Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk Introduction to the Person of the Son John 1 – 2 John 1 – 2. These two chapters form the introduction to the Gospel of John. They introduce us to the Person of Christ. We are given a number of essential truths concerning His Person, a dispensational outline relating to Himself as the center of God’s purposes, and finally the sentence of judgment on failed Judaism in light of His coming. In the […]
Incarnation. The incarnation is one of the greatest events in time. The Son of God took manhood into His Person, forming a permanent union between His divine nature and His human nature. He became a man, spirit-soul-body, but did not give up anything He had as God. “And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we have contemplated his glory, a glory as of an only-begotten with a father), full of grace and truth” (John 1:14) He “dwelt among us”, visiting the […]
Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk The Prophecies of the King: Fulfilled by Christ Matthew 1 – 4 Matthew 1 – 4. This first portion of Matthew’s Gospel is dedicated to establishing the true Messiahship of Christ, proven by the fulfillment of many prophetic scriptures. There are at least ten major tenets of messianic prophecy fulfilled by Jesus in the first four chapters of Matthew: His Royal Genealogy (ch.1) – Son of Abraham and Son of David His Virgin Birth and Divine Nature (ch.1) […]
Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk Christ Our Pattern: Joy is a Result of Humility Philippians 2 Philippians 2 brings before us the graciousness of the Christian life. This quality is brought out by examples; Christ (vv.5-11) the supreme pattern, then Paul (vv.17-18), Timothy (vv.19-24) and Epaphroditus (vv.25-30). The great secret of collective unity is revealed: having a lowly mind as Christ did on earth. Philippians 2 presents Christ as a humble man on the earth, and Philippians 3 presents Christ in glory as […]