The Theme of the Bible
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The Theme of the BibleThe Theme of the Bible
El Bethel church of ChristOctober 3, 2005
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The great commission –
““Go into all the world Go into all the world and preach and preach the gospel the gospel
to all creation...”to all creation...”Mark 16:15
An Urgent and Important An Urgent and Important CommandCommand
Everyone deserves to hear the gospel!
The GospelThe Gospel
Power of God -
““I am not ashamed I am not ashamed of of the gospel the gospel for it for it is the power of God is the power of God
for salvation...”for salvation...”Roman 1:16
The GospelThe Gospel
““...when the Lord Jesus will be revealed ...when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire, dealing out retribution to flaming fire, dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. These will pay the penalty of Jesus. These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power...”of His power...”
2 Thessalonians 1:7-9
The GospelThe Gospel““I am amazed that you are so quickly I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for grace of Christ, for a different gospela different gospel; ; which is really not another; only there which is really not another; only there are some who are disturbing you and are some who are disturbing you and want to distort want to distort the gospel of Christ. the gospel of Christ.
But even But even if we or an angel from if we or an angel from heaven heaven should preach should preach a gospel other a gospel other than the one we preached to youthan the one we preached to you, let , let him be him be eternally condemned!eternally condemned!””
Galatians 1:6-12Galatians 1:6-12
DIFFICULT STATEMENT
POLITICALLY INCORRECT
““I am amazed that you are so quickly I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for grace of Christ, for a different gospela different gospel; ; which is really not another; only there which is really not another; only there are some who are disturbing you and are some who are disturbing you and want to distort want to distort the gospel of Christ. the gospel of Christ.
But even But even if we or an angel from if we or an angel from heaven heaven should preach should preach a gospel other a gospel other than the one we preached to youthan the one we preached to you, let , let him be him be eternally condemned!eternally condemned!””
Galatians 1:6-12Galatians 1:6-12
The GospelThe Gospel
How can I know?
Where would we start?
Galatians 1:6-12
Galatians 3:24Galatians 3:24
TEACHERTEACHER
TO BRING US TO CHRISTTO BRING US TO CHRIST
JUSTIFIED BY FAITHJUSTIFIED BY FAITH
OLD LAWOLD LAWAlso
Rom. 15:4
For whatever things were written before were written for our learning,
that we through the patience and comfort of
the Scriptures might have hope.
1 Cor. 10:11
Now these things happened to them as an example, and they were
written for our instruction
Which GOD?Which GOD?
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ETERNAL
ALL POWERFUL
ALL KNOWING
The Nature of God…The Nature of God…Before the mountains were born or You gave birth to the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God. Psalm 90:2
And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father…for the LORD searches every heart and understands every motive behind the thoughts. I Chronicles 28:9
The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. Isaiah 40:28ff
ETERNAL
ALL POWERFUL
ALL KNOWING
The Nature of God…The Nature of God…Before the mountains were born or You gave birth to the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God. Psalm 90:2
And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father…for the LORD searches every heart and understands every motive behind the thoughts. I Chronicles 28:9
The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. Isaiah 40:28ff
GOD GOD IS IS
HOLYHOLY
Inhabits eternity with a dominion of purity defined by His nature
“Far be it from God to do wickedness, And from the Almighty to do
wrong. .. Surely, God will not act wickedly, And the Almighty will not
pervert justice.”Job 34:10-12
GODGOD
There is no hint of moral evil in His nature“For You are not a God who takes pleasure in
wickedness; No evil dwells with You.”Psalms 5:4
GODGOD
HolyHoly
Ps 33:4-5 For the word of the LORD is upright, And all His work is done in faithfulness. He loves righteousness and justice;
The earth is full of the lovingkindness of the LORD.
God’s holiness is demonstrated in His justice and love toward His
creation.
JUSTICEJUSTICE LOVELOVE
Set ApartSet Apart
God demands moral uprightness in His creatures because He is Holy!
“Thus you are to be holy to Me, for I the LORD am holy; and I have set you apart from the peoples to be Mine.” Leviticus 20:26
GOD
GODGOD
SPIRITUAL UNIONSPIRITUAL UNIONSPIRITUAL FELLOWSHIPSPIRITUAL FELLOWSHIP
GOD
GODGOD
God exhibits an attitude of abhorrence God exhibits an attitude of abhorrence and hatred to all that is wrongand hatred to all that is wrong
““You are of purer eyes than to behold You are of purer eyes than to behold evil, and cannot look upon wickedness.” evil, and cannot look upon wickedness.”
Hab 1:13Hab 1:13
GOD
GODGOD
Cannot co-exist with sinCannot co-exist with sin““Your iniquities have separated Your iniquities have separated you from your God; and your sins you from your God; and your sins have hidden his face from you.” have hidden his face from you.”
Is 59:2Is 59:2
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DEATHDEATH“you were dead in your trespasses and sins” Eph 2:1
DEATHDEATHSINSIN
Ezekiel 18:20Ezekiel 18:20 ... the person who sins he shall ... the person who sins he shall diedie
Psa 53:3Psa 53:3 ““...everyone turns away…no one ...everyone turns away…no one does good, not even one.”does good, not even one.”
Ezekiel 18:20Ezekiel 18:20 ... the person who sins he shall ... the person who sins he shall diedie
DEATHDEATHSINSIN
The The CONSEQUENCESCONSEQUENCES of SIN of SIN
DEATHDEATH
SPIRITUALSPIRITUAL
MORTALMORTAL“For out of the dust
youwere taken; for dust you are, and to the
dust you shall return.”~ Genesis 3:19
Other consequences (Gen 3):• increased pain in childbirth • toil and labor• 1st prophecy of Christ
~Isaiah 59:2
Psa 53:3Psa 53:3 ““...everyone turns away…no one ...everyone turns away…no one does good, not even one.”does good, not even one.”
DEATHDEATH
LIFELIFE“without the shedding of
blood there can be no remission of sins.”
Heb. 9:22
The The PRICEPRICE for SIN for SIN
The PriceThe PriceGenesis 2:16-17 “The LORD God commanded the man, saying, ‘From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die.’”
2 Peter 2:4-9
4 For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to pits of darkness, reserved for judgment;
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A Just GodA Just God
A Just GodA Just God
5 and did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when He brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly;
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Noah’s Flood (Genesis 6-8)
A Just GodA Just God
6 and if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction by reducing them to ashes, having made them an example to those who would live ungodly lives thereafter...
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Genesis 18-19
The Price is RightThe Price is Right
We deserve to die for breaking the laws of the God of the universe!!!
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DEATHThe person who sins will die. Ezekiel 18:20
Death Man finds himself in a very desperate situation:Man has broken the laws of the God of the universe, this has separated him from God, and the price of death hangs over his head (which he cannot pay!) by a just God!
God’s God’s JusticeJustice Demands Demands Death as Payment for SinDeath as Payment for Sin
MercyMercyGod God does not givedoes not give
what what isis deserved deserved
GraceGraceGod God givesgives what is what is notnot deserved deserved
God’s God’s LoveLove Provides a way to Provides a way to Pay the PricePay the Price
NOT NOT GUILTY!!GUILTY!!
BLOODBLOODMERCYMERCY
AtonementAtonement
Kaphar: Kaphar: to cover, purge, make an atonement, to cover, purge, make an atonement, make reconciliation, cover over with pitch make reconciliation, cover over with pitch – (Qal) to coat or cover with pitch (Qal) to coat or cover with pitch – (Piel) (Piel)
• to cover over, pacify, propitiate to cover over, pacify, propitiate
• to cover over, atone for sin, make atonement for to cover over, atone for sin, make atonement for
• to cover over, atone for sin and persons by legal rites to cover over, atone for sin and persons by legal rites
– (Pual) (Pual) • to be covered over to be covered over
• to make atonement for to make atonement for
– (Hithpael) to be covered (Hithpael) to be covered
GOD
GODGOD
AtonementAtonement““...for it is on this day that atonement shall be ...for it is on this day that atonement shall be made for you to cleanse you; you will be clean made for you to cleanse you; you will be clean from all your sins before the LORD”from all your sins before the LORD” Lev 16:30Lev 16:30
ATONEMENTATONEMENT
AtonementAtonement
Leviticus 17:11Leviticus 17:11
'For the life of the flesh is in the 'For the life of the flesh is in the bloodblood, ,
and I have given it to you on the altar and I have given it to you on the altar
to make atonement for your souls; for to make atonement for your souls; for
it is the it is the bloodblood by reason of the life that by reason of the life that
makes atonement.'makes atonement.'
AtonementAtonement
Leviticus 17:11Leviticus 17:11
'For the life of the flesh is in the 'For the life of the flesh is in the bloodblood, ,
and I have given it to you on the altar and I have given it to you on the altar
to make atonement for your souls; for to make atonement for your souls; for
it is the it is the bloodblood by reason of the life that by reason of the life that
makes makes atonementatonement.'.'
Innocent Innocent LIFELIFE
PaymentPayment
BLOODBLOOD REPRESENTS LIFELIFE
ATONES FORInnocent LIFEInnocent LIFE SINNERSINNER
Heb 9:22 Heb 9:22 …without the shedding of blood …without the shedding of blood there can be no forgivenessthere can be no forgiveness
REPRESENTSGuilty Guilty LIFELIFE
GODSANCTIFICATIOSANCTIFICATIONN
“...that He might sanctify her [the church], having cleansed her …” Eph. 5:25-26
Lev 17:11Lev 17:11
“The sinner deserved to die; therefore the sacrifice must die. ...God appointed the sprinkling or pouring out of the blood of the sacrifice upon the altar to signify that the life of the sacrifice was given to God instead of the sinner's life, and as a ransom or counter-price for it; therefore without shedding of blood there was no remission, Heb 9:22.” Macknight
Animal SacrificeAnimal Sacrifice
SINSSINS
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SINS
INNOCENTINNOCENT GUILTYGUILTY
DEATHDEATH
Animal SacrificeAnimal Sacrifice
SINSSINS
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Leviticus 17:11 'For the life of the flesh is in
the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar
to make atonement for
your souls; for it is the blood by
reason of the life that makes
atonement.'
Heb 9:22 …without the shedding of blood there is no remission.
• but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die.“ (Gen 2)
• For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood by reason of the life that makes atonement.‘ (Lev 17)
• …without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. (Heb 9:22)
Adam & Eve “died” through the animal deaths
JUSTICEJUSTICE
Animal SacrificeAnimal Sacrifice
MERCYMERCY
DEATH
SINSSINS
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What Made it Work?What Made it Work?
FAITHFAITH
Unacceptable SacrificesUnacceptable Sacrifices
FAITHFAITH
Cain: Cain: Genesis 4Genesis 4
Priests: Priests: Leviticus 10Leviticus 10
Jews: Jews: Malachi 1:8Malachi 1:8
By Faith…By Faith…AbelAbel
NoahNoahAbrahamAbrahamAbrahamAbraham
SarahSarahAbrahamAbraham
IsaacIsaacIsraelitesIsraelites
Walls of JerichoWalls of Jericho
OFFEREDOFFEREDPREPAREDPREPAREDOBEYEDOBEYEDLIVEDLIVEDCONCEIVEDCONCEIVEDOFFEREDOFFEREDBLESSEDBLESSEDPASSED THROUGHPASSED THROUGHENCIRCLEDENCIRCLED
Genuine FAITH requires Genuine FAITH requires Belief-based ACTIONBelief-based ACTION
Genuine Faith – Genuine Faith – Hebrews 11:6Hebrews 11:6
But without faith it is impossible to
please Him, for he who comes to God
must believe that He is, and that He is a
rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
Genuine Faith – Genuine Faith – Hebrews 11:6Hebrews 11:6
But without faith it is impossible to
please Him, for he who comes to God
must believe that He is, and that He is a
rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
FAITH = Belief-based action
Genuine Faith – Genuine Faith – Hebrews 11:6Hebrews 11:6
But without faith it is impossible to
please Him, for he who comes to God
must believe that He is, and that He is a
rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
DEATH
Animal SacrificeAnimal Sacrifice
SINS
JUSTICEJUSTICE MERCYMERCY
SINS
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SINSINSACRIFICESACRIFICE
BLOODBLOOD
ATONEMENTATONEMENT
FAITHFAITH
REPRESENTATIVEREPRESENTATIVEDEATHDEATH
TEACHERTEACHERGal 3:24
REDEMPTIONREDEMPTION
HOLINESSHOLINESS
SANCTIFICATIONSANCTIFICATION
GRACEGRACE
that takes away the sin
of the world”
“Behold the
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Examining Examining The Blood of ChristThe Blood of Christ
ContradictionContradiction??
(John 3:16) For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish,
but have eternal life.
(James 2:19) You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also
believe, and shudder.
SYNECDOCHESYNECDOCHE
A part is put for the wholeA part is put for the whole““Head” for cattle Head” for cattle ““Sail” for sailboatsSail” for sailboats
The whole is used for a partThe whole is used for a part““Law” for policemanLaw” for policeman
BELIEF-based ACTIONBELIEF-based ACTION(SAVING FAITH)(SAVING FAITH)
WORKS ALONE
BELIEFALONE HEBREWS 11
What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds?
Can such faith save him?James 2:14
JUSTIFIED BY FAITHJUSTIFIED BY FAITH
(v14) Can that type of faith savesave a man? (v17) Faith without action is deaddead
(v18) Faith is shown by actionaction(v20) Faith without action is “uselessuseless”
(v21-23) Abraham’s faith was perfectedperfected by belief working with his actions
(v24) Justified by action, notnot “faith alone”(v26) Faith without action is deaddead
(v19) Devils are believers!Devils are believers! – and lostTHERE ARE BELIEVERS IN HELL!
BELIEF ALONE? BELIEF ALONE? (James 2:14-26)(James 2:14-26)
• Receive the envelope• Open the envelope• Open the card• “Shake out” the
check• Endorse the check• Take it to the bank• Receive your cash• Still a gift?• You did nothing to
EARN the gift – you just accepted the gift!
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