I love these insights on Jesus as the true and better answer to every Old Testament precursor. I wonder if the talk on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:27) went something like this: Here is the text from the video:1 Jesus is the true and better Adam who passed the test in the garden and whose obedience is imputed to us.Jesus is the true and better Abel who, though innocently slain, has blood now that cries out, not for our condemnation, but for acquittal.Jesus is the true and better … [Read more...] about Seeing Jesus in the Old Testament
Archives for January 2016
How the Gospel Makes Us Bold and Humble
May this be your meditation today: Without the gospel, our self-image is based on living up to some standards - either our own or someone else's imposed on us. If we live up to those standards, we will be confident but not humble; if we don't live up to them, we will humble but not confident. Only in the gospel can we be both enormously bold and utterly sensitive and humble, for we are simul justus et peccator, both perfect and sinner! (Keller, 2012, p. 50) The Gospel reminds us … [Read more...] about How the Gospel Makes Us Bold and Humble
Why Must We Go to Church
With podcasts and live streaming, have you ever wondered why we must gather together at church every Sunday? Isn't that a little old school? I mean, why not just stay in your jammies, sip coffee, stream one of the best worship bands on the planet via Spotify, download a sermon from a world-renowned teacher, and call it a day? The answer comes, in part, from the definition of the word "church" (Greek, ekklesia). Church is not a building. Church is a people. But in particular, the church is a … [Read more...] about Why Must We Go to Church
Passion 2016 Session 6 Notes
This post is part of the series Passion 2016. These are my notes. Teacher: Louie GiglioText: Matthew 28:1-20Topic: Assignment Day - Time to Go and Tell (what you have seen)Points of Interest We cannot divorce the assistance of God from the assignment of God. His assistance to me directs his assignment for me. Today is assignment day.The basic rhythm is this: Come and see what he has done, and then (immediately!) go and tell others. Come and see: the assistance of God. Go and tell: the … [Read more...] about Passion 2016 Session 6 Notes
All In a Lifetime
In session 3 of the 2016 Passion Conference, Ravi Zacharias ended with a striking quote from Malcom Muggeridge. Here it is: We look back upon history and what do we see? Empires rising and falling, revolutions and counterrevolutions, wealth accumulating and and then disbursed, one nation dominant and then another. Shakespeare speaks of the “rise and fall of great ones that ebb and flow with the moon.”In one lifetime I have seen my own countrymen ruling over a quarter of the world, the great … [Read more...] about All In a Lifetime
Passion 2016 | Session 5 Notes
This post is part of the series Passion 2016. Note that Session 4 was a conversation and not a sermon, so I have no notes. Teacher: Christine Caine Text: Joshua 1:1-18 Topic: The next generation must be strong and courageous. Points of Interest... Caine connects the OT promises around land to their spiritual fulfillment in the NT.Joshua was just an aid (in contrast to Moses who was described as a "servant of the Lord"). Only at the end of his life does Joshua receive the appellation … [Read more...] about Passion 2016 | Session 5 Notes