THE KEY TO THE BIBLE,
STUDENT - 6th SESSION
GET
ACQUAINTED – What questions would you like to ask other participants?
We
have been considering how the entire Bible relates to Christ. Revelation builds progressively and accumulates
images as previews to prepare mankind for the coming of Christ and the Gospel.
What
insights did you bring to share?
·
The phrase
Tracing
the
1. What was the purpose of
Christ's coming and redeeming the world?
2. What indication do we
have in the early chapters of Genesis that God's original intention was to
dwell with man? (Gen.1:26-27; 3:8a)
·
The first time the idea of establishing a kingdom is explicitly
stated is in Gen.17:7-8, where God
changes Abram's name to Abraham and says, "I will establish My covenant...to be God to you and to your offspring after
you…and I will be their God".
Generations later, a famine in the
3. What reasons did God
give for delivering
(Ex.6:2-8;
29:45-46)
·
Remember that because of sin, man was cast out of God's holy
presence (Gen.3:23-24); His dwelling
with people necessitated first dealing with sin. God used the delivery of
4. Where did God say he
would meet with
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When the tabernacle was completed, it was filled with the glory of
the LORD signifying God's presence among them (Ex.40). The tabernacle was a
symbol of God's dwelling with man. "I will set My
dwelling place among you...I will walk among you and be your God, and you shall
be My people" (Lev.26:11-12). Years later, after they had conquered the
land and settled in it, Solomon built a permanent structure and "the glory of the LORD filled the
house" (2 Chron.7:1-5).
·
But
1. Ezekiel also saw a
renewed city of
·
As prophesied,
2. What was the prophecy
made by the post-exilic prophet Zechariah?
(Zech.2:10-13)
·
This brings us to Jesus.
Read Jn.1:1-2, 14. Thus begins the story of how God dealt with
the sin that separated [cut off] man from God in the first place. In Mt.1:21-23,
an angel of the Lord announced, "all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was
spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, 'Behold the virgin shall be
with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel which is
translated 'God with us'." [Isa.7:14].
3. On the eve of Christ's
death, He instituted the New Covenant.
What did He promise the disciples at this last supper? (Jn.14:16-18)
4. As a result, what do all
believers (Jew and Gentile) become?
1 Cor.3:16
1 Pt.2:5, 9-10
5.
In Rev.21:1-3, 9b-11a, 22-23,
the apostle John describes eternity in terms of a New _________
and ______ to which the holy city, the new ___________
comes. What does the angel say he will
show John?
What does he show him?
What’s missing?
6.
What is the goal of the Gospel? 1 Cor.15:20-28
1 Pt.3:18
Ps.42:1
THE BIBLE
STORY
Telling the story of the
Bible means relating the historical account to the Gospel. This is most effectively accomplished by chronologically
going through the historical narrative pointing out the significance of
what is revealed by the story. It is not
just a matter of reviewing the historical facts and describing the events as
they occur. The lessons involving
the unseen realities of God and His ways, as well as Man and his condition, are
key to preparing hearts to receive the Gospel. Spiritual truths answer
questions: What is the underlying truth? Why are things the way they are? Why
does it have to be this way? and What is the remedy?
PROLOGUE [sample] A prologue is an
introduction that sets the stage for the story.
In the beginning, God created all things. He made mankind in His own image and gave
them dominion over the earth. God
pronounced everything He made to be good.
On the 7th day, after He placed the man and woman in the
garden, God rested. When Adam sinned,
God began to work again, not creating, but redeeming (Jn.5:15-17).
THE STORY
[sample]
1. God prophesied that the seed
of the woman would slay the serpent and be wounded in the process (Gen.3:15). How does this pertain to the Gospel? (1 Jn.3:8; Heb.2:14-15)
2. God drove Adam & Eve
from the garden and cut off their access to the tree of life because they were
no longer welcome in His presence. Will
mankind never again have access to life or enjoy the presence of God? Is there no way back? (1
Pt.3:18)
FURTHER
STUDY
Read Chap.6 of RPCD –
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CHRIST REIGNS AS KING
TODAY
The good news is that the
Read Chap.7 of RPCD –
chapters, THE PEOPLE OF GOD ARE ONE
Old and New Testament saints constitute a single
united body of the redeemed.