s orf m ht e eb g ninni g of ht e .dlrow " ( stcA
)81-31:51
I" n aht t ad y liw l I r sia e up ht e t ba e anr cle fo divaD taht is ,nellaf dna c esol pu eht sehcaerb :foereht na d I liw l iar se u p his niur s, na d I iw ll ub ti dli sa ni eht fo syad lo d; yam yeht tahT
ssessop ht e re nm a tn fo odE m, dna fo lla t eh nehtaeh itneG( l ,)se era hcihw lac l de yb ym an m ,eas ith ht e ROL D that od eth ht i .s " omA( s )21,11:9
At iht s niop t we sh luo d cehc k hT" e N ew elbiB " nitsil g in ht e lepsoG selbaT to es e if sihtlO d nematseT t oitatouq n f or m omA s is dedulcni ; na d if ton , eht n da d ti . hT" e eN w "elbiB , al ai s ehT
epsoG baT l l ,e ohs ws somA 11:9 , 21 ot eb t ereh sa part of ht e epsoG l y( ou ac n ool k at it in be ol w niaM s et r T lba e 9. sihT( bat le si kat en morf hc a retp ,4 but etsni ad fo ,9-4 it si a aM“ s et r ” bat le th ta
will b e ees n t guorh h ht e b o ).ko
aM s et r T lba e 9 : I-erP s aia h P hpor ets.
alcorP i dem silbatsE h de denialpxE decrofnieR pA p xidnelO( d )tseT (Matth )we H( e )moR/b )ekuL( raM( k)
aidabO h 51 resnI t f or m ht e A ltsop e J nho : eR v oitale n 41:61
aidabO h 12 snI ert from ht e Ap ltso e luaP : I C iro n naiht s 82:51
noJ ah :3 1 4- 92:11
eoJ l 82:2 - 23 snI ert from iF rst Se omr n by ht e pA o lts e P rete : cA ts 61:2 - 12
eoJ l 31:3 92:4
eoJ l 61:4 42:31
omA s 72-52:5 snI ert from etS p eh n in cA ts: A tc s 24:7
omA s 21,11:9 resnI t f or m tcA s : tcA s 71-51:51
oH sea 1:11 51:2
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secnerefeR ot kraM in eht eltsipe fo aJ m se
We ac n nif d ecnerefer s to ht e epsoG l o f raM k iuq c lk y by us ni g ht e nec ter c mulo n eton s of na y doogfer e cner e Bible as listed iw thin the epistle of J ma es. What we find hw en we do s o is as listed belo .w
semaJ kraM
1 . J ema s 1:6 raM k 11 42:
2. emaJ s 91:2 raM k 42:1
3. maJ es 1:3 raM k 04:2
eW liw l lfeirb y ool k at soht e in ht e etpahc r nicneuqes g of ht e koob fo raM k. tsriF( gniwohs t eh esrevor rev ses from emaJ s cnis e we ra e nikool g of r ht e cneulfni e of emaJ s in raM k rofeb e ht e w nitir g fo
raM k a s an dneppA ix t o the biB l ).e
1 . M ra k 2:1 4 and emaJ s .91:2
ohT" u tseveileb taht t eeh is o en ;doG ht ou tseod ew l :l eht ived ls osla ,eveileb dna t ".elbmerJ( a em s 2: )91
.)1( ehT liveD a dn ived ls eveileb ni doG ni t eh esnes fo onk w fo gni siH e netsix ceuohtiw t nivah g ht e nik d of tiaf h aht t evas s, na d aht t is ht e pr rami y urht st of ht e oob k of emaJ s: htiaF
cihw h evas s na d tiaf h cihw h eod s on t vas e. .)2( cniS e ht e lived s h va e a edaorb r noc c pe t fo oG d aht n soht e hw o vah e ton
eveileb d tnu o noitavlas , eht y lbmert e at ht e thguoht s na d tnemgduj s of oG d sa pmoc a der ot w tah esohthw o do not believe unto salvation kn .wo
nA" d eht y new t tni o muanrepaC ; na d rts a awthgi y on ht e tabbas h ad y he retne ed tni o eht,eugoganys and thguat . nA d eht y were a s hsinot ed at ih s tcod r eni : for he ta hgu t ht em a s eno
taht ah d htua or dna ,yti not sa eht .sebircs And ereht saw ni t rieh a eugoganys nam wi ht nanaelcnu rips it; na d he irc ed tuo , aS y gni , Let us nola e; ahw t have we to od w tiw h eht e, oht u Je sus
of hterazaN ? ra t oht u moc e to ortsed y su ? I wonk eeht w oh uoht ,tra eht Ho yl enO fo G ".doM( ark )42-12:1
.)1( od ylno toN eht slived eb l evei in God , but the y also onk w Wh o J se us is as ehtloH y nO e of doG ; na d give a tset i nom y to eJ sus as r oce r ed d ab vo e, tla h uo gh not a te ts i nom y tahtecen s iras ly dael s to las v noita . Ho evew r in ht e sac e of this tnedicni , ti did dael ot avlas t noi ni eht esnes
aht t useJ s evomer d the aelcnu n sp iri t rf om ht e .nam
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.)2( We see that cnis e ev re y amuh n ah s a amuh n ips r ti ; na d aht t mos e h amu n rips i stac n be letelpmoc y imod n eta d by ive l rehw e o reht s go to the mertxe e of nieb g etanimod d by doog , dnatiw h mos e in neewteb , aht t ht e amuh n irips t esab d on ht e gdelwonk e of oog d na d ev li , yawla s sniatnoc
ot htob rav y gni .seerged
2 . aM rk 2:11 4 and emaJ s .6:1
uB" t el t ih m ask in htiaf , nihton g evaw r gni . oF r he ht at terevaw h is kil e a vaw e of eht aes nevirdtiw h th e niw d na d to ss e .d " ( maJ es )6:1
.)1( Up norf t in emaJ s is ht e nik d of tiaf h cihw h as v se , a tiaf h aht t eod s on t ;revawna d a tiaf h aht t ksa s of oG d in reyarp , na d r eviece s ht e ewsna r to p reyar . lihW e ht ere is a g oo d tniop
in taht G do seod ton la w sya wsna re s uo r pr reya s ltcaxe y as we sa k them in reluhcS 's, oG" d syawlarewsna s reve y reyarp w hti I` evoL 'uoY ", ew dluohs ton irassecen ly eb tas i deifs ni ruo " ,gniksa ,gnikees
na d gnikconk " tiw h cus h a epus r .ytilaicif .)2( hT is aw v nire g f htia , kil e a roc k on ht e aes , is rom e ika n to an e iv l or ed v li
etanimod d amuh n sp iri t aht n a good o r oG d etanimod d h amu n rips i .t
nA" d eteP r nillac g to cnarbmemer e tias h tnu o mih , retsaM , dloheb , ht e fig ert e cihw h uohttsdesruc is htiw e er d awa y. nA d useJ s ewsna r ni g tias h tnu o meht , vaH e tiaf h in doG . oF r ev r yli
I as y nu to uoy , That sohw o eve r lahs l say tnu o this iatnuom n, Be thou omer v de , na d be uoht tsactni o ht e s ae ; and lahs l not buod t in sih ,traeh tub llahs eveileb taht ht o es sgniht cihw h h e s htiahs all moc e to ap ss; he sh la l ha ev reveostahw eh .htias eroferehT I yas otnu oy u, tahW iht n sg
reveos ye ed s eri , when y e arp y, eileb v e aht t ye cer e vi e ht em, na d ye s lah l vah e .meht " kraM()42-12:11
cniS e we ra e tr niy g to dni i tac e ht e lfni u cne e o f emaJ s in kraM , we pahrep s luow d vah e lef t eromofmoc r lbat e if emaJ s had eksa d iht s uq e oits n than reteP ; ub t the po p tiso e is eurt , of r evig n ht e v yrelbmuh e na d uler c nat t rutan e of ht e ltsopA e kil e hoJ n hoJ( n 42:12 ) to eve n oitnem n ieht r wo n seman
ni eht epsoG ls dna tsipe l ,se aJ m se ow u dl erom ylevissergga tes htrof reteP ht a .flesmih n
3 . raM k 4:21 0 na d emaJ s .1:3
M" y erb t rh en, be on t many am s ret s, onk w ni g that we llahs eviecer eht retaerg noitanmednoc . rofin nam y niht gs we o ff end lla . If any am n fo f ne d not in ow rd, ht e s ma e is a p re f ce t man, and elba
sla o to rb i ld e th e hw ole ob d .y " J( a em s 3: )2,1( )1 . hT e ot n ug e na d the wo dr s aht t moc e from the to gn ue, r fe l tce ed ht e muh an
rips it dna co neicsn c ,e si tsom per r se e atn t vi e of ht e eb h iva o ar l ch cara t re i ts ics of the hw ole h namu
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ydob . If a am n ac n rtnoc ol ht e to ugn e and ydob , he ah s ortnoc l evo r ih s wo n amuh n tirips . (I .roC)23:41
.)2( On ht e vitisop e edis : to ldirb e ht e ugnot e is to ortnoc l ht e lohw e body hcihwnessel s ht e tilibatnuocca y to oG d of r ahw t i s s ia d nirud g uo r .emitefil
nA" d he ias d tnu o eht m in ih s enirtcod , raweB e o f ht e ebircs s, cihw h ol ve to og ni gnol c ,gnihtolna d evol tatulas i sno ni eht ram k ,secalp-te A dn eht hc i fe taes s in ht e anys g seugo , na d eht
tsomreppu smoor ta ;staef hW i hc ruoved w 'swodi oh u ,ses dna rof a ecneterp ekam l gno :sreyarpeht se sh la l re iec ve gr tae er mad n oita n." ( raM k )04-83:21
3-5 : hT e lO d nematseT t in semaJ
eW luohs d sla o rapmoc e ht e lO d nematseT t in ht e e ltsip e of emaJ s iw th ht e lO d nematseT t in ehtepsoG l of Mark; a nd here we sum t di its n iug sh ewteb en ht e lO d seT t nema t in emaJ s cihw h we ac n dnif
by rah d noitatouq s tiw h rah d oitcudortni ns lihw e we aer d uorht gh emaJ s sa pmoc a der ot esoht setouqna d re ecneref s cihw h ra e on t as drah , ub t ra e il s et d in etnec r co mul n seton , be ni g raw y of r iht s ismos e 'nam s etni r rp e oitat n of ahw t is re detal . hT e tsefas , of esruoc , ra e ht e rah d etouq s tiw h drah
noitcudortni s cihw h we ac n nif d of r esruo l sev ; and t his w li l b e li ets d tsrif . If we ool k at a eromtelpmoc e nitsil g of ht e New lbiB e tiw h a om re ex net s vi e il s nit g of lO d eT s emat nt uq o itat o sn , We nac
es e oh w nam y ra e erla ady etsil d of r ht e oob k of semaJ ; na d na y cr so s r- e ref e ecn s to ht e oob k of aM r .kihW le ht e telpmoc e na d ezilanif d eN w lbiB e is of r etal r semulov , we vah e al aer dy the fo iwoll ng sa
etacidni d woleb . ihT( s lno y luow d be a gis n nacifi t lbiB e s ydut , na d if we vah e mit e in iht s duts y noissesew w lli c emo ba ot kc it ).
evewoH r ton e aht t lihw e Ja em s :4 5 etouq s orf m evorP rbs 4:72 , iht s is ewollof d in ht e New lbiB e htiwa raM k 31 :24 touq e orf m etsaiselccE s 3-1:21 . cehC k seht e oleb w orf m etsaM r aT ble 8 orf m retpahc
.4
aM s et r T lba e 8 : psoG el orf m omoloS n.
alcorP i dem silbatsE h de denialpxE decrofnieR pA p xidnelO( d )tseT (Matth )we H( e )moR/b )ekuL( raM( k)
evorP rbs 21:3 beH r we s 6:21
evorP rbs 61:51 snI ert from Ap ltso e luaP : I tomiT hy 6:6
evorP rbs 11:62 snI ert from ht e Ap ltso e eteP r : II P ete r 22:2
orP v bre s 4:72 snI ert from ht e Ap ltso e semaJ : emaJ s 5:4
setsaiselccE 42:31
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1 . J ema s .5:4
D" o ye th ni k ht at ht e rcs i utp re sa ti h in av in, The sp iri t that wd e tell h in us tsul eth to e vn y "?J( a em s 4: )5
2 . Pr evo rbs .4:72
tsaoB" on t yht s le f of to worrom ; of r oht u sewonk t on t ahw t a ad y am y nirb g htrof . teL rehtonanam iarp se eht e, na d on t niht e wo n htuom ; a regnarts , and on t niht e wo n spil . A nots e is he ,yva
na d ht e sand thgiew y; ub t a s'loof htarw si reivaeh naht meht .htob htarW si cr ,leu dna regnais ou art g uoe s; ub t who is a lb e to ts and eb f ro e ne v ?y " ( rP o ev rbs 72 : )4-1
.)1( lihW e we do on t nif d s" p tiri " of r amuh n ps i ir t in iht s touq e from Proverbs, ewtsum zilaer e aht t rev y lbissop y it aw s in ht e anigiro l oisrev n o f ht e lO d nematseT t b rofe e it tnew
hguorht es v are l tr talsna i sno ; na d t o r lace l aht t ht e lohw e oob k of brevorP s is a nikees g etfa r modsiwevo r llof y, ht e ps i ir t of ht e gdelwonk e of g oo d over ev .li
.)2( lihW e we do see lraelc y as we aer d rP o brev s :72 1 is htona er cerid t touq e niemaJ s cihw h pe hr aps we ah d on t pr ve i uo sly r ilae zed a s cus h cnis e it ah d no rah d noitcudortni . sihT
we es e f or m the mis i tiral y of idrow n g from rP o ev rbs :72 1 na d emaJ s -31:4 1 :7
G" o to won , ye aht t yas , To ad y or to mo orr w we liw l go tni o cus h a ,ytic dna itnoc n eu ereht aaey r, na d ub y and lles , and eg t niag : erehW as ye onk w on t ahw t lahs l be on ht e worrom . Fortahw is uoy r efil ? It is eve n a av p ruo , ht at ppa e tera h of r a lttil e emit , na d eht n hsinav eth .yawa
oF r aht t ye hguo t to yas , fI eht droL wi ,ll ew llahs ,evil dna do ,siht ro ".taht aJ( m se )51-31:4
In fa tc , if we cehc k a oog d r cnerefe e lbiB e we liw l nif d es v are l lO d nematseT t er f ecnere s of r ht isaJ mes 4: 1-31 5 assap ges a s of l ol w --s
nA d if we il s et d la l ht e lO d nematseT t re ecneref s in emaJ s cihw( h is ehtona r g oo d lbiB e s )ydut , yehtluow d be s ingi f ltnaci y egral ; ub t iht s is nikat g us af r orf m uo r ucof s on ht e oob k of kraM , ecxe p t ni
aht t we rised e to kam e a sirapmoc on of ht e lO d nematseT t in emaJ s tiw h ht e lO d matseT ent in M .kraaT ble 4-1 on ht e next gap e is a telpmoc e tsil ing of the lO d nematseT t etouq s na d ecnerefer s in ehtipe s lt e of semaJ . noituaC( : mos e 'nam s oitaterpretni n is ni v lo ved in er f re e ecn s aht t ra e on t bo v suoi
as rah d touq a noit s tiw h rah d udortni c .snoit ) lbaT e -4 1 is liub t orf m ht e niwollof g ool k guorht h ehtrefer e ecn s of r ht e b oo k of semaJ , lno y lbaT e 4-1 i s r droe e er d in ht e m ost p babor ly cneuqes e of eht
lO d .tnematseT
elbaT 12 : ehT dlO T tnematse ni J sema
niht e ae r tnu o wi mods , na d a lpp y niht e eh art to u edn r ats n gnid ." (P or v bre s )2,1:2
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lO d matseT ent Bo ko s emaJ s OT ooB ks (C itno n deu ) semaJ1 . Job 2:1 1 :5 1 9 . vorP e br s 2: -3 6 5:1
:7 7 1:4 4 :3 5 8:14:22 9 1:4 0 3:3 4 6:41:24 0 :5 1 1:01 2 02:5
2 . eG n ise s 2:1 6 :3 9 2:11 6 1:5:5 1 1:21 8 5:3:9 6 :51 2 5:3:51 6 2:2 3 2:61 7 6:3
3 . udoxE s 1,31:02 4 1:2 1 :72 1 31:44 . eL v uciti s 1:91 6 :2 8 01 . mA os 1,11:9 2 emaJ( s in A tc s 51 : )7,615 . Jo uhs a :2 1 2:2 5 11 . aiasI h :14 8 32:26 . I K gni s :71 1 1:5 7 1:75 5 01:1
4:81 2 1:5 8 21 . aciM h 1:7 8 31:2.7 II hC r lcino es 2:51 :4 8 31 . reJ e aim h 11:71 2:5
7:02 2:2 3 41 . D eina l 12 3: 21:1.8 Ps la m :23 9 3:3 51 . M hcala i :3 7 8:4
1:43 3 62:1.8 tnoc . lasP m 21:49 62:1
3:201 41:43:041 8:3
etoN : ahT t the Ap ltso e emaJ s kil e Pe et r lat ked iB ble in reve y row d aht t ac me uo t of ih s pil s or morfih s nep . Wh li e nisserpxe g oituac n on emos fo ,eseht w e ow u dl al os ton e ht e rah d row k aht t aw s enod
by mos e em n in ht e r aese rch aht t we f ni d in etnec r muloc n n eto s, a er s crae h o f cihw h w e hs o lu d ekatavda n egat htla o gu h we luohs d itlu m leta y cehc k ht e ecnerefer s of r -sevlesruo - aila s craeS" h eht
utpircs r "se . We ac n on t h le p ub t esbo rve aht t Pr brevo s etanimod s semaJ ; na d that in tob h emaJ s dnarevorP s modsiw" " as ht e up dis e of ht e gdelwonk e of oog d na d ive l or ht e amuh n irips t is ht e yramirp
jbus e --tc
I" f na y of yo u cal k iw s mod , le t ih m as k of doG , aht t ig v te h t o la l em n bil e yllar , and arbpu i htedton ; na d it hs all be g vi en mih ." (J ema s )5:1
uB" t eht modsiw taht fi morf ab evo si tsrif ,erup neht ecaep elba , eg n elt , na d e sa y t o ebtne r tae ed, luf l of em rcy na d oog d fr stiu , htiw out itrap a ytil , na d htiw out yh p irco s .y " J( a em s 3: )71
M" y nos , if oht u liw t iecer ve my drow s, na d dih e my tnemdnammoc s tiw h eht e; So ht at oht u enilcni
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ehW n ht e traeh" " emoceb s devlovni , it is ht e raeh t of ht e amuh n irips t as lew l a s ht e traeh" " of ehtuos l na d noc s .ecneic
A irapmoC s no
A ool k cab k hs ows aht t ht e Ap ltso e emaJ s in the oob k of emaJ s na d ht e one touq e f or m stcArefer e ecn s 15 of ht e 3 9 lO d nematseT t skoob . No ab d for no e lttil e e ltsip e of 5 etpahc rs ! A dn
yllatnedicni , iht s sulli t etar s oh w aht t if you ats r et d ikat ng no e lttil e e ip s lt e uo t of the iB ble kil e semaJht e nitatsaved g ceffe t it uow ld vah e on ht e lbiB e na d ht e lO d T tnematse ; na d oh w in rut n ht e B elbi
of ht e Ap eltso s na d ssa o etaic s t( he eN w eT s tnemat ) sla o e lbats i hs es the lO d nematseT t as ht e droWof doG ! Now, we ra e er ady to do hw a t our g ao l aw s in iht s retpahc : to rapmoc e emaJ s with kraM ; ro
rom e llacificeps y on w, t o rapmoc e ht e lO d nematseT t in emaJ s tiw h ht e lO d nematseT t in kraM . fIoy u kool ta neve eht igeb n gnin , oy u liw l ton e aht t raM k is eve n a A idnepp x to emaJ s eve n if we ac n tonub y ht e isehtopyh s aht t raM k aw s ht e sal t book of ht e B lbi e to be irw t net . What is mi p ro t na t an yawy
is aht t we es e raM k as a rev y oog d mmus ary of ht e lohw e lbiB e ehtehw r we ub y ht e yh p isehto s or ;tonna d eht mirp a yr nosaer si eb c esua yb t eh yduts fo Ma kr we og kcab ot eht efil a dn et a sgnihc of eJ s su
cihw h etrats d na d edulcnoc d the lohw e eN w .tnematseT
ahT t hoJ n raM k s ednuorru d the no e er f cnere e from udoxE s in emaJ s is la so oivbo us. A dnht e mas e in eL v suciti . B to h emaJ s na d John raM k dulcni e none orf m Nu srebm , na d no ly aM rk ah s so emorf m ueD t ymonore . I( f we ah d on t resbo ved erp v lsuoi y toN e oh w that tiw h a noitaredisnoc
of lno y two koob s in ht e New tnematseT , Ja em s na d kraM , we vah e umucca l eta d etouq s orf m 21 of eht39 koob s of the lO d eT s tnemat . ahT t is somla t 45 % of ht e lO d nematseT t skoob ! ahW t a emert n suod
capmi t ht e avomer l of ht e oob k of emaJ s orf m ht e lbiB e luow d vah e on uo r ednu r dnats ing of ht e dlOnematseT t koob s aht t emaJ s xe p nial s; na d what an ef cef t the r avome l of any no e of th se e 21 ob o sk
of ht e lO d eT s nemat t luow d vah e o n siwekil e r nivome g t soh e qu eto s from raM k na d semaJ . ahW t sinieb g ias d i n ehto r sdrow , is aht t ht e lbiB e is !ENO
oH w uoroht gh raM k is no eht wal fo eht tneP a ,hcuet tpecxe rof ,srebmuN w e dluohs do osn wo ; dna eht re nosa si taht ,suseJ w oh ac me ton ot de yorts tub to llifluf eht wal dna eht ehporp t ,s
etouq d so etfo n orf m the la .w ) maJ es does muj p ha ead on ht e h acirotsi l ob oks of the lO d ,tnematseTnitouq g orf m uhsoJ a lihw e raM k eod s ton , eht n cni l nidu g wt o rom e of ht e otsih r aci l -skoob -I gniK s dna
II orhC n selci . H revewo , ton e how ltaen y raM k sretni p esre s tiw h I maS u le dna I .sgniK oslA oy u s dluohton e ht e co uopm n nid g n ruta e o f ht e lO d nematseT t in the eN w nematseT t lihw( e emaJ s nola e setouqorf m 15 lO d nematseT t koob s tiw h ht e ad oitid n of M kra , th re e are moc p ednuo a d atot l of 19 dlO
nematseT t skoob ): cae h mit e htona er eN w nematseT t oob k is edda d to ht e tsil , on t lno y is reht e ehtoitidda n of rom e koob s of ht e lO d nematseT t ub t also rom e retpahc s iw th sa ni eht ca es of emaJ s dna
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raM k til tle vo e lr ap of hc a sretp . I( t is eggus s vit e aht t ehw n ht e ltsopA e hoJ n torw e aht t ht e dlrow"sti elf dluoc ton noc t nia eht b skoo w hcih dluohs eb rw i ,"nett gnoma ot reh sgniht h e naem t aht t i f ehteN w atseT m ne t retirw s ulcni ded reve y lgnis e touq e in ht e lO d nematseT t ulp s ht e oitaterpretni n fo
esoht setouq , the ebmun r of eN w nematseT t koob s luow d eek p niog g no wi tuoht )!pots hT ey tsuj erewon t lba e to eg t to la l of meht , ub t ahw t eht y id d eg t to ra e rev y vitatneserper e of ahw t oG d sredisnoc
som t opmi r nat t in ht e lO d nematseT t to be etni r eterp d in ht e eN w .tnematseT
On smlasP : raM k uq o et s if ve, nikat g ht e dael ; eht n emaJ s owt , na d raM k emoc s cab k htiwuof r -erom - even r a r taepe ; na d eht n emaJ s emoc s cab k tiw h owt , raM k ruof , na d emaJ s ulcnoc des noasP lms tiw h 3:041 . As we hgim t sus p ce t raM k is not ctam h of r emaJ s on orP v bre s na d ,"modsiw"
nidda g lno y no e to ht e il st of semaJ , but aht t no e a s A-ime p idnep x as the xen t t o the .tsal
On ht e oniM r orP p teh s: raM k s pil s in ha ead of J ema s on mA os tiw h the Pr po het oJ el; retfahaiasI , we w li l citon e on aiasI-tsop h oniM r rP oph te s, they b to h uq ote f or m aciM h-- raM k from the s emaetpahc r ub t s hgil tly aeha d of emaJ s in sesrev ; lno y raM k etouq s orf m hairahceZ ; na d on ht e last ronim
rP oph te , M cala hi , Ja em s ah s no e lihw e raM k touq es eciwt , na d raM k nidda g on both sedis fo aJ m .seehW n ht ey both come to the Big M oja r rP oph te , I ias ah. Wh li e J ema s ah s no ly wt o n ae r eht
ne d of haiasI , raM k tresni s vif e feb ore aht t niop t. ehT n the rettap n g eo s emaJ s eno , raM k no e, semaJeno , na d raM k o en . reJ e aim h is no e for maJ es na d t erh e of r kraM ; na d ihw le emaJ s etouq s cno e morf
einaD l, raM k ah s f evi . (All of 'kraM s leinaD s ra e aeha d o f emaJ s a s if a pA-erp p .xidne ) lnO y kraMetouq s rf om ikezE e .l
moS e cinahceM s na d a weiveR
ihT s is tob h a eiver w of ht e av s t oma unt of am t re ial pr ve i uo sly co ev r de - a- f et r la l in ob t h ac s se , tahtof ht e etsaM r elbaT s na d aht t of pewskciuq , we ekool d at ht e lohw e B elbi , eciwt ; na d it is a tes t gniup of nibmoc ed retam ial of r ht e r se t of ht e .koob
4-5 : hT" e niviL g oG d of ht e gniviL " orf m seneG is 1:26 rht u sudoxE.81:61
iS cn e oy u es e aht t ht e fi sr t of ht e 12 ojam r o niltu e ivid s noi s of eewskciuq p by touq es evoc rs la l ofiseneG s as etouq d in ht e eN w atseT m ne t na d ht e srif t eetxis n retpahc s of oxE d su , we liw l have ot
ils g lth y eifidom d etsaM r elbaT s 1 na d 2. Ho evew r we liw l kam e en w lbat es that taler e lno y to ht e txenets p o f the biB le uo t nil e, ht e R mo an un m are l .s
I . God, naM , na d .egairraM
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I . doG , naM , na d .egairraM
1 . Ge sen is :1 2 72,6 , ehttaM w :91 4 , a dn raM k 01 : .6
( )1 . eL t US m ka e am n in UO R gami e epseb a ks of ht e larulp ity o f oG d nirud g ht e mit e of .noitaerc
( )2 . In uo r gami e na d etfa r uo r senekil s llet s of mos e of t he rolg y of m an aht t nirud g erC a oit n aw s eriuqca d fr mo
.doG
( )3 . hT e nimod io n of am n over la l ht e ehto r ow rks of taerC ion et lls fo ht e riF ts moC m si s oi n of am n to be a ip o een r
in ht e tarolpxe ion na d ortnoc l of ht e krow s of .noitaerC
( )4 . hT e lbiB e erefer s to am n as lam e na d lamef e so aht t in gairram e m la e na d lamef e oceb m es a gnitnemilpmoc
oc u lp e of m la e na d fe m la e . hT a t is t he wa y Go d or igi n lla y rc e at ed th em ; an d in m ar air g e t ha t is t he wa y H e ni t ne d s fo r ti
to eek p og ing drocca ing to suseJ , na d osba l letu y no srep on is to vah e na y rap t in ht e tarapes ion o f ht ose wt o hw ich oG d ah s
oj i en d rehtegot .
2 . Ge sen is :2 7 42, , I oC r 54:51 , ehttaM w :91 5, I Cor 1:6 6, a dn raM k 01 : .8,7
( )1 . orF m eG n :2 7 we l rae n taht : a( ) oG d etaerc d am n syhp i lac ly orf m nihtemos g aht t al daer y xe i dets , orf m ht e
le e m ne t s of th e ea rt h; (b ) As fa r as th e a ct au l l ixe s te cn e or in wa rd s ip r it of m an t ha t c am e f or m oG d br ea th ni g tni o mih
ht e br ae t h of ;efil a nd (c ) W ti h t ah t ips r it of il f e sla o ma n be ac m e a nivil g .luos
( )2 . orF m eG n 2:2 4 we rael n of ht e no e self h citsiretcarahc s of gairram e aht t oG d lits l i dnetn s na d ah s syawla
in dnet ed, aht t on ene ss sahpme i ez d by eJ sus a dn ht e pA o ts les in ht e eN w nematseT t.
(3 ) . hW ile Paul in I Cor 15 :45 is e pm hasiz ing the difference between the f irst Adam and Christ the seco dn Adam,
sla o ht e ffid e cner e eewteb n ht e n aruta l and ht e ps i autir l ydob , ht e rif ts am n orf m trae h na d ht e ces ond orf m nevaeh , he
la os co artn sts ht e living uos l na d the living ps i ir t.
(4 ) . As a man departs from the househo ld fo ih s mother and father , c leav ing to a wife in marriage , the two become
in doG s gis h t as no e self h (M ta t eh w 1 ,5:9 6 a nd Ma rk 10 .)8,7:
( )5 . So res i uo s is iht s ettam r of oj i in gn tiw h oG d aht t ht e lbiB e snoc i red s ehw n a am n ah s a er l oita n ihs p with a
olrah t aht t he b oce m es no e b do y tiw h eh r (I C or 1:6 6 .)
3 . G ne esis :5 1 2, , ehttaM w :91 4, a dn raM k 01 : .6
)1( . eG n ise s :5 1 ,2 r nie f ro c es a nd b dliu s on p re oiv u s do ct nir e as G od c lla s th ie r n am e, m la e na d fe m la e , Ad am .
As oy u es e in ht e oitces n evoba , amor n ebmun r I on doG" , naM , na d raM r egai " dne s tiw h eneG sis :5 1 2,os in ht e iltuO" ned Ma ts er Ta lb e "1 oleb w w e vah e wohs n aht t oisividbus n as lew l as voba e oJ b 2:24ht e rojam ou enilt d noisivi fo HT" E NIVIL G OG D OF HT E ."GNIVIL When you look d wo n ta eht tsrifwor s o f the en w eniltuO" d etsaM r elbaT " oy u am y ksa , eod s oJ b :24 2 llaer y taler e to ht e cejbus t fohT" e niviL g oG d of ht e gniviL " cnis e it is a nol g yaw s teb w ee n ht e koob fo boJ a dn eht koob fo .siseneG
lleW , it llaer y eod s cnis e boJ , who ah d raeh d uoba t oG d w ti h ht e niraeh g of ih s srae , on w ees s oG d htiwih s wo n ey se ; na d f ru t eh r rom e he c emo s to k on w God as ht e God tiw h " ohw m nihton g is sopmi s "elbi
24 boJ( : dna 2 kraM 10 .)72:
niltuO ed aM s et r T lba e 1 : ehT lepsoG fo eht iviL ng doG fo eht Li .gniv
rP o mialc ed dehsilbatsE denialpxE decrofnieR eppA n xidHT E IL V NI G OG D OF HT E IL V GNI
boJ 42 2: 72:01.I ,doG M ,na dna .egairraM
neG e is s 72:1 4:91 6:01neG e is s 42:2 5:91 8,7:01
siseneG 8:4 53:32siseneG 2:5 4:91 6:01
II . God na d th e oG s .lepneG e is s -11:6 73:42neG e is s 12,7:7 73:42neG e is s 3-1:21 snamoR 4
siseneG 5:51 amoR ns 81:4siseneG 5:71 amoR ns 71:4siseneG 7:71 37-76:1
III . oG d o f the iviL ng, uO r Fa eht r i n H vae e .nneG e is s 41:81 62:91 72:01neG e is s 42:91 42:11
siseneG 8:83 83,82:02 91:21
II . Go d na d ht e G .lepso
II . G od an d th e oG s .lep
1 . G ne esis 21 : -1 3 na d aG l ta i na s 3 8: . .9
( )1 . tiW h G do s lac l to bA r am to htona e r dnal , oG d vag e th e nitsalreve g oc v nane t fo : a( ) orF m bA r am ‛s ees d doG
ow uld kam e the rg eat n ta ion of I rs ael; (b) Th or ugh his seed Christ the name of bA ram ow uld be rg e ta ; na d (c) Th or ugh
arbA m la l ht e limaf ies na d noitan s of ht e trae h luow d be .desselb
( )2 . uaP l rw i et s in aG l ta i na s 3: ,8 9 taht :
a. ehW n G od sa id “In the e sha ll a ll nat io sn be blessed” God was preac ih ng the Gospel to bA rah ma ;
b . hT is la l noitan s naem t ht e selitneG , o r ehtaeh n cihw h is ht e rovaf ite row d of ht e lbiB e of r ;selitneG
c . ihT s epsoG l is fitsuj i oitac n guorht h htiaf ; dna
d. lA l itneG les na d weJ s hw o leb i ve e ni irhC ts emoceb s ht e ees d of aharbA m guorht h af i ht .
2 . G ne esis 51 : 6,5 , namoR s 4 81: , na d Ja em s 2:2 3.
)1( . In G ne e is s 1 :5 5 oG d edi n it f ei s t ha t t he es e d of Ab ra m liw l b e a s nu m er uo s as t he ts a rs o f t he ks y , na d ni
iseneG s :51 6 si cn e aharbA m eveileb d oG d will He as id iht s ht e eileb f aw s etnuoc d of r ri .ssensuoethg
( )2 . In q tou ing S“ o ahs ll y uo r s ee d eb ” orf m eG n se is ni namoR s 1:4 8, P ua l sahpme i ez s h ow aharbA m leb i eve d in poh e
sniaga t poh e aht t he luow d eedni d be ht e ehtaf r of ma ny noitan s al guoht h he ah d at th e mit e no .snos
( )3 . hT e ltsopA e emaJ s in emaJ s 2:2 3 etaretier s oh w ht e f tia h of aharbA m aw s etnuoc d as ssensuoethgir , gnidda
aht t Ab ahar m wa s ellac d ht e rf i ne d of .doG
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3 . Ge sen is 71 :5 na d namoR s 4 .71:
)1( . As G od c ha ng es t he an m e of Ab ra m to A br ah am , He as y s “A fa th er of m na y an t noi s ha ve I m ad e t he .”e
( )2 . uaP l et lls us in namoR s 1:4 7 aht t ht is uq ote rf om seneG is 71 :5 et lls us wt o ht i gn s ba out oG d esmiH lf:
a . oG d is a l efi - nivig g doG ; dna
b. oG d is a God aht t can ac ll i tn o exi nets ce ahw t did on t pr ve i suo ly xe i ts .
III . oG d of ht e gniviL , ou r ehtaF r i n .nevaeH
ihT s fo noisivid "T eh gniviL doG fo eht "gniviL m seka oy u th ni k the edom l pr eya r rf om suseJ , o netfellac d hT" e droL 's eyarP r" sum t be in ht e lepsoG s a touq e orf m iseneG s o f ht e rif st 18 retpahc s fo
sudoxE . lleW , ht e edom l eyarp r t-- his is the edom l uaceb s e it is rehw e J use s hcaet e s us ht e c o tcerraw y to arp y as artsnoc s et d to ht e ennam r of ht e ircopyh tes in the ganys o seug - i- s nuof d in M wehtta
1-9:6 3 na d kuL e 4-2:11 . So aht t we do on t h va e a cerid t lO d nematseT t uq ote orf m ht e edom l ;reyarprevewoh , ht e edom l eyarp r is rap t o f ht e egral r eS r om n on ht e nuoM t in of r lpmaxe e ehttaM w 5 dna
6 rehw e J use s i s ta t tpme ing to caet h t oh se id s elpic s hw o luow d ollof w iH m as to ltcaxe y ahw t oG d siekil . oY u hgim t mus m zira e cum h of ht e caet h ni gs of the Se omr n on the M uo nt as uO" r F ehta r hcihw
ra t in evaeH n", ahw t He is ekil . eednI d much of the l ife of Jesus and H is te ca hings aw s to make kn nwoahw t oG d aw s kil e, na d oh w He na d ht e ehtaF r rew e so ralimis . H" e aht t ah s ees n me ah s ees n eht
"rehtaF nhoJ( 1 .)9:4
III . oG d of ht e viL i gn , uo r ehtaF r in .nevaeH
1 . Ge sen is 81 : 1-21 4 a nd raM k 01 : .72
1( .) G do lot d aharbA m na d araS h aht t guoht h lo d na d rts i ekc n ni raey s eht y uow ld vah e a son, and ehw n araS h
ehgual d oG d dias , Is na y niht g ot o rah d of r ht e ROL D ?
)2( . useJ s in raM k 2:01 7 , on t in ht e mas e xetnoc t b ut tiw h a pa hpar r sa e of th e as m e me gnina , klat s of noitavlas
as la l ht i gn s ra e lbissop e tiw h oG d .
2 . Ge sen is 22 :18 na d aG l ta i na s 3 .61:
(1 ). A ll nat io sn will be b lessed with salvat ion through the seed of bA rah ma .
)2( . T ha t S ee d is s ni g lu a r, t he Se ed is Ch sir t .
3 . G ne esis 83 :8 na d raM k :21 1 .9
)1( . aduJ h lot d amO n to siar e up erdlihc n to his ehtorb r Er ohw m oG d ah d als i .n
2( .) ehW n ht e cuddaS ees rb o hgu t up the ettam r of ar ising hc i dl ren by a died orb t reh s w fi e na d as to w soh e iw fe
hs e luow d be in ht e erruser c noit , useJ s lot d eht m aht t w ah t wa s ropmi t na t aw s t ah t oG d w as ht e G od of ht e gnivil , ht e doG
of ht e il v ing Ab ar h ma , Is aa c, na d aJ c bo .
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4 . Ex udo s :3 6 and Luke 02 : .73
(1 ) . God to ld Moses in the call a t the burn ing bush that He was the God fo Moses father, the God of bA rah ma ,
sI a ca , and Jacob.
( )2 . uobA t ht e aed d eb ing iar sed to l efi , useJ s uq o et s esoM s and udoxE s :3 6 oh w God is ht e oG d of maharbA , ht e
oG d o f Is caa , a dn ht e oG d of bocaJ ; na d with ht e isahpme s on oG d as ae ch mit e oG d with etaeper d with maharbA , caasI ,
na d aJ c bo .
5 . xE o ud s 9:16 na d namoR s 9 .71:
( )1 . oG d has oM ses et ll P arah oh aht t he ah s eeb n up t on ht e rht one of pygE t of r wt o re osa ns : a( ) T o de artsnom te
ht e ewop r of oG d in iruces ng ht e odeerf m of learsI ; na d (b) ahT t ht e an m e of ht e vil ing oG d na d ht e oG d of ht e vil i gn
hgim t be eralced d evo r all ht e htrae .
)2( . In q ou t ni g th at in R om na s :9 1 7 a nd in xe p inial n g t he m ea nin g in R om na s :9 1 ,6 1 8, Pa ul is t nille g us o f h ow G od is ni
ortnoc l of row ld stneve ; na d ahw t is i ropm t na t eod s on t neped d on ht e iw ll of am n or ht e epmoc t eneviti ss of nam , tub
ehtar r on ht e m cre y of doG , na d aht t tlu i letam y oG d liw l vah e crem y on ohw m He nola e .serised
6 . xE o ud s 12 4: 6 and oJ hn 91 : .63
(1). hT e P sa s vo er ef ast in re cnarbmem e of G do s er s uc e of I rs ael rf om tpygE ian bo dn age oma gn to her things
lcni u de d t ha t t he al m b o f t he fe sa t hs o lu d n ot ha ve a bo ne o f t he bo dy b or k ne , a rid e ct uq o te of w ih c h w e w li l es e al t er ni
.smlasP
( )2 . ehW n ht e A ltsop e hoJ n in hoJ n 3:91 6 let ls of oh w at ht e xificurC ion o f suseJ , na d si cn e useJ s aw s ydaerla
dead con trary to c ust mo , not a bone in iH s body was broken, John is quot ing from both Exodus and Psalms 34:20. (Psa lms
34 2: 0 is id r ec lt y uq o te d, an d t he er f er ne c e f or m Ex do u s 12 4: 6 is lc o es r to a pa ra ph ra ).es
7 . xE o ud s 16 1: 8 and II C ro i htn i na s 8 .51:
1( ) . uD ring doG s ppus ly of nam na rud ing ht e 40 raey s in ht e wi dl e enr ss, soht e hw o ag t ereh d cum h ah d n hto ing l fe t
evo r na d soht e hw o rehtag de li ltt e rew e not rgnuh y so aht t it aw s etelpmoc ly b y ht e carg e of G do na d cca o idr gn to ht e
dni i audiv l .sdeen
)2( . uaP l etouq s ht is in II roC i aihtn sn t o il l tartsu e auqe l ti y noma g rhC i aits sn i n ht e sehcruhc , or to il l tartsu e ht e
itarcomed c rutan e of .noitavlas
-5 5 : KRAM ‛S PA P .XIDNE
What we do in iht s ahc p et r is to ian l wod n mos e iatrec n na d s ru e nilediug es rf om ‛kraM s Ap idnep x otht e lbiB e as a diug e of r ht e ipar d us r ev y ht r guo h the lbiB e aht t liw l rats t tiw h ht e xen t pahc t re . nI fe f ce t therefore, hw at we ra e nod g is niwolla g useJ s na d Mark tiw( h ht e lfni u cne e of emaJ s na d )luaP
to diug e us guorht h ht e ser t of ht e elbiB . ihT s is ht e elluf st ninaem g of n“ o ircs p rut e is of na y pr etavietni r rp e noitat ” . It is not “private ” or exclusive when we allow suseJ , Pa lu , semaJ , na d raM k ot
pretni ret i t of r us; na d cnis e ht e S irc p erut s feb ore cae h ets p o f M ‛kra s pA p idne x liw l la so b e b eir f ylrus v deye , sediseb suseJ w e evah neves ni t sreterpre fo eht O dl Te emats n :t aM t eht w, luaP ni erbeH w ,s
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uaP l in snamoR , kuL e na d P rete , na d raM k na d emaJ s. What etteb r aw y to duts y the lO d ,tnematseTna d in ceffe t ht e lohw e !elbiB
esaB d on ht e lbiB e craeser h of lbaT e -7 3 ahw t we liw l llacificeps y do is kat e no e pA p idne x er f ere n ecorf m raM k etfa r cae h of ht e ehto r s eve n ah ve dam e ht e rtni o noitcud : 1( ) An lO d nematseT t uQ o et
in wehttaM ; 2( ) ehttaM w na d useJ s‛ pretni r oitate n of the etouQ ; 3( ) uaP l in werbeH s o/dna r snamoRas he xe p nial s ht e uq ote or a solc el y etaler d etouq ; 4( ) eteP r on ht e mas e or a ralimis ; 5( ) kuL e a s eh
ofnier r ec s aht t dob y of hturt ; 6( ) emaJ s as he ecudortni s the pA p xidne ; na d eht n 7( ) raM k as eham kes ht e ppA e idn x . oF r maxe p el , f or m lbaT e -7 3 we kat e ht e srif t s eve n a s ohs wn eb low --
1 . eG n ise s 7: ,7 21 t o es t ht e t o en . 2 . ehttaM w 3:42 7 na d xetnoc t to in pret r et iseneG .s3 . Paul in oR m na s 4 , i n pa itr c lu ar :4 1 ,7 18 t o e lpx a ni . 4. kuL e 7-76:1 3 tiw( h Gen. 1 7:7 ) ot
nier f cro e . 5 . eteP r in I eteP r :3 6 as the oitcudortni n to ht e rei mecrofn e nt (w ti h seneG is 1:81 2 .)6. emaJ s 2:2 3 tiw( h neG . 61:51 ) na d emaJ s :3 9 tiw( h neG . 6:9 ) to ni t cudor e ht e A pp e .xidn7. nA d raM k 2:01 7 tiw( h neG . 41:81 ) na d raM k 1:21 9 ( tiw h neG . 8:83 ) to kam e ht e Ap dnep i .x
TAHT SI T YDUTS EH FO ELBIB EHT IT !FLES
6-5 : hT e sriF t neveS
1 . eneG sis .12,7:7
“ nA d oN ah did a rocc d gni otnu a ll aht t eht OL RD moc m na d de .mih dnA No ha w sa is x erdnuh dey ars lo d ehw n ht e oolf d of retaw s aw s opu n ht e htrae . nA d aoN h new t ni , na d ih s nos s, na d sih
efiw , dna sih ‛snos seviw w ti h mih , tni o the kra , suaceb e of ht e retaw s of ht e olf od. . . . nA d llahself eid d that evom d upon the htrae , tob h of f lwo , na d of tac t el , na d of eb a ts , na d of yreve
nipeerc g niht g that tepeerc h opu n the htrae , na d reve y nam : lA l in sohw e lirtson s aw s ht e htaerbof il fe, of la l that aw s in ht e rd y dnal , deid . ” eneG( sis 7: 6, 7, 21 , )22
2 . aM t eht w .73:42
“ uB t sa eht syad fo eoN ,erew os llahs al os eht moc i gn fo eht noS fo nam .eb of r as in ht e syadtaht rew e rofeb e ht e oolf d yeht erew gnitae dna knird i ,gn niyrram g na d vig ing in ram r egai , litnu
ht e ad y aht t Noe tne e er d tni o the kra . nA d enk w on t itnu l the olf od emac , na d took ht em lla;yawa os llahs osla t eh gnimoc of eht noS fo nam b ”.e wehttaM( 24 -73: 3 )9
ihT s tes s ht e enot , from useJ s flesmiH , on ht e if rst eS ven as ht e oolF d by etaw r is esu d as an e elpmaxof r ht e ceS ond oC m ni g o f Ch .tsir
3 . amoR n s ,71:4 1 .8
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A(“ s it is nettirw , I vah e dam e eht e a htaf e r of nam y ,snoitan ) be of re ih m hw om he be eil v ,deeve n doG , hw o ekciuq n te h ht e daed , and tellac h esoht sgniht ihw ch eb ton sa hguoht t yeh .erewhW o tsniaga epoh deveileb in ,epoh taht eh thgim emoceb eht af t reh of nam y itan o sn ; occa r gnid
to taht ihw ch saw ,nekops oS llahs yeht dees ”.eb R( o nam s 71:4 , 81 ) We muj p drawrof s in yrotsihin iht s ets p orf m aoN h up to aharbA m 12 noitareneg s kuL( e )63-43:3 . cihW“ h aw s ht e os n fo
bocaJ , cihw h aw s ht e os n of Is caa , cihw h aw s ht e os n fo ,maharbA w hcih saw eht nos fo ,arahTcihw h aw s ht e os n of rohcaN , hcihW w sa eht nos fo ,hcuraS w hcih saw ht e so n of gaR au, hw i hcsaw ht e os n of hP a cel , cihw h aw s ht e os n of rebeH , cihw h aw s ht e os n of alaS , cihW h aw s eht
os n of naniaC , cihw h aw s ht e os n of daxahprA , cihw h aw s ht e os n of meS , cihw h aw s ht e os n foeoN , cihw h aw s th e so n of maL e .hc ..” ( kuL e 3 )63-43:
1 . haoN . 2 . eS m . 3 . xahprA ad . 4 . aC i nan . 5 . aS la . 6 . H ebe r .7 . hP a el c . 8 . Ra uag . 9 . aS r hcu . 10 . hcaN or . 11 . hT a ar . 21 . bA r ha a .m
OF UOC RSE AHW T IS OC M OM N IN LA L HT REE SI : TIAF H IN OG D AHT T HE AC N AND LLIWCA RR Y UO T HIS PLAN. HT E FA TI H OF A RB AHAM TO VEILEB E ‛DOG S SIMORP E AHT T HE DLUOW
EB HT E EHTAF R OF NAM Y SNOITAN ; HT E TIAF H OF AON H TO VEILEB E AS HT E RETAW S ESORTHAT OG D LUOW D AS Y IH M NA D IH S DLOHESUOH , DISEB E HT E TIAF H TO LIUB D HT E AR C
LIHW E REHTO S REW E SUB Y IW TH HT E AMRON L UOR NIT ES OF IL FE; AND HT E FA TI H FOSIRHC T SNAI OT DAY TO BE IL EVE IN THE SE OC ND C IMO NG OF TSIRHC , AS LEW L AS HT E S EMA
SIMORP E OF TIAF H TO BE ERDLIHC N OF AHARBA M AN D !HTIAF
4 . Luke 76:1 -7 3 na d neG e is s .7:71
nA“ I d lliw eeht ekam ideecxe ng tiurf f lu , na d I liw l kam e n noita s of thee, na d nik gs s ah ll emoc uo t of eeht . nA d I liw l ilbatse sh my voc e nan t wteb een me and eht e and ht y seed tfa er eht e ni
ieht r neg e noitar s of r an eve r nitsal g nevoc a tn , to be doG un ot ,eeht dna ot yht dees retfa .eehtdnA I w lli evig otnu ,eeht dna ot yht dees tfa er ht ee, th e al nd ehw r ie n t oh u ar a t s art n eg r, llaeht dnal fo C ,naana rof na gnitsalreve ;noissessop dna I lliw eb rieht oG d ”. siseneG( :71 6 )8-
SALREVE EHT T GNI TNANEVOC HCIHW EMAC EROFEB T TNANEVOC DLO EH FO EHT WAL DNAHT E EN W OC V NE ANT OF HT E NEW TE TS A EM N .T
T“ o p re f ro m th e em rcy simorp ed to uo r fa reht s, na d t o bmemer er ih s h lo y voc e tnan ; The htaohcihw eh eraws to ruo rehtaf aharbA m ”... ekuL( 7:1 2 )37,
EHTEHW R AHCAZ R AI S IS MORE CNOC E ENR D BA OUT THE PO SESS S OI N OF AANAC N AS NATSALREVE I GN AL DN OR HT E AS EP CT O F THE C EVO NANT OF R E RET NAL SA VL A OIT N IS N TO
INIFED TE; UB T EHT Y RA E CO TCENN ED IN T HE MAS E VE E SALR T NI G CO .TNANEV
5 . I Pe et r 3:6 and G sene is 81 : .21
201
evE“ n as aS ra yebo ed bA r maha , illac ng ih m drol : sohw e ethguad rs ye era , as nol g as ye do lew l, na d eraon t a f iar d tiw h any nemezama t.” (I teP er )6:3
oN“ w maharbA dna haraS rew e old na d lew l rts i ekc n in age; na d it saec ed to eb htiw haraS retfaht e ennam r of nemow . erehT f ro e araS h gual hed ihtiw n flesreh , sa gniy , etfA I r am exaw d o dlhs all I evah ,erusaelp my rol d nieb g lo d I...?osla s na y niht g ot o rah d of r ht e ?DROL ” G( e sisen
21,11:81 , )41I“ S ANY HT ING OT O H RA D OF R THE OL RD” OG D HT E FA EHT R?
6 . Ja em s 2 2: 3 na d :3 9 w( ith pser e tc i lev y neG . 1 :5 16 and 9 : .)6
nA“ d oG d sselb ed aoN h and ih s s sno , and ias d tnu o meht , Be tiurf f lu , na d ylpitlum , dna hsinelperht e trae h W.... h so o s teddeh h ‛nam s doolb , by am n lahs l ih s oolb d be dehs : of r in ht e gami e fo oG d dam e he nam .” ( eG nesis 9 1: ,6) “ nA d he s ia d u tn o rbA a ah m, wonK fo a yterus taht yht deeshs all be a st nar ger in a al nd aht t is not ht e ‛ri s, and hs all se vr e meht ; na d they s lah l tcilffa t mehuof r derdnuh ;sraey And osla taht n ,noita mohw yeht llahs es r ev , liw l I egduj : na d drawretfa
hs all yeht emoc out htiw taerg su .ecnatsb And uoht tlahs og to ht y taf h re s in pe eca ; oht u s tlahbe eirub d in a oog d lo d ega . uB t in ht e truof h ge oitaren n eht y sh la l moc e ehtih r niaga : of r eht
tiuqini y fo eht A etirom s i s on t ey t f I...llu n the mas e ad y ht e ROL D am e a nevoc ant htiw,maharbA ,gniyas U otn yht dees evah I nevig siht rf ,dnal o eht m fo revir u tpygE n ot eht taerg
vir er, th e ir ver E hpu r eta s .. .” G( e en sis 51 : )81,61-31
nA“ d ht e cs r rutpi e aw s luf f elli d cihw h sa hti , rbA a ah m ileb e ev d doG , and it aw s tupmi ed tnu o mihof r gir h oet u ns e ss : na d he aw s llac ed ht e irF end of Go .d ” ( maJ es )32:2
eht“ r tiwe h selb s we doG , eve n ht e rehtaF ; dna iwereht th esruc we nem , cihw h ra e dam e etfa r ehtlimis i dut e of doG .” J( a em s 3: )9
aelC rly w e have in iht s txis h s et p eit d ot g ehte r the erp v uoi s lO d nematseT t h rotsi y of aoN h dnabA r aha m tiw h cum h hto er lO d nematseT t ih s ot ry, and ah ve la so gone b ca k to ht e Cr tae io n iw th namam de i n the mi age o f Go .d
7 . Mark 10 2: 7 na d 21 :19 (G sene is 83 : .)8
nA“ d aduJ h s ia d tnu o anO n, Go i n tnu o ht y htorb e ‛r s fiw e, na d ram ry eh r, na d ra si e up es ed otht y b tor h re .” G( en. 83 : )8
nA“ d suseJ kool i gn nopu meht ias t ,h htiW m ne it is elbissopmi , ub t on t tiw h doG ; of r tiw h oG d llaniht gs ar e po ss i elb .” (M ra k 01 : )72
301
retsaM“ , sesoM etorw otnu ,su If a nam ‛ s br to her id e, and leav e his w fi e eb h ni d h mi , dna evaelno dlihc r ne , aht t ih s torb her s luoh d t ka e ih s fiw e, na d ra si e up es ed tnu o ih s br rehto . nA... d suseJ
wsna e nir g ias d tnu o eht , Do ye on t eht r rofe e err, esuaceb ye onk w on t ht e serutpircs , ne ehti r ehtrewop of doG ? oF r ehw n ht ey hs all sir e f or m ht e de da , ht ey htien er rram y, on r are ig ven ni
;egairram tub era sa eht slegna hw i hc era ni .nevaeh dnA sa nihcuot g ht e ,daed taht t yeh :esirevah ey ton daer ni t eh koob fo ,sesoM woh in eht hsub doG ekaps otnu ih m, ,gniyas I am ht e doG
of A rb a ah m, na d the oG d of Is caa , na d the oG d of aJ c bo ? He is not ht e oG d of ht e d dae , tubeht doG fo t eh :gnivil ey erofereht od taerg ly ”.rre kraM( :21 1 42,9 - )72
IS AHT A T OOG D NEPPA DIX ON LA L SEHT E UOIVERP S ERUTPIRCS S RF OM HT E LO D NA D EHTEN W STNEMATSET : HT AT OG D IS HT E OG D OF AB AR HAM AND N AO H; HT AT OG D IS HT E DOG
OF HT OSE HW O VIL E THGIR ;WON DNA TAHT TLA H HGUO DEES DNA YAM SEVITALER EBROPMI T NA T REH E ON TRAE H IN HT E FIL E TO EMOC , LA L RA E KIL E HT E A N .SLEG
7-5 : hT e noceS d neveS
As tiw h ht e srif t neves , oy u ac n ool k in ht e idneppA x to es e rehw e ht e niwollof g r cnerefe esmoc e .morf eW evresbo aht t we do on t vah e a refer e cn e orf m Pe et r in ht is oces nd eires s, na d desab
on ht e is x, we liw l f ni d a se ev nth f or m teP er, e ti her in ,I II Pe et r or as eteP r kops e in ht e oob k fo .stcA
1 . oxE dus 20 1: 3 1, 4.
T“ hou sh la t no t llik , T oh u s lah t no t immoc t tluda e yr .” (E udox s )41,31:02
2 . Ma htt ew 5 2: 1 2, 7.
y“ e ah ve h e ra d that i t was aid by them of lo d mit e, Thou sh la t not llik ; and ohw e ev r hs all llik hs all be in nad ger of ht e mgduj e tn : uB t I say tnu o y uo , ahT t eveohw r is rgna y htiw sih rb o reht
uohtiw t a suac e lahs l be in gnad er of ht e tnemgduj : na d reveosohw llahs yas ot sih b ,rehtor ,acaRhs all be in nad ger of ht e licnuoc : ub t reveosohw llahs ,yas uohT oof t, llahs eb ni d regna of h llerif e .. . Y. e evah aeh rd aht t it aw s ias d by eht m of lo d emit , Thou hs alt on t immoc t retluda y: tuB
I as y nu to uoy , T ah t ohw e ev r ol o tek h on a amow n to sul t etfa r eh r hath ettimmoc d uda l ret y htiwreh erla ady in ih s h trae . nA d fi yht thgir eye dneffo t ,eeh kculp ti ,tuo dna c tsa ti morf t :eeh
of r ti si batiforp le rof eeht aht t no e of thy bmem ers s luoh d p ire sh, and on t t ah t t eh y lohw e ydobhs o lu d be cast into he .ll ” ( ttaM hew 12:5 , 22 , )92-72
3 . Ro am ns 31 : .9.8
401
wO“ e no am n na y gniht , but to vol e no e ehtona r: of r he aht t vol eth ehtona r tah h f elliflu d ehtwal . oF r siht , ohT u s lah t on t moc mit yretluda , ohT u lahs t on t llik , ohT u lahs t on t laets , uohThs alt on t aeb r slaf e entiw ss, ohT u lahs t on t tevoc ; na d if reht e be na y ehto r c o tnemdnamm , ti
is lfeirb y edneherpmoc d in iht s sa gniy , yleman , ohT u hs alt vol e ht y n gie h ruob sa .flesyht evoLtekrow h no li l to ih s ruobhgien : reht e rof e vol e is ht e nillifluf g of ht e wal . nA d taht , niwonk g eht
emit , ht at on w i t is gih h mit e to ekawa tuo fo sl :pee rof won si ruo tavlas i no reraen naht nehww e be eil v .de ” moR( ans 31 : )11-8
4 . uL ke 81 : .02
ohT“ u sewonk t the tnemdnammoc s, Do on t co imm t yretluda , Do of llik , Do on t laets , Do on t erabeslaf ,ssentiw ruonoH yht rehtaf dna yht N...rehtom ow nehw suseJ draeh t eseh ,sgniht he sa di
tnu o ,mih teY sekcal t oht u no e gniht : les l la l aht t oht u tsah , and tubirtsid e tnu o ht e roop , dnaoht u s lah t h va e ert a rus e in he va en: an d moc e, fo oll w em .” (L ku e 81 : )22,02
5 . Ja em s 2 .11:
oF“ r eveosohw r s lah l eek p ht e lohw e wal , na d ey t fo f ne d in no e tniop , he is g tliu y o f lla . oF r ehaht t dias , Do on t immoc t yretluda , ias d osla , D o on t llik . oN w fi uoht co timm on luda t ,yre tey
if thou llik , oht u ar t be moc e a art n gs r se sor of ht e l .wa ” J( a em s 2: )11,01James on the respect of persons as a violation of the l .wa
6 . Mark 14 2: 4.
nA“ d esoM s oot k ht e lb o do , na d s elknirp d i t on ht e elpoep , and dias , loheB d ht e oolb d of eht,tnanevoc hw i hc eht OL RD htah edam w hti uoy c gninrecno all eseht ”.sdrow xE( o sud 24 )8:
nA“ d he J( e sus ) ias d tnu o th me , ihT s is my oolb d of ht e new matset e tn , cihw h is dehs rof ”.ynamM( ark )42:41
HCIHW AW S ROM E TNATROPMI , HT E OW R SD , HT E OOLB D OR HT E NEVOC A TN . HT E OOLB D NIHT E NANEVOC T AW S ROM E OPMI R TNAT ! ahW t hs o lu d be da d from Peter? ahT t dneped s no
ahw t ht e o rev la l mi p er s is on is aht t we get from the re nida g of ht is s oce nd se ev n; na d s ru ely th taoverall impression i s of how d ifficult it i s to live up to the total de am nds of God in the la !w
7 . I Pe et r 1: -81 2 .1
F“ o ar s cum h as ye onk w ht e ye erew ton demeeder htiw c bitpurro le ,sgniht as evlis r and dlog , morfuoy r av in noc v re s oita n cer e vi ed by oitidart n orf m uoy r srehtaf ; uB t tiw h ht e uoicerp s oolb d fo
501
,tsirhC sa fo a bmal w tuohti b hsimel dna :tops tuohtiw ohW ylirev w sa deniadroerof rofeb e ehttadnuof i no fo eht row l ,d tub w sa tsefinam ni eseht tsal semit rof .uoy W oh yb mih do eveileb
in doG , taht desiar mih pu morf eht aed d, dna evig ih m yrolg ; aht t uoy r tiaf h and poh e hgim t ebni oG d ”.
8-5 : hT e rihT d neveS
nA d if we ool k at t soh e s eve n yllacipot , in et rms of the ramirp y s cejbu t rettam , ht e t acipo l eniltuo luow d eb : nomreS Su :tcejb I“ Am”; oS uoY erA ot eB
1 . “I am ht e L RO D uoy r doG : you s h la l er s cep t my man e na d l vo e uoy r ien g obh r ”.2. useJ s ,thguat t‛noD“ m eka uh m na ao t sh yb yna t ,gnih sa uoy evah on lortnoc revo esoht
!”sgniht
o f oG d.3. cniS e vol e ac n row k no ill to uoy r robhgien , vol e i s the luf f nilli g o f la l the universal la sw
4 . B“ e y e loh y; of r I am oh l .”y5 . Je us s alpxe i sn , “Who is my ien g obh r ”?6. hT e ltsopA e hoJ n nialpxe s aht t auqe l cepser t of la l nosrep s is ht e nillifluf g of ht e la .w
7. ahW t is lufwal“ ” in ht e hgis t of doG , ht e asrevinu l al w by w cih h we ra e etamitlu ly gduj e .dNA D AHT T LIW L AERP C !H
ETON S OF R SNOMRES : Even a s nam y lat k uoba t ht e lbiB e in th ie r es r nmo s htar e r aht n lat k ,elbiB na d neve sa doog ob o sk no imoh l scite em sisahp sa did calB k roow d i n NIHCAERP G HT E ELBIB , ehtid f ref e cn e eewteb n ta nikl g uoba t ht e lbiB e na d a llautc y nihcaerp g ht e elbiB , reh e is a ohtem d fo
limoh e cit s aht t liw l tob h etnaraug e nihcaerp g ht e lbiB e flesti ; na d then etnaraug e a metsys revoc a egof ht e f wol , ht e 7 es r nom s of s eve n iop nts cae h of r lpmaxe e go f or m eG n ise s to Jo uhs a in ht e dlO
tnematseT , na d r fe l ce t t ah t t po i ac l us b cej t in the six r fe e er n ec s to f llo ow. That is lbiB e ht e aw y ehtloH y iripS t etaerc d it in ht e !elbiB
ehtaR r aht n co unitn e iht s rp o sec s, poc y ni g the cS r utpi res cihw h oy u ac n aer d in the lbiB e ti s fle , dnanidda g so nam y ap ges to this dutS y ediuG , we liw l kam e a lbaT e as hs own in lbaT e 8-1 cihw h s woh s ae ch
of the eS v ne s in ro sw . And it is esab d on the of l niwol g s oitce n on Le citiv us from ht e Ap dnep i .x
nA d we ra e f utro n ta e on iht s es ven in aht t s temo h ni g h ppa ens cihw h is s odle m s ee n on ht ese dlOnematseT t noitatouq s in aht t tob h P ua l na d emaJ s touq e f or m ht e s ma e srev es in citiveL u ,s sucitiveL
81:91 , na d as od es Mat eht w . So aht t ht e riht d se ev n emoceb s : 1( ) L ucitive s 1 81,21:9 ; 2( ) wehttaM34,33:5 ; 3( ) namoR s 9,8:31 ; (4) I P ete r 61:1 ; (5) L uke 72,62:01 ; 6( ) emaJ s 8:2 ; na d (7) aM rk .81:6
601
9-5 : truoF h eS v ne
So aht t ht e f truo h s eve n emoceb s: 1( ) N ebmu r 9,8:12 ; ( 2) taM t eh w t( o be fo nu d ab sed on J ho n 3: ;413( ) uaP l (to be f nuo d ab sed on J du e 11 ); 4( ) eteP r t( o be fo nu d ab sed on L ku e 6:1 7 )37- ; 5( ) uL ke
37-76:1 ; 6( ) emaJ s t( o be nuof d ab sed on )kraM ; na d (7) raM k t( o be nuof d ab sed on ht e p ellara l htiwhoJ n 3 1: 4 na d kuL e :1 6 7-7 3.
hT e nomraH y of etpahc r 4 liw l be esu d to find from oJ hn 1:3 4 na d kuL e 1 7-76: 3 eht viuqe a stnel :foaM t eht w na d raM k . jbuS ec t aM tt . hoJ n ekuL
.I lepsoG ruoS c .se 1:1 -4II . hC r si t as ht e W .dro 1:1 - 81
III . Je ‛sus s eigolaeneG s. 1:1 - 71 83-32:3VI . triB h na d oohdlihC d 81:1 - 32:2 -5:1 2 25: /tsitpaB ehT( J )suse
V. hoJ n the paB t tsi . 1-1:3 2 2-1:2 ; 1-3:3 8 t( his ivid s oi n is oc r etaler d tiw h kraM)8-1:1
.IV s‛tsirhC siniM t .yr -31:3 4 21: :1 1 :4-9 45 1:3 9 31:4- M( a kr -9:1 1 )4 .IIV aG l eeli Mi .yrtsin :4 1 :41-3 12 :4 4 :5-6 47 1:4 4 9:9- M( a kr 1:1 4 4:5- 3) .IIIV arT i gnin Tw .evle :41 1 :81-3 35 -1:6 7 01: 9: 65-01 M( a kr :6 4 :9-4 3 )7
.XI duJ ean Mi tsin ry . 11:7 - 3:01 9 1:01 - 2:31 1 non( e on raM k-- eod s ht i s mean semaJwas ton ereht ?)
.X naereP niM i .yrts -1:91 2 43:0 4:01 0 45:11- :31 2 :91-2 28 kraM( 1 5-1:0 2) .IX buP tsaL l .ci 2-1:12 3 93: 11 1-55: 2 05: 1 2:9 9 4:12- M( a kr 1-1:11 2 )44: .IIX ahS ehT d .wo 42 : 2-52 6 64: 1 1-2:2 8 1: :12 5 :22- 46 kraM( 1 1-1:3 4 )24:IIIX . Ar er s -t B lairu . 74:62 - 6:72 6 2:81 - 4:91 2 74:22 - 5:32 6 aM( rk 34:41 - 74:51
VIX . useR r itcer on na d :82 1 2- 0 20 2-2: 1 1:42 -5 3 As snec i no . aM( rk 1:61 - )02
hoJ n 1:3 4 is in ht e ‛tsirhC“ s rtsiniM y snigeB ” of IV ; na d rroc e etal s tiw h ehttaM w 1:3 3 to 21:4 , sla o htiwkraM 1: .41-9 niS ce 1 ekuL : 37-76 semoc ofeb r ,e dna ew ha ev ekool d at it in a rp e oiv us se nev , we lliwegrof t oba ut i t a t ht is niop t.
2 . Ma htt ew (?) sab ed o n J ho n 3: .41
nA“ d as esoM s etfil d up ht e pres ent in ht e liw d ,ssenre neve os tsum eht noS fo nam be detfil ;puhT at ohw s eo ver be eil v te h in ih m s luoh d no t pe sir h, ub t h va e te e anr l fil e.” ( hoJ n )51,41:3
cniS e ht e ltsopA e hoJ n is ht e lno y of ht e of ur psoG el retirw s to dulcni e t ih s ugolaid e eewteb n suseJna d sumedociN , in tips e of ht e oitalerroc n above o n the period of the beginning of Christ‛s ministry ew
will not if nd a d eri ct qe u avi l ne t i n ht e f i sr t et a ihc ngs o f seJ u .s
701
hT e lc o es s t ap r ella l is httaM ew :71-41:4
tahT“ it hgim t be llifluf ed cihw h aw s s ekop n by iasE as ht e p hpor et, iyas ng, hT e nal d of Za ,nolubna d ht e nal d of eN p milahth , by ht e aw y of ht e sea, noyeb d nadroJ , elilaG e of ht e selitneG ; ehTep o lp e cihw h sat in nkrad ess saw rg eat thgil ; na d to ht em cihw h as t in ht e re oig n na d odahs w fo
taed h hgil t is nurps g pu . F or m ht ta t mi e useJ s ageb n to p hcaer , na d to yas , tnepeR : of r ehtmodgnik fo nevaeh si ta ”.dnah wehttaM( 41:4 - )71
ihT s seod evah a cerid t nelaviuqe t in raM k of raM k 1:1 4 sla( o in kuL e o f kuL e 1,41:4 5 ub t we liw l eesla l erht e al ter o n sI a ai h 9 1: ,2 and 4 2 6: , .7
3 . uaP l ?( ) to be esab d on duJ e .11
ihT s liw l be sae y for as we aer d ht e oob k o f J edu , it is ob uoiv s orf m ob th the row d ni g na d the c raelnemetats t aht t the Ap ltso e duJ e ah s esab d ahw t he torw e on tiaf“ h gnidnetnoc ” on ahw t ht e rehto
ltsopA es ah d p r oive u ls y w tir t --ne
tuB“ , ,devoleb emer m reb ey eht sdrow hw i hc erew nekops erofeb fo eht tsopa l se of uo r L ro d eJ s sutsirhC ; oH w taht yeht ot ld uoy ereht uohs ld eb om c srek ni eht tsal t ,emi ohw dluohs klaw retfa
ieht r nwo ognu d yl .stsul sehT e be they hw o pes a tar e vlesmeht es, nes s lau , nivah g on t eht ”.tiripSeduJ( 17 )91-
oW“ e tnu o meht ! for eht y h va e nog e in ht e aw y of C nia , na d ar n lideerg y etfa r ht e orre r of aalaB m rofwer a ,dr dna dehsirep ni eht ga iyasni ng fo ”.eroC eduJ( 11)
erehW luaP edam eht elc a tser etats m tne ba o tu eseht mo ,srekc cihw h he ellac d eirg“ v uo s ”sevlow , iscer o edr d i n cA ts 02 : 92 ,30 a t ht e M eli tus Pa rots ‛s refnoC e --ecn
oF“ r I onk w siht , aht t etfa r my nitraped g lahs l uoveirg s evlow s etne r in noma g uoy , on t niraps g ehtkcolf . slA o of uoy r wo n evles s lahs l em n ira se, nikaeps g rep v sre e th sgni , to ard w away elpicsid s retfa
”.meht stcA( 2 2:0 9 )03,4 . eP ter o n Mark 1: 41 , .51
oN“ w retfa taht nhoJ w sa tup ni ,nosirp suseJ c ema otni G ,eelila erp a nihc g ht e psog el of ehtodgnik m fo ,doG A dn ,gniyas ehT it me si lifluf l ,de dna eht ki modgn fo G do si ta nah d: tneper ,ey
na d be eil ve ht e og s lep .” (M ra k 1: )51,41
nehT“ reteP dias otnu ,meht epeR nt, na d be b itpa zed ve ery no e of oy u in ht e man e of eJ s sutsirhC rof eht noissimer fo is n ,s dna ey llahs eviecer ht e fig t of ht e H lo y ( ipS r )ti .” cA( ts )83:2
801
6 . maJ es on raM k 1: 51,41 . (A tc s 51 : )81-51
01-5 : fiF ht neveS
rehT e ra e no q tou es f or m eD u et r no omy f or m emaJ s or I,I I teP er, but we s su p ce t t ah t at sael t retePetouq d orf m tueD e nor om y in A stc . ednI ed rf om lbaT e -7 3 we ton e ht e resni t orf m tcA s rehw e eht
ltsopA e teP er aerp c eh d a uob t esoM s and t he hporP et sseM iah cA( ts :3 2 ,2 2 .)31 . ueD t nore omy 18 1: 5 1, 9 . 2 . Ma htt ew 1 :8 16 a( nd eD ut 91 : )51 . 3 . uaP l on the eq laviu ent o f cA st
:3 2 ,2 2 .3 4 . eP ter i n Acts 3: 22 , 32 . 5 . uL ke 20 2: 8 3, 8. 6. emaJ s on ht e nelaviuqe t of stcA:3 2 ,2 2 .3 7 . aM rk 42:2 , 4:01 , or 21 : .91
11-5 : txiS h Se nev
uohtiW t nieb g vo e lr y ecnoc r en d ba out tehw her the neP t cueta h or Job aw s ht e rif st oob k of the iB b elt o be rw i ett n, w e w li l cni l du e Job at iht s op i tn . S o t ah t the xis th eves n b oce m -se - 1 . oJ b 1:21.
2 . Ma htt ew o n qe u avi l ne t of raM k 01 : 72 . 3 . uaP l o n emaJ s 11,01:5 . H( e werb s 1 )53:1 .4 reteP no Ma kr :01 2 .7 kraM( 10 -82: 3 )1 5 . kuL e on elaviuqe nt of M ra k 2:01 7.
6. aJ mes 5: 01 , 11 . 7. Mark 10:27. If we ool k cab k on uo r nomraH y of ht e slepsoG , ehtuqe i lav ent o f Mark 10 2: 7 i n Ma htt ew and L uke w luo d --eb
jbuS ec t aM tt . hoJ n ekuL.X reP ean niM i rts y. :91 1 3:02- 4 1 1-04:0 1 5: 4 22:31 - 2:91 8 M( ark 1 1:0 - 25 ) Or raM k 2:01 7 tiw h wehttaM
2:91 6 na d L ku e .72:81
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soJ h :2 1 aJ m 52:2
dnA : Which is a peculiar place hw ere we vah e to curtsnoc t ht e eves n esab d on Jo uhs a :2 1 na d 51-31:5tiw h ylno Ja sem :2 25 dna stcA :7 33 morf eht l tsa w sdro fo .nehpetS gnioD so, ht e s tneve h nevesceb o --sem
1 . hsoJ ua 5: 1-31 5 hw ere hsoJ ua ne c nuo t re s “the ca atp in o f ht e OL R ‛D s soh t .”
2. ehttaM w orf m na y er f ere nce t o J so hua i n aM t weht , or na y re ref e cn e to doxE us 5,4:3in taM t weh . An d si cn e t eh re are no en ; the o ln y aw y to make co catn t tiw h the G so p le s eh r e is by yawof ht e soG pel cihw h hpetS en sla o pr ehcae d i n tcA s -7 - A tc s 5:7 2 tiw h taM t eh w 3-43:32 6 na d ekuL
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3. uaP l on soJ hua in na y of his 14 rettel s. (H werbe s -13,03:11 - ht e oces nd rev se etaler s otuhsoJ a :2 1 dna Ja sem :2 2 )5 erbeH ws 3:11 0 13, a osl taler es to soJ hua 2,21:6 0 and oJ s uh a 32:6 ; 2: .52
slA( o cA ts 71 : .)42
.4 reteP no Ma ehtt w, ,kraM ro .ekuL stcA( 2: a 32 nd 4 stcA : ,52 2 )7
5 . uL ke 20 -9: 1 .5
6 . Ja em s 2 2: 5.
wo lu d --eb7. raM k esab d on tnelaviuqe s of ehttaM w 3-43:32 6 na d kuL e :02 9 51- . In ht e nomraH y siht
nA d s icep f llaci y moc es to raM k :21 3 .04-8
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retpahC 6 : hT e epsoG l denialpxE : uaP l in He werb s dnasnamoR
Hebr we s na d Ro nam s ra e as s ru ely as cum h ht e oG s lep , ht e oG s ep l nidrocca g to uaP l as eraMatthew, nhoJ , ekuL , na d kraM . eH b wer s nieb g ‛luaP s nigiro al oG s ep l ad sserd ot eht weJ hsiys nag eugo s is ht e epsoG l llaicepse y to ht e sweJ , na d R namo s is ht e ednapxe d epsoG l oisrev n fo
Hebr we s to eht neG t .seli oY u vah e lsuoiverp y eton d aht t ihw le mlasP s etouq s tanimod e ht e oob k foerbeH w ,s ht e etouq s orf m aiasI h tanimod e aht t of amoR ns. (It sh luo d be ad ed d t ah t rofeb e uaP l morfsirpmi o nemn t in amoR n ilbup s eh d swerbeH , he dam e trec ain noitidda s of r ht e naitsirhC s to ohw m it saw).tnes
7-1 : eH rb we s and Psalms
laceR l aht t ehw n aP ul as t wod n at usraT s nirud g ht e eves n nelis t raey s to tirw e a nemhcrap t as a sisabof r ih s f rutu e serdda ses to ht e J siwe h s gany o eug s, he had at ih s sid p laso : 1( ) hT e lO d Te emats nt; )2(
The Gospel of Matth we ; 3( ) itseT m seino ot suseJ morf reteP dna semaJ at asureJ l me w hcih eh al osedrocer d no hcrap m ;stne and )4( tceriD talever i sno morf eht necsA d de Ch sir t cihw h he iecer ved ni
aS udi rA a ib a.
“ uB t ehw n it esaelp d doG , hw o es p etara d me orf m my s‛rehtom w ,bmo dna dellac em yb sih ,ecargTo ver eal ih s oS n in em , aht t I hgim t caerp h ih m noma g ht e he ta h )selitneG( , letaidemmi I y
derrefnoc on t tiw h lf esh na d lb o do ; tieN her new t I up to melasureJ ot meht w hcih erew seltsoparofeb e em ; ub t I ew nt otni arA b ,ai dna ruter n de niaga otnu .sucsamaD nehT etfa r erht e sraey
I tnew pu ot J melasure ot ees ,reteP dna ab edo htiw him neetfif .syad tuB rehto fo eht tsopa l sewas I ,enon devas aJ m se eht s‛droL orb t ”.reh snaitalaG( 1 -61: 1 )9
It luohs d be uoivbo s aht t ehw n at usraT s uaP l dam e nemhcrap ts to cer ord ht e som t er v nelle t dlOnematseT t setouq ot eb dedrocer ni sih 41 atseT weN m tne el t sret dna no eht hcrap m stne taht eh tfel
of r rD . kuL e na d hoJ n kraM , aht t on ht e nemhcrap t of r ht e nitirw g of werbeH s was a cnerefed e to ehtoob k of asP l sm . orF m a p uoiver s lbat e we kat e ht e etouq s rf om mlasP s i n He werb s as hs own i n elbaT1-6 . A ool k at lbaT e -6 1 liw l tartsulli e aht t reht e ra e 15 cerid t noitatouq s orf m Ps smla , na d taht
eseht 15 cerid t noitatouq s ra e retni s rep sed uorht g uoh t ht e b oo k of H swerbe , itrats ng iw th Hebre sw1:5 and running all the way to Hebrew s 01 :5 . laceR l aht t seht e 15 etouq s ednu r ht e oitcerid n of eht
ednecsA d Ch ir st in Ar iba a and the as is s cnat e of ht e oH ly Sp ri it in aT r us s ow uld be hw at doGeredisnoc d SOM T im natrop t of r ht e weJ s to aeh r uoba t ht e epsoG l of !tsirhC
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1 . P mlas s :2 7 na d H e werb s 1 .5:
I“ lliw eralced eht d :eerce eht DROL ah th dias otnu m ,e uohT tra ym So ,n siht yad evah Inettogeb ”.eeht lasP( ms )7:2
)1( . hT e ROL D oG d ht e ehtaF r ias d t o ht e roL d eJ sus hC r tsi , oY“ u ra e my noS , t his yadvah e I eb g etto n uoy .”
2( ) It is ht e iripS t of Ch sir t aht t is nikaeps g reh e uorht gh ht e Pr ehpo t D diva , ehtona r esacof ht e lbuod e or rom e ninaem g of lO d nematseT t pr eicehpo s. It is iht s s ma e iripS t of hC r si t sp gnikae
orht ugh ht e Old T tse a nem t ehporP ts aht t ht e sopA tle Pe et r w tir es o f i I n P ete r 1 1: 0 --11,
O“ f cihw h s vla a oit n the pr po h te s ah ve ni q riu ed na d s ae r ehc d di gil e yltn , who ehporp s ei d of ehtrg ace aht t luohs d moc e tnu o uoy ; nihcraeS g tahw , o r ahw t ennam r of emit eht ripS i fo t tsirhC
cihw h aw s in them id d ingis fy ehw n it eifitset d erofeb h na d ht e nireffus gs of tsirhC , na d ht e yrolgtaht dluohs ollof w ”. I( reteP 1:1 0 )11,
.)3( hT e yad“ ” aht t ht e taF he r ogeb t useJ s as iH s Son am y rof e ev r re iam n a retsym y otus lihw e lits l on iht s htrae ; of r aht t ad y sum t be ew ll rofeb e ht e ninnigeb g of ht e inu v sre e ehw n C ,tsirhht e Wo dr , d lew t tiw h oG d and ht r uo gh la l ht i gn s rew e edam , na d b fe ore t he a autc l bab e of eJ sus sawalp ced in ht e w mo b o f raM y b y ht e op wer o f ht e loH y iripS t.
ieB“ ng dam e so cum h etteb r aht n ht e legna s, as he tah h by hni e cnatir e o eniatb d a rom e cxe e tnelleman naht yeht . oF r tnu o cihw h o f the gna els ias d he at any emit , T hou ra t my Son, siht yadevah I eb g tto en ht ee ? nA d a niag , I iw ll be to ih m a F hta er, and he hs all be t o me a S ”?no
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As p ufrewo l na d as etcepser d as ra e slegna , ht e ewop r na d cepser t of r ht e man e of useJ s as ht e noSo f oG d i s um ch erg a .ret
2 . sP a ml s 1 40 :4 and eH b er ws :1 7.
sselB“ ht e L DRO , O my luos , O roL d my doG , ht ou ra t very rg e ta ; oht u ra t lc o eht d tiw h h ruonona d .ytsejam ohW c tserevo flesyht htiw l thgi sa htiw a rag m ;tne ohw terts c tseih uo t ht e h vae e snkil e a niatruc : hw o teyal h ht e maeb s of ih s rebmahc s in ht e retaw s; hw o kam eth ht e duolc s sih
toirahc ; hw o teklaw h opu n ht e gniw s of ht e dniw : hW o tekam h his gna els ps i stir , his etsinim r alf a nim g ;erif ohW dial eht tadnuof i sno fo eht ,htrae taht ti dluohs ton eb devomer rof ve er.”P( s mla s 01 4 )5-1:
TO TAICERPPA E MOS E OF HT E SENTAERG S OF HT E ROL D USEJ S TSIRHC , WE SUM T EESOS M HTE ING OF HT E G AER T SEN S OF OG D HT E AF T --REH
.)1( hT e ROL D oG d ht e ehtaF r is ehtolc d as iH s ev ry arahc c et r tiw h noh“ our na d am j tse y .”
.)2( So visnetxe e na d uoiretsym s in nidnatsrednu g is ht e ehtaF r aht t it is as if iH s v yrelc o iht ng i s ht e l hgi t t ah t pe emr a et s ht e hw ole un .esrevi
.)3( hT e eh a ev ns of s rat s na d p al nets noyeb d ht e trae h ra e a niatruc , or ab c pordk , rofvaeh en w reh e the aF t eh r and ht e oS n dw le l.
)4( . eH a ev n ex net ds orf m the c u atr in i n the sav t vinu e sr e t o the w ta ers o n ht e rae t .h)5( . God i n he eva n wa kl s on ht e w gni s o f the w dni , am k ni g the c l duo s His hc a .toir.)6( hT e legna s as ht e retsinim s of oG d in evaeh n ra e tirips s na d nimalf g tneipicer s of tsav
op w .sre
rae t .h.)7( doG eht Fa reht hguorht Je sus eht ,noS eht ,droW nhoJ( ,)1 ial d ht e noitadnuof s of eht
.)8( Wh li e the old ae rth liw l be made new, ht is f uo n itad o an l trae h liw l rus v vi e fo rever . tI(si eht afrus ce fo eht rae th taht w lli eb musnoc ed w ).erif hti
nA“ d niaga , ehw n he gnirb eth in ht e f sri t eb g tto en tni o ht e w dlro , he s tia h, nA d let la l the an slegof oG d ihsrow p mih . nA d of ht e legna s he htias , hW o tekam h ih s gna els stirips , na d ih s etsinim rsa emalf fo .erif tuB otnu t eh noS eh ,htias yhT ,enorht O ,doG si rof reve dna ;reve a retpecsfo ssensuoethgir si eht retpecs fo yht k odgni m ”. swerbeH( 6:1 - )8
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ht e w lro d..)1( useJ s as ht e W ro d aw s ht e if“ r ttogebts en” of oG d ht e ehtaF r b rofe e He aw s nes t otni
2( ) . eY t ht e aF t eh r id d say a t t ah t niop t ehw n He hguorb t useJ s tni o ht e lrow d aht t ehtlegna s of oG d hw ich mi in s et red on ae rth as lew l as in evaeh n luohs d ihsrow p ht e oS n eve n as ht e htaF er
is srow h pi p de . oY u note how ht ey id d ht is be of re the s eh p eh rds at eht htrib fo Je sus ekuL( 2: 1,31 4 .)nA“ d s neddu ly ht ere was tiw h ht e a gn e ‛l s a mult duti e of the eh a lnev y h so t pr nisia g doG , dna
,gniyas yrolG to doG in eht ,tsehgih dna no htrae ,ecaep doog wi ll ot w dra ”.nem kuL( e )41,31:2ETON : oslA eton taht ihw le luaP uow ld evah se silbat hed in werbeH s iht s ihsrow p o f ht e legna s fo
useJ s as a f tca , it luow d be rD . kuL e al ter hw o uow ld obale r ta e on it in t mre s of ahw t ac yllauteppah ned in ht e serp e cn e o f ht e hs e drehp s a t ht e b tri h o f .suseJ
)3( . toN ice w ah t the aF t eh r as id t o the --noS a . useJ s i s a sl o God a s ht e F a eht r a rdd e ess s seJ us a s “O oG d .”
b . hT e aF t eh r se t ba l ehsi s Je us s rht one and roL d ihs p a s b nie g fo .reverc . suseJ ‛ gnik dom i s e ats b hsil ed and m a tni a eni d esab d o n hgir t suoe n .sse
3 . sP a ml s 1 40 : ,8 9 na d rbeH ews 1 .8:
ohT“ u sderevoc t it ht( e fo noitadnu s of ht e htrae ) tiw h ht e eed p as tiw h a tnemrag ; ht e sretawoots d eht evoba nuom t .snia sA yht uber ke yeht ta ;delf eht iov c fo e yht nuht d re yeht detsahyawa . ehT y go up by ht e sniatnuom ; eht y go wod n by ht e syellav otnu t eh ecalp ihw ch uoht tsah
dednuof rof .meht ohT u hast set a nuob d ht at eht y am y on t ap ss vo er; ht at eht y ut rn on t ga a niot revoc eht ”.htrae lasP( ms :401 6 )9-
.)1( In the b ge i nn ing the v io d wh re e ht e ae rth aw s Cr tae ed by God eht rehtaF rht o hguuseJ s ht e roW d aw s erevoc d iw th etaw r so aht t oG d etarapes d ht e retaw s voba e orf m eht
wa ret s be ol w, and tse a lb i ehs d l co a oit ns o n ea tr h of r t ah t w ta e .r .)2( oG d olla w ed ht e aw t re s to evoc r ht e trae h nirud g ht e oolF d of ‛haoN s yad ; ub t doG
hguorht ht e orP p eh t ivaD d is e-er s nihsilbat g ht e caf t aht t ae rth liw l even r iaga n be voc e er d by .retawIn tcaf , a arahc c itsiret c of ht e ne d mit e is aht t sav t eidob s of etaw r w li l be no rom e eR( v noitale
12 : ,1 2 .)
ETON : oY u ra e eb g ni n ni g to see t ah t what we h va e in the s uqe e cn e of Ps mla s as touq ed by the Ap eltsouaP l is ht e h rotsi y of ht e nu i ev rse of rm ht e p sre p vitce e o f oG d ht e taF h re : 1( ) . eJ sus ht e Son si
nettogeb ; 2( ) hT e legna s as retsinim s ra e nettogeb ; 3( ) hT e revinu se is Cr detae ; 4( ) hT e srif t e htrais deyortsed , ht e cafrus e epiw d cl nae , with ht e olF od; 5( ) seJ us is geb o ett n on rae th; na d (6) hT e o dl
rae th will a iag n b e w epi d c el an, ht is it me w ti h fi .er
4 . sP a ml s 4 :5 6,7 and H e erb ws :1 8.
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hT“ y norht e, O doG , if for ve er na d :reve ht e etpecs r of ht y odgnik m is a hgir t retpecs . T uohtsevol ensuoethgir ss, na d setah t ssendekciw ; rofereht e ,doG yht G ,do taht etniona d eht e tiw h eht
lio fo alg d ssen evoba yht ”.swollef lasP( ms ,6:54 7).)1( tlA h guo h ht e F ehta r llac s the oS n, O doG , it is s lit l aht t ht e F ehta r is ht e oG d of eht
noS . ihT s is pahrep s ht e som t atnemadnuf l pecnoc t of ht e lohw e aht--elbiB t oG d ht e ehtaF r am y ebla l i n all; and i s a s aP ul ma ek s c el ar i I n Co nir t aih ns 51 : 72 , --82oF“ r eh doG( eht )rehtaF htah tup lla iht n sg ednu r ih s teef . uB t ehw n he tias h all gniht s are tup
rednu mih , i t i s inam f se t ht at h e is tpecxe ed, cihw h id d up t al l gniht s un ed r mih . nA d ehw n llagniht s lahs l be eudbus d dnu er mih , ht en lahs l the oS n a sl o smih elf be cejbus t nu to ih m aht t p tu
lla iht n sg rednu ,mih t tah doG m ya eb lla ni al ”.l I( .roC 15 2,72: 8).)2( hT e oS n kil e ht e ehtaF r lo ev s ethgir o sensu s as ht e v re y rutan e of iH s etcarahc r dna
tah es ini q tiu y. .)3( hT e aF t eh r ah s ona i etn d ht e oS n tiw h g ndal ess an d tsejam y ba vo e la l eht
ef“ l ol w srieh- ”, o r es c no d b snro , w ti h the f“ i btsr o .”nr
5 . sP a ml s 1 20 : -52 28 and eH b er ws 1:1 0.
O“ f lo d sah t oht u ial d ht e oitadnuof n of ht e htrae ; na d ht e vaeh ens ra e ht e row k of yht .sdnahyehT llahs ,hsirep tub t uoh tlahs ne d ,aey ;eru lla fo meht llahs xaw o dl li ek a tnemrag ; as arutsev e llahs uoht c egnah ,meht dna t yeh llahs eb egnahc d. tuB uoht tra eht ,emas na d ht y sraey
hs all evah on .dne ehT ihc l nerd of thy se vr a tn s s lah l itnoc n ,eu dna rieht dees llahs eb dehsilbatseerofeb ”.eeht smlasP( 01 2 -52: 2 )8
.)1( oY u rael n eve n rom e uoba t ht e oitaerC n of ht e esrevinU , na d ht e pihsnoitaler s of ehtehtaF r na d oS n to that noitaerC , in ht e oob k of mlasP s than in iseneG s; ub t er c la l th ta
asP lms neve sa yna ot reh koob fo eht iB b el si tseb dnu ers ot od in the t ato l xetnoc t of ehtbib l .e.)2( ihT s nixaw g lo d as a g nemra t of the lo d trae h na d ht e nignahc g of ht e lo d trae h is eht
nelaviuqe t of ht e en w trae h nimoc g tni o e tsix e cn e as ht e old trae h is grup ed tiw h rif e from ,nevaeha s ht e ele m tne s of rae th na d ht e eh a nev s are em l et d with a fe nevr t h ae t.
.)3( hT e aerg t batummi le in ht e srevinU e ra e ht e cnetsixe e of oG d ht e taF her na d oG d eht.noS
.)4( Wh li e the old ae rth and ht e lo d h ae v ne s liw l ch gna e ard s acit lly at ht e ne d of emit , ev neas ht e F ehta r na d ht e oS n liw l r iame n ba ove it la l na d un ffa e detc , so liw l la so the ch dli ren of f tia h tahtht e ehtaF r th guor h the if r robts n Son ah s ehsilbatse d nirud g ht e rotsih y of ht e trae h liw l kil e eht
htaF er na d oS n b e oc me mi m tu a lb e i n ht at eht y will l vi e rof e .rev
6 . Ps mla s 11 :0 1 na d H werbe s .31:1
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SIRHC T ON HIS RI HG T HAND UN IT L ALL T SOH E HT AT JER ECT THE KI GN DOM OF OG D ON EHTEN W EA TR H W LI L BE MOC E HT E TOOF S OOT L OF HT E ROL D EJ SUS C IRH S !T
7 . Ps mla s 4:8 -6 na d H e werb s :2 6.
uB“ t tnu o ht e na g le s h ta h he on t up t in bus j itce on ht e lrow d to emoc , ehw r oe f we sp kae . uB t enoin a niatrec alp ce ,hteifitset taht( no e is ht e rP o hp et aD vid in P mlas s na d in sP a ml s -4:8 6) ,gniyas
tahW is man, that t hou a rt dnim ful of h mi ? or ht e os n o f nam , aht t oht u setisiv t mih ” hT outseyam ih m a lttil e ewol r aht n ht e slegna ; oht u sdenworc t ih m tiw h rolg y na d ronoh , dna id d ts tes
ih m revo eht skrow fo yht nah d :s uohT tsah up t la l niht gs in itcejbus on ednu r h is fe te . For tnitah he up t la l in oitcejbus n ednu r mih , he fel t nihton g aht t is on t tup rednu .mih tuB now ew eeston tey lla sgniht tup un red ”.mih erbeH( ws 8-5:2 dna smlasP 8 )6-4:
THE TTOB MO NIL E OF IHT S GASSAP E IS HT E TILAER Y O N TRAE H AHT T UAP L NA D REHTOSIRHC T SNAI ID D ON T ES E NIRUD G IEHT R TI EM S ALL TH GNI S NU DER THE F EE T OF C IRH S ,T
ON R DO WE DOT AY; ED MAN ID NG A ERG AT EV NE T IN THE F RUTU E WHEN NI D EE D ALL TH SGNIIW LL BE P UT MI M TU A LB E NU DER THE F EE T OF C IRH S !T
8 . Ps mla s 2:22 2 and beH r we s .21:2
uB“ t we ees ,suseJ ohw saw edam a l eltti l rewo naht ht e legna s (by trib h tni o ht e amuh n car e nohtrae ) of r ht e ffus e nir g of taed h ( noixificurc ), enworc d tiw h rolg y and uonoh r ( user r oitcer n a dn
oisnecsa n to ht e gir ht nah d of ht e htaF e )r ; aht t he by ht e g car e of oG d luohs d at ste taed h rofreve y nam eht( enota m tne ni eht cr ificu x .)noi oF r it be mac e mih , of r hw om ra e la l th sgni , dna
by ohw m ra e la l gniht s, in nignirb g nam y nos s tnu o rolg y ht( e oitpoda n of ht e noces d nrob s by ehtrobtsrif n na d ht e F ehta r), to kam e the ca atp in of t ieh r las v oita n ep r cef t guorht h ffus e sgnir . roF
tob h he ht at itcnas f tei h an yeht d ohw era tcnas i deif robtsrif( n na d ht e s noce d snrob ) ra e all fo;eno of r cihw h c ua se he is not as mah e d to lac l eht m rb e nerht , ht( e f wolle s be moc e terb h )ner
,gniyas I liw l ralced e ht y man e u otn ym br ,nerhte ni eht mi fo tsd eht hc u hcr iw ll I gnis esiarpotnu ”.eeht swerbeH( 2 1-9: 2)
9 . Ps mla s 7:59 -1 1 na d H werbe s .7:3
eroferehW“ sa( eht yloH tiripS ,htias oT yad fi ey w lli raeh sih iov c ”.e swerbeH( )7:3uaP l trats s to make the Gospel of Jesus and the Father very personal to the Jews he is rdda e niss g ni
ht e !seugoganys
611
01 . P mlas s ,7:59 8 na d H werbe s .51:3
“ O emoc , el t us ihsrow p na d ob w nwod ; el t us eenk l rofeb e ht e ROL D uo r rekam . oF r he i s ruodoG ; na d we ra e ht e pe lpo e of ih s rutsap e, na d ht e ehs ep o f ih s dnah . To ad y if ye liw l traeh
ih s eciov , edraH n on t uoy r h trae , as in the rp o oitacov n, na d as in ht e ad y o f met p oitat n in ehtliw d :ssenre ehW n uoy r htaf ers met p et d em , p vor ed em , na d s aw my krow . F tro y sraey gnol saw
I eirg ved tiw h iht s neg e noitar , na d as id, it si a elpoep taht od rre ni rieht ,traeh dna t yeh evahon t onk wn my syaw : tnU o ohw m I ws are i n my wr ta h ht at eht y s luoh d on t en et r tni o ym ”.tser
smlasP( :59 6 )11-
lihW“ e ti si ,dias oT d ya fi ey lliw raeh sih ,eciov drah en on t uoy r aeh r st , as in ht e p covor a .noitoF r ,emos nehw eht y had eh a dr , id d rp o kov e ; iebwoh t ton lla t tah emac out fo tpygE yb .sesoMuB t tiw h ohw m aw s he eveirg d trof y y srae ? aw s it on t tiw h ht em aht t dah ,dennis w esoh
sessacrac lef l ni eht iw l ?ssenred dnA ot mohw eraws eh taht eht y s luoh d on t en et r tni o his er s ,tub t to t eh m aht t b ?ton deveile oS ew ees taht yeht co dlu not retne ni eb c fo esua ”.feilebnuH( e erb ws 1-51:3 9)
.)1( hT e loH y Sp iri t of oG d now as eht n oow s p lpoe e rawot d tiaf h in ht e F ehta r na d ht e .noS .)2( Even as the multitud e of the children of Israel wh ci h as w ht e ow rks of oG d hcihw
hguorb t eht m of Eg py t na d rp e es r ev d them in the redliw n se s ah d s mo e cihw h eileb ved na d s mo e hcihwid d ton , ve en so adot y noma g soht e hw o onk w of ht e w kro s of oG d os me veileb e na d s mo e do .ton
11 . Ps mla s ,7:59 8 na d H werbe s 7:4 . aP ul er p tae s the uq o oitat n of Ps mla s 8,7:59 , niyrt g otkam e i t pe sr o llan y aelc r aht t in divid ual iohc ce dna af i ht tsum be esicrexe d in snopser e to ht e drawni
wo nio g of ht e oH ly ripS it o n the uh man ips r .ti
21 . sP a ml s 2:7 and H e erb ws :5 5.
S“ o la so irhC st ifirolg ed on t smih elf to eb edam na hgih ;tseirp b tu eh taht ias d tnu o mih , uohTtra ym ,noS to yad evah I nettogeb t .eeh sA eh htias osla in htona e r calp e, ohT u art a tseirp
of r ve er af et r th e o edr r of Me zihcl e .ked ” H( e erb ws 5:5 ,6, Ps mla s 2: 7 na d P mlas s )4:011
hT“ e ROL D tah h nrows , na d liw l on t per ent liw( l on t hc a gn e iH s ,)dnim t uoh tra a tseirp rof reveretfa ht e edro r of edezihcleM k (a p seir t of cus h a gih h edro r aht t e ev n maharbA , ht e ehtaf r fo
eht gniveileb eJ ws dna tneG i ,el evag ”.)etubirt lasP( ms :011 4)
31 . P mlas s :011 4 na d H werbe s .6:5
711
eW ekool d at iht s voba e as J use s is silbatse hed as ht e rG eat giH h P r sei t of ht e edro r of am g edutinvoba e aharbA m na d la l!
41 . sP a ml s 1 01 :4 and eH b er ws :7 1.
oF“ r iht s kedezihcleM , nik g of melaS , pr sei t of ht e hgih tsom doG , hw o em t bA r aha m re gninrutorf m ht e ethguals r of ht e sgnik , na d esselb d mih ; To ohw m a sl o Ab ar ham gave a tnet h ap rt of a ;lltsrif nieb g b y etni r terp a oit n niK g o d r ethgi o ensu ss, na d taht retfa osla K gni fo melaS w ,si hcih
niK g of ;ecaep ohtiW ut ,rehtaf htiw o tu om t ,reh tuohtiw ,tnecsed gnivah en i reht gninnigeb of ,syadon r dne fo ,efil but edam l eki otnu t eh Son of God; ba i ted h a pr ei st tnoc i llaun y. ” ( beH r swe
-1:7 3)yaW s ni hw i hc suseJ si a G taer hgiH Pr tsei cca o nidr g t o ht e or ed r of gam n uti d e of eM l ihc z ede k --
.)1( suseJ l ki e eM l zihc e ed k is ht e eniadro d seirP t of ht e soM t giH h oG d ht e .rehtaF)2( . seJ us i s t o a cc ept rt i tub e o f al l o f the dro er o f rbA a ah m na d leb o .w)3( . seJ us i s ht e K ni g o f ri ethg o .ssensu)4( . seJ us i s ht e K ni g o f P ae c .e
.)5( ‛suseJ csed ent is fid f luci t t o cart e f or m ae r ‛ht s rep s evitcep ; for it goes ir ght up otht e h e eva nly th nor e w reh e God dw le l .s
)6( . useJ s is a giH h seirP t erof v !re
51 . sP a ml s 4 :0 6-8 and eH b er ws 01 : .5oF“ ti r si ton issop b taht el eht bl doo fo ub l sl dna fo staog uohs ld ekat yawa sins . eroferehWnehw he temoc h tni o ht e dlrow , he htias , cifircaS e na d fo f ire n g ht ou dluow es t not, ub t a ydobtsah oht u pr ape red em : In bu ffo-tnr e gnir s na d cas r ecifi s for is n thou h sa t ah d on .erusaelpehT n s ia d I , oL , I moc e i( n the mulov e o f ht e oob k it si tirw t ne fo ),em ot od t yh liw l, O ”.doG
swerbeH( :01 4 7- dna smlasP 40 )8-6:IHT S EHSIUGNITSID S EEWTEB N HT E EPSOG L EMIALCORP D IN HT E OLD TNEMATSET DNA
EHSILBATSE D ON E TRA H! Je us s did n‛t say it if rs t when He mac e on htrae ; ub t s ia d i t uorht gh siHiripS t srif t in ht e lO d tnematseT - aht- t is ehw n i t aw s hsilbatse ed, eht n pr emialco d it as a caf t nehw
He mac e on !htrae
2-7 : namoR s na d haiasI
evE n as ht e etouq s f or m mlasP s tanimod e werbeH s na d ht e epsoG l to ht e weJ s, the uq o et s from Is haiatanimod e namoR s na d ht e oG s ep l to ht e selitneG . hT e etouq s from Isaiah in Ro am ns are shown in elbaT
-6 2 on ht e xen t egap . ooL k a t lbaT e 2-6 : lgnizama y th re e ra e 15 cerid t etouq s of Is aia h in snamoReve n as mlasP s in Heb swer . A ehton r ch itsiretcara c of aiasI h in namoR s in aht t eht re ra e remun o su
811
lbuod e atouq t snoi hw e er eno esrev or es r ei s of ve sr es in namoR s q etou s rf om rom e aht n one re ref e ecni n sI a hai : reht e are t wo cus h sac es with rht ee eper ats o f sI a hai , o f asI iah 28 1: 6.
eL t su kool ta siht noitrop fo sI a hai tsrif to es e ehw r e in eht dlO atseT m tne aP ul w stna ot lp a ec osum ch hpme a is s o n the psoG el t o the G e itn l .se
ferehT“ ore uht s tias h ht e roL d DOG , dloheB , I al y in oiZ n of r a tadnuof i no a ,enots a deirt st ,enoa rp e uoic s nroc er ts o en , a sure f dnuo a noit : he that be eil v te h s lah l on t am ke tsah ”.e haiasI(
1:82 6)
htaF e .r.)1( useJ s is ht e oitadnuof n s not e of r tiaf h in aht t He is ial d as aht t oitadnuof n by oG d eht
.)2( useJ s is ht e f oitadnuo n ts one of r tiaf h in aht t He is a eirt d nots e in ohw m oG d ehthtaF er i s w le l elp a des , i n al l iop nts et m etp d il ke a s w e ra e ey t w ohti ut .nis
.)3( useJ s is ht e fo oitadnu n nots e of r tiaf h in aht t He is ht e uoicerp s nots e of ht e ,rehtaFleb o ev d o f the aF t eh r a s His no ly geb o ett n .noS
.)4( useJ s is ht e of u tadn ion s ot ne for f tia h in t ah t He is ht e lno y rus e oitadnuof n of r .htiaf .)5( useJ s is ht e f oitadnuo n ts one of r tiaf h in aht t He is the only me na s of iaf th th ta
verp e tn s elpoep from eb ing emahsa d or nieb g en r uov s as eht y kam e tsah e uorht gh fil e uohtiw t a.noitadnuof
baT le :2-6 sI a hai ni R .snamonamoR s sI a ai h namoR s sI a hai
1 2:2 4 :25 5 9 2,02:01 1 1:56 2 2:9 7 2,22:01 3 1 0 :11 8 01:92 3 2:9 9 :1 9 1 1 2:11 6 12,02:95 4 3:9 3 1:8 4 1 2 2:11 7 9:72
5 1:82 6 1 3 1:41 1 32:54 6 1:01 1 1:82 6 1 4 1:51 2 01,1:11
7 2:94 3 1 5 2:51 1 51:25 8 1:01 6 1:35
tiW h iht s tnec ral ucof s point of Isaiah 28:16 and Ro am ns 9:33 and Romans 10:11, we liw l eecorp d htobrid e tc i no s i n t ih s Go eps l to ht e G tne i sel ; na d i n ht e am n en r and o u lt ine a s hs own leb o --w
I . asI iah 28 6: , oR m na s 9 3: 3, and R o am ns 01 : .111 . iasI ah 82 : .62 . moR ans 9: .333 . namoR s .11:01
911
.II haiasI 1 9: ni( R snamo 9 )92: a dn iasI ah :94 23 ni( oR m sna 01 : .)111 . iasI ah :1 9.2 . moR ans 9: .923 . iasI ah 94 : .324 . namoR s 11:01
.III iasI ah :01 2 32,2 ni( moR a sn 2:9 7) dna asI i ha 35 : ni( 1 oR m sna 01 : .)611 . asI iah 10 2: 2 2, 3.2 . moR ans 9: .72
3 . iasI ah 35 : .14. namoR s .61:01
.VI haiasI 5 ni( 5:2 moR a sn 2:2 4) dna asI i ha 56 : ni( 1 oR m sna 01 : ,02 2 .)1.V gnivaH oc m detelp a ll esoht ni eht ah tsrif l fo f moR a ,sn ti er m snia rof esoht ni eht dnoces .flah
1 . iasI ah 92 :10 and R mo ans 11 : .82 . iasI ah 95 : 02 ,21 and R mo ans 11 : .623 . iasI ah 72 :9 and R o am ns :11 2 .74 . iasI ah 54 :23 and R mo ans 41 : .115 . iasI ah 11 : 1,1 0 na d oR m na s 15 1: 2.
6 . Is aia h 1:25 5 na d namoR s 12:51 . ( evE n as uaP l etrats d tiw h eht dn25 retpahc fo sI a ,hai esrev5 , he dne s on aht t mas e pahc ter w ti h ev rse ).51
3-7 : useJ s is ht e Fo oitadnu n enotS
I . yaW s in cihw h useJ s is ht e F oitadnuo n notS e.1 . hT e Fa eht r e ats b hsil ed ht is nroc er nots e.2 . seJ u ‛s s frep e tc ion was t e ets d o n ea .htr3 . seJ us i s erp c uoi s a s ht e b e evol d oS n o f the aF t .reh
4 . hT e lno y nuof d ta ion of r f a ti h l ia d b y ht e htaF e .r5 . oeP pl e ra e lno y dam e se ruc e as ht ey nats d by tiaf h on iht s .noitadnuofII . elitneG s of ht e en w nanmer t liw l on t be emahsa d of ieht r f tia h in ht e f oitadnuo n ts o .en
1 . I aias h .9:1
tpecxE“ eht DROL fo soh ts dah tfel nu to su a ev ry ms all mer n tna , we sh luo d ah ve been as So ,modna d we hs o lu d have b ee n kil e unto omoG r ar h.” ( sI a ai h 1: )9
2 . amoR n s .92:9
021
nA“ d as sE a sai dias ,erofeb xE c tpe eht droL fo baS b dah hta tfel us a ,dees ew dah neeb sadoS om, dna neeb dam e kil e tnu o harromoG . ahW t s lah l w e as y eht n? hT at ht e tneG i sel , hcihwollof w de ton retfa oethgir u ,ssens evah deniatta to sensuoethgir s, eve n ht e thgir e ensuo ss cihw h si
of htiaf . uB t arsI el, cihw h ewollof d etfa r ht e al w of ir g uoeth s sen s, tah h ton iatta n de ot eht walof thgir e ensuo ss. hW e ofer re? ceB a su e ht ey uos ght it on t by f htia , ub t a s it rew e by the ow r skof eht .wal roF yeht ts u delbm ta taht gnilbmuts s enot ; As i t i s ttirw en, heB o dl i , al y in iS on a
gnilbmuts s not e na d cor k of ffo e ecn : and w reveosoh hteveileb no mih llahs ton be ”.demahsamoR( ans 9: 3-92 3 na d I as iah 1: 9 na d P mlas s 2:811 2 an d sI a ai h 8: 41 , an d sI a ai h 82 : )61
3 . Is aia h .32:94
uhT“ s htias eht droL G ,DO ,dloheB I liw l il ft up nim e ah nd to the eG n lit es , na d s et up ym radnats d ot eht :elpoep dna t yeh lahs l nirb g ht y nos s in ht eir smra , na d ht y thguad ers sh la l ebdeirrac opu n ieht r sredluohs . nA d gnik s lahs l be ht y nisrun g htaf e sr , and ieht r qu nee s ht y run s gni
:srehtom yeht lahs l ob w wod n to eht e tiw h ieht r caf e rawot d ht e htrae , na d cil k up ht e sud t foht y teef ; na d thou sh la l onk w aht t I am ht e DROL ; of r eht y lahs l on t be as emah d aht t iaw t rof
.em ” I( s aia h )32,22:94
4 . namoR s .11:01
F“ or ht e rcs i utp re sa hti , ohW s eo ver be eil v te h on ih m s lah l no t be sa h dema .” R( o nam s )11:01
III . hT e New nanmeR t of ht e eN w Fo itadnu on otS ne of tiaf h tnedi i .deif
1 . I aias h .32,22:01
nA“ d i t hs all moc e t o ap ss i n ht at yad , ht at ht e re nanm t of Is ar el, and cus h as ra e e epacs d foht e esuoh o f bocaJ , lahs l no rom e iaga n ats y upon ih m aht t toms e meht ; ub t lahs l ats y opu n eht
DROL , ht e H lo y nO e of Is ar el, in hturt . The nmer ant lahs l r nrute , e ev n the nmer ant of ocaJ b,tnu o ht e mi thg y doG . For th guo h ht y p oe ple arsI el be as ht e sand of ht e aes , yet a nanmer t fomeht llahs :nruter eht usnoc m noitp ed c deer llahs wolfrevo htiw hgir t ”.ssensuoe haiasI( )22-02:01
2 . amoR n s .72:9
A“ s he s tia h la so in Os ee , I liw l lac l ht em my pe lpo e, cihw h rew e on t my oep p el ; na d her be vol ed, hcihwaw s on t leb o ev d. And it sh la l come to sap s, aht t in ht e calp e rehw e it aw s s ia d unto the, Ye are not ym
lpoep e; reht e s lah l eht y be ac l el d ht e ch li d er n of the li niv g G do . asE ias la so irc eth oc n nrec ing Is ,learhguohT ht e ebmun r of ht e ch erdli n of i ears l be as ht e nas d of ht e sea, a mer n na t lahs l be vas e ”.dnamoR( s 72-52:9 , oH sea 32:2 , Ho es a 1: 01 , na d I s aia h :1 9 a nd aiasI h )32,22:01
121
3 . aiasI h .1:35
hW“ o tah h eveileb d uo r oper rt ? na d to ohw m is ht e ra m of ht e ROL D r ?delaeve ” aiasI( h )1:35HW O AC N B E EVAS D AN D HW O LIW L VEILEB E HT E OPER RT FO EHT SOG P LE NI REDRO OT EB
DEVAS ? HT E EN W ANMER NT OF WEJ S NA D !SELITNEG
4 . amoR n s :01 1 .6
uB“ t eht y vah e on t la l yebo e d ht e g so p le . oF r aiasE s htias , droL , hw o tah h eveileb d uo r troper ? oSeht n tiaf h temoc h by gniraeh , na d niraeh g by ht e row d of doG . But I yaS , vaH e ht ey on t draeh ? seY
ylirev , ieht r s nuo d new t tni o la l ht e trae h, na d th ie r ow rds nu to ht e dne s of ht e dlrow . uB t I s ya , diDon t I s ear l kn wo ? riF st oM ses s htia , I iw ll ekovorp uoy ot aej l ysuo by ht em aht t are n o p poe le, na d b
a siloof h oitan I n liw l egna r uoy . uB t aiasE s is v re y dlob , na d htias I , w as nuof d of eht m aht t thguos me on t I ; aw s dam e m ina f se t tnu o ht em ht at eksa d on t tfa er em . But to earsI l he htias , All ad y gnoLI evah terts c f deh o tr h my hands tnu o a id s neidebo t na d niag s niya g ep o .elp ” ( namoR s 2-61:01 1 dna
aiasI h :35 1 na d P mlas s :91 4 na d D etue r mono y 2:23 1 na d I aias h :56 1 Is aia h )2:56
VI . evE n as the aer l tpaC i tiv y is s rip i laut , so sla o ht e aer l nanmer t of a ef w itneG les na d weJ s is ehtaer l oitan n of ht e en w e a .htr
1 . I aias h .5:25
oN“ w fereht o er , ahw t vah e I ereh , tias h ht e DROL , ht at my lpoep e is ekat n wa ay of r thguon ? ht eyaht t elur revo meht ekam meht ot woh ,l ias th eht OL R ;D dna ym an me itnoc n lau ly ve ery ad y sisalb p demeh . hT e er f ro e my p oe ple s lah l onk w my eman : th ere f ro e t eh y s lah l onk w in aht t ad y aht t I
am h e that tod h ps e ka ; heb o dl , it is .I ” ( aiasI h )6,5:25
2 . amoR n s .42:2
oF“ r ht e man e of oG d is salb p emeh d noma g ht e elitneG s ht r guo h oy u ht( e Je )sw , as it is rw i ett n ”.namoR( s )42:2
3 . aiasI h .1:56
“I am hguos t o f them aht t eksa d not for em ; I am uof nd of t eh m that os u hg t me ton : I dias , B dloheem , loheb d em , tnu o a oitan n aht t aw s on t ellac d by my eman . ” aiasI( h )1:56
221
4 . namoR s .12,02:01
uB“ t E aias s is v re y b dlo , na d s tia h, I aw s nof d o f eht m aht t uo ght me ton ; I aw s dam e efinam st otnueht m that eksa d on t a f et r me . But t o I ars el he s htia , All ad y nol g I ah ve ts r hcte ed of rth my h sdnatnu o a d osi b neide t na d iag n iyas ng pe lpo e. ” ( namoR s 1 2,02:0 1 na d I aias h :56 1 na d I s aia h )2:56
V . All ht e soG pe l noitacilpmi s of useJ s as ht e new oitadnuof n ots ne of r the en w .tnanmer 1. earsI l as a oitan n ah s on t eeb n lba e to es e na d aeh r iht s lepsoG , on r to moceb e rap t fo
ht e n ew re nm a .tn2. lA l of ”learsI“ , ht e new tnanmer , i s not of ht e n oita n o f Is lear ; but la l of iht s sI“ r ,”lea
ht e n ew re nm a tn , sh la l b e vas e .d`3 . hT e oC v nane t of oG d tiw h ht is en w nanmer t of ht e en w oitan n of ”learsI“ , of a wef
weJ s na d selitneG , edulcni s aht t God liw l kat e awa y th ie r is ns. Even as ht is new er m nan t is ht e er alarsI el, s o the er al paC t tivi y na d seR t aro t oi n i s the t a nik g away o f the ob n ad ge o f ht is .nis
4. oG d ht e taF her has p r d-e e imret ned na d e ven s row n on ht e f ca t in the lO d tnematseTaht t reve y s lgni e enk e on iht s e tra h na d in rotsih y lahs l ob w to Him, na d oc n ef ss that He la one is .doG
5. It aw s tciderp ed yb eht rP o tehp iasI ah taht G litne es uow ld leb i eve ni eht toor fo J essena d ivaD d, seJ us ht e of u dn a oit n .enots
6. hT e eno s aht t oG d ah s ekops n of in aiasI h na d ht e ser t of ht e lO d tnematseT , soht e foht e en w nanmer t of the en w oitan n of Is lear , liw l ees , raeh , un dnatsred , na d veileb e the psoG el of eht
dnuof a noit enots fo J .suse
4-6 : HT E EPSOG L OFNIER R DEC , .EKUL
rD . ekuL , a litneG e na d on t an Ap ltso e, if rst of la l luoc d etirw , not ieb ng sa h ema d of nieb g a elitneGas gnoma ht o es of ht e en w nanmer t of ht e en w learsI ; na d siwekil e luoc d tirw e to a amoR n ronrevogwi uoht t opa l --ygo
F“ o ar s cum h sa ynam evah ekat n in nah d to es t trof h in edro r a lced a tar ion of oht se ht i gn s hcihwra e tsom ylerus b deveile gnoma u ,s nevE sa yeht dereviled meht tnu o su , wh ci h orf m the geb i gninnrew e ssentiweye es, na d retsinim s of the wo dr ; I t es e em d good to me sla o, ha niv g ah d p re f tce
srednu t nidna g of la l iht ngs from ht e very if r ts , to rw ite tnu o ht ee in dro er, som t e tnellecx,sulihpoehT ahT t oht u sethgim t onk w ht e tniatrec y of oht se iht n ,sg uoht nierehw tsah b nee
curtsni t ”.de ekuL( :1 1 )4-nA d of ht e es am“ n ”y ht at rw o et no eht G ,lepso ta tsael ht o es ihw ch tca u ylla edam ti otni eht Bi lb e
onaC n luow d ulcni d :e
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.)1( hT e lO d Te emats nt etirw rs cihw h rD . L ku e am y o r am y on t h va e ah d in nim d ehw n ehwr to e the ni t dor u otc ry ts a et m ne t a .evob
.)2( hT e epsoG l of ehttaM w cihw h emialcorp d ht e oG s ep l aht t ah d eb en silbatse hed by ehtlO d seT t ma e .tn
.)3( hT e oG s ep l of luaP , in all 14 eN w tseT a nem t rettel s cihw h he etorw , se p llaice y nirbeH ews (P las ms) na d oR m na s sI( a .)hai
.)4( hT e p emhcra nts cihw h uaP l el ft of r rD . kuL e ot esu ni rw i gnit w hcih noc t enia d: )a( Anitsil g of lO d nematseT t uq o snoitat ; na d (b) hT e nomitset y of omiS n Pe et r to ht e epsoG l of suseJsirhC t ehto( r aht n hw at eP ter w tor e i I n and I I P .)rete
ON TE: nA d t o rev ify ht is topyh h ise s w e w li l oc m rap e Luke w ti h I and I I teP e .r .)5( If ht e itpmussa on is urt e aht t rD . kuL e na d raM k ah d the pA p idne x to ht e B ,elbi
wr iti ng tfa er ht e sopA tle Jo nh ; t eh n rD . L uke a sl o had ht e epsoG l o f hoJ n of r a re neref c .e)6( . rD . kuL e luoc d law k sorca s ht e r oo m to aer d ahw t uaP l ah d fel t for hoJ n raM k in eht
aw y of tnemhcrap s cihw h oc n iat n de : a( ) ehtonA r nitsil g of lO d nematseT t setouq ; na d b( ) ehTnomitseT y of ht e ltsopA e emaJ s to ht e epsoG l of eJ sus ehto( r aht n ht e oob k of emaJ s cihw h semaJ
orw t ,e dna fo ihw ch ew m eda c nosirapmo ni tpahc er .)5
5-6 : kuL e na d eP t ‛re s sipE t sel
nO e aw y to ohs w ht e tiralimis y of eteP r‛s omitset ny t o useJ s as ocer r ed d i n I,I I eteP r na d eteP r s‛nomitset y of eJ sus in ht e epsoG l of ekuL , na d uohtiw t niggeb g ht e si s eu , is to ch ce k the c tne er co nmul
fer e cner es of na y g ood er f ere nc e biB le . oY( u es e th so e ton es rew e eht re nol g eb f ro e iht s oob k dna eht pmussa t snoi fo koob siht erew w )!nettir What w e nif d as cus h er s crae h is nod e is as il s detleb o --w
1 . I eteP r 1:4 7 na d L ku e 74:21 , .842 . I I P ete r 1 2: 1 na d kuL e :1 7 .03 . I I P ete r 2 1: 8 na d kuL e 81 : .84 . I I P ete r 2 2: 0 na d kuL e :11 2 .65. I I Pe et r :3 6 na d kuL e 72,62:71 . eL t us irb e lf y ool k at eht se as ig ven in ht e niredro g fo
ht e G epso l o f kuL e.1( ) . kuL e 7:1 0 na d II eteP r .12:1
F“ or ht e rp o hp ecy mac e on t in lo d mit e by th e liw l fo :nam tub yloh nem fo doG ekaps sa yehtrew e vom ed by th e Holy (S rip i .)t ” I( I P te er )12:1
ETON : It is oc n is d re ed ht at ht e ltsopA e eteP r torw e ih s eltsipe s nol g rofeb e rD . kuL e torw e ehtsoG p le , na d ehtruf r rofeb e taht w neh reteP ga ev in elasureJ m ih s nomitset y to uaP l of ht e epsoG l fo
suseJ . oitidarT n ah s it aht t uaP l na d eteP r rew e tram y er d at ht e s ma e mit e i n .emoR
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desselB“ be ht e roL d oG d of Is lear ; of r he tah h v etisi d and eder e em d ih s p lpoe e, nA d htah desiarup na roh n of vlas a oit n of r us in ht e suoh e of ih s es r nav t divaD ; As he s kop e by ht e tuom h of h si
loh y rp o hp e st , w cih h h va e eb en is nce ht e lrow d be ag n .. .” (L ku e 1: )07ETON : etaL r in iht s ahc p et r we liw l rapmoc e ht e lO d nematseT t uq o et s in I,I I eteP r tiw h kuL e dna
.luaP
2 . Luke 2:11 6 na d I I P ete r .02:2
oF“ r if etfa r eht y h va e es epac d ht e oitullop n of ht e lrow d guorht h ht e gdelwonk e of ht e oL rd dnauoivaS r useJ s tsirhC , eht y are ag ia n natne g el d eht r nie , na d vo e emocr , the ettal r ne d is ow rse htiw
eht m t ah n th e be nig n gni .” (I I Pe et r 2: )02
nehT“ teog h eh , and tekat h ot mih neves rehto irips ts erom iw c dek naht ih m ;fles dna yeht retneni , an d lewd l t eh e: an d ht e sal t ts ate of aht t am n is row se ht an ht e rif s .t ” ( kuL e 1 )62:1
3 . Luke 4,74:21 8 na d I Pe et r :4 1 .7
oF“ r ht e mit e is moc e aht t nemgduj t sum t igeb n at the ho su e of doG : na d if it if rs t b ge in at su , tahwlahs l ht e end b e of ht em aht t o eb y not ht e og s ep l of ?doG ” (I teP er )71:4
A“ nd ht at res v tna , cihw h enk w ih s ‛drol s lliw , na d eraperp d not flesmih , ehtien r id d nidrocca g to h silliw , lahs l be etaeb n iw th ynam ts r .sepi tuB eh taht k wen ,ton dna did co timm sgniht w yhtro fo ,sepirtslahs l be etaeb n iw th ef w sepirts . Fo r tnu o hw o eosm ver cum h is g evi n, of him s h la l b e cum h uqer i :der
na d t o hw om em n ah ve timmoc ted hcum , of him eht y liw l sa k t he rom e. ” ( kuL e 1 )84,74:2
4 . Luke 2,62:71 7 na d I I P ete r .6:3
oF“ r iht s they liw l lgni y ra e narongi t fo , aht t by ht e row d of oG d ht e aeh v ne s rew e of dlo , na d ht e htraenidnats g uo t of ht e etaw r na d in ht e w reta : berehW y ht e row ld taht neht w ,sa nieb g ov ewolfre d htiw
retaw , irep s deh : uB t the nevaeh s na d ht e htrae , w cih h ra e won , b y ht e mas e w ro d ra e pek t in ,erotser s re ved tnu o rif e niaga s t ht e ad y o f mgduj ent na d p tidre ion of gnu o ld y nem . ” I( I eteP r )7-5:3
nA“ d as it aw s in ht e yad s of eoN , so lahs l it be sla o in ht e yad s of ht e oS n of man. ehT y id d tae , yehtknard , eht y eirram d eviw s, eht y rew e evig n in egairram , itnu l ht e day aht t oN e eretne d tni o ht e ,kra
na d ht e olf od emac , na d d tse r eyo d them .lla ” uL( ke )72,62:71
5 . Luke :81 8 and I I Pe et r :2 1 .8
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oF“ r ehw n they sp ae k gr ae t llews ing drow s of ytinav , eht y rulla e guorht h ht e tsul s of ht e hself , hguorhtcum h otnaw n sen s, oht se aht t rew e aelc n acse pe d from ht em hw o il ve i n e orr r. ” (II eP ter )81:2
nA“ d lahs l on t oG d eva nge ih s wo n tcele , cihw h rc y ad y na d gin ht tnu o mih , th guo h he aeb r ol ngwith meht ? I let l oy u aht t he liw l gneva e eht m ps e ylide . lehtreveN ess ehw n ht e oS n of man
temoc h, sh la l he nif d f tia h on th e ea ?htr ” kuL( e )8,7:81
6-6 : hT e lO d nematseT t in eP t ‛re s pE i elts s na d ekuL
An eve n be ett r co irapm son of ht e i ulfn e cn e o f eteP r in the oG s ep l of uL ke i s to moc p ra e t h so e dlOnematseT t etouq s in I,I I eteP r tiw h th so e in the psoG el of Luke. First, we look at I, II Peter as sh nwo
in aT ble 7-1 on ht e next egap . As you aer d ht e e eltsip s of eteP r lesolc y oy u liw l nif d that he lbiBsklat e,nidulcni g ht e lO d tnematseT , so aht t eht re ra e af r om re etouq s aht n ra e o ivb ous na d as il s et d in aT b el
-7 1 cihw h are pr lirami y ht e di cer t qu eto s tiw h ah rd tni r itcudo o sn . nA d in ht e lbaT e on gap e 121 , elbaT2-7 , we w li l rapmoc e aiasI h in eteP r tiw h aht t of kuL e na d ht e A ltsop e P lua . iF r ts , ahw t we liw l do si
resni t I,I I P ete r i n ht e eN w iB ble ouq tes o f A pp e idn x A 2- . (These are shown tiw h [ ‛] s.) I f w e ekamos me nosirapmoc s of ht e lO d nematseT t koob s in ht e emmi d etai d niamo fo eseht ,stresni it luow d kool
as lof low -s - So aht t ahw t w e vresbo e is ht e nidnuorrus g of eteP r by luaP , rp i liram y orf m snamoRna d beH r swe , na d M ehtta w as eht y all q tou e f rom Old eT s emat nt bo ko s na d ch tpa er s in the s emaeg n are l us b cej t ra ea. slA o we do ton e ht e one orf m kuL e -4:3 6 rehw e ehttaM w na d raM k sla o uq o etorf m aiasI h 5-3:04 . II eteP r :3 9 p ecer des ht em tiw h iasI a h 81:03 : toB h o f seht e srif t ra e no
gnitiaw“ ” of r ht e L dro ; na d aiasI h 5-3:04 , of ruoc se, is ht e na n nemecnuo t aht t the nitiaw g is over ashoJ n the paB t si t erp p era s the way of r ht e oC m ni g o f J use s rhC i .ts
I, II eteP r lO d nematseT t setouQ1 . I Pe et r 1:1 6 veL i ucit s 44:112 . I eteP r :2 6 aiasI h 61:82ON TE: We er c ingo ze asI iah 28 1: 6 a s ht e ucof s po ni t o f asI iah in ht e b ook o f R mo a .sn3 . I eteP r 2,22:2 3 aiasI h 9,7:35
ETON : hW ile on t rtni odu ec d iw th a rah d noitcudortni , w e aidemmi t le y zingocer e ht e nidrow g foasI i ha . The as me i s rt ue o f Ge isen s 1 :8 2 na d I eP ter 3:6 eb low.
4 . I P ete r :3 6 eneG si s 81 : 215 . I eteP r 1-01:3 2 mlasP s 21:436 . II teP er 1:1 7 1:1.kM( 1 na d lO d T *)tnematse7 . II eteP r 2:2 2 evorP rbs 11:628 . II eteP r :3 8 mlasP s 4:09
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ETON : cniS e reht e ra e lno y rht ee ecalp s in ht e lbiB e rehw e no e nasuoht d raey s in ereh--denoitnemtiw h a ouq t e orf m mlasP s :09 4 na d oitaleveR n 02 , iht s caf t luohs d be !deton
9. II eP ter :3 9 ukkabaH k 2: 3 asP l sm 51:68aiasI h 81:03
eikezE l 11:3301 . II eteP r 1:3 3 aiasI h 1:56 7 en( w aeh v ne s na d aiasI h 2:66 2 ae tr h)
aS* me a s Mark 1:11 w cih h a er : sP a ml s 2:7 and sI a ai h 4 :2 1.
If oy u ool k iaga n ta eht ou enilt a ,evob uoy w lli on t eci ht at ,reteP aicepse l yl rof two ttil le ,seltsipeekam s a nacifingis t capmi t on ht e Ta lb e tiw h ih s etouq s orf m haiasI ; na d eht r rofe e ekam s a ingis f tnacicapmi t on ht e eN w T nematse t orf m .haiasI
7-6 : tonA her oC m etisop
eB f ro e we ac n dulcnoc e on raM k tiw h raM k as an Ap xidnep , we een d t o kat e rac e of tona her rohc e:aht t is to nibmoc e ht e lO d nematseT t na d httaM ew, luaP , eteP r na d ekuL , na d emaJ s na d kraM . nehT
we liw l be in a itisop on to itnedi fy niop t by niop t f or m iht s T elba , w ti h an anoitaripsni l duts y of ehtelbiB , oh w M ra k is an pA p idne x to ht e B elbi . ihT s is wohs n on p ga e 21 4 in lbaT e 3-7 . lbaT( e -7 3 s strat
wt o egap s drawrof , na d is eunitnoc d on ollof w ni g segap , tiw h egap s of tresni s f or m eteP r na d semaJon eht dlO atseT m ).tne laceR l aht t in iht s etpahc r we uof nd eteP r on the lO d Test ma ent in the t ow
eltsipe s of eteP r 10 emit , na d emaJ s on the lO d nematseT t in an eilrae r etpahc r 15 semit . nisU g ehttresni s of lbaT e a3-7 , eteP r na d emaJ s on ht e lO d tnematseT , seht e in tres s liw l be edda d to elbaT
-7 1 of r a oc m tisop e . lbaT e -7 3 is aew k on ht e oob k of oJ b w uohti t ht e da d oiti n of eteP r dnaemaJ s on boJ , teP er ekam s no noitubirtnoc ; ub t aJ mes dda s ruof . In caf t emaJ s ekam s ht e rats t no
oJ b na d ht e lO d T nematse t w cih h is as it luohs d be orf m ht e egdelwonkca d edael r of Ch tinaitsir y nielasureJ m at ht e aerG t C icmucri s oi n C fno e cner e na d the pas ot r of ht e if rst c uh rch in Je ur s .mela
In ht e xen t etpahc r we w li l serdda s oh w Mark is an idneppA x on oJ b tiw h a lgnis e da d noititfa er aJ mes ah s i ortn d cu ed ht e lO d seT t ma ent w ti h t erh e re neref c se . eteP r da d s one on
eneG is s na d emaJ s dda s fo ru , iaga n emaJ s nikat g ht e ael d on the noces d old nematseT t oob k iw thiseneG s 62:1 , uj st no e ev rse ah ae d of httaM ew. ttaM hew eht n da ds erht e on iseneG s tiw h an pA p xidne
orf m raM k of wt o rehw e he efer r ecne s s mo e of ht e mas e iseneG s verses as Matthew; dna ma gnik aommoc n tniop fo ennoc c oit n rehw e httaM ew ah s fel t fo f na d raM k liw l rats t on ht e lO d tnematseT
neG e -sis w esi . iseneG s 1:5 eb a sr ps e aic l noitnetta : ehttaM w na d emaJ s uq ote ti ; na d kraMorp v edi s an pA p idne x on eneG sis :5 2 raM( k 6:01 , ht e mas e v sre e rehw e he ah s daerla y dam e sih
oitcudortni n to ht e oob k of iseneG s orf m neG e is s :1 2 )7 . eteP r tne er s ht e lO d nematseT t tiw h seneG is81 : 21 . It i s aM rk ht at make a n neppA dix to ih m w ti h G sene is 81 : 41 . lnO y emaJ s dda s t o sudoxE
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tiw h sudoxE 20 31: , .41 kraM semoc ba kc w hti a mo er lcni usive touq e of E dox us that in dulc es tahwaJ mes uq o et s E( x udo s 1 1-2 7 i n Mark 10 1: 9.
8-6 : oG s ep l eR inf ro c !de
cniS e iht s eN w lbiB e aw s to be e“ s llaicep y of r selitneG , ub t sla o of r ht e weJ s”, it aw s rev y ap orp p etairaht t no e neG t li e be a New eT s emat nt irw t re . woH e ev r, si cn e to the an t oi n of sI r lea , God h da
ettimmoc d ht e sat k of nieb g naidotsuc s of ht e elcaro s of doG , t ah t no e elitneG - na- d ht e one rehtonon - pA o elts - luow- d evah ot eb un red lc o es oisivrepus n f or m tob h a eJ w na d an Ap eltso . uaP l orp v dediaht t pus e isivr on in nivael g tnemhcrap s tiw h isnetxe ve eniltuo s of r Dr. kuL e na d nhoJ raM k. oslA eht
pA o lts e oJ hn aw s reht e at the adneicah“ ” of Ph omeli n tiw h rD . kuL e na d hoJ n raM k to ruf t eh r rp o edivht e iug d na ce of a l nivi g pA o lts e . In L eku , om re re i- n of r emec nt aw s rap t o f the b ca kground than ewop s lbis y igami n e ehw n we r ae d ti : 1( ) hT e nemhcrap t el ft b y uaP l tiw h la l ht e lO d nematseT t setouq
ocer r ded ; 2( ) hT e cneulfni e of eteP r in the nomitset y to useJ s hw ich he lot d uaP l in elasureJ m dnacihw h uaP l at usraT s r edroce d on ona t eh r nemhcrap t of r rD . ekuL ; 3( ) hT e tnemhcrap s of r oJ hn kraM
as eht y bolloc o etar d reht e in ht e home of melihP on; na d 4( ) hT e cnadiug e of the Ap ltso e oJ h .n
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ahc p et r 7: orP p teh s an d pA o selts
-7 1: hT e ltsopA es eteP r na d James on ht e P hpor e .st
hT e epyt fo elbiB st ydu ht at was detrats in eht tsal wt o chap ret s liw l be unitnoc ed in iht s ch retpatpecxe uora nd ht e P or p teh s-- ivaD d in Ps smla , So omol n in rP o ev r sb , E setsaiselcc , na d ht e noS g fo
nomoloS , ht e of ur ojaM r Pr tehpo s na d the 12 oniM r rP ophets. What w e have done i n the first owtelbaT s of iht s retpahc , ser p levitce y lbaT e -9 1 na d 2-9 , is to vom e of r raw d orf m erp v uoi s elbat s esohtulcxe s levi y on ht e stehporP . ahW t we w na t to do in ht is etpahc r is to da d soht e of lbaT e -9 1 morf
eteP r na d emaJ s to Ta lb e -9 2 in cus h a way aht t it is a uftiurf l lbiB e yduts . lbaT e -9 1 is wohs n on ehtxen t gap e na d lbaT e -9 2 at ht e ne d of ht e retpahc . We liw l tiw h a evrus y of eteP r na d aJ mes on ehtporP h te s in lbaT e -9 1 kam e ht e noitidda s of soht e to lbaT e 9-1 in the atot l etnoc xt of the oG s ,lep
nitelpmoc g baT l e -9 2 by ht e ne d of iht s .retpahc
reteP
eteP r as hs own in lbaT e -9 1 es ems to kat e ht e ael d on ht e Pr tehpo s eve n as eteP r ot ok ht e ael d gnomaht e vlewt e pA o elts s tiw h eJ sus na d nirud g ht e if rst yad s of ht e cruhc h in ureJ s mela , eht n at
elasureJ m ht e ael d essap d to emaJ s as otsap r of ht e hcruhc ; na d eteP r evom d on to caerp h ht e lepsoGto hto er er g noi s. calP es ehw re teP er ekat s ht e lead tiw h ht e orP p teh s: ht e if rst to etouq no sP a ;smlht e tsrif t o touq e on haiasI ; na d ht e lno y o f the wt o to touq e on aH b kukka . The ael d of ht e Ap eltso
eteP r liw l be even om re pmi r se s vi e if we da d his uq o at t noi s rf om ih s se omr ns a s er c dro ed in Ac --st
1 . tcA s 2 1: 6 2- 1 and J oel 2 2: 8 .23-
uB“ t iht s is aht t cihw h aw s s kop en by the pr po het Jo le ; And it sh la l emoc ot ssap ni t eh tsal ,syadtias ,doG h I w lli ruop o tu fo ym pS i tir nopu lla ;hself dna ruoy snos and oy ur ad u thg ers s llah
ehporp sy, na d uoy r gnuoy nem llahs ees ,snoisiv na d oy ur old em n sh la l dream drea sm ; nA d on ymse tnavr s na d on my ha nediamdn s I liw l uop r uo t in soht e yad s of my tiripS ; na d eht y ahs ll
ehporp sy: nA d I liw l ehs w rednow s ni nevaeh ,evoba na d gis ns i n ht e trae h eneb a ht ; doolb , a dn,erif na d uopav r of s ekom : hT e us n hs all be enrut d tni o ad r enk ss, and ht e oom n into olb o ,d
eb f ro e aht t rg eat an d ton a lb e ad y of ht e roL d c emo ; nA d it s lah l emoc ot ,ssap taht reveosohwllahs ac ll no eht an me fo eht droL llahs eb ”.devas stcA( 1 -61: 21 dna leoJ 82:2 - )23
What eog s feb ore na d etfa r iht s touq e xe p nial s ti ; na d as s cu h is ht e i retn p tater ion of ht e dlOseT t ma ent in ht e eN w seT t ma e tn , o r ht e N ewer biB l .e
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roF“ eseht era ton nurd k ,ne sa ey ,esoppus es e ni g i t i s ub t ht e riht d uoh r o f ht e yad . But sihtis aht t cihw h was s kop en by the pr po het Jo .le . Y.. e em n of learsI , hear seht e sdrow ; useJ s fo
hterazaN , a am n ap orp ved of oG d oma ng oy u by im r elca s and srednow dna ,sngis cihw h oG d id ybih m in ht e sdim t of you, s a ye y ruo s vle es la so wonk : miH , b nie g iled v re ed by the de animret te
lesnuoc na d rof e gdelwonk e of doG , ye vah e nekat , and by ekciw d ah nds ah ve ificurc ed na d ials n;ohW m oG d tah h esiar d pu , ah v ni g esool d ht e niap s o f htaed ; suaceb e it aw s on t lbissop e aht t ehdluohs eb oh l ned fo ”.ti A( c st 1:1 5 2,61, 2 )42-
EW SUM T ES E AHT T AT SAEL T AT IHT S SIH T CIRO AL OP INT IF NOT UD R NI G HT E IL FE FOUSEJ S IS HT E NINNIGEB G OF HT E SAL“ T !”SYAD
2 . tcA s 2-52:2 8 na d mlasP s .11-8:61
oF“ r divaD htekaeps noc c gninre ,mih I waserof ht e roL d yawla s rofeb e my f ca e, f or he is on ymhgir t dnah , aht t I luohs d on t be devom ; rehT e rof e id d my he ra t r oje i ec , and my to ugn e aw s g ;dal
revoerom osla my f el sh s ah ll rest in hope: B ce a su e ht ou liw t on t el ave my uos l in he ll , ne hti er tliwoht u ffus er niht e H lo y nO e to ees .noitpurroc uohT tsah edam kn nwo ot me eht syaw fo ;efil uohttlahs ekam me lluf fo yoj w hti yht co ”.ecnanetnu (A stc :2 2 82-5 dna smlasP 1 -8:6 1 )1
We uohs ld also ool k a t Pe ret ‛s lpxe a an t oi n o f the uq ote orf m ht e rP o ehp t Da --div
M“ en and rb e ht r ne , el t me rf e le y s ep ak tnu o yo u of ht e p rta i cra h ,divaD taht eh si bo ht daeddna eirub d, dna sih hclupes re si htiw su un ot siht .yad eroferehT ieb ng a orp p teh , na d gniwonktaht doG dah rows n tiw h an tao h to mih , aht t of ht e fr iu t o f ih s sniol , nidrocca g to ht e ,hself
he luow d ra si e up Ch sir t to sit on his th nor e; He es e ni g this be of re sp ka e of ht e oitcerruser n fotsirhC , aht t ih s uos l aw s on t fel t in lleh , ne ehti r his elf sh id d es e itpurroc o .n ” tcA( s )13-92:2
3. tcA s 3,43:2 5 na d mlasP s 1:011 . oF“ r ivaD d is on t ednecsa d tni o ht e snevaeh ; ub t he htias
,flesmih hT e ROL D s ia d tnu o my oL rd, iS t t oh u on my ri hg t h dna , nU til I kam e ht y eof s yht ”.lootstoof stcA( 3:2 4 53, a dn asP l sm 011 : )1
reteP dnA ex :snialp
ferehT“ or e el t la l ht e suoh e of earsI l onk w russa e yld , aht t oG d hath dam e th ta emas ,suseJmohw ey evah urc c ,deifi ob th droL dna C ”.tsirh cA( ts )63:2
teP er sla o am kes reves al neg e ar l ats t eme nts ab uo t the porP h --ste
1 . tcA s 3 1: 8.
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uB“ t soht e sgniht , cihw h oG d rofeb e ah d ewehs d by ht e tuom h of la l ih s p or p steh , aht t Ch tsirdluohs ,reffus eh htah os uf l ”.dellif (A stc :3 1 )0
2 . tcA s 3 2: 0 2, 1.
nA“ d he sh la l nes d Je us s Ch tsir , wh ci h feb ore aw s erp a ehc d tnu o you; ohW m the nevaeh tsumeviecer itnu l the mit es of er s itutit on of all ,sgniht cihw h oG d tah h kops en by ht e mo tu h of all sih
yloh stehporp ecnis eht w dlro ”.nageb (A stc :3 2 )12,0
3 . tcA s 3 2: 4 2, 5.
Y“ ,ae dna lla t eh ,stehporp dna fo eht tnanevoc hcihw G do am d htiw e ruo af t ,sreh as y ni g nu torbA a ah m , nA d in ht y s ee d sh la l la l ht e ik n derd s of ht e ea tr h be elb s des ; tnU o you fi sr t Go ,divah ng desiar u p ih s oS n eJ s su , sent ih m to elb ss uoy , in ninrut g awa y e rev y no e of oy u rf om sihuqini i eit s.” ( tcA s 3: )52,42
2-7 : A ipaR d vruS ye of the ehporP ts droccA ing to Pe et r na d semaJhtonA“ er ”?yevrus uoy thgim ;yas and os ti si .si ehT esoprup fo T EH NRAEL IRHC ST FROM T EH
ELTSOPA S AND ORP P TEH S is to th guoro hly vrus ey ahw t la l ht e orp p teh s na d eltsopa s ah d to yas , dnain alucitrap r uoba t irhC s t cihw h aw s eedni d ieht r p mir e jbus e .tc
.I tehporP ehT Da div ni sP a .sml
.1 smlasP 7:2 II( reteP 1: .)71
I“ liw l ralced e ht e eerced ; ht e ROL D tah h ias d otnu ,em hT ou tra ym oS n; siht yad evahI eb g tto en ht e .e ” P( s mla s 2: )7
oF“ r we vah e on t ollof w de lgninnuc y esived d selbaf , ehw n w e dam e wonk n tnu o oy u ehtrewop na d co nim g of uo r roL d useJ s irhC st, ub t rew e sentiweye se s of ih s jam e yts . oF r eh
deviecer doG morf eht F ehta r uonoh r na d yrolg , ehw n eht e mac e s cu h a ciov e t o ih m orf m eht cxe e nell t g rol y, This is m y eb l vo ed noS , in hw om I a m well lp e sa e .d ” (I I Pe et r 1: )71,61
2. mlasP s -8:61 1 1 na d A tc s 52:2 - .82
I“ vah e set ht e ROL D yawla s rofeb e ym ; uaceb se he is at my hgir t dnah , I lahs l on t ebvom ed. oferehT re my aeh rt is dalg , na d my rolg y hteciojer ; my self h a sl o lahs l ser t in poh e. roFoht u liw t on t ael ve my uos l in lleh ; ne ehti r liw t thou fus fer niht e loH y nO e to see roc r .noitpuohT u liw t ehs w me ht e tap h of efil ; in ht y erp s cne e is senluf s of yoj ; at ht y hgir t nah d eht re eraelp a rus es fo r ev mre o er .” (P mlas s )11-8:61
131
3. mlasP s :23 9 na d maJ es .3:3
I“ lliw tcurtsni eeht dna hcaet t eeh ni eht yaw hw i uoht hc tlahs :og I lliw eeht ediugtiw h enim .eye eB ey ton sa eht ,esroh or as ht e elum , cihw h vah e no rednu s gnidnat ; sohw e htuomtsum eb dleh ni w hti tib and dirb l ,e tsel eht y moc e n ae r tnu o th ee . naM y os r wor s lahs l be to eht
dekciw ; ub t he aht t urt s tet h in ht e DROL , crem y hs all pmoc ass hi m ba o .tu ” P( s mla s 23 : )01-8
oF“ r ni ynam ht i sgn we fo f ne d a ll . If na y man fo f ne d not in ow rd, ht e mas e is a ep r tcefnam , na d lba e sla o to ldirb e ht e lohw e ydob . ,dloheB ew tup stib ni eht oh r ‛ses ,shtuom taht yeht
am y o eb y us ; an d w e turn ab uo t th ie r w loh e ydob .” J( a em s 3: )3,2
4 . P mlas s 1:43 2 na d I eteP r -01:3 1 .2
,emoC“ ey lihc d ,ner nekraeh otnu m ;e I liw l caet h oy u ht e aef r of eht .DROL W tah namis he that de ris eth il fe, and ol v te h many da sy , aht t he may see go do ? eeK p ht y not gue f or m e ,livna d ht y pil s orf m ps e nika g eliug . apeD rt orf m live , na d do doog ; ees k pe eca , na d usrup e ti . The
seye of ht e ROL D ra e opu n ht e suoethgir , na d ih s e ra s ra e epo n unto eht ir rc y.” ( sP a ml s 1:43 1-)51
5. mlasP s 1:43 3 na d J ema s 1: .62
I“ f na y am n a nom g oy u s ee m to be igiler o su , and teldirb h not ih s not g eu , ub t de hteviecih s ow n he tra , iht s ‛nam s ler i oig n is v nia .” J( a em s 1: )62
REH E IS REHW E TOB H EMAJ S NA D PE ET R OUQ TE ORF M !SMLASP
6. mlasP s 1:68 5 na d II teP er .9:3
uB“ t uoht , O oL rd, ra t a God luf l of pmoc a iss on, na d rg a suoic , nol g ffus e gnir , a dnelp n oet us in me cr y an d urt t .h ” P( s mla s 68 : )51
niwonK“ g this rif st, aht t thee s lah l moc e i n the sal t days ocs f ref s, niklaw g a etf r th riewo n tsul s, nA d s iya ng, Wh re e is the pr simo e of his moc i gn ? for s cni e ht e taf h re s lef l a els ep lla
sgniht itnoc n eu sa yeht erew morf eht geb i fo gninn eht noitaerc . For iht s eht y lgnilliw y erarongi ant fo , aht t by ht e row d of oG d ht e aeh v ne s rew e of dlo , na d ht e trae h nidnats g uo t of ehtretaw na d in ht e retaw : berehW y the lrow d t ah t eht n saw , nieb g ov ewolfre d tiw h ,retaw
ep r hsi ed; tuB eht snevaeh dna eht ae r ht , ihw ch ra e n ,wo yb eht emas w era dro tpek ni st ,erodevreser otnu erif tsniaga ht e ad y o f ju nemgd t na d p oitidre n o f ldognu y men. tuB , b vole ed, eb
on t narongi t of siht eno ,gniht t tah eno yad si wi ht eht droL sa a suoht and aey rs, na d a suoht a dnraey s as no e .yad ehT droL si ton kcals c gninrecno his ,esimorp sa emos nem c tnuo als c ;ssenk tub
is l usgno f iref ng to aw-su rd, on t nilliw g that na y s luoh d ep r hsi , ub t aht t la l s luoh d moc e oter p tne a ecn .” (I I Pe et r 3: )9-3
231
esehT reffocs s of ht e sal t syad , orf m ht e ltsopA e reteP , ra e in ht e mas e rogetac y fo esohtem n of ht e uolirep s emit s of ht e al st syad , rf om ht e A op s lt e luaP , hw o siser t ht e turt h na d hw o era
devorppasid recnoc n gni eht iaf th fo eht ltsopa e ,s ,stehporp dna suseJ II( iT m yhto ,3 4 .)7. mlasP s :09 4 na d I I eteP r .8:3DROL“ , oht u h sa t eb en uo r illewd ng lp ace in all snoitareneg . rofeB e ht e niatnuom s erew
hguorb t ,htrof ro erofeb uoht ah d demrof ts eht e tra h and ht e dlrow , eve n orf m e v alre s nit g ot,gnitsalreve oht u ra t God. ohT u ut r sen t am n to curtsed t ;noi dna ,tseyas teR u ,nr ey lihc d ner fo
nem . oF r a nasuoht d ye ra s in ht y hgis t are tub sa yadretsey w neh ti si ,tsap dna sa a ctaw h niht e thgin . ohT u seirrac t eht m awa y as tiw h a doolf ; eht y ra e as a eels p in ht e ninrom g eht y erakil e ssarg cihw h rg o tew h pu . In the ninrom g it irolf s hteh , na d worg eth pu ; in ht e ev nine g it is tuc
nwod , na d iw t eh r hte .” (P mlas s )6-1:09
reH e w e uohs ld add J a em s 4 1: 4 --
oF“ r si tahw ruoy ?efil It si neve a ,ruopav taht hteraeppa rof a il t elt it m ,e dna nehtav n hsi eth wa a .y ” J( a em s 4: )41
tuB“ , leb o dev , be ton tnarongi fo siht eno ,gniht t tah eno syad si wi ht eht droL sa auoht s na d y ae rs, an a d th suo and ye ra s as on e da .y ” I( I P te er )8:3
8 . Ps mla s 1:49 2 na d emaJ s .1:5
sselB“ ed is ht e am n ohw m oht u tsenetsahc , O DROL , dna tsehcaet ih m uo t of th y ;waltahT oht u yam est vig e ih m ser t f or m ht e yad s of vda e ytisr , itnu l ht e ip t be eggid d of r ehtdekciw .” (P mlas s )31,21:49
G“ o to on w, ye cir h men, weep and woh l for yo ru seiresim taht ahs ll oc me nopu ”.uoyJ( a em s 5: )1
9. mlasP s :201 3 na d J ema s :4 1 .4
)3:201oF“ r ym syad era snoc u dem li ek ,ekoms dna ym bo sen ra e ub r en d as an hea tr h.” (Ps smla
saerehW“ ey wonk ton tahw hs all be on ht e rrom ow. Fo r hw at is y uo r li ef ? tI si nevea va uop r, ht at ap ep a ter h of r a lttil e emit , na d then v ina s teh h awa y.” ( maJ es )41:4
01 . mlasP s :011 1 and tcA s .53,43:2
hT“ e ROL D ias d tnu o my droL , iS t oht u at my hgir t dnah , itnu l I kam e niht e eimene s yhtoof t ots o .l ” ( sP a ml s :011 1)
ferehT“ ore tel lla t eh fo esuoh learsI wonk ussa der ly, t ah t oG d h ta h dam e ht at s a emeJ s su , w oh m ye ah ve urc c ifi ed, ob th oL rd na d Ch sir t.” ( tcA s 2: )63
11 . mlasP s :041 3 na d J ema s .8:3
331
revileD“ ,em O DROL , rf om ht e e iv l man; p er s re ve me f or m the vi elo nt nam ; hcihWnigami e csim h ei fs in t ieh r eh a tr ; co unitn a ll y are ht ey ga eht red ot g hte er for war . yehT evah
deneprahs rieht seugnot l eki a ;tnepres ‛sredda osiop n is un ed r th ie r l pi s. Se hal .” (P mlas s -1:041)3
uB“ t eht eugnot nac on nam at m :e it is an rnu uly ev li , f lu l of ldaed y siop on. hT e htiwersselb we doG , eve n ht e taF h re ; na d th re e tiw h uc rse we nem , cihw h ra e dam e tfa er ht e limis i edut
of doG .” J( a em s 3: )9,8 .II tehporP ehT S nomolo ni .sbrevorP
aJ mes oc m elp t le y d imo n ta es o n vorP e br s xe c pe t of r one q u to e rf om eP t --re21 . orP v bre s -3:2 6 and emaJ s .5:1
M“ y ,nos fi uoht w tli ecer i ev ym ,sdrow dna edih ym c nammo d stnem iw th ;eeht oS tahtoht u nilcni e niht e ae r nu to modsiw , and pa ply niht e h rae t t o srednu ta ;gnidn Y ,ae fi uoht rc i tse
wonk retfa l ,egde dna fil t tse pu t hy ciov e for ednu r nidnats g; If ht ou es e sek t her as s revli , dnaehcraes st of r eh r as of r ih d serusaert ; ehT n lahs t oht u natsrednu d ht e aef r o f ht e DROL , dna
nif d ht e lwonk e gd e of doG . oF r ht e ROL D tevig h modsiw : uo t of ih s tuom h co tem h delwonk ge dnaednu r ats n gnid .” (P or v bre s )6-1:2
I“ f yna fo uoy al ck dsiw o ,m let him sa k of doG , ht at evig th to la l em n bil e yllar , a dndiarbpu eth ;ton dna ti llahs eb nevig ih m. tuB tel mih ksa ni ,htiaf on t gnih .gnirevaw roF eh taht
vaw e ter h is kil e a aw ve of ht e se a dr vi en tiw h th e wind na d t so s .de ” J( a em s 1: )6,5
31 . orP v bre s :3 5 na d maJ es .8:1
tsurT“ ni eht OL RD htiw lla eniht ;traeh dna l nae on t tnu o iht ne wo n ednu r nidnats g. nIla l th y aw ys kca n delwo ge mih , na d he sh la l id r ce t th y pa sht .” (P or v bre s )6,5:3
oF“ r el t not ht at am n th ni k ht at he s lah l eviecer yna gniht fo t eh .droL A uod b el nim d deam n is snu t lba e in la l hi s wa sy .” J( a em s 1; )7,6
41 . orP v bre s 3:3 4 na d maJ es .6:4
hT“ e sruc e o f ht e L RO D i s in ht e h suo e of the kciw ed: ub t he tesselb h ht e h noitatibaof ht e tsuj . leruS y he nrocs eth ht e srenrocs ; ub t he ig v te h g car e tnu o the lwol y. The iw se sh llahni e ir t g rol y; ub t s mah e hs all be th e pr itomo on of f loo s.” ( rP o ev rbs 3: )53-33
D“ ey o taht kniht eht erutpircs ias t ni h ehT ,niav sp iri t aht t llewd eth in us ul s tet h otyvne ? tuB eh htevig erom arg c .e roferehW e he htias , oG d er s tsi eth ht e rp o du , ub t ig v te h g ecar
tnu eht o bmuh l .e timbuS sevlesruoy erofereht ot oG d . R sise t ht e lived , and he liw l elf e morfuoy . .. ” J( a em s 4: )7-5
51 . orP v bre s 1:01 2 na d emaJ s 5: .02
431
hT“ e tuom h of a uoethgir s am n is a well of efil ; ub t cneloiv e terevoc h ht e tuom h of ehtdekciw . taH red st rri eth up rts i ef s; ub t love co ev r te h all nis s.” ( rP o ev rbs 01 : )21,11
rB“ e nerht , if na y of oy u do re r f or m ht e turt h, na d no e evnoc rt mih ; eL t him ,nwonk t taheh hcihw c htetrevo eht rennis orf m ht e e orr r of hi s way sh la l save a uos l f or m de hta , na d s llahedih a um l utit de fo ”.snis J( a em s 5: )02,91
61 . Pr brevo s 2:11 8 na d emaJ s .1:5
H“ e aht t gilid e ltn y es e tek h og od rucorp eth af v ruo ; ub t he aht t es e tek h csim h ei f, it s llahmoc e otnu ih m . eH taht etsurt th ni sih sehcir ahs ll llaf : tub eht hgir t suoe llahs olf u hsir sa aarb n .hc ” P( r vo e br s 1 )82,72:1
G“ o to won , ye cir h nem , eew p and woh l of r uoy r sim e eir s that hs all moc e opu n y uo . ruoYsehcir ra e oc r detpur , na d uoy r g tnemra s ra e taehtom en . uoY r gold na d vlis er i s knac e der ; a dn
ht e tsur of ht em lahs l be a entiw ss ga a sni t uoy , na d hs all ae t uoy r hself sa ti erew .erif eY evaheh a ep d t er a rus e got e eht r of r ht e l sa t yad s.” ( maJ es )3-1:5
71 . orP v bre s 1:21 8 na d emaJ s 3: .5
H“ e taht htekaeps urt th htewehs htrof oethgir u :ssens tub a eslaf tiw n sse .tieced erehTis aht t tekaeps h kil e ht e nicreip g of a drows ; ub t ht e ugnot e of ht e siw e is he htla . hT e il p fo
turt h hs all eb dehsilbatse rof :reve but a gniyl to eugn si tub rof a m ”.tnemo P( r vo e br s 1 -71:2)91
nevE“ so ht e ugnot e i a s lttil e rebmem , and tsaob eth .sgniht taerg loheB d, woh taerga rettam a li erif eltt ki !hteldn A dn eht gnot ue si a a ,erif dlrow of uqini i :yt so is ht e to eugn
noma g ruo mem b ,sre taht i t telifed h ht e lohw e ydob , na d tettes h on rif e ht e sruoc e of ;erutanna d it is se t on rif e of h .lle ” J( a em s 3: )6-5
81 . orP v bre s :51 2 na d J ema s .5:3
hT“ e ugnot e of ht e iw se su eth gdelwonk e gira ht; but ht e om uth of fo lo s uop r te h tuooof l hsi n se s.” ( rP o ev rbs 51 : )2
91 . orP v bre s 2:61 7 na d J ema s .6:3
)72:61A“ n ldognu y am n id g teg h up live ; and in ih s il ps eht e is a a s inrub ng .erif ” ( vorP e sbr
02 . P or v bre s 1:62 1 na d II eP ter .22:2
hT“ e taerg doG t tah demrof all sgniht ob th eht htedrawer oof l, and edrawer th.srossergsnart As a od g r nrute eth to sih ,timov os a loof htenruter ot his .yllof eeS st oht u a
am n iw se in hi s wo n cnoc e ti ? ht ere is rom e oh pe of a fool ht an of h .mi ” ( rP o ev rbs 62 : )21-01
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oF“ r fi retfa yeht vah e es epac d ht e oitullop n of ht e lrow d guorht h ht e gdelwonk e of ehtroL d dna ruoivaS J ,tsirhC suse yeht era gnatne niaga l de ,niereht dna overc emo , ht e ettal r e dn
si esrow htiw t meh naht eht igeb n .gnin roF ti dah neeb retteb of r eht m on t to vah e wonk n ehtyaw of nsuoethgir e ss , naht , a etf r eht y ah ve wonk n ti , to rut n orf m ht e loh y c tnemdnammoiled v ere d tnu o meht . But it is ha pp e en d tnu o ht em nidrocca g to the urt e p vor e br , hT e od g sienrut d t o his wo n vo im t niaga ; na d ht e sow aht t aw s hsaw e d to eh r wa niwoll g i n ht e .erim ” ( II
eP ter 2: )22-02
12 . orP v bre s :72 1 na d J ema s :4 1 .3
saoB“ t not lesyht f of to worrom ; of r oht u sewonk t on t ahw t a ad y am y nirb g htrof .”P( r vo e br s 2 )1:7
G“ o ot ,won ey taht as y, To da y or to mo orr w w e liw l go tni o cus h a ytic , and eunitnoceht e a ye ra , na d bu y na d les l, an d eg t iag n .. .” J( a em s 4: )31
III . hT e porP het oJ b i n Jo .b
elihW reneg a yll we n yam ot kniht fo J sa bo a ehporP t, aJ m se .seod
,ekaT“ ym eht ,nerhterb ,stehporp w oh evah nekops ni eht eman fo t eh ,droL rof namaxe ple of us f ef r ni g a lff i noitc , na d of ap t cnei e. Be dloh , we oc unt ht em ah ppy wh ci h e rudn e. eYevah draeh fo eht p cneita e of boJ , na d vah e see ht e ne d of ht e droL ; aht t ht e roL d is ve yritip f lu , an d of te edn r crem y.” ( maJ es 01:5 , )11
cnO e niag , niunitnoc g on modsiw , emaJ s etanimod s pecxe t of r ht e nis gle idneppA x morfraM k .72:01
ETON : It hgim t be lew l t o ton e reh e oh w aht t oJ b tiw h mlasP s na d orP v bre s is etfo n dellacthe rutaretiL e of iW s od m na d esiarP ; na d th ta , of ruoc se, emaJ s is ht e eihc f eN w eT s nemat t
tni erp er ter of that W si d .mo
22 . oJ b 2:1 1 na d emaJ s .1:5
nA“ d dias , N ake d mac e I uo t of my ‛rehtom s bmow , na d ekan d lahs l I ruter n :rehtihtht e ROL D g eva , na d ht e ROL D h ta h ekat n wa ay; elb s es d be ht e man e o f ht e DROL . I n la l th sioJ b s nni ed ton , on r ch ra ged oG d f iloo s ylh .” J( ob 12:1 , )22
G“ o to won , ye cir h nem , eew p na d woh l of r uoy r taht seiresim llahs emoc nopu yo ”.uJ( a em s 5: )1
32 . oJ b :7 7 a nd emaJ s .41:4
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M“ y syad era retfiws naht a s‛revaew ttuhs l ,e dna era tneps ohtiw ut .epoh O rebmemertaht my fil e is dniw : nim e ye e lahs l no rom e es e doog . The ye e o f ih m ht at tah h es en me s llah
es e m e no mo er : niht e ye es ar e upon em , na I d a m ton .” J( ob )8-6:7
aerehW“ s ye onk w on t ahw t lahs l be on eht .worrom roF w tah si ruoy li ?ef tI si nevea va uop r, ht at ap ep a ter h of r a lttil e emit , na d then v ina s teh h awa y.” ( maJ es )41:4
42 . oJ b 2:22 9 and emaJ s .01:4
I“ f uoht nruter to eht lA m ,ythgi uoht ahs lt eb iub lt ,pu uoht tlahs tup yawa ni i ytiuq raforf m ht y ..selcanrebat . ehW. n em n ra e sac t nwod , eht n oht u tlahs ,yas erehT si tfil i gn ;pu dna
he s lah l s va e ht e h lbmu e p re s .no ” oJ( b )92,32:22
bmuH“ le yo sru e evl s in ht e is ght of ht e L dro , na d he sh la l il f t oy u u .p ” J( a em s 4: )01
IT IS AE SY TO BE MUH BLE W EH N GNIHT S RA E NIOG G LLEW : IT IS NIRUD G EHTRT IALS AND TEMPTATIONS OF LIFE THAT WE FIND TRUE HUMILIT !Y
52 . oJ b :24 2 and raM k 1 .72:0
nehT“ Job rewsna ed ht e DROL , na d as id, I onk w aht t oht u nac st d o ve ery niht g, dnaaht t no th guo ht ac n be htiw h edlo n rf om eht e.” ( oJ b 24 : )2
nA“ d seJ us nikool g u op n ht em htias , tiW h em n i t is elbissopmi , ub t on w tiw h doG : roftiw h God la l th gni s ra e op s lbis e.” ( raM k )72:01
62 . oJ b 1:24 0 na d emaJ s .1:5
nA“ d ht e ROL D denrut eht c ytivitpa fo oJ b, nehw eh deyarp rof sih :sdneirf sla o ehtROL D g va e oJ b wt ice as cum h as he ha d be of r .e ” oJ( b )01:24
eB“ tneitap ,erofereht nerhterb , tnu o ht e nimoc g of ht e Lo dr . dloheB , ht e dnabsuh m natetiaw h rof eht suoicerp urf i fo t eht ,htrae dna ah th gnol neitap ce rof ,ti tnu il eh er c vie e eht
ae rly dna tal t re .niar eB ey osla eitap tn ; silbats h uoy r aeh r st : of r ht e nimoc g o f ht e Lo drward eth in g .th ” J( a em s 5: )8,7
3-7 : noitacilppA s.
eW evah ylno to dda t eseh rht ee rP o hp e st - aD- v di , oS l nomo , and boJ - t- o ht e Go ps el of aT b el-9 2 in edro r to telpmoc e this retpahc . revewoH , a s w e da d maJ es na d P ete r t o ht e soG pel w e sh dluoac ll T a lb e 9-2 nihtemos g esle : pahrep s “A noitacilpp s of ht e ”lepsoG ; cnis e we ton e aht t ht e opA s selt
eteP r na d emaJ s vah e ats r et d lddem ing in uo r li ev s , og in g aw y eb y no d th e ts r hgia t drawrofoitatneserp n of ht e fa tc s of ht e G lepso . ooL k at ht e lbaT e in ht e A pp e xidn . hT e noisulcni s o f eht
pA p noitacil s rf om eteP r na d emaJ s ra e r se p itce v le y p ecal d tiw h L ku e na d M kra , na d in iht s elbaT , retePna d aJ mes ga ain are ohs wn a t the ot p w ti h L uke and M ark in erap n seht is, ( .)
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taidemmI ely we citon e wt o iht ngs ab uo t the Ap tacilp i no s of the oG s lep : (1) The if rst ch hcruin elasureJ m ah s ht e srif t as y on smlasP ; na d 2( ) hT e xen t on smlasP , 7:2 , uof r eN w nematseT t sretirw
ouq te orf m .ti1 . asP lms 2: ,1 2 na d tcA s 4 2: 4 .62-
hW“ y do ht e ehtaeh n ar ge, na d ht e ep o lp e nigami e a iav n gniht ? The gnik s of ht e ea htrtes meht s vle es, and ht e lur ers take oc u sn el got e eht r, ag nia st ht e DROL , na d a iag nst his an tnio e ,d
,gniyas teL su rieht kaerb b ,rednusa sdna dna tsac rieht yawa c .su morf sdro He ht at htettisin ht e eh a ev ns sh la l al u hg : ht e L ro d s lah l h va e eht m in ed r isi o .n ” ( sP a ml s -1:2 4)
nA“ d nieb g l et go (P ete r and )nhoJ , eht y went to ieht r wo n napmoc y, na d re trop ed llataht ht e eihc f eirp sts na d redle s dah dias nu to .meht dnA nehw yeht draeh aht t, yeht detfil pu
eht ir vo ci e to oG d tiw h no e a drocc , na d s dia , L dro , oht u ra t God, cihw h hast dam e h vae en, dnahtrae , dna eht ,aes dna lla ni taht meht :si W oh yb eht om u ht fo yht tnavres divaD tsah as i ,d
hW y id d ht e he ehta n r ega , na d ht e p lpoe e nigami e iav n ?sgniht ehT ki sgn fo eht htrae doots u ,pdna eht ur l sre erew derehtag got e eht r ga a sni t ht e L dro , na d ga a sni t ih s tsirhC . oF r of a hturt
tsniaga ht y loh y lihc d suseJ , ohw m oht u sah t a detnion , b to h eH r do , na d uitnoP s etaliP , tiw h ehtitneG l se , na d th e pe lpo e of arsI el, rew e htag e er d got e reht , oF r t o do ostahw e ev r thy nah d a dn
ht y esnuoc l de enimret d be rof e to be nod e. nA d now, Lo dr , be loh d ieht r th taer e sgnin ; na d rg a tntnu o th y se vr a stn , aht t tiw h all ndlob ess t eh y am y s ep ak ht y wo .dr ..” ( tcA s 4: )92-32
2 . asP lms 2:7 a nd 4 New T tse a nem t rw i .sretI“ lliw eralced eht d :eerce eht DROL ah th dias otnu m ,e uohT tra ym So ;n siht yad evah
I eb g tto en ht e .e ” P( s mla s 2: )71( ) . aM t eht w 1:3 7 and .5:71
nA“ d lo a eciov morf ,nevaeh ,gniyas sihT is ym devoleb ,noS ni mohw I ma llew ”.desaelpM( a htt ew )71:3
lihW“ e he yet sp ka e, be oh ld, a rb i hg t olc ud oversh da o ew d them; na d heb old a ciov e o tuof ht e olc ud, w hcih ,dias hT is si ym devoleb S ,no ni mohw I ma llew raeh ;desaelp ey ”.mihM( a htt ew )5:71
)2( . beH r we s :1 5 na d .5:5
oF“ r nu to cihw h of the an leg s as id h e at na y emit , ohT u ra t my noS , iht s d ya vah e Ieb g tto en ht ee? nA d a iag n, I liw l be to hi a m F hta er, an d he hs all be to m a e S ?no ” H( e erb ws
)5:1
S“ o sla o sirhC t eifirolg d on t hi lesm f to be dam e an gih h p tseir ; ub t he ht at ias d otnumih , uohT tra ym S ,no ot yad evah I nettogeb eeht . As he s tia h sla o in ehtona r p ecal , ohT u tra
a pr ei st of r ve er af et r th e o edr r of Me zihcl e .ked ” H( e erb ws 5:5 , )6)3( . II Pe et r 1 .71:
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oF“ r he viecer ed orf m oG d ht e F hta er oh n uo r and lg o yr , ehw n eht e mac e s cu h a ciov e otih m orf m eht lecxe l tne ,yrolg sihT si my devoleb ,noS in mohw I ma llew .desaelp nA d ht is vo eci
cihw h nevaeh morf emac we ,draeh ew nehw erew w hti mih in eht yloh m .tnuo We vah e sla o arom e rus e row d of pr po h yce ; ehw r tnue o ye do lew l that ye kat e ,deeh sa tnu o a gil ht aht t sh hteni
in a rad k p ecal , itnu l the ad y wad n, na d ht e ad y ats r a sir e in ruoy ;straeh onK w gni siht ,tsrif t tahno rp o hp ecy of ht e s irc p rut e is of na y p vir ate in ret p ter a noit , oF r ht e p or p ceh y mac e not in o dlmit e yb eht iw ll fo :nam but yloh nem of oG d ps ake as eht y rew e vom ed by th e Holy ”.)tiripS(I( I P te er )12-71:1
IT IS HA LDR Y ANY IRP V TA E ITATERPRETNI ON EHW N OY U OLLA W WEHTTAM , ,LUAPNA D ETEP R TO AEPS K OR PRETNI RET ON HT E MAS E RUTPIRCS E OF !SMLASP
)4( . Mark 9: .7nA“ d eht e aw s a uolc d aht t revo s dah o ew d th me : and a v cio e came uo t of the uolc d,
,gniyas ihT s is my bel devo :noS raeh ”.mih (M kra )7:9 It dnimer s us of ahw t ehtona r porP h teias d, hrep aps ht e if rst porP het ex pec t of r oJ b, ht e P ehpor t --sesoM
hT“ e yht DROL G do iw ll pu esiar otnu t eeh a P or phet from the sdim t o f eeht , o f yhthterb r ne , ekil nu to ;em otnu him ey llahs ”...nekraeh ueD( t ymonore 18:15 ) nA d ihw ch reteP
ouq ted in ih s ces ond res m --nooF“ r soM es rt uly ias d tnu o ht e fa reht s, A orp p eh t sh la l ht e Lord uoy r oG d ra si e up otnu
oy u o f y uo r rb e nerht , kil e tnu o ;em mih llahs ey raeh ni lla ht i sgn reveostahw eh llahs yas otnu ”.uoy stcA( :3 2 )2 EHT PMI O ECNATR FO LI GNINETS ERAC F LLU Y TO NIHTYREVE G AHT T SUSEJ
IAS D OR THGUAT ; AND HT E ROFER E THE ER A OS N HT AT RAM K W TI H HT E ET A HC I GN S FOUSEJ S IS DAM E AN IDNEPPA X VE EN IF IT AM Y ON T BE HT E SAL T OOB K OF EHT ELBIB OT EBTIRW T !NE oslA we ton e orf m ht e IDNEPPA X LBAT E aht t emaJ s ecalp s an pA p idne x roilppA c ta ion t o the oG s ep l w ti h Ps la ms 23 :9 i n J ma es :3 3 --
oF“ r ni ynam ht i sgn ew dneffo la l. fI yna nam dneffo n to ni row d, eht emas si a ep r tcefnam , na d lba e a sl o to ldirb e ht e lohw e ydob . heB o dl , we up t tib s ni eht ‛sesroh om u ,sht taht yehtyam yebo ;su dna ew nrut oba ut rieht ohw le ”.ydob semaJ( 3 )3,2:
ekiL w esi we luohs d cehc k na y solc e taicossa i no s eewteb n ehttaM w na d kuL e on mlasP s 11:19na d aJ mes o n sP a ml s 9 :4 1 .2
1 . asP lm 91 .11:rF“ o eh llahs evig sih slegna egrahc revo ot ,eeht peek eeht in la l thy w ya s. ” (Ps smla
)11:19
(1). httaM ew .6:4
nA“ d tias h nataS( , ht e ed vil htias , nitouq g orf m )erutpircs , If oht u be ht e oS n of ,doGtsac syht elf nwod : rof ti si rw i ,nett eH llahs gi ev sih slegna egrahc noc c gninre :eeht na d in ht e ri
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dnah s they sh la l aeb r eht e up, sel t a t na y mit e thou sad h thy of ot iaga nst a st eno . Je us s s diatnu o h mi , It is rw i ett n a iag n, Thou sh la t no t met pt ht e roL d th y oG d.” ( ttaM hew 6:4 , )7
2( ) . Luke .01:4
oF“ r it is ttirw en, He s lah l ig ve ih s slegna egrahc revo ,eeht ot peek ”...eeht kuL( e )01:4Of esruoc , n to e aht t ‛nataS s touq e as yawla s is id s etrot d in tni e itaterpr on as he t tpme s J use s ot
tbuod , “If t hou be the S on of .doG . ”.2 . sP a ml s 9 :4 1 .2
desselB“ si eht nam w moh uoht c ,tsenetsah O LO ,DR dna aet c tseh ih m uo t of th y ;waltahT oht u yam est ig ve ih m rest rf om ht e yad s of vda e tisr y, tnu il ht e ip t be eggid d of r eht
ciw k ”.de smlasP( :49 1 )31,2 We ra e s irpru sed aht t ht e pit ah s on t ey t eeb n ud g of r ht e ekciw d; dnaus s cep t aht t ht e ip t liw l moc e as ht e lo d e tra h is ed s rt o ey d by fi er , aht t lo d trae h imoceb ng ht e p ,tina d ht e en w trae h w ti h a gr ae t lug f exif d eewteb n it and ht e lo d htrae , emoceb s ht e moh e na d k modgni
o f eb l .srevei1( ) . emaJ s .1:5
oG“ ot on w ey , hcir ,nem w dna pee lwoh rof oy ur seiresim aht t sh oc lla m nopu e ”.uoysemaJ( )1:5 hT e lno y itcennoc on eewteb n mlasP s as pretni r ete d by Jesus and the Apostles is that ew
tsum rael n to touq e tpircs u er s tteb er aht n ataS n el st by ataS n we be evieced d kil e ht e cir h am n otnirongi ing ht e i iven t ba le nif al ts a .set
llaniF y in iht s retpahc , cnis e we vah e ias d nihton g of ht e ehto r koob s ettirw n by ht e porP h tenomoloS , na d we nif d tsaiselccE es in eht acilppA t snoi bat l ,e we dluohs rb i ylfe cl eso tiw h ht is re ref e ecn
orf m the O ld T e ats m .tne1 . E selcc i etsa s 1:21 - .3
rebmemeR“ on w ht y otaerC r in ht e yad s of ht y htuoy , lihw e ht e ive l ad ys moc e ton , ronht e sraey ward ,thgin w neh uoht tlahs ,yas I evah on pl ni erusae eht m; lihW e ht e nus , or eht
thgil , or ht e noom , or ht e srats , be on t denekrad , on r ht e duolc s ruter n etfa r ht e niar : In ehtyad ehw n ht e peek ers of ht e esuoh llahs ert m ,elb dna eht st gnor nem lahs l ob w th lesme v se , a dn
ht e srednirg esaec esuaceb t yeh era ,wef dna esoht taht l koo tuo of eht dniw o sw eb enekrad d ”...setsaiselccE( 1 -1:2 3) lA l of a ddus en in the buod le rutan e of lO d nematseT t orp p yceh , we es e ht is
is ton ylno a egassem rof gnuoy erofeb eg t gnit lo d; tub a a osl ssem a eg to ht e rae th lihw e lits l gnuoyrofeb e i t pa p aor c eh s en ar ht e e nd w eh n ht e nus , m noo , na d rats s stop ivig ng eht ir gil h .t
)1( . raM k 31 : .42ub“ t in ht ose da sy , tfa er ht at birt u ital on, the sun sh la l be krad e den , na d the om on sh lla
on t vig e eh r thgil , nA d ht e s rat s of h ae ven s lah l f lla , and ht e wop ers that are in h ae ven s lah l ebkahs en. dnA neht ahs ll yeht ees ht e oS n of am n nimoc g in ht e duolc s tiw h aerg t ewop r na d .yrolg
nA d eht n hs all he s ne d his a gn e sl , and sh la l ga eht r got e eht r ih s ele ct morf eht ruof w ,sdni morfeht rettu m tso rap t of ht e e tra h t o ht e somrettu t rap t fo ”.nevaeh kraM( :31 2 2-4 7) IHT S SI
EEDNI D AN IDNEPPA X ON IT !LLA