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What are we going to do?
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1)
What are we going
to do?
o
We are going to
investigate identities observed about Jesus.
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What are we going to do?
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Summary findings of identities
observed about Jesus
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2)
Who is Jesus?
o
Jesus is
§
The Word incarnate.
§
The Lamb of God.
§
The only sovereign
whose kingdom will never end.
§
The paradoxical
mystery of God that
Ø
He is the Lord of
all yet made himself the servant of all.
Ø
He is the creator
of all things yet did not have a place to lay his head.
Ø
He has the
miraculous power to feed five thousands yet went without food.
Ø
He receives all
the angelic worship in heaven yet was rejected by people.
Ø
He is almighty
God yet was nailed to a cross.
Ø
He is sinless yet
bore the sins of the whole world.
Ø
He is the author
of life yet was killed.
Ø
He died yet rose
again.
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Summary findings of identities
observed about Jesus
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Jesus is the Word incarnate
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3)
What are we going
to do?
o
We are going to
find out about the following:
§
Who is the Word incarnate?
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John 1:1-18
1In the beginning was the
Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2He was with God in the
beginning.
3Through him all things were
made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
4In him was life, and that
life was the light of all mankind.
5The light shines in the
darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6There was a man sent from
God whose name was John.
7He came as a witness to
testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.
8He himself was not the light;
he came only as a witness to the light.
9The true light that gives
light to everyone was coming into the world.
10He was in the world, and
though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him.
11He came to that which was
his own, but his own did not receive him.
12Yet to all who did receive
him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of
God—
13children born not of
natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
14The Word became flesh and
made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and
only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
15(John testified concerning
him. He cried out, saying, “This is the one I spoke about when I said, ‘He who
comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’”)
16Out of his fullness we have
all received grace in place of grace already given.
17For the law was given
through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
18No one has ever seen God,
but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship
with the Father, has made him known.
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4)
What does the
beginning mean?
o
It means the
infinite eternity past.
5)
According to
verse 1 who was there in the infinite eternity past?
o
The Word was there.
6)
Does the Word
really have a beginning and why?
o
No, because the
Word was there in the infinite eternity past.
7)
Is the Word
eternal and why?
o
Yes, because the
Word was there in the infinite eternity past.
8)
According to
verse 1 was the Word there alone in the infinite eternity past and why?
o
No, because the
Word was with God in the infinite eternity past.
9)
How do we depict
the fact that the Word has existed with God eternally?
o
The Word is co-eternal
with God.
10)
According to
verse 1 what was the identity of the Word?
o
The Word was God.
11)
According to
verses 1 and 2 how is the fact that the Word was with God in the infinite
eternity past emphasized?
o
It is stated
twice.
12)
According to
verse 3 what is the Word’s role in creation?
o
The Word is
§
The creator of all
things.
§
And the only creator.
13)
According to
verse 4 what was in the Word?
o
In the Word was life.
14)
According to
verse 4 what was that life that was in the Word?
o
That life was the
light of all mankind.
15)
According to
verse 5 what has been the interaction between the light and the darkness?
o
The light shines
in the darkness.
o
And the darkness
has not overcome or better translated as understood it.
o
Because
o
It is a known
fact that where light shines, darkness is no more, never the other way around.
o
That would also
be consistent with what is said next.
o
That
o
John came as a
witness to testify concerning that light.
o
So that
o
Through his help
all might understand the light and believe.
16)
In summary what
do we know about the Word?
o
The Word was
there in the infinite eternity past.
o
The Word has no beginning.
o
The Word is
eternal.
o
The Word was with
God in the infinite eternity past.
o
The Word is co-eternal
with God.
o
The Word is God.
o
The Word is
§
The creator of all
things.
§
And the only creator.
o
In the Word was life
that was the light of all mankind.
17)
According to
verse 6 who was sent from God?
o
John was sent
from God.
18)
Who was John?
o
John the Baptist.
19)
What is the
implication for John to be sent from God rather than sent by God?
o
John being sent from
God carries the connotation.
o
That
o
He was with God.
o
John being sent by
God does not carry that connotation.
20)
How would John be
with God when he was sent, given 2 Kings 2:11, Malachi 4:5 and Matthew 11:13-14?
o
Per 2 Kings 2:11 Elijah
did not die.
o
Because
o
He went up to
heaven in a whirlwind.
o
Per Malachi 4:5 God
would send the prophet Elijah.
o
So Elijah would be
sent from God.
o
When
o
He was sent.
o
Per Matthew
11:13-14 John was the Elijah who was to come.
o
So John was sent
§
From God.
§
And not just by God.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud 2 Kings 2:11 that says,
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11As they were walking along
and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared
and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind.
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· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Malachi 4:5 that says,
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5“See, I will send the
prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes.
+++++++++++++++++++++
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Matthew 11:13-14 that says,
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13For all the Prophets and
the Law prophesied until John.
14And if you are willing to
accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.
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21)
What do being sent
from God and being sent by God indicate concerning the relationship between God
and the person being sent?
o
Being sent from
God indicates a closeness of relationship of the person being sent as being
with God.
o
Being sent by God
has no connotation of the degree of closeness of relationship between God and
the person being sent.
22)
What does John being
sent from God tell us about his relationship with the Word, given that the Word is himself God?
o
John was with
the Word.
23)
According to
verse 7 what did John come as a witness to testify to?
o
He came as a
witness to testify concerning the light.
24)
Whom did John
ultimately testify to when he came as a witness to testify concerning the light,
given that the light is the manifestation of the Word?
o
He ultimately testified
to the Word.
25)
What qualified John
to testify as a witness concerning the light?
o
His being with
the Word qualified him.
26)
According to
verse 7 what was the intended consequence of John‘s testimony?
o
He testified.
o
So that
o
Through him all
might believe the light.
27)
According to
verse 8 what had been people’s confusion between John and the light?
o
John had been
mistaken to be the light.
28)
According to
verse 8 what was the proper distinction between John and the light?
o
John was not the
light.
o
He came only as a
witness to the light.
29)
According to
verse 9 what is the nature of the light?
o
The light is the true
light.
30)
According to
verse 9 what is the function of the true light?
o
The true light
gives light to everyone in the world.
31)
According to
verse 9 where was the true light coming
into?
o
The true light was
coming into the world.
32)
According to
verse 10 where was the true light at one point?
o
The true light was
in the world.
33)
According to
verses 10 and 11 what was the relationship between the light and the world?
o
The world
§
Was made through
the light.
§
And thus belonged
to him.
34)
According to
verses 10 and 11 what was the response of the world to the light?
o
The world
§
Nether recognized
the light.
§
Nor received him.
35)
What is radical
about the light coming into the world?
o
The creator of
the world actually came into the world that is his creation.
36)
What is radical
about the world neither recognizing the light nor receiving him when he came into
the world, given that he is the creator of the world?
o
The creator of
the world allows himself to be rejected by his creation.
37)
According to
verse 12 what right would the light give to those who did receive him and
believe in his name?
o
They would be
given the right to become children of God.
38)
According to
verse 13 how did children of God come into being?
o
Children of God were
§
Born not of
natural descent.
§
Nor of human
decision.
§
Or a husband’s
will.
§
But born of God.
39)
In accordance
with verse 13 who initiates birth by natural descent?
o
Humans do.
40)
In accordance
with verses 12 and 13 who authorizes that a person be born of God?
o
The light does.
41)
According to
verses 12 and 13 under what condition does the light authorize that a person be
born of God?
o
The light
authorizes that a person be born of God.
o
When
o
The person
§
Receives him.
§
And believes in
his name.
42)
What is radical
about the light authorizing that a person be born of God when the person receives
him and believes in his name?
o
The creator of
the world actually adopts one of his creatures to be God’s child.
43)
In accordance
with verses 10 to 12 what was the overall response of the world to the light?
o
Most
§
Nether recognized
the light.
§
Nor received him.
o
Others
§
Did receive the
light.
§
And believed in
his name.
44)
What is the
reason that some received the light and believed in his name when it is stated
in verses 10 and 11 that the world nether recognized the light nor received him,
given verses 6 and 7?
o
It is because of
John’s witness.
45)
According to
verse 14 what did the Word as God become?
o
The Word as God
became flesh.
46)
What does the Word
as God becoming flesh mean?
o
The Word as God
became a human being.
47)
According to
verse 14 whom did the Word incarnate dwell among?
o
The Word incarnate
dwelled among people.
48)
What is radical
about the Word as God becoming a human being and dwelling among people?
o
The creator of
the world actually
§
Became like his creatures.
§
And dwelled among
them.
49)
According to
verse 14 where did the one and only Son come from?
o
The one and only
Son came from the Father.
50)
Why did the one and
only Son come from the Father?
o
It is because the
one and only Son as the Word incarnate was with God the Father.
51)
According to
verse 14 what is the identity of the Word incarnate?
o
The Word incarnate
is the one and only Son who came from the Father.
52)
According to
verse 14 what is the one and only Son full of?
o
The one and only
Son is full of
§
Grace.
§
And truth.
53)
According to
verse 14 what is the glory of the Word incarnate?
o
The glory of the Word
incarnate is the glory of the one and only Son.
54)
According to verse
14 who has seen the glory of the Word incarnate?
o
The disciples
have.
55)
According to
verse 15 what was John’s testimony concerning the Word incarnate?
o
He cried out,
saying,
§
“This is the one
I spoke about.
§
When
§
I said, ‘He who
comes after me has surpassed me.
§
Because
§
He was before
me.’”
56)
According to
verses 14 to 17 what is the name of the Word incarnate who came after John?
o
Jesus Christ.
57)
What does it mean
for Jesus Christ the Word incarnate to come after John, given Luke 1:11-36?
o
It means that Jesus
Christ the Word incarnate appeared after John
§
Chronologically.
§
And as his
younger relative.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Luke 1:11-36 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
11Then an angel of the Lord
appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12When Zechariah saw him, he
was startled and was gripped with fear.
13But the angel said to him:
“Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth
will bear you a son, and you are to call him John.
...
30But the angel said to her,
“Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God.
31You will conceive and give
birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.
32He will be great and will
be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of
his father David,
33and he will reign over
Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.”
34“How will this be,” Mary
asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”
35The angel answered, “The
Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow
you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.
36Even Elizabeth your
relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be
unable to conceive is in her sixth month.
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58)
Why was Jesus John’s
younger relative?
o
Jesus and John were
relatives.
o
Because
o
The mother of Jesus
and the mother of John were relatives.
o
And Jesus was
conceived several months.
o
After
o
John was.
59)
What does it mean
for the Word to be before John?
o
It means that the
Word was there in the infinite eternity past.
60)
What was the
nature of the Word that John was testifying to when he said the Word was before him?
o
He was testifying
to the eternal nature of the Word.
61)
Under what
condition was John as a human being able to testify to his fellow human beings
concerning the Word that was there in the infinite eternity past?
o
The Word must
§
Make his dwelling
among human beings.
§
And become the Word
incarnate.
o
For John to
testify to his fellow human beings concerning the Word.
62)
In accordance
with verse 15 how did John make an effort to avoid giving the false impression that
the one who came after him was inferior to him?
o
He made it clear that
the one who came after him had surpassed him.
63)
Why did John make
an effort to avoid giving the false impression that the one who came after him was
inferior to him?
o
He did not want
the earthly relationship between him and his younger relative Jesus to cause
misunderstanding of the superior and eternal nature of Jesus.
64)
According to
verse 16 what benefit have we received from the Word incarnate?
o
Out of his
fullness we have all received grace upon grace already given.
65)
According to
verses 17 and 18 who is the one and only Son of the Father?
o
Jesus Christ is the
one and only Son of the Father.
66)
According to
verse 18 what is the identity of the one and only Son?
o
The one and only
Son is himself God.
67)
What is the
identity of Jesus Christ, given that Jesus Christ is the one and only Son and the
one and only Son is himself God?
o
Jesus Christ is God.
68)
In summary what
do we know about Jesus Christ?
o
Jesus Christ is the
one and only Son of the Father.
o
Jesus Christ is God.
o
Jesus Christ is the
Word incarnate.
69)
According to
verse 17 what is the contrast between Moses and Jesus Christ?
o
The law was given
through Moses.
o
Grace and truth
came through Jesus Christ.
70)
What is the
contrast between the law of Moses and the grace of Jesus Christ in terms of
justification before God, given Leviticus 18:5 and Ephesians 2:6-9?
o
Per Leviticus
18:5 the law of Moses is the embodiment of justification by work before God.
o
Per Ephesians
2:6-9 the grace of Jesus Christ is the embodiment of justification by faith
before God apart from works.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Leviticus 18:5 that says,
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5Keep my decrees and laws,
for the person who obeys them will live by them. I am the Lord.
+++++++++++++++++++++
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Ephesians 2:6-9 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
6And God raised us up with
Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,
7in order that in the coming
ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his
kindness to us in Christ Jesus.
8For it is by grace you have
been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of
God—
9not by works, so that no one
can boast.
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71)
What do we get to
know the truth, given John 14:6 and that truth comes through Jesus Christ?
o
We get to know
the truth.
o
When
o
We get to know Jesus.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 14:6 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
6Jesus answered, “I am the
way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
+++++++++++++++++++++
72)
According to
verse 18 how is the relationship between the one and only Son and the Father?
o
The one and only
Son is in closest relationship with the Father.
73)
According to
verse 18 who has ever seen God?
o
No one.
74)
According to
verse 18 how has the Father been made known?
o
The one and only
Son has made the Father known.
75)
How has the one
and only Son made the Father known, given Hebrews 1:3?
o
The one and only
Son has made the Father known by revealing himself to the world.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Hebrews 1:3 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
3The Son is the radiance of
God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by
his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at
the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
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76)
How do we get to
know the Father?
o
We get to know
the Father by knowing the one and only Son.
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Conclusion
77)
Who is the Word incarnate?
o
Jesus is the Word
incarnate.
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Jesus is the Word incarnate
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Jesus is the Lamb of God
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78)
What are we going
to do?
o
We are going to
find out about the following:
§
Who is the Lamb
of God?
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John 1:29
29The next day John saw Jesus
coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of
the world!
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79)
Who did John say is
the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of
the world?
o
Jesus is.
80)
What does Jesus being
the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of
the world mean, given 1 Corinthians 5:7?
o
It means Jesus is
the Passover lamb that has been sacrificed to
take away the sin of the world.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud 1 Corinthians 5:7 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
7…For Christ, our Passover
lamb, has been sacrificed.
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81)
What is the
origin of the Passover lamb, given Exodus 12:1-31?
o
Let’s take a look.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Exodus 12:1-31 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
1The Lord said to Moses and
Aaron in
2“This month is to be for you
the first month, the first month of your year.
3Tell the whole community of
4If any household is too
small for a whole lamb, they must share one with their nearest neighbor, having
taken into account the number of people there are. You are to determine the
amount of lamb needed in accordance with what each person will eat.
5The animals you choose must
be year-old males without defect, and you may take them from the sheep or the
goats.
6Take care of them until the
fourteenth day of the month, when all the members of the community of
7Then they are to take some
of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses
where they eat the lambs.
8That same night they are to
eat the meat roasted over the fire, along with bitter herbs, and bread made
without yeast.
9Do not eat the meat raw or
boiled in water, but roast it over a fire—with the head, legs and internal
organs.
10Do not leave any of it till
morning; if some is left till morning, you must burn it.
11This is how you are to eat
it: with your cloak tucked into your belt, your sandals on your feet and your
staff in your hand. Eat it in haste; it is the Lord’s Passover.
12“On that same night I will
pass through
13The blood will be a sign
for you on the houses where you are, and when I see the blood, I will pass over
you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike
...
29At midnight the Lord struck
down all the firstborn in Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on the
throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner, who was in the dungeon, and the
firstborn of all the livestock as well.
30Pharaoh and all his
officials and all the Egyptians got up during the night, and there was loud
wailing in
31During the night Pharaoh summoned
Moses and Aaron and said, “Up! Leave my people, you and the Israelites! Go,
worship the Lord as you have requested.”
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82)
Who was Aaron?
o
Aaron was
§
Moses’ older
brother.
§
And the first
priest of
83)
What did the Lord
tell Moses and Aaron about?
o
The Lord told them
about the Passover lamb.
84)
According to
verse 2 how was the community of
o
The current month
was to be for them the first month of their year.
85)
According to
verse 3 what was the whole community of
o
Each man was to
take
§
A lamb for his
family.
§
One for each
household.
86)
According to
verse 4 how should the amount of lamb that was needed determined?
o
The amount of
lamb that was needed was determined in accordance with what each person would
eat.
87)
According to
verse 4 what if any household was too small for a whole lamb?
o
They must share
one with their nearest neighbor, having taken into account the number of people
there were.
88)
According to
verse 5 how must the animals be chosen?
o
The animals chosen
must be
§
Year-old males.
§
Without defect.
§
Taken from
Ø
The sheep.
Ø
Or the goats.
89)
What is a year-old
sheep or goat?
o
A year-old sheep
or goat is a lamb.
90)
According to
verse 6 until when should the Israelites take care of the lamb?
o
They should take
care of the lamb until the fourteenth day of the month.
91)
According to
verse 6 what must all the members of the community of
o
They must slaughter
the lamb.
92)
What does the twilight
refer to?
o
It is the twilight
§
At dusk, i.e.,
§
In the evening.
93)
According to
verse 7 what were the Israelites to do with the blood of the lamb?
o
They were to
§
Take some of the
blood.
§
And put it on
Ø
The sides.
Ø
And tops of the
doorframes of the houses.
§
Where
§
They ate the lamb.
94)
According to
verse 8 when were the Israelites to eat the lamb?
o
They were to eat the
lamb that same night.
95)
According to
verses 8 and 9 how must the lamb be prepared?
o
It must
§
Be roasted over
the fire with the
Ø
Head.
Ø
Legs.
Ø
And internal
organs.
§
And not be eaten
raw.
§
And not be boiled
in water.
96)
According to
verse 8 what were the Israelites to eat along with the lamb?
o
They were to eat the
lamb along with
§
Bitter herbs.
§
And bread made
without yeast.
97)
According to
verse 10 what is the prohibition concerning leftover?
o
The meat must not
be left till morning.
o
The meat that is left
till morning must be burnt.
98)
According to
verse 11 in what manner were the Israelites to eat the Passover lamb?
o
They were to eat
the Passover lamb
§
With their cloak
tucked into their belt.
§
With their
sandals on their feet.
§
With their staff
in their hand.
§
And in haste.
99)
According to
verse 12 what would the Lord do on the night the Passover lamb was eaten?
o
The Lord would
§
Pass through
§
Strike down every
firstborn of both
Ø
People.
Ø
And animals.
§
And bring judgment
on all the gods of
100) According to verse 13 what was the sign that allowed the
Lord to make a distinction between the Israelites and the Egyptians?
o
The blood on the
houses of the Israelites would be the sign.
101) According to verse 13 what would the Lord do when he
saw the blood on the houses of the Israelites?
o
The Lord would
§
Pass over them.
§
And not bring any
destructive plague on them.
102) According to verse 29 what happened at midnight?
o
At midnight the
Lord struck down all the firstborn in
§
From the
firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on the throne.
§
To the firstborn
of the prisoner, who was in the dungeon.
§
And the firstborn
of all the livestock as well.
103) According to verse 30 what did Pharaoh and all his
officials and all the Egyptians do?
o
They got up
during the night.
104) According to verse 30 what was the situation in
o
There was loud
wailing in
o
For
o
There was not a
house without someone dead.
105) According to verse 31 what did Pharaoh summon Moses
and Aaron for?
o
Pharaoh summoned
Moses and Aaron and said,
§
“Up! Leave my
people, you and the Israelites!
§
Go, worship the
Lord as you have requested.”
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106) What is the summary of the origin of the Passover lamb?
o
The blood of the Passover
lamb was applied by the Israelites on the
§
Sides.
§
And tops of the
doorframes of their houses.
o
The Lord would pass
over them without harming them upon seeing the blood.
o
When
o
He
§
Passed through
§
And struck down
every firstborn of both
Ø
People.
Ø
And animals.
107) What is the singular purpose Jesus came to serve
according to John’s testimony?
o
Jesus came to take
away the sin of the world.
108) What does the law of Moses require of a sacrifice made
to God in the form of a burnt offering, given Leviticus 22:18-20?
o
It requires that the
sacrifice must be a male from the
§
Cattle.
§
Sheep.
§
Or goats.
o
That is without
defect to be acceptable.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Leviticus 22:18-20 that says,
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18If any of you—whether an
Israelite or a foreigner residing in Israel—presents a gift for a burnt
offering to the Lord, either to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering,
19you must present a male
without defect from the cattle, sheep or goats in order that it may be accepted
on your behalf.
20Do not bring anything with
a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf.
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109) What does it mean that according to 1 Peter 1:18-19 Jesus
the Passover lamb is without blemish or defect, given Hebrews 4:14-15?
o
It means that Jesus
is sinless.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud 1 Peter 1:18-19 that says,
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18For you know that it was
not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from
the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors,
19but with the precious blood
of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.
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· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Hebrews 4:14-15 that says,
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14Therefore, since we have a
great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us
hold firmly to the faith we profess.
15For we do not have a high
priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has
been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin.
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110) What does the law of Moses require for the cleansing
and forgiveness of sin, given Hebrews 9:22?
o
It requires the
shedding of blood.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Hebrews 9:22 that says,
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22In fact, the law requires
that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of
blood there is no forgiveness.
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111) What makes the sinless blood of Jesus acceptable for
taking away the sin of the world?
o
It satisfies the
requirement of the law of Moses for the cleansing and forgiveness of sin.
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Conclusion
112) Who is the Lamb of God?
o
Jesus is the Lamb
of God.
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Jesus is the Lamb of God
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Jesus is the only sovereign
whose kingdom will never end
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113) What are we going to do?
o
We are going to
find out about the following:
§
Who is the only
sovereign whose kingdom will never end?
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Jude 1:4
4For certain individuals
whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among
you. They are ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into a license
for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.
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114) Who is our only Sovereign and Lord?
o
Jesus is our only
§
Sovereign.
§
And Lord.
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2 Peter 1:11
11And you will receive a rich
welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
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115) Whose kingdom will never end?
o
The kingdom of
our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will never end.
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Conclusion
116) Who is the only sovereign whose kingdom will never
end?
o
Jesus is the only
sovereign whose kingdom will never end.
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Jesus is the only sovereign
whose kingdom will never end
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Jesus is the paradoxical
mystery of God
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117) What are we going to do?
o
We are going to
find out about the following:
§
How is Jesus the
paradoxical mystery of God?
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Jesus is the Lord of all yet
made himself the servant of all
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118) What are we going to do?
o
We are going to
find out about the following:
§
Who is the Lord
of all yet made himself the servant of all?
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Acts 10:36
36You know the message God
sent to the people of
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119) Who is the Lord of all?
o
Jesus is Lord of
all.
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Mark 10:45
45For even the Son of Man did
not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
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120) What did Jesus come to do?
o
Jesus came
§
To serve.
§
And to give his
life as a ransom for many.
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1 John 2:2
2He is the atoning sacrifice
for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
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121) What is the scope of the application of Jesus as the
atoning sacrifice for sins?
o
Jesus is the
atoning sacrifice for the sins of the whole world.
122) Is Jesus the servant of all?
o
Yes.
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Conclusion
123) Who is the Lord of all yet made himself the servant of
all?
o
Jesus
§
Is the Lord of
all.
§
Yet made himself
the servant of all.
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Jesus is the Lord of all yet
made himself the servant of all
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Jesus is the creator of all
things yet did not have a place to lay his head
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124) What are we going to do?
o
We are going to
find out about the following:
§
Who is the
creator of all things yet did not have a place to lay his head?
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John 1:3
3Through him all things were
made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
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125) Who does ‘him’ refer to?
o
‘Him’ refers to Jesus.
126) Who is the creator of all things?
o
Jesus is
§
The creator of all
things.
§
And the only creator.
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Matthew 8:20
20Jesus replied, “Foxes have
dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”
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127) Who has no place to lay his head?
o
Jesus has no
place to lay his head.
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Conclusion
128) Who is the creator of all things yet did not have a
place to lay his head?
o
Jesus
§
Is the creator of
all things.
§
Yet did not have
a place to lay his head.
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Jesus is the creator of all
things yet did not have a place to lay his head
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Jesus has the miraculous
power to feed five thousands yet went without food
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129) What are we going to do?
o
We are going to
find out about the following:
§
Who has the
miraculous power to feed five thousands yet went without food?
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Mark 6:39-44
39Then Jesus directed them to
have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass.
40So they sat down in groups
of hundreds and fifties.
41Taking the five loaves and
the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves.
Then he gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people. He also divided
the two fish among them all.
42They all ate and were
satisfied,
43and the disciples picked up
twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish.
44The number of the men who
had eaten was five thousand.
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130) Who has the miraculous power to feed five thousands?
o
Jesus does.
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Mark 11:12-13
12The next day as they were
leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry.
13Seeing in the distance a
fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it,
he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs.
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131) Who went without food?
o
Jesus went
without food.
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Conclusion
132) Who has the miraculous power to feed five thousands
yet went without food?
o
Jesus
§
Has the
miraculous power to feed five thousands.
§
Yet went without
food.
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Jesus has the miraculous
power to feed five thousands yet went without food
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Jesus receives all the
angelic worship in heaven yet was rejected by people
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133) What are we going to do?
o
We are going to
find out about the following:
§
Who receives all
the angelic worship in heaven yet was rejected by people?
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Hebrews 1:5-6 (ESV)
5For to which of the angels
did God ever say, “You are my Son, today I have begotten you”? Or again, “I
will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son”?
6And again, when God brings
his firstborn into the world, he says, “Let all God’s angels worship him.”
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134) Who is God’s Son, God’s firstborn?
o
Jesus is
§
God’s Son.
§
God’s firstborn.
135) Who receives all the angelic worship in heaven?
o
Jesus receives
all the angelic worship in heaven.
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Luke 17:25
25But first he must suffer
many things and be rejected by this generation.
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136) Whom does ‘he’ refer to?
o
‘He’ refers to Jesus.
137) Who was rejected by his generation?
o
Jesus was
rejected his generation.
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Conclusion
138) Who receives all the angelic worship in heaven yet was
rejected by people?
o
Jesus
§
Receives all the
angelic worship in heaven.
§
Yet was rejected
by people.
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Jesus receives all the
angelic worship in heaven yet was rejected by people
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Jesus is almighty God yet was
nailed to a cross
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139) What are we going to do?
o
We are going to
find out about the following:
§
Who is almighty
God yet was nailed to a cross?
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Revelation 4:8
8Each of the four living
creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under its
wings. Day and night they never stop saying:
“‘Holy, holy, holy is the
Lord God Almighty,’ who was, and is, and is to come.”
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140) What does ‘Holy, holy, holy’ refer to?
o
‘Holy, holy, holy’
refers to the three members of the triune God, i.e.,
§
The Father.
§
The Son.
§
And the Holy
Spirit.
o
Each member is equally
holy.
141) Who is the Lord God Almighty?
o
The triune God is
the Lord God Almighty.
142) Are members of the triune God God Almighty
individually?
o
Yes.
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Mark 15:15
15Wanting to satisfy the
crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus flogged, and handed him
over to be crucified.
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143) Who was nailed to a cross?
o
Jesus was nailed
to a cross.
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Conclusion
144) Who is almighty God yet was nailed to a cross?
o
Jesus
§
Is almighty God.
§
Yet was nailed to
a cross.
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Jesus is almighty God yet was
nailed to a cross
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Jesus is sinless yet bore the
sins of the whole world
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145) What are we going to do?
o
We are going to
find out about the following:
§
Who is sinless
yet bore the sins of the whole world?
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2 Corinthians 5:21
21God made him who had no sin
to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
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146) Whom does ‘him’ refer to?
o
‘Him’ refers to Jesus.
147) Who is sinless?
o
Jesus is sinless.
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1 John 2:2
2He is the atoning sacrifice
for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
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148) Whom does ‘him’ refer to?
o
‘Him’ refers to Jesus.
149) Who bore the sins of the whole world?
o
Jesus bore the
sins of the whole world.
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Conclusion
150) Who is sinless yet bore the sins of the whole world?
o
Jesus
§
Is sinless.
§
Yet bore the sins
of the whole world.
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Jesus is sinless yet bore the
sins of the whole world
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Jesus is the author of life
yet was killed
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151) What are we going to do?
o
We are going to
find out about the following:
§
Who is the author
of life yet was killed?
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Acts 3:15
15You killed the author of
life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this.
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152) Whom does ‘him’ refer to?
o
‘Him’ refers to Jesus.
153) Who is the author of life?
o
Jesus is the
author of life.
154) Who was killed?
o
The author of
life was killed.
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Conclusion
155) Who is the author of life yet was killed?
o
Jesus
§
Is the author of
life.
§
Yet was killed.
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Jesus is the author of life
yet was killed
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Jesus died yet rose again
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156) What are we going to do?
o
We are going to
find out about the following:
§
Who died yet rose
again?
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1 Corinthians 15:3-4
3For what I received I passed
on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to
the Scriptures,
4that he was buried, that he
was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures.
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157) Who died?
o
Christ died.
158) Who rose again?
o
Christ rose again.
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Conclusion
159) Who died yet rose again?
o
Jesus
§
Died.
§
Yet rose again.
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Jesus died yet rose again
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Jesus is the paradoxical
mystery of God
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