God promised land, descendants seed , and blessing. This 3-fold promise became, in turn, the basis of the covenant with Abraham Gen. The rest of Scripture bears out the fulfillment of these promises. On a larger scale, Gen. Without exception, in each account God increased the manifestation of His grace.
But also without exception, man responded in greater sinful rebellion. One final theme of both theological and historical significance sets Genesis apart from other books of Scripture, in that the first book of Scripture corresponds closely with the final book. In the book of Revelation, the paradise which was lost in Genesis will be regained. The apostle John clearly presented the events recorded in his book as future resolutions to the problems which began as a result of the curse in Gen.
His focus is upon the effects of the Fall in the undoing of creation and the manner in which God rids His creation of the curse effect.
At that time, they will partake, wearing robes washed in the blood of the Lamb Rev. Genesis presents creation by divine fiat, ex nihilo , i. The customs of Genesis often differ considerably from those of our modern day. They must be explained against their ancient Near Eastern background. Each custom must be treated according to the immediate context of the passage before any attempt is made to explain it based on customs recorded in extrabiblical sources or even elsewhere in Scripture. Genesis by content is comprised of two basic sections: 1 Primitive history Gen.
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As the only book of its kind in the New Testament, Revelation presents interpretive challenges to scholar, student, pastor, and lay reader alike. For readers without specialized training, the historical-critical approach used in many commentaries can provide more complication than illumination.
Further, that approach tends to de-emphasize the narrative aspect of the book. This accessible introduction to Genesis examines introductory issues, overarching themes, and the argument of the book. This work is designed for the serious student of the Bible—author Bill T. Chapter outlines, key terms, study questions and sidebar information make this a valuable resource for those engaged in biblical studies. The command to love is central to the Gospel of John. Uniting rigorous exegesis with theological and pastoral insight, Love in the Gospel of John makes a substantive contribution to contemporary Johannine scholarship.
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His fatherhood involves both His designation within the Trinity and His relationship with mankind. He has decreed for His own glory all things that come to pass Ephesians He continually upholds, directs, and governs all creatures and events 1 Chronicles In His sovereignty He is neither the author nor approver of sin Habakkuk ; John , nor does He abridge the accountability of moral, intelligent creatures 1 Peter He has graciously chosen from eternity past those whom He would have as His own Ephesians ; He saves from sin all who come to Him through Jesus Christ; He adopts as His own all those who come to Him; and He becomes, upon adoption, Father to His own John ; Romans ; Galatians ; Hebrews God the Son.
We teach that Jesus Christ, the second Person of the Trinity, possesses all the divine excellencies, and in these He is coequal, consubstantial, and coeternal with the Father John ; We teach that God the Father created according to His own will, through His Son, Jesus Christ, by whom all things continue in existence and in operation John ; Colossians ; Hebrews We teach that in the incarnation the eternal Son, the second Person of the Trinity, without altering His divine nature or surrendering any of the divine attributes, made Himself of no reputation by taking on a full human nature consubstantial with our own, yet without sin Philippians ; Hebrews ; We teach that He was conceived by the Holy Spirit in the womb of the virgin Mary Luke and thus born of a woman Galatians , so that two whole, perfect, and distinct natures, the divine and the human, were joined together in one person, without confusion, change, division, or separation.
He is therefore very God and very man, yet one Christ, the only mediator between God and man. We teach that in His incarnation, Christ fully possessed His divine nature, attributes, and prerogatives Colossians ; cf. Luke ; John ; However, in the state of His humiliation, He did not always fully express the glories of His majesty, concealing them behind the veil of His genuine humanity Matthew ; Mark ; Philippians According to His human nature, He acts in submission to the Father John ; , 30; by the power of Holy Spirit Isaiah ; Matthew ; Luke , 14 , while, according to His divine nature, He acts by His authority and power as the eternal Son John ; cf.
We teach that our Lord Jesus Christ accomplished our redemption through the shedding of His blood and sacrificial death on the cross and that His death was voluntary, vicarious, substitutionary, propitiatory, and redemptive John ; Romans ; ; 1 Peter We teach that on the basis of the efficacy of the death of our Lord Jesus Christ, the believing sinner is freed from the punishment, the penalty, the power, and one day the very presence of sin; and that he is declared righteous, given eternal life, and adopted into the family of God Romans ; ; 2 Corinthians ; 1 Peter ; We teach that our justification is made sure by His literal, physical resurrection from the dead and that He is now ascended to the right hand of the Father, where He now mediates as our Advocate and High Priest Matthew ; Luke ; Acts ; Romans ; ; Hebrews ; ; 1 John We teach that in the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the grave, God confirmed the deity of His Son and gave proof that God has accepted the atoning work of Christ on the cross.
We teach that Jesus Christ will return to receive the church, which is His Body, unto Himself at the rapture, and returning with His church in glory, will establish His millennial kingdom on earth Acts ; 1 Thessalonians ; Revelation As the Mediator between God and man 1 Timothy , the Head of His Body the church Ephesians ; ; Colossians , and the coming universal King, who will reign on the throne of David Isaiah ; Luke , He is the final Judge of all who fail to place their trust in Him as Lord and Savior Matthew ; Acts God the Holy Spirit.
We teach that the Holy Spirit is a divine Person, eternal, underived, possessing all the attributes of personality and deity, including intellect 1 Corinthians , emotions Ephesians , will 1 Corinthians , eternality Hebrews , omnipresence Psalm , omniscience Isaiah , omnipotence Romans , and truthfulness John In all the divine attributes He is coequal and consubstantial with the Father and the Son Matthew ; Acts ; ; 1 Corinthians ; 2 Corinthians ; Jeremiah with Hebrews We teach that it is the work of the Holy Spirit to execute the divine will with relation to all mankind.
We recognize His sovereign activity in creation Genesis , the incarnation Matthew , the written revelation 2 Peter , and the work of salvation John We teach that the work of the Holy Spirit in this age began at Pentecost, when He came from the Father as promised by Christ John ; to initiate and complete the building of the Body of Christ, which is His church 1 Corinthians The broad scope of His divine activity includes convicting the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment; glorifying the Lord Jesus Christ and transforming believers into the image of Christ John ; Acts ; ; Romans ; 2 Corinthians ; Ephesians We teach that the Holy Spirit is the supernatural and sovereign Agent in regeneration, baptizing all believers into the Body of Christ 1 Corinthians The Holy Spirit also indwells, sanctifies, instructs, empowers them for service, and seals them unto the day of redemption Romans ; 2 Corinthians ; Ephesians Every believer possesses the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit from the moment of salvation, and it is the duty of all those born of the Spirit to be filled with controlled by the Spirit John ; Romans ; Ephesians ; 1 John , We teach that the Holy Spirit administers spiritual gifts to the church.
The Holy Spirit glorifies neither Himself nor His gifts by ostentatious displays, but He does glorify Christ by implementing His work of redeeming the lost and building up believers in the most holy faith John ; Acts ; 1 Corinthians ; 2 Corinthians We teach, in this respect, that God the Holy Spirit is sovereign in the bestowing of all His gifts for the perfecting of the saints today, and that speaking in tongues and the working of sign miracles in the beginning days of the church were for the purpose of pointing to and authenticating the apostles as revealers of divine truth, and were never intended to be characteristic of the lives of believers 1 Corinthians ; ; 2 Corinthians ; Ephesians ; Hebrews We teach that man was directly and immediately created by God in His image and likeness.
Man was created free of sin with a rational nature, intelligence, volition, self-determination, and moral responsibility to God Genesis , ; James With no recuperative powers to enable him to recover himself, man is hopelessly lost. All men are thus sinners by nature, by choice, and by divine declaration Psalm ; Jeremiah ; Romans , 23; We teach that salvation is wholly of God by grace on the basis of the redemption of Jesus Christ, the merit of His shed blood, and not on the basis of human merit or works John ; Ephesians ; ; 1 Peter We teach that regeneration is a supernatural work of the Holy Spirit by which the divine nature and divine life are given John ; Titus
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