Jesus in the Old Testament? (1 of 2)
Eddie Snipes
Vince Lombardi was one of football's greatest coaches. He coached the Green Bay Packers to five championships. After a disappointing game, Vince walked into the locker room and held up a football. "Men", he said, "This is a football". He went on to make the point that there comes a time when the best strategy is to get back to the basics. There is a great object lesson in that illustration. He stood before champions; in this room were of some of the greatest football players in history. Even the best of the best have to stop and get back to the basics when they get off course.
The same is true for Christians. Even the most mature Christian can get off course. Even strong Christians need to take the time to remember the basics. When we get off target (and we all do at times), traditions begin to creep in and before long even solid Christians can find themselves relying more on the traditions and putting doctrines of men over the doctrine of scripture. The message of the cross is the most fundamental doctrine of scripture. If we loose sight of the cross or allow errors to alter this truth, the foundation of Christianity is weakened, if not lost all together. This is not a secondary issue. The message of the cross is the foundation of our faith. If I don't understand the purpose of the cross or what transpired on the cross, I am building my personal faith on a fallible foundation. Unfortunately today we see people putting more trust in fallible men and less faith in the infallible scripture.
This study will begin by looking at the foundation of our faith - Jesus Christ. I want to first answer the question, 'Who is Jesus?' Then I want to look at three questions: why the cross was necessary, what happened on the cross and what happened after the cross.
Who is Jesus?
Let's begin by looking at the Bible's definition of who Christ is. Isaiah identifies Messiah this way: Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a Child is born, ...
Eddie Snipes
Vince Lombardi was one of football's greatest coaches. He coached the Green Bay Packers to five championships. After a disappointing game, Vince walked into the locker room and held up a football. "Men", he said, "This is a football". He went on to make the point that there comes a time when the best strategy is to get back to the basics. There is a great object lesson in that illustration. He stood before champions; in this room were of some of the greatest football players in history. Even the best of the best have to stop and get back to the basics when they get off course.
The same is true for Christians. Even the most mature Christian can get off course. Even strong Christians need to take the time to remember the basics. When we get off target (and we all do at times), traditions begin to creep in and before long even solid Christians can find themselves relying more on the traditions and putting doctrines of men over the doctrine of scripture. The message of the cross is the most fundamental doctrine of scripture. If we loose sight of the cross or allow errors to alter this truth, the foundation of Christianity is weakened, if not lost all together. This is not a secondary issue. The message of the cross is the foundation of our faith. If I don't understand the purpose of the cross or what transpired on the cross, I am building my personal faith on a fallible foundation. Unfortunately today we see people putting more trust in fallible men and less faith in the infallible scripture.
This study will begin by looking at the foundation of our faith - Jesus Christ. I want to first answer the question, 'Who is Jesus?' Then I want to look at three questions: why the cross was necessary, what happened on the cross and what happened after the cross.
Who is Jesus?
Let's begin by looking at the Bible's definition of who Christ is. Isaiah identifies Messiah this way: Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a Child is born, ...
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