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The Bible

The Bible. Its Subject and Purpose. Jesus Christ as the Subject. Jesus Christ as the Creator Elohim is one of the Hebrew words for God. Elohim is plural so when it is used it speaks of all three members of the Godhead God, the Father, the Author of the plan

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The Bible

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  1. The Bible Its Subject and Purpose

  2. Jesus Christ as the Subject • Jesus Christ as the Creator • Elohim is one of the Hebrew words for God. • Elohim is plural so when it is used it speaks of all three members of the Godhead • God, the Father, the Author of the plan • God, the Son, the Executor of the plan • God, the Holy Spirit, the Revealer of and Restorer to the plan. • It is not until the New Testament that it is revealed clearly that all things were made by Christ. (John 1:3)

  3. Jesus Christ as the Subject Colossians 1:16, 17, “By Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: and he is before all things and by him all things consist.”

  4. Jesus Christ as the Subject • Jesus Christ as the Creator the perfection's of the universe reflect His handiwork.

  5. Jesus Christ as the Subject • Jesus Christ as the Creator • Jesus Christ as the supreme ruler of the world

  6. Jesus Christ as the Subject • Jesus Christ as the supreme ruler of the world • While Scripture attributes supreme sovereignty to God, the Father, it is clear that it is His purpose that Christ should rule the world. (Psalm 2:8-9) • It is the purpose of God that every tongue shall confess that Christ is Lord and every knee will bow. • The history of man, although it records his rebellion against God, (Psalm 2:1-2) • reveals that Christ is awaiting the day when His full sovereignty is expressed over the entire world. (Psalm 110:1) Romans 14:11 Philippians 2:9-11 Isaiah 45:23

  7. Jesus Christ as the Subject • Jesus Christ as the supreme ruler of the world • The day will come when Christ will be Lord of all, sin will be judged, and the sovereignty of Christ revealed. (Revelation 19:15-16) • God has permitted earthly rulers to occupy their thrones. Great nations have risen and fallen such as • but the final kingdom will be the kingdom from heaven over which Christ will rule. (Daniel 7:13-14) • Not only is Christ the King over the nations, but He will reign on the throne of David as the Son of David and especially will be the King of Israel. (Luke 1:31-33) • This will become evident when He returns in His second advent to establish His millennial kingdom and will reign over the entire world including the kingdom of Israel. Egypt Assyria Rome Babylon Medo-Persia Greece

  8. Jesus Christ as the Subject • Jesus Christ as the supreme ruler of the world • His sovereignty is also expressed in His relationship to the church of which He is the head. (Ephesians 1:22-23) • As the supreme sovereign over the world, over Israel, and over the church, (Ephesians 1:20-21) Christ is the supreme judge of all men. John 5:27 Isaiah 9:6-7 Psalm 72:1-2, 8, 11

  9. Jesus Christ as the Subject • Jesus Christ as the Creator • Jesus Christ as the supreme ruler of the world • Jesus Christ as the Incarnate Word

  10. Jesus Christ as the Subject • Jesus Christ as the Incarnate Word • Jesus Christ is revealed as the Incarnate Word • Jesus Christ is the physical embodiment of what God is. • Jesus Christ is a revelation of the nature and being of God. • In Christ are revealed all the attributes that belong to God • Jesus Christ is the Word, the expression of what God is. (John1:1) His wisdom His power His holiness His love

  11. Jesus Christ as the Subject • Jesus Christ as the Incarnate Word HEBREWS 1:3 "BEING THE BRIGHTNESS OF HIS GLORY, AND THE EXPRESS IMAGE OF HIS PERSON, AND UPHOLDING ALL THINGS BY THE WORD OF HIS POWER, WHEN HE HAD BY HIMSELF PURGED OUR SINS, SAT DOWN ON THE RIGHT HAND OF THE MAJESTY ON HIGH."

  12. Jesus Christ as the Subject • Jesus Christ as the Creator • Jesus Christ as the supreme ruler of the world • Jesus Christ as the Incarnate Word • Jesus Christ as Savior

  13. Jesus Christ as the Subject • Jesus Christ as Savior • Christ is the promised seed who would conquer Satan. (Genesis 3:15) • In the Old Testament, Christ is pictured as the servant of Jehovah who would bear the sins of the whole world. (Isaiah 53:4-6; John 1:29) • As a sacrifice for sin, He was to die on the cross and suffer the judgment of the sin of the whole world. • As Savior He is not only the sacrifice for sin but also our High Priest. (Hebrews 7:25-27) 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 2 Corinthians 5:19-21 1 Peter 1:18-19 1 John 2:2 Revelation 1:5

  14. Jesus Christ as the Subject • Jesus Christ as Savior • From Genesis to Revelation, Jesus Christ is presented supremely as the only Savior. Acts 4:12 "And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men, by which we must be saved." (NAS)

  15. Jesus Christ as the Subject • Jesus Christ as the Creator • Jesus Christ as the supreme ruler of the world • Jesus Christ as the Incarnate Word • Jesus Christ as Savior

  16. History of Man • Scripture as a whole unfolds God's plan and purpose for the human race. • God's sovereign purposes for the nations of the world are majestically unfolded in the history of the race. • The immediate descendents of Adam and Eve are blotted out in the flood in the time of Noah. • Genesis 10 records the descendants of Noah as they formed the three major divisions of the human race. • The descendants of Noah also failed and were judged at the Tower of Babel • God selected Abraham to fulfill His purpose of revealing Himself through the people of Israel. • Beginning in Genesis 12, a dominant theme of the Bible is the emergence and history of the nation of Israel. • Most of the Old Testament is occupied with this fairly small nation in relation to the mass of Gentiles around it.

  17. History of Man • This culminates in the New Testament in the coming of Jesus Christ who supremely fulfilled the promise given originally to Abraham that through his seed all nations of the world would be blessed. • In the New Testament, another major division of humanity emerges • The church, the body of Christ, comprising of both Jew and Gentile who believe in Jesus Christ as their Savior. • Thus the New Testament in the Acts and the Epistles is occupied with God’s dealings with the church. • The Book of Revelation is the grand climax to it all.

  18. History of Man • The succession of great empires Egypt and Assyria Babylon Medo-Persia Greece Rome • is climaxed by the kingdom which comes from heaven at the second coming of Christ. • Jew and Gentile alike are found in the millennial kingdom

  19. History of Man • While the subject of Scripture centers in Jesus Christ and relates the history of the world to God’s purpose to glorify Himself, the major movements of God can be seen in the demonstration of His sovereignty in relation to the nations, His faithfulnessin relation to Israel, His grace in relation to the church. • The consummation of it all is found in the • new heavens, • the new earth, • and the new Jerusalem

  20. Purpose of the Bible God created for the purpose of glorifying Himself through the manifestation of the unity of His attributes

  21. Purpose of the Bible • For this one purpose • the material universe was designed, • angels were created, • man was created • sin was permitted • redemption was provided

  22. Purpose of the Bible • For God to manifest His glory is in keeping with His infinite perfection’s. • When man attempts to glorify himself, it is always questionable because man is so imperfect. • For God to manifest His glory is to express and reveal truth which has infinite blessing for the creature. • He is worthy of infinite glory

  23. Purpose of the Bible • The revelation of God to His creatures • has provided them with a worthy object for love and devotion, • has given them ground for faith and peace of mind, • has given man assurance of salvation in time and eternity • Since the Bible is God’s message to man, its supreme purpose is His supreme purpose that He may be glorified

  24. Purpose of the Bible • Angels and men, the material universe and every creature, are all created for His glory. (Colossians 1:16; Psalm 19:1) • The nation Israel is for the glory of God. • Salvation is unto the glory of God,(Romans 9:23) even as it will be a manifestation of the grace of God, (Ephesians 2:7) and is now a manifestation of the wisdom of God. (Ephesians 3:10) Isaiah 60:1 Isaiah 43:25 Isaiah 43:21 Isaiah 43:7 Isaiah 60:3 Isaiah 60:21 Isaiah 62:3 Jeremiah 13:11

  25. Purpose of the Bible • All service should be unto the glory of God. • The Bible itself is God’s instrument by which He prepares the man of God unto every good work.(2 Timothy 3:16-17) • The Christian’s new passion is that God may be glorified.(Romans 5:2) • Even the believer’s death is said to be to this one end. (John 21:19; Philippians 1:20) • The saved one is appointed to share in the glory of Christ.(John 17:22; Colossians 3:4) Matthew 5:16 John 15:8 1 Corinthians 10:31 1 Peter 2:12 1 Peter 4:11, 14

  26. Purpose of the Bible • The Bible differs in its subject and purpose from any other book in the world. • The Bible stands supreme as reflecting • the place of man and his opportunity of salvation, • the supreme character and work of Jesus Christ as the only Savior, • and gives in detail the infinite glories that belong to God Himself. • It is the one book that reveals the Creator to the creature and discloses the plan by which man can be reconciled and be in eternal fellowship with the eternal God.

  27. Subject and Purpose of the Bible • What evidence if found that Christ participated in creation? In his gospel, the apostle John, while introducing the world to the “Word,” says of this “Word” in chapter one, verse 3, “All things came into being by Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.” The “Him” in this verse is referring to the “Word,” and in verse 14 of chapter one John says of this “Him,” “And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.” “The only begotten from the Father” is of course Jesus Christ.

  28. Subject and Purpose of the Bible • What evidence if found that Christ participated in creation? Paul, writing to the Colossians, speaks of His, God, the Father’s, beloved Son in verse 14 of chapter 1, and then in verse 16 he writes this, “For by Him all things were created, {both} in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities-- all things have been created by Him and for Him.” 2. In what sense is Christ the supreme ruler of the world and how is it expressed? Because He is the Creator, Jesus Christ also has the place of being the supreme ruler of the universe. Rom. 14:11; Isa. 45:23; Phil. 2:9-11; Eph. 1:20-23

  29. Subject and Purpose of the Bible 3. Explain how Christ is the supreme revelation of God. Jesus Christ is revealed as the Incarnate Word, the physical embodiment of what God is, and a revelation of the nature and being of God. In Christ are revealed all the attributes that belong to God, especially His wisdom, power, holiness, and love. 4. Trace the line of Scripture dealing with Christ as Savior, including the mention of some New Testament passages. Christ is the promised seed who would conquer Satan. Christ is pictured as the servant of Jehovah who would bear the sins of the whole world. John 1:29

  30. Subject and Purpose of the Bible 4. Trace the line of Scripture dealing with Christ as Savior, including the mention of some New Testament passages. As a sacrifice for sin, He was to die on the cross and suffer the judgment of the sin of the whole world. 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; 2 Corinthians 5:19-21; 1 Peter 1:18-19; 1 John 2:2 As Savior He is not only the sacrifice for sin but also our High Priest. Hebrews 7:25-27

  31. Subject and Purpose of the Bible 5. What does the Bible record concerning the history of man in Genesis 1-11? The creation of man, the descendents of Adam and Eve are blotted out in the flood in the time of Noah, the three major division of the human race formed by the descendants of Noah, and finally, the judgment to the descendants of Noah at the Tower of Babel. 6. For what purpose did God select Abraham? God selected Abraham to fulfill His purpose of revealing Himself through the people of Israel.

  32. Subject and Purpose of the Bible 7. How does the history of Israel culminate [ not end, but climax ] in Christ? The history of Israel comes to a climax in the New Testament in the coming of Jesus Christ who supremely fulfilled the promise given originally to Abraham that through his seed all nations of the world would be blessed. 8. What new purpose is revealed in the New Testament? The church as the body of Christ, comprising both Jew and Gentiles who believe in Jesus Christ as their Savior.

  33. Subject and Purpose of the Bible 9. What great nations characterize history? The succession of great empires – beginning with Egypt and Assyria and continuing with Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome – is climaxed by the kingdom which comes from heaven at the second coming of Christ. 10. Distinguish the purposes of God as they relate to the nations, Israel, and the church. The history of man will climax when the kingdom which comes from heaven at the second coming of Christ. Jew and Gentile alike are found in the millennial kingdom, with Israel finding its fulfillment in possessing the land under its Messiah King and the nations of the world enjoying also the blessings of the millennial kingdom.

  34. Subject and Purpose of the Bible 11. In what respects does the Bible reveal the glory of God as its supreme purpose? Since the Bible is God’s message to man, its supreme purpose is His supreme purpose – which is, that He may be glorified. Colossians 1:16 For by Him all things were created, {both} in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities-- all things have been created by Him and for Him. (NASB)

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