Jesus
"You will call his name JESUS, for he will save his people from their sins."
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{SUFFERING SERVANT}
- Call His Name Jesus - {PDF Copy} - (The name ‘Jesus’ means “salvation of Yahweh,” In him, the salvation promised to Israel by Yahweh has arrived)
- Recognizing Jesus - {PDF Copy} - (In the gospel of Mark, the Son of Man is revealed only in his sufferings and death on a Roman Cross)
- The Servant of Yahweh - {PDF Copy} - (Unlike Adam, the “Servant of Yahweh” did not grasp at the “likeness of God”)
- The Son of Abraham - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the true “son of Abraham,” the heir of the covenant promises, and the one who receives and implements the inheritance)
- The Son of David - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the “son of David,” the heir to the Davidic throne, the beloved Son of God, and the “ruler of the kings of the earth”)
- The Son of Man - {PDF Copy} - (The “one like a Son of Man” from the Book of Daniel is the source for Christ’s self-designation, the “Son of Man” – Daniel 7:13-14)
- The Anointed King and Son of God - {PDF Copy} - (Psalm 2:1-9 - Jesus is the promised Messiah, the King who reigns on David’s throne, and the anointed Son of God)
- Who is this Man? - {PDF Copy} - (No one recognized Jesus except the demons cast out by him. Only in his sacrificial death can his identity be understood)
- Jesus Refused Political Power - {PDF Copy} - (Satan offered Jesus unlimited political power to achieve his messianic calling, but he refused the offer)
- The Faithful High Priest - {PDF Copy} - (The priesthood of the Son is valid and trustworthy because he died the same death as all men and women - Hebrews 2:5-18)
- Why do the Nations Rage? - {PDF Copy} - (The conspiracy of the kings of the earth to destroy the Son is applied to the plot to slay Jesus)
{THE WORD REVEALED}
- The Living Word - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the “word made flesh” in whom the glory of God is revealed fully, the same word by which He created all things)
- All Authority - {PDF Copy} - (The New Testament applies messianic promises to the present reign of Jesus. Already he possesses all authority)
- Fulfillment in Him - {PDF Copy} - (The types and shadows of the Hebrew Bible find their fulfillment and substance in the Son, Christ Jesus)
- Power and Wisdom - {PDF Copy} - (God's power and wisdom are revealed in the preaching of Christ Crucified)
- Upon These Last Days - {PDF Copy} - (The age of fulfillment began with the death, resurrection, and exaltation of the Son of God - Hebrews 1:1-3)
- Jesus, the Key - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the key that unlocks the mysteries of God and reveals the Father)
- Full of Grace and Truth - {PDF Copy} - (John 1:14-18 - The Fullness and Grace of God are found only in the “Word made Flesh,” Jesus)
- Interpreting the Father - {PDF Copy} - (John 1:18 - Jesus alone has seen God face-to-face so he alone is qualified to reveal Him)
- The True Tabernacle - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the True Tabernacle in whom the glory and presence of God reside – John 1:14)
- True House of God - {PDF Copy} - (John presents Jesus as the true way of access to God, the Greater Bethel, the “House of God” – John 1:47-50)
- The Final Sanctuary - {PDF Copy} - (The Gospel of John presents Jesus himself as the True and Final Temple in which the glory of Yahweh now resides – John 2:13-22)
- True Worship - {PDF Copy} - (To the Samaritan woman, Jesus revealed that access to the presence of God is not limited to specific locations or structures – John 4:20-24)
- The True and Greater Temple - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the Greater and Final Temple foreshadowed by the ancient Tabernacle and the later Temple of Israel)
- Hidden Mysteries Revealed - {PDF Copy} - (All God’s mysteries are revealed in Jesus Christ, especially, in his Death and Resurrection - Romans 16:25)
- The Light of the World - {PDF Copy} - (Contrary to the claims of many voices, Jesus is the only true “light of the world”)
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