The Incredible Book

66 Books: 39 OT + 27 NTWritten over 1500 years (1450 BC – AD 100)40 different authorsFrom 3 different continents, different nations, and varying culturesContains 3 different languages (Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek)HEBREW ARAMAIC GREEK

The Incredible Book

1500 Years… 66 Books…

40 Authors…6 Major Empires…

3 Continents…3 Languages

God’s Plan of RedemptionGod’s Plan of Redemption

One Theme!

THE GREAT COMMISSION

““Go into all the world Go into all the world and and

preachpreach the gospel the gospel to every creature.”to every creature.”Mark 16:15

The Gospel – The Power of God

““I am not I am not ashamed of ashamed of the gospel the gospel for it is the for it is the

power of God power of God for for

salvation...”salvation...”Romans 1:16

The Gospel…Must be Obeyed

““...... when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who who do not obey do not obey the the gospelgospel of our Lord of our Lord Jesus. These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power...”

2 Thess.1:7-9

The ONE Gospel I marvel that you are

turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ.

Gal. 1:6-7

TO BRING US TO CHRISTTO BRING US TO CHRIST

TEACHERTEACHER

JUSTIFIED BY FAITHJUSTIFIED BY FAITH

OLD LAWRom. 15:4 Rom. 15:4

For whatever things For whatever things were written before were written before were written were written for our for our

learninglearning, that we , that we through the through the patience and patience and comfort of the comfort of the

Scriptures might Scriptures might have hopehave hope..

Gal. 3:24Therefore the law Therefore the law was our tutor to was our tutor to

bring us to Christ, bring us to Christ, that we might be that we might be justified by faithjustified by faith

Galatians 3:24

Which God?OTOT NTNT

GOD IS HOLY

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 God’s holiness is demonstrated in HisHis justice justice andand love love toward His toward His

creation.creation.

JUSTICEJUSTICE LOVELOVE

God exhibits an attitude of God exhibits an attitude of abhorrence and hatred to all that abhorrence and hatred to all that

is evilis evil““You are of purer eyes than to You are of purer eyes than to

behold evil, and cannot look upon behold evil, and cannot look upon wickedness.” wickedness.”

Hab 1:13

Sin Separates us from GodSin Separates us from God““But your iniquities have separated

you from your God; And your sins have hidden His face from you.” .”

Isa. 59:2

““For the wages of sin is death”” Rom. 6:23

SPIRITUAL SPIRITUAL DEATHDEATH

Romans 3:23 ...for all have

sinned and fall short of the glory

of God

Romans 6:23 ...for the wages of sin is

death

DEATHDEATHSINSIN

“For out of the dust you were taken; for dust you are, and to the

dust you shall return.”Genesis 3:19

The CONSEQUENCES of Sin

DEATHDEATHSPIRITUALSPIRITUALMORTALMORTAL

The PRICE for SIN

DEATHDEATHLIFELIFE

“without the shedding of blood

there can be no remission of

sins.” Heb. 9:22

no remission of sinsno remission of sins

God’s Justice Demands Death as Payment for Sin

We find ourselves in a very desperate situation:We have broken the laws of the God of the universe, this has separated us from a Holy God, and the price of death hangs over our head (which we cannot pay!) by a just God!

God’s Love Provides a Way to Pay the Price

God God givesgives what is what is notnot deserved deserved (Romans 3:23-26; 5:6-11)(Romans 3:23-26; 5:6-11)

God God does not givedoes not give what what isis deserved deserved (Romans 1:18)(Romans 1:18)

LIFE!LIFE!

DEATH!DEATH!

GRACE

MERCY

BLOODBLOOD

MERCYMERCY

Atonement“...for it is on this day that atonement shall be made for you to cleanse you;

you will be clean from all your sins before the LORD” Lev 16:30

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.'

Atonement

Innocent LIFE

PaymentBLOOD REPRESENTS LIFE

ATONES FORInnocent LIFE SINNER

Heb 9:22 …without the shedding of blood there can be no forgiveness

REPRESENTS orSUBSTITUTES for

Guilty LIFE

By Faith…Abel

NoahAbrahamAbraham

SarahAbraham

IsaacIsraelites

Walls of Jericho

OFFEREDPREPAREDOBEYEDLIVEDCONCEIVEDOFFEREDBLESSEDPASSED THROUGHENCIRCLED

Genuine FAITH requires Genuine FAITH requires Belief-based ACTIONBelief-based ACTION

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 – Hebrews 11:6

must believemust believe

diligently seek Him.diligently seek Him.

(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! THERE ARE BELIEVERS IN HELL!THERE ARE BELIEVERS IN HELL!

BELIEF ALONE? (James 2:14-26)

DEATH

SINSSINS(FIGURATIVE)(FIGURATIVE)

JUSTICEJUSTICEMERCYMERCY

The OT “Teacher”SINSIN SACRIFICESACRIFICE

BLOODBLOODREPRESENTATIVEREPRESENTATIVE

DEATHDEATH

TEACHERTEACHERGal 3:24

REDEMPTIONREDEMPTION

HOLINESSHOLINESS

SANCTIFICATIONSANCTIFICATION

GRACEGRACE

RECONCILIATIONRECONCILIATION

ATONEMENTATONEMENTFAITHFAITH

that that takes awaytakes away

the sin of the sin of the world”the world”

LAMB OF LAMB OF GODGOD

““Behold theBehold the

Christ’s Blood in Prophecyv. 4 “Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows;

Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. v. 5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was

bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.

v. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way; And the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all”

Isaiah 53 – 750 years before Christ

Christ’s Blood in Prophecyv. 8 He was taken from prison and from

judgment, And who will declare His generation? For He was cut off from the land of the living; For the transgressions of My people He was stricken.

v. 9 And they made His grave with the wicked— But with the rich at His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was any deceit in His mouth.

v. 10 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief. When You make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, And the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in His hand.

Isaiah 53 – 750 years before Christ!

1 Pet 1:18-19, Mt 5:17

Christ’s SacrificeOT Fulfillment

1 Pet 2:24A Judicial Death

2 Cor 5:21Sin Bearer

Col 1:22Reconciliation

Rom 6:6Removes Sin

SINNERSINNER SANCTIFIEDSANCTIFIEDINNOCENT INNOCENT SACRIFICESACRIFICE

1 Peter 1:18-19

you were you were redeemed redeemed

with with precious precious blood, as blood, as of a lamb of a lamb unblemishunblemish

ed and ed and spotless, spotless, the blood the blood of Christ.of Christ.

1 Peter 2:24 1 Peter 2:24 He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, that we He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, that we

might die to sinmight die to sin

Romans Romans 6:86:8

Our old Our old self was self was crucified crucified with Him,with Him,That our That our body of body of

sin might sin might be done be done

away away with. with.

Christ’s Sacrifice – Who Died?

DEATHDEATH

SINSSINS

JUDICIALJUDICIALDEATHDEATH

The Death of the Believer

2 Tim 2:11 – “died with Him”Gal 2:20 – “crucified with Christ”

2 Cor 5:14 – “all died”

Christ’s death results in the death

of the believer!

This is according to the scheme of redemption for “without the shedding of bloodthere is no forgiveness of sins.”

We have died We have died withwith Christ ChristWe have been united We have been united withwith Christ in His death Christ in His death

We have been crucified We have been crucified withwith Christ ChristWe have died We have died toto sinsin

Our sins can notcan not and will notwill not be forgiven

UNLESS:

At what point in my faith . . . At what point in my faith . . . do I die to sin?

do I die with Christ? When does God view me as . . .When does God view me as . . .

uniting with Christ in his death? crucified with Christ?

Or Or How?How?

The fundamental question of the gospel is:

United with Christ in the United with Christ in the likeness of His deathlikeness of His death

ROMANS 6ROMANS 6“as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death. Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection, knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin”

Have you died with Christ?• HearHear John 12:48John 12:48• BelieveBelieve John 8:24John 8:24• RepentRepent Luke 13:3Luke 13:3• ConfessConfess Matt. 10:32-33Matt. 10:32-33• BaptizedBaptized Mark 16:16Mark 16:16• FaithfulFaithful Matt. 24:13Matt. 24:13