With the Flood, order reverts to chaos and creation is undone. Outside the Ark beneath the silent primordial ocean, the earth again is formless and empty of breathing life. Soon will come a new creation--as was the first, wakened by breath or wind of God. Like the first creation, it emerges step-by-orderly-step out of the primordial Deep, following the general pattern of the Six Days of Genesis 1:3-31, to become the home of a new creation and a rescued humankind. Just as the spirit (or Spirit) of God originally hovered over the chaotic and oceanic Deep (Gen. 1:2), now a "wind" from God … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2014
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Hebrews
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BAPTISM — A CLOSER LOOK COMING UNDER THE NAME OF JESUS
Surrendering to a new masterI. Baptism in Jesus' Name Means Surrendering to Jesus Based on Who He Is: the Prophesied Messianic Lord Whose Resurrection Presages Divine Salvation From Sin and the Arrival of the Last Days (Acts 2:14-38). A. The occasion: first gospel proclamation/conversion of Jews. B. The proclamation: Jesus (14-36). C. The response: conviction (37). D. The apostolic reply (38-39). 1. Repent (plural) and be baptized (singular) for forgiveness of sins (plural) and receive the Holy Spirit (plural). 2. "In the name of Jesus Christ" (epi- based upon … [Read more...]
BAPTISM — A CLOSER LOOK THE GOOD NEWS TO WHICH BAPTISM RESPONDS
I. The Gospel is Not "Good Do's" (Moralisms) or "Good Views" (Doctrinal Systems), but "Good News" (Evangel). Not History, Commands, Exhortations or Prophecy, but an Announcement. A. Isa. 43:10-13 - God declares, saves and proclaims. B. 2 Tim. 1:9 - God foretold, saved and called us. II. The Good News is the Announcement that God has Forgiven us and Made Us His Friends, and That He Will Finally Restore All That Has Gone Wrong in His Universe. A. Eph. 1:13 - It is the "good news" of our salvation! B. Eph. 1:10; Rom. 8 - God will sum up and redeem "all things." III. There are … [Read more...]
