bible test 1 Flashcards
reasoned faith
when you know why you believe what you believe
“but in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give reason for the hope you have.”
reasoned faith scripture
“Jesus replied ‘love the Lord with all your heart and all your soul and all your mind.’”
reasoned faith scripture
“and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.”
reasoned faith scripture
questions demanded by the text
- who did it?
- what did they do?
- where did they do it?
- why did they do it?
- how did they do it?
- when did they do it?
- what are the takeways?
hagah
- meditate intently
- sound a lion makes when he eats his food
- how we should approach the Word of God
3 ways students view the Gospel Project
- homework project- “i’ll do it later”, putting it off
- assignment- “i’ll do it, but don’t plan to get anything out of it, going through the motions
- spiritual discipline- “i’m going to make this a part of my relationship w/ God”
hagah’s relation to the Gospel Project
we will get more out of it if we approach the Word of God with hagah, we want to actually get something out of it and not just go through the motions
3 offices woven through Old Testamen and fulfilled through Jesus
- Prophet
- Priest
- King
prophet
office: to speak the Word of God
-confronts sin
-commands repentance
-cries out the truth of God
greatest Old Testament prophet
Moses
“the Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your fellow Israelites. you must listen to him.”
importance of prophet scripture
why was the Old Testament prophet connected to the Word of God?
because his ministry was to proclaim the Word of God
what set Jesus apart from other religious leaders of the time?
He spoke from His own authority
incarnation (jesus)
living Word of God
“the Word became flesh and began his dwelling among us.”
incarnation scripture
priest
office: humbly stand between God and people as a mediator
-advocate
-intercede
-listen to confession
-offer sacrifices
mediator
the one who intervenes between people in a dispute and brings reconciliation
“for there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Jesus Christ.”
Jesus as our priest/ mediator scripture
why is Jesus our high priest?
because his sacrifice is superior to all others
“unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for His own sins, and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins and for all when He offered Himself.”
Jesus’ sacrifice > all others scripture
“otherwise Christ would have had to suffer many times since the creation of the world. but He has appeared once and for all at the culmination of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself.”
Jesus’ sacrifice > all others scripture
why do we pray in Jesus’ name?
because his intercession as our priest makes both our worship and prayer possible
role of the Old Testament King
to rule of the nation
what does Jesus rule over as king?
both material and spiritual worlds, all of our lives
tri- perspective view of Jesus
Jesus as Prophet, Priest, and King
what Jesus as prophet does
confronts us and calls us to repent
what Jesus as priest does
comforts us and saves us from our sin
what Jesus as king does
commands us to relinquish the authority over our lives
legalism
prophet + king - priest
view:
-we feel like we need to earn his favor
-bold, prophetic Jesus who calls us to repent
-view God as cold and distant and waiting for us to mess up
-relate to him through pride or despair
moralism
prophet + priest - king
view:
-de-emphasize role of king (we are our own king)
-know he speaks truth and loves us
result:
-lives look like average non-christians
-double life of hypocrisy
liberalism
priest + king - prophet
view:
-jesus doesn’t require us to repent
result:
-believe that sinful behaviors and beliefs are blessed
john 1
summary: the Word of God became flesh and came to live with us. John the baptizer came to tell people about the Word (Jesus). Andrew told Simon Peter and they followed Jesus.
application: we can count on Jesus
john 2
summary: Jesus turned water into wine at a wedding. He drove money-changers from the temple. He said, “Destroy this temple and I will build it again in three days.” The temple Jesus meant was his body.
john 3
summary: Jesus told Nicodemus, “Everyone must be born again from water and the Spirit cannot enter God’s kingdom. John the baptizer, “He (Christ) is above all.”
john 4
summary: Jesus spoke with a Samaritan woman about her husbands. She said, “Can this be the Christ?” Many believed. He healed an official’s son.
application: creating a life well lived is found in Christ alone.
john 5
summary: Jesus healed a man at Bethzatha. He said. “The Son only does what he sees the Father doing. The things I do are the proof.”
application: Jesus is the true healer of what really ails us- sin.
john 6
summary: Jesus fed 5,000 men and walked across the sea. He said, “I am the bread that gives life. No one who comes to me will ever be hungry.” Many disciples turned back.
john 7
summary: Jesus went to the feast. the people said, is this the Christ?” the chief priests tried to arrest him. Jesus stood up and said loudly, “whoever is thirsty may come to be and drink.”
application: follow Jesus on his terms, not yours.
john 8
summary: Jesus did not condemn a woman caught in adultery. the pharisees questioned him. he said, “if God were your Father you would love me.”
application: God prounces judgement on sin but provides a way to escape condemnation
