Salvation History Flashcards
5 Salvation Stages
Creation, Patriarchal, Prophetic, Messianic, Apostolic.
Salvation history is revolved around who?
Christ/Christocentric.
The points in Salvation History is glued together by what?
God’s covenant.
What is a covenant?
A contract entered by two parties willingly and is biding.
3 Covenant symbols
Rainbow, Circumcision, Decalogue.
As Christ fulfills the salvation history, he perfects the what? making it what?
Covenant. Universal, eternal, and permanent.
Genesis 6:5-18
God calls unto noah
Genesis 7:1-7, 10-12, 17-23
The Great flood
Genesis 8:1-19
The flood subsides
Genesis 9:1-17
The rainbow as sign of God’s covenant
Values infered from noah’s character
Steadfast in his faith, Thinks of others before himself, Exhibits calmness against tragedy.
Three divine activities
Election, Promise, Covenant.
Election
God chooses whom He will to be His instrument in His saving activity.
Promise
God’s fidelity to His promise asssures their fulfillment
Covenant
Divinely initiated union between man and God.
God calls Abram to…
leave his country, leave his kinfolk, leave his father’s house.
God’s promise to Abram to…
make him a great nation, a land which the nation will possess, make him a great name and blessing to others.
Abram responds with?
Faith
Is both a gift and a task
Salvation
When did God form a covenant with abram
Genesis 17
Is an expression of how the two persons would rather die than break an agreement between them.
Covenant
Change of names,
Abram to Abraham (give meaning)
Abram is Exalted Father, Abraham is Father of Multitudes
Change of names,
Sarai to Sarah
Sarai is Princess, Sarah is Mother of Many
God’s test to Abraham is?
Sacrifice his son, Isaac
Isaac is the son of who?
Abraham
Jesus is a son of Abraham according to who?
Matthew 1:1
Isaac was conceived in the barren womb of sarah through the power of?
Power of God
Jesus was conceived and born on the womb of the virgin through the power of?
Power of God
Isaac is regarded as a willing victim according to?
obedience - Gen 22:8-9
Jesus offered himself as sacrifice, Lamb of God
John 1:29
Abraham called Isaac “my son” and was willing to sacrifice his own son
Genesis 22:7
God called Jesus “my Beloved son”
Mark 1:11
God did not spare his own son, but gave him up to benefit us all.
Romans 8:32