Gospel
{THE MESSAGE}
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{GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM}
- Salvation to the Nations - (The gospel of the kingdom of God announced by Jesus is a message of life for men and women of every nation and people) - {PDF Copy}
- God is Speaking! - (God is speaking His definitive word in His Son. All previous words spoken in the prophets were preparatory, promissory, and partial) - {PDF Copy}
- Demonstration of His Righteousness - (The “righteousness of God” refers not to an absolute moral standard but to the faithfulness of God to His promises) - {PDF Copy}
- Rescuing us from Wrath - {PDF Copy} - (Already, Jesus is rescuing his people from the coming wrath that will befall the unrighteous when he arrives)
- The Mission - {PDF Copy} - (The mission of the church between now and Christ’s return is to announce the Good News of his Kingdom to all nations – Matthew 24:14)
- Delivered From this Age - (Paul anchors all that God has done in the death and resurrection of Jesus, the event that inaugurated the messianic age – Galatians 1:1-5) - {PDF Copy}
- His Name is Jesus! - (The name ‘Jesus’ means ‘salvation of Yahweh.’ In the man from Nazareth, the salvation promised to Israel arrived in all its glory) - {PDF Copy}
- Wrath Revealed - (Paul presents his gospel to the churches of Rome, a message about God’s righteousness and wrath for both Jews and Greeks) - {PDF Copy}
{PROMISES TO ABRAHAM}
- Heirs of the Promise - (Jesus is the seed of Abraham through whom his disciples inherit the covenant promises, including the Spirit) - {PDF Copy}
- Neither Jew nor Greek - (To return to the custodianship of the Law is to rebuild the wall between Jewish and Gentile children of God) - {PDF Copy}
- The City of Abraham - (New Jerusalem is populated in fulfillment of the promise to Abraham to bless all nations in the Promised Land) - {PDF Copy}
- The Inheritance of the Saints - (Believers are the heirs of Abraham and possession of the inheritance is guaranteed by the gift of the Spirit) - {PDF Copy}
{NEW COVENANT IN JESUS}
- The Age of the Spirit - (The gift of the Spirit is part of the New Covenant, the first fruits of the New Creation, and the promised gathering of the nations) - {PDF Copy}
- Incomparable New Covenant - (In his death, Jesus inaugurated the promised and vastly superior new covenant, rendering the old one obsolete) - {PDF Copy}
- Circumcision - Cutting Issue - (With the new era inaugurated by Jesus, circumcision is no longer the sign of membership in the covenant community) - {PDF Copy}
- The Duration of the Law - (Galatians 3:14-24 - The Law was in force UNTIL the promised "seed" arrived) - {PDF Copy}
{RESURRECTION HOPE}
- The Redemption of Our Body - (Paul links the bodily resurrection of believers to the New Creation, and both events are part of the promised redemption – Romans 8:1-23) - {PDF Copy}
- Sorrow Not - {PDF Copy} - (Foundational to the hope of the church is the bodily resurrection of believers that will take place when Jesus arrives from heaven)
- Meeting Jesus - {PDF Copy} - (Paul reassures the Thessalonians regarding the participation of dead saints in the arrival of Jesus from heaven)
- Firstborn of the Dead - (To the Colossians, Paul emphasized the exalted position of Jesus that he attained following his death and resurrection) - {PDF Copy}
- Perfection in Resurrection - (Paul expresses his goal of going on to perfection, a process that will culminate in our physical resurrection when Jesus arrives) - {PDF Copy}
- Resurrection Hope in Rome - (Paul presents his gospel from humanity's plight due to sin to the resurrection of the dead and the New Creation) - {PDF Copy}
- Final Events - (In explaining the future resurrection, Paul lists key events that will precede or coincide with the arrival of Jesus at the end of the age) - {PDF Copy}
- Redemption, not Abandonment - (At the heart of the salvation provided by Jesus is the future resurrection at Christ’s return and the arrival of the new creation) - {PDF Copy}
- The Death of Death - (The arrival of Jesus at the end of the age will mean the termination of the Last Enemy - Death) - {PDF Copy}
{NEW CREATION}
- Abraham, the Heir of the World - (Romans 4:11-17 - Humanity's hope is in the future bodily resurrection and new creation) - {PDF Copy}
- Inheritance of Abraham - (The promise of "land" finds its fulfillment in the New Creation, not in the ancient land of Canaan) - {PDF Copy}
- Blessings to the Nations in Jesus - (The Abrahamic promise of blessing to the nations finds fulfillment in Jesus and his covenant community) - {PDF Copy}
- Future Hope- Resurrection and New Creation - (Humanity's hope is in the future bodily resurrection and new creation) - {PDF Copy}
- Paul and the Last Days - (The Apostle locates the start of the last days and the commencement of the New Creation in the resurrection of Jesus) - {PDF Copy}
- New Creation and His Advent - {PDF Copy} - (The arrival of Jesus in glory will usher in the Day of the Lord, the final judgment, and the New Creation)
- The Life-Giving Spirit - (There is no life without the Spirit of God, and His Spirit creates, animates, sustains, and restores all life) - {PDF Copy}
- Beginning of the Creation - (Revelation looks forward to the reign of Jesus in the New Creation, a reality inaugurated by his Death and Resurrection) - {PDF Copy}
- The Redemption of the Nations - (The nations and the Kings of the Earth are found in the City of New Jerusalem because of the redeeming work of the Slain Lamb) - {PDF Copy}