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He brought me to His banqueting house

and His banner over me was love.

Song of Sol 2:4

ABC’s of Old Testament:

Use the Alphabet to ‘hot link’ to subject areas within this document.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

THE OLD TESTAMENT IS A “PICTURE BOOK”

And ABC's OF JESUS CHRIST HIMSELF,

AS FOUND IN THE NEW TESTAMENT TEXT.

God uses His Word to communicate with us in the same way He has us communicate with each other.

HOW WE COMMUNICATE WITH OTHERS IN PRINT:

1 We use an alphabet of individual letters.

2.We assign sounds to each letter.

3.We put letters together that represent sounds.

4.We link sounds together to make words.

5.We put words together into sentences and convey our thoughts.

6.We put sentences together into paragraphs and expand our thoughts.

GOD IS SPIRIT AND IN HIS WORD, HE USES HIS “OT ALPHABET” TO COMMUNICATE HIS CHRIST.

1. God has an “alphabet” made up of OT people, animals, places, and things, numbers, colors, and materials.

2. Based on His first mention of things, God assigns meanings to His "alphabet". Most often, these “first mentions” are in

the Book of Genesis which is the “Seed Plot” of God’s Word.

Example: God created man on Day 6. So, based on this “first mention", in all of Scripture, God uses the number 6 to refer to man.

3. God’s OT stories have human characters who either “picture” Jesus Christ, God’s express image, or they picture God's enemies who are the unsaved. Before our salvation, we were enemies of God. Romans 8:7

These OT stories explain how God deals with His people (the saved), and also how He deals with His enemies (the unsaved).

We need to read and know the OT stories.

4. Most importantly, these OT stories help us to understand the NT text. It is the NT text which tells us of God’s great love for

His Son Jesus Christ. The NT also tells God’s purpose for all He has done, is doing, and will do. This is all referred to as "doctrines". Ephesians 3:8-11

5. In the NT God gives us a clear storyline of the OT “pictures”. The NT storyline are the doctrines, or Truths, that

express God’s thoughts about His Son Jesus Christ! Jesus Christ is the main Focus of God’s Word.

6. God is Love. Love is an Action Verb. Action Verbs need an object. God’s Object for everything He does, is His Son Jesus Christ!

By having both the Old and New Testaments, God has given us “the witness of two”. We have two ways to understand Truths about

God and His Son Jesus Christ. In the OT, God has given us "physical pictures” which we, as humans, are able to understand.

In the NT, God has given us spiritual Truths which we can only understand by matching them to the OT "physical pictures".

7. If we can’t match up a NT doctrine with an OT “picture”, then we know something is either wrong with our understanding of the NT

doctrine, or that we don’t accurately know the OT “picture”, or physical story.

God wants His people to clearly "see” His plan and purpose for the saved, who are the Church, the elect of God.

We need to pray that God’s Spirit will enlighten “…the eyes of our understanding” to the Truths about God and our

Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 1:17-23

THE NEW TESTAMENT TEXT TELLS US TO USE THE OLD TESTAMENT

Luke 24:27 “And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, He (Jesus) expounded unto them in all

the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.”

Romans 15:4 (Paul wrote) “For whatsoever things were written before time (OT), were written for our learning that we, through patience and comfort of the Scriptures, might have hope.”

II Peter 3:2 (Peter wrote) “That you be mindful of the words which were spoken by the holy prophets (OT) and of the commandment of us the Apostles of the Lord and Savior."

HERE ARE A FEW SAMPLES OF MATCHING OLD “PICTURES”

WITH NEW TESTAMENT DOCTRINES:

This is just to give you an initial understanding of God’s exciting method for teaching us about Himself and His Son Jesus Christ.

1. Picture: Tabernacle in Wilderness 1.Doctrine: Everything in the Tabernacle, and everything done in the Tabernacle, has to do with

Exodus 25-40 Jesus Christ and His redemptive work on behalf of the Church. Exodus and Leviticus

2. Picture: Aaron’s rod that budded Num 17: 8 2.Doctrine: Resurrection of Jesus Christ I Peter 1:3

3. Picture: Physical circumcision of Jews 3.Doctrine: Spiritual circumcision of believers’ hearts (New Covenant) Ro 2:29

Gen 17

4. Picture: House of Israel Jer 11 4.Doctrine: God’s elect, The Israel of God (includes some from House of Israel) Ro 2:28-29, Gal 6:16

5. Picture: Jonah and the giant fish Jonah 1 5.Doctrine: Resurrection! Jonah was in the fish 3 days and 3 nights Matt 12:39-41

6. Picture: The King’s Highway of Holiness 6.Doctrine: Jesus Christ is the only Way to God the Father Heb 10:22, 38, 11:6

Isa 11:16, 35:8

7. Picture: Abel’s offering of a lamb 7.Doctrine: Christ the Lamb of God John 1:29

.Gen 4:4

8. Picture: Abraham offering up Isaac, 8.Doctrine: God, our Heavenly Father offering up His “only begotten” Son (Son of Promise) John 3:16

his “begotten son” (Son of Promise )

Gen -22

9. Picture: Noah’s Ark Gen 6-10 9.Doctrine: Christ is the believers’ “Ark of Safety.” Believers are safe in Him. Acts 17:28

10.Picture: Joseph’s life Gen 37-50 10.Doctrine: God Doctrine: Jesus raised up His Son Jesus Christ to be His “express image”. Heb 1:3

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“Absent from the body”:

"absent from the body"

HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH DYING!!!

“We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.”

II Corinthians 5:8

Understood in its context, this verse means to be absent from the Old Covenant, the Body of Moses’

teachings and to be present with the New Covenant teachings of the Lord.

II Corinthians 5: 1-8

Terms About the Old Covenant: Terms About the New Covenant:

“to be absent from the body (Moses’ teachings)” “present with the Lord” (our Lord is the New Covenant)

Is 49:8

“the earthly house of this tabernacle” “our house which is from Heaven”

“that death”( Old Cov) might be swallowed up of life (New Cov) “clothed in the life of Jesus Christ”

“found naked”(Old Cov –without Christ’s righteousness) “a building of God"

“an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens”

II Corinthians 5:1-8

vs 1 For we know that if our “earthly house of this tabernacle” (Old Cov) were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made

with hands, eternal in the heavens. (New Cov)

vs 2 For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: (New Cov)

vs 3 If so be that being clothed (with New Covenant – righteousness of Christ) we shall not be found naked.

(-in Old Covenant, they were not clothed with Christ’s righteousness)

vs 4 For we that are in this tabernacle (Old Cov) do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon,

(New Cov) that mortality (Old Cov) might be swallowed up of life. (New Cov)

vs 5 Now He that wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, Who also hath given unto us the earnest (down payment) of the Spirit.

vs 6 Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, while we are at home in the body, (New Cov) we are absent from the Lord:

vs 7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight)

vs 8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, (Old Cov) and to be present with the Lord. (New Cov)

This only makes sense, if you know that Jesus Christ is the New Covenant!!!

Thus saith the LORD (God), “In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I

helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee (Jesus) for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages.” Isaiah 49:8

Many wrongly teach this verse means that when believers die, they go right to Heaven to be with the Lord. Usually they leave the second “and” out of the verse.

They almost always add, “is to be” to the verse. What they've left out and what they've added have changed the entire meaning of the verse.

II Corinthians 5:8

WRONG! “We are confident, I say, willing rather to be absent from the body,

is to be present with the Lord.” (left out second “and”) (added “is to be”)

CORRECT! “We are confident, I say, willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.”

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Abraham’s Bosom:

"ABRAHAM'S BOSOM" IS NOT ABOUT HELL AND ETERNAL SUFFERING!

IT’S ABOUT THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND SALVATION!

“Abraham’s Bosom” is in Luke 16:19:31 “The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus”

It’s about being in favor with God, or not being in favor with Him. Only because of Jesus Christ,

do the save have favor with God.

The word “bosom” denotes a place of honor, of being well cared for. The elect of God entered Abraham’s bosom

at the moment God predestined them to be His elect to whom He gives the gift of salvation.

Romans 8:29-30

All the parables are about The Kingdom of God!

Most wrongly teach that this parable has to do with death, the grave,

and eternal suffering for the unsaved.

STUDY IT FOR YOURSELF!

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Accountability:

God Holds Believers Accountable For Their Brothers And Sisters In The Lord

A Scriptural example is when Paul rebuked Peter for his actions which denied the Gospel of Grace.

Peter was a Jew and usually sat and ate with the Gentile believers. But,

when Jewish guests came, Peter sat with the Jewish believers.

“…fearing them that were of the circumcision” Gal 2:12

Paul corrected Peter about how he treated the Gentiles when the Jews arrived.

Paul said,

“But when Peter was come to Antioch, I (Paul) withstood him (Peter)

to the face because he (Peter) was to be blamed.” Gal 2:11

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Adams, The Two:

THE BIBLE IS A CONTRAST OF THE TWO ADAMS' TEMPTATIONS:

“And so it is written, the first man Adam was made a living soul;

the last Adam (Jesus Christ) was made a quickening spirit.” I Co 15:45

Man’s Temptations Are In Three Areas:

The Lust of the Flesh, The Lust of the Eyes, The Pride of Life.

1. Temptation: The Lust of the Flesh: First Adam, “…the tree was good for food” Second Adam, Jesus Christ, “Command this stone

Gen 3:6 that it be made bread.

Luke 4:1-3

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2. Temptation: The Lust of the Eyes: First Adam, “…it was pleasant to the eyes” Second Adam, Jesus Christ, “the devil showed unto

Gen 3:6 Him all the kingdoms of

the world

Luke 4:5-6

3. Temptation: The Pride of Life: First Adam, “…a tree to be desire to make Second Adam, Jesus Christ, “…cast Thyself down”

one wise” Luke 4:9-11

Gen 3:6

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Adamic Christology:

ADAMIC CHRISTOLOGY IS THE STUDY

OF THE ENTIRE BIBLE BEING A CONTRAST

OF THE FIRST AND SECOND ADAMS.

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FIRST ADAM – FROM THE DUST OF THE EARTH

SECOND ADAM – FROM GOD OUR FATHER

Read Romans 5:12-21

We see in God's Word that nothing from the Earth can please our Heavenly Father.

Our Father is only pleased

With The Redemptive Work

of His Son Jesus Christ.

II Peter 1:17

Jesus Christ is God’s Word, or Seed. John 1:1

Because of being in Christ, the saved are able to boldly approach the Father. Heb 4:16

Saved people have been given the gift of faith Eph 2:8 and they use this faith as the only way to please God their Father. Heb 11:6

“But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God, must believe that He is, and that He is a Rewarder

of them that diligently seek Him.” Heb 11:6

Adamic Christology begins with the first man Adam, and ends with the Man Christ Jesus, the Second Adam.

In God’s mind, before He ever made the world, He planned to have the first Adam be of the earth, to be unspiritual.

God took dust from the ground and breathed the Breath of Life into this “Mud Man”.

When God made the Second Adam, the Man Christ Jesus, He took His Word, Seed from Himself,

and “planted” it in the womb of the woman.

Gen 3:15

“And the Word (God’s), was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten

( Created and Promised One) of the Father, full of grace and truth." John 1:14

"When the fullness of time was come, God sent forth His Son, made of a woman, made under the law. Gal 4:4

Christ, God’s Word, is the “Essence” of God.

God also designed us so that our words are also the “essence” of us.

“ for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks"

Luke 6:45

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Through the first Adam,

"Sin entered into the world, and death by sin;

and so death passed upon all men, for that

all have sinned." Romans 5:12

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FROM THE BEGINNING,

WE HAVE A PHYSICAL "PICTURE" OF THE STORY

OF OUR SPIRITUAL SALVATION

It’s significant that the first Adam is not listed in the Hall of Faith. Hebrews 11

This tells us that God did not give the first Adam the gift of salvation.

If Adam was saved, God would have given him the gift of faith.

Abel, Adam’s second son, is the first person listed in Hebrews 11.

Abel brought the firstling of his flock of sheep,the right sacrifice.

Abel's lamb "pictures" Jesus Christ, “…the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.” Rev 13:8

Cain, Adam’s first son, brought fruit from his garden, his work!

Cain’s offering pictures man trying to earn his own salvation.

Because God did not accept Cain's offering, Cain murdered his brother Abel. Gen 4

The First Adam, from the Earth, wanted the "Essence" of God.

We can read about this in Isaiah 14.

Most people think Isaiah 14 is about Satan.

It is about the First Adam!

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"For if by one man’s offense (first Adam), death reigned,

much more, they which receive abundance of grace

and of the gift of righteousness, shall reign in life,

by One, Jesus Christ." (Last Adam)

Ro 5:17, I Co 15: 45-47, Phil 2:5-11

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By creating the earthy Adam first, God is able to show forth His attributes of grace, mercy, longsuffering, patience, supremacy, holiness, power, faithfulness, loving kindness, goodness, sovereignty and wrath.

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God's purpose for all that has happened, is happening, and will happen, is to show forth His attributes to the principalities and powers (levels of angels) Ephesians 3:8-13

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Because God did not extend His attributes of grace and mercy to the fallen angels, the principalities and powers, (remaining angels in Heaven) have never seen God's grace and mercy.

God exhibits His grace and mercy to His elect, the Church.

The principalities and powers observe this, and through observing God extend His grace and mercy to us, they know

God better. They are able to praise God for all His wonderful attributes. Ephesians 3:8-13

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God is Sovereign in His election of certain people to salvation.

God did not elect certain people because of any good thing in them!

Isaiah 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are

as filthy rags...

Psalm 65:4 Blessed is the man whom Thou chooses, and causes to approach unto Thee, the he may dwell in Thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of Thy house, even of Thy holy temple.

Psalm 110:3 Thy people shall be willing in the day of Thy power...

(On God's appointed day of salvation for His people, He gives them a new heart toward Him.

This is part of The New Covenant in the blood of Jesus Christ. Heb 8:6-13, Jer 31:31-34, 32:38-40, Ezek 36:25-27)

John 15:16 (Jesus speaking) "You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that you should go and bring forth fruit, and that your

fruit should remain: that whatsoever you shall ask of the Father in My Name, He may give it to you."

John 17:6 (Jesus praying to God our Father)

"I have manifested Thy Name unto the men which Thou gave Me out of the world: Thine they were, and Thou gave them to Me; and they have kept Thy Word."

It is God, not Jesus Christ, Who elects certain people to salvation.

Romans 9, Colossians 3:12

The elect, are God's love gift to His Son. John 17:6

Jesus Christ will show His great love for His Father by giving the elect back to God!

"...that God might be All in All!" I Corinthians 15:28

Romans 3:10 "As it is written, there is none righteous, no not one."

Romans 3:11 "There is none that understands, there is none that seek after God."

Romans 9:11 "For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good, or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand,

not of works, but of Him that calls."

I Cor 2:14 "But the natural man (unsaved) receives not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned."

John 6:37 (Jesus speaking) "All that the Father gives Me shall come to Me; and him that comes to Me I will in no wise cast out."

John 6:44 "No man can come to Me, (Jesus Christ) except the Father which hath sent Me (Jesus Christ) draw him: and I (Jesus Christ) will raise him up at the last day.
I Thess 1:4 "Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God."

II Peter 1:10 " ...give all diligence to make your calling and election sure..."

Example of Election:

“As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.

What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.“

Romans 9:13-14

God tells us that man’s error

is in his wrong Perception of God!

Psalm 50:21

(God speaking) “These things hast thou done, and I kept silence;

thou thought that I was altogether such an one as thyself

but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.”

Adoption, The Spirit of:

WE HAVE A "FATHER RELATIONSHIP" WITH GOD

In the New Covenant (New Testament), God made possible

the giving of the Spirit of Adoption whereby we are able

to cry "Abba Father". Romans 8:15

Old Covenant believers did not experience a

"Father relationship" with God.

Ro 8:15, 23, 9: 4, Gal 4:5, Eph 1:5

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Adversary of Jesus in the Wilderness:

When Jesus was in the Wilderness, what was His "Satan"

or "Adversary"? (opposing force)

The Man Christ Jesus' human desires were His “adversary” or His “Satan.

(opposing force). Acts 2:22, Eph 4:13, I Tim 2:5

The Book of James clearly tells us that man's inner desires tempts him:

. From whence come wars and fighting among you?

Come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?”

James 4:1

"Let no man say when he is tempted, “I am tempted of God”: for God cannot be tempted with evil,

- shows that Jesus was not a "God-Man"

neither tempts He any man: but every man is tempted when he is drawn away of his own lust and enticed.

Then when lust hath conceived, it brings forth sin:

and sin, when it is finished, brings forth death.” James 1:13-15

Jesus' lust had not "conceived"

He did not sin!

Jesus had been 40 days without food and water. He was close to death.

He was saved by living on every Word of God. Luke 4:

The First Adam did not live by God’s Word.

Thus, he disobeyed God. Genesis 3

JESUS, THE SECOND ADAM, LIVED BY GOD’S WORD!

THUS, JESUS NEVER SINNED AGAINST GOD.

Hebrews 4:15

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Age In Which We Live:

Saved People Are Now Living In “The Age Without End”

Saved people already have eternal life!

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son (Promised One)

that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, (no longer exist), but have eternal life.”

John 3:16

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Agency:

"Agency" is the Hebrews’ Understanding That

God’s People Are Agents Who Speak For God.

"Agency" is the Hebrew way of thinking. The whole idea of redemption

is a Hebrew mindset.

In Hebrew thought, if God thought anything to be done,

it absolutely would be done!

The Hebrews believed that all things were of God, but not all things

stood in the place of God.

Example: Exodus 7:1

And the LORD said unto Moses,

“See I have made thee a God to Pharaoh: (Agency)

and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.”

In Deuteronomy 29:1,

All Israel was standing before Moses as he recounted the words

of the covenant which the LORD commanded him to make with them in the

land of Moab and also Horeb.

In Deuteronomy 29:6,

Moses said, “I am the LORD your God.” (Agency)

Moses was God’s agent, the outward form of God.

And the people saw Moses as God.

This is the Hebrew mindset which we see throughout the OT.

Because the Church says it’s just “understood” Moses

was speaking for God, they teach error.

Another major error that the Church teaches is that the Angel of the LORD

was Jesus Christ before He came to Earth.

The Truth is, God’s Agent was the Man Christ Jesus, not an angel.

Just as Moses was total man, Jesus was a total Man.

Jesus was not a “God-Man”, as the Church wrongly teaches.

Scripture does not even mention the term “God-Man”.

This concept is from their creeds, not from God’s Word.

(For more information on this, see “Creeds”)

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Anathema:

“Anathema” Is Only Used Once In God’s Word

“If any man loves not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.”

I Cor 16:22

“Anathema” means cursed, or excommunicated from the Church.

“Maranatha” means the Lord has come.

The Creeds’ Use of "Anathema" is Unscriptural

It’s important to know that God’s Word does not say if we don’t believe God came in the flesh,

we should be Anathema!

In the Creeds, it wrongly states that if a person doesn’t believe Jesus is God, he or she is not saved.

We must remember, the Creeds were written by men, not God!

Appoints, God:

God Appoints All Things!

“For of Him, and through Him, and to Him,

are all things: to Whom be glory for ever. Amen.”

Romans 11:36

A Few Things That God Has Appointed:

- the number of days each person will live

- when each person will be born and where each person will live

“… and hath determined the times before appointed, and the

bounds of their habitation.”

Job 7:1, 14:14, Psalm 90:12, 102:20, Isaiah 14:31, Acts 17:26, Colossians 1:13-14

- our spiritual birth, is the Day of our Salvation:

“It is God Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness,

and hath translated us into the Kingdom of His dear Son in Whom

we have redemption through His blood even the forgiveness of sins:”

Colossians 1:13-14

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Apprehended of Christ:

Christ Apprehends All Those the Father Has Given Him.

(Jesus praying to the Father)"I have manifested Thy Name unto the men (God's elect) which Thou

gave me out of the world: Thine they were, and thou gave them me; and they have

kept Thy Word." John 17:6

“…that I may apprehend that for which I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.”

(Paul to the Philippian believers) Philippians 3:12

Christ’s Goal For Us, And Also Our Goal For Ourselves Should Be:

“That I may know Him, and the power of His Resurrection, and the fellowship of

His sufferings, being made conformable unto His death.

If by any means I might attain unto the Resurrection of the dead.”

Philippians 3:10-11

“…being made conformable unto His death…”

This means a dying to self.

We must learn to put Christ first, others next, and ourselves last.

Our prayer should be to live the life Jesus Christ lived, the kind of life that led to His death,

Jesus always did the will of His Father.

As saved sinners, we can’t live this life perfectly as Jesus Christ did,

but it should be our desire.

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Approved:

Jesus Christ

“…a man approved of God…”

At Pentecost, the Birth of the Church, Peter preached the Gospel and he referred to Jesus as

“a man approved of God." Acts 2:22

If Jesus was a "God-Man", Peter would have said so!

None of the Apostles ever said that Jesus Christ was a “God-Man”.

In fact, the term “God-Man” is not in Scripture.

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Ascended, No One Has Yet:

Jesus Said That No Man Has Ascended to Heaven

John 3:13

Jesus Christ, Who is fully Man, was the first Man to enter Heaven.

Ezek 22:30, I Co 15:20-26.

All believers who have died, are still in the grave, “asleep in Jesus”,

waiting for that Great Resurrection Day!

I Thess 4:13-18

In Acts 2:27, Peter quotes Psalm 16:10 where David prophetically said that

God would not leave his (David’s) soul in hell (the grave) nor would God

allow His Holy One (Jesus) to see corruption.

Acts 2:29 says that King David is still in the grave waiting for that Great Day.

In Acts 2:34, Peter says, “…for David is not ascended into the Heaven

Psalm 17:15

(part of David's prayer)

"As for me, I will behold Thy face (Jesus Christ's) in righteousness:

I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with Thy likeness."

"when I awake" shows that David believed he would be in the grave waiting for the Messiah to come. David did not believe that he would go directly to heaven when he died.

The entire purpose for Peter’s message

in Acts 2, was to show:

- that God raised Jesus Christ from the dead, Acts 2:24

- and that David was not raised! Acts 2:29

God’s plan is to have the entire Body of Christ rise

in the air to meet our Head, the Lord Jesus Christ.

I Co 15:17-20, II Pet 3:4

*** The Bottom Line: ***

Jesus Christ’s promise to believers is a resurrection from the dead!

I Co 15

Then believers will be able to say, “Death, where is your sting?”

I Co 15:55

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Ashes! No Eternal Suffering:

The unsaved perish the moment they die.

The OT sacrificial system is a “picture” of how God deals with both sin and the sinner.

Because ashes can’t burn, we have a “picture” that there is

no eternal burning for the unsaved. Scripture tells us the unsaved "perish"meaning to no longer exist. John 3:16

The graves of the unsaved will one day be thrown into the Lake of Fire.

This is called “to surely die”, or “the Second Death”.

This will happen after the reappearance of Jesus Christ. Rev 20:14

In the OT sacrificial system, God had

sin eradicated, not the sinner!

Ashes can’t burn!!! Hallelujah!

This shows that there's no eternal punishing!

The punishment of the unsaved is to perish, not exist! John 3:16

Because ashes can't burn, the ashes of the sacrificial animals were carried out

to a clean place. This clean place “pictures” all life returning to God, Who is

a Clean Place. This does not mean that the unsaved live eternally in a relationship

with God. It is the spirit that returns to God,

That God may be "All in All”

I Co 15:28.

We also see that the animals did not suffer. They were killed by a quick knife to the throat.

Only our sinless Lord Jesus Christ suffered for sin, our sin!

Right now, sin does bring us temporal sufferings, but there is no OT “picture”

of eternal suffering.

Sin is not "infinite" (having no end). If sin was "infinite", then all the unsaved would
suffer forever. But they don’t! God's Word says the unsaved perish.

John 3:16, II Pet 2:12, II Thess 2:10, Heb 10:17, Isa 26:14

If sin is "infinite", Jesus Christ would have had to suffer forever!

Anything of "infinite value" has no end. It's in the sphere of God.

In Hebrews 10:17 God said,

"And their sins and inquities will I remember no more."

Even the memory of the unsaved will be removed. Isaiah 26:14

Praise God, that Jesus Christ paid the penalty for our sins!

Jesus Christ is now sitting at the right hand of God! Ephesians 1:20

“Sitting” means He has completed what His Father wanted Him to do!

The Scriptures say that only God is immortal, can’t die. I Timothy 6:15-16

If Jesus Christ were a “God-Man”,

He couldn’t have died!

I Timothy 6:15-16

“Which in His (Jesus Christ) times, He shall show Who (God) is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords; Who (God) only hath immortality dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto, Whom (God) no man hath seen, nor can see: to Whom(God) be honor and power everlasting. Amen.”

The Church doesn’t have the “God-Man” suffering eternally for our sins.

This implies that God is a Respecter of persons.

If God held the value of Jesus on the cross higher than He would have held any of us, it would show God to be prejudiced and a Respecter of persons.

If any of us were in Jesus’ place on the cross, the Church would say that we would have to suffer forever!

God is no Respecter of persons!

Acts 10:34

Baptism, The Antitype:

The Death of Jesus Christ is the "Antitype" of Any Other Types of Baptism

Romans 6:4

“Therefore we are buried with Him by baptism into death:

that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father,

even so, we also should walk in newness of life."

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Begotten:

“Begotten” Means "Created" and also “Promised One”

It Does Not Mean “God”

In Scripture, there were several “Promised Ones”.

Each of them had a unique birth which indicated God

had a special plan for their lives.

Psalm 2:7 is a prophecy of the birth of Jesus Christ God's only begotten

(created and promised) Son.

John 1:14, 18, 3:16,18 these verses all speak of Jesus, God's only begotten (created and promised) Son

Acts 13:33 ( Paul quotes Psalm 2:7)

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Hebrews 1:5, 6 The writer is speaking of Jesus Christ as God's only begotten (created and promised) Son

Hebrews 11:17 "By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten (created and promised) son."

I John 4:9, 5:1,18 speaks of Jesus has God's only begotten (created and promised) Son

Revelation 1:5 speaks of Jesus Christ being the first begotten (created and promised) from the dead.

God told Abraham He would make of him a great nation but, Abraham and Sarah had no children. Gen 12:1-3

Abraham and his wife Sarah tried to help God by Abraham having a child with Hagar, Sarah’s Egyptian handmaiden.

The son from this union was Ishmael.

Ishmael was not God’s “Promised One” from whose line the Savior would come.

God waited until both Abraham’s and Sarah’s bodies were too elderly to have a child.

It was then that God gave them the “Promised One”, a miracle child who they named Isaac.

It was through Isaac’s line that Jesus Christ, the "Only Begotten Son of God" (Created and Promised One), would come!

Gen 22, John 3:16

“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory,

the glory as of the only begotten (created and promised One”) of the Father full of grace and truth.” John 1:14

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Beliefs of the Essenes, Pharisees, Sadducees, Zealots:

Essenes – separatists Pharisees - traditionalists -put wrong spiritual lessons to everything. -hypocrites about everything!

Sadducees - only looked at the first 5 books of the OT, - didn’t believe in resurrection – their thinking, “-be the best we can be today.”

Zealots – political activists - thought Christ was a radical.

Jesus certainly didn’t fit in any of these groups! But, the thrilling thing is that Jesus Christ took people from each of these groups and made believers out of them!

What Jesus Said to Each Of These Groups:

To Essenes He said, “For peace with God, separate from all uncleanliness.” “Let your light shine.”

To the Pharisees Jesus said, “But I say unto you…” To the Sadducees Jesus said, “I am the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob”. In other words, “I am the same yesterday, today and forever.”

To the Zealots Jesus said, “We’re not here to change the world!” “Give unto Caesar what is Caesar's.” “We’re here to change the hearts

of men.”

Today, we still have people in these four categories! These groups do not understand, nor can they, that salvation is of the Lord! Jonah 2:9

These Are The Wonderful Things God Does For

His People In The New Covenant of Jesus’ Blood:

God:

-gives us a new heart of flesh.

-puts His Spirit within us.

-causes us to walk in His statutes.

-helps us to keep God’s judgments and do them!

-has us dwell in Beulah Land (marriage with Christ).

-will be our God and we will be His people.

-puts His laws in our inward parts and write them on our hearts.

-will have us fear Him forever.

-will make this an everlasting covenant for us!

Heb 10:16-22, II Co 3:1-6, Ezek 36:25-28 Jer 31:31-34, 32:38-40

PRAISE GOD for The New Covenant

in the Blood of His Son Jesus Christ!

Believers are now in The New Covenant!

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Believe:

God Asks His People To Believe:

-that the first Adam sinned and death came into the world. Gen 3

-that Jesus, the Second Adam, became a Life-Giving Spirit Ro 5:12-21

The Man Christ Jesus:

- submitted Himself to God, John 17:4

-was crucified by God, Acts 2:23

-was raised by God Acts 3:15

-was seated by God in Heavenly Places at God’s right hand, Eph 1:20

-was given by God all authority and power in Heaven and Earth.

Acts 5:31

God Does Not Ask Us To Believe:

- that Jesus Christ is God!
- that He (God), died for our sins!

GOD IS IMMORTAL! HE CANNOT DIE! I Tim 6:16

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Believers Are Granted Two Things To Do For Christ:

Believe on Him!

Suffer for His Sake!

“For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to

believe on Him, but also to suffer for His sake.”

Philippians 1:29

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Believers’ Reward:

Jesus Christ Is Our Reward!

Jesus Christ Is Our “Pearl of Great Price.” Matt 13:46

He (God) that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him (Jesus Christ) up for us all,

how shall He (God) not with Him, (Jesus Christ) also freely give us all things?

Romans 8:32

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"Bellies-The god of ours":

...me, me, me “I” Principle me, me, me...

“…the god of our bellies” Phil 3:19

Philippians 3:18-21

"(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things).

For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto His glorious body, according to the working whereby He is able even to subdue all things unto Himself."

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The “I” Within Us Draws Us To Sin.

The “devil” is that “other god”, or opposing force, we put before the One True God.

Christ came to destroy the works of the flesh, which is referred to as "the devil”.

"Submit yourselves therefore to God.

Resist the devil, and he will flee from you”

James 4:7

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Beulah Land:

Believers Are Now Living In The Land Of Marriage To Jesus Christ!

Beulah Land

Isaiah 62:4

THOU SHALL NO MORE BE TERMED “FORSAKEN”,

NEITHER SHALL THY LAND ANY MORE BE TERMED “DESOLATE”,

BUT THOU SHALL BE CALLED “HEPHZIBAH”,

AND THY LAND “BEULAH”

FOR THE LORD DELIGHTS IN THEE,

AND THY LAND SHALL BE MARRIED.

Before salvation, we were called “Forsaken” and the land in which we lived, was called “Desolate”.

Thank You God, for electing us to salvation, and for giving us to be married to Your Son Jesus Christ!

We are now the Bride of Christ, living in Beulah Land, married to our Savior!

Praise His Holy Name!

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"Body of Moses":

The Word “body” Means A Closely Knit Group

Of Mankind In Their Manner Of Thinking. Jude 9

“BODY OF MOSES” = OLD COVENANT TEACHINGS

“BODY OF THIS DEATH” = OLD COVENANT TEACHINGS Ro 8:24

“BODY OF CHRIST” = NEW COVENANT TEACHINGS

When a believer begins to understand Scripture, he or she has turned from

the "Body of Moses", the Old Covenant, to the "Body of Christ", the New Covenant!

In the Old Covenant, ("body of Moses"), people tried to earn

their salvation.

In the New Covenant, ( Body of Christ’s teachings), the price of salvation

was paid by Jesus Christ and given as a gift to God’s elect. Ephesians 2:8

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Jesus Christ Did All The “Works” Of Salvation for His People.

The veil has been removed from the eyes of His people:

“…when it (the minds of the Body of Christ) shall turn to the Lord, the veil shall be taken away.” II Corinthians 3:16

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Born of the Spirit:

GOD IS SPIRIT

HE BRINGS HIS ELECT ALIVE SPIRITUALLY!

It is God Who Elected Us For Salvation And It Is God Who Brought Us Alive Spiritually.

God gave His only begotten (created and promised) Son, Jesus Christ, to die and shed His precious

blood to atone for our sins. Romans 9:11, John 3:16, Acts 2:30-33

God Is Fully Satisfied In The Redemptive Work Of His Son.

God proved He is satisfied, by resurrecting Jesus Christ from the dead and seating

Him at His right hand on high. Acts 2:32 Phil 2:9-11

God Gave His Son All Power And Authority Over Everything, And Everyone.

The OT ‘picture” of this is the story of Joseph and his relationship with Pharaoh. Gen 37-50

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Business of the Church:

THE GREAT COMMISSION

PREACHING! TEACHING! BAPTIZING!

(Jesus speaking) “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and lo I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen." Matt 28:19-20,

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Canaanites:

THE CANAANITES PICTURE THE ENEMY WITHIN US – OUR OLD WAYS OF THINKING

The Canaanites of the OT were the 7 groups of people originally dwelling in the Promised Land.God told the Israelites to “Possess the land, which the Lord your God which gives to you to possess it.” As saved people, we are now in Beulah Land – married to Jesus Christ.

We need to “possess this land” by gaining the mind of Christ.
We need to replace this old mindset with the mind of Christ which can only be gotten by studying God’s Word.
In the land of Canaan, (Israel) there were 7 groups of people and their names ended with “ites”.

7 = completion.
It’s very important to know that, because of what Christ has done for us, there is in us, no “Canaanite” separate us from the love of Christ. Romans 8:37-39

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Christ’s Death:

CHRIST’S DEATH SATISFIED GOD’S JUSTICE

Ro 5: 8-10

“But God commended His love toward us in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us
Much more then, being now justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.
For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.

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Christ’s Two Questions Concerning Himself :

1. “What think you of Christ?”

2. " Whose Son is He?"

Matthew 22:42

It's very important to be able to correctly answer these two questions!

II Samuel 7:1-17 is the foundational passage to understanding whose Son the Christ is:

God promised David that He would set up His Kingdom using David’s seed.

This would make the King Who God would put on David’s throne, a descendant of David.

This King would be David’s Son!

We read in Matt 1:1 “The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham.”

Jesus Christ has two fathers:

David, from whom Jesus descends, is Jesus' earthly father. The Pharisees knew that much!

What the Pharisees did not know, was that the Christ is also the Son of God!

God declared Jesus to be so. Matt.3:17 “And lo a voice from Heaven, saying,

‘This is My beloved Son in Whom I am well pleased.’

Most of the Church wrongly teaches that Jesus Christ is God the Son.

Jesus Christ is not God the Son!

Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

In Psalm 110, David prophesied that his descendant would be

the Son of God,

not God the Son!

(David wrote Psalm 110 about a thousand years before Jesus Christ was born of a virgin.)

Jesus quoted Psalm 110:1 to the Pharisees:

”The LORD (God, the Existing One) said unto my Lord, (Jesus Christ)

'Sit Thou (Jesus Christ) at My (God, the Existing One) right hand,

until I make Thine (Jesus Christ's) enemies (the unsaved elect)

Thy (Jesus Christ's) footstool.’”

In this verse, God had David write that He (God)

told David’s descendant (Jesus Christ) to sit at His (God's) right hand.

Wow! Scripture tells us that Jesus Christ

is presently seated at the right hand of God! Hebrews 8:1.

The OT “picture” of Jesus Christ sitting at the right hand of God

is Joseph seated at the right hand of Pharaoh. Genesis 37-50

Joseph was the image, or form of Pharaoh. But Joseph was not Pharaoh!

Joseph had the rule over every thing and every one except Pharaoh!

After God saves His people, they are no longer His enemies.

They sit at His footstool and learn of Him. Heb 1:13, James 2:3, Psalm 132:7

The Pharisees did not get the fact that they were standing and talking

to Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of God.

As believers in Jesus Christ, it’s important that we know Who Jesus Christ is,

“…a man approved of God…” Acts 2:22

The Bible is

God's Full Revelation Of His Son Jesus Christ!

In the Bible, God has given us the Old Testament, (Old Covenant)

and the New Testament, (New Covenant).

God has given us the "witness of two Covenants, or Testaments.

The first Covenant has physical "pictures" of the second Covenant's Truths of Jesus Christ.

In our study of God's Word, we need to match each OT "picture" with the NT doctrines being "pictured".

In doing this, we will know we have the Truth!

We must be ready to give the reason

for the hope that is in us. I Peter 3:15

This means we need to use the Scriptures and show the verses

to those who ask us why we believe what we do.

We should be able to show those who ask, why we have the

hope of being resurrected from the grave!

It's important for them to read the Scriptures that say we will forever

be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and with God, our

precious Heavenly Father.

ARE YOU ABLE TO USE THE SCRIPTURES TO GIVE THE REASON FOR THE HOPE THAT IS WITHIN YOU?

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Jesus is not God the Son!

(The words "God the Son" are not in Scripture.)

Jesus is "the Son of God"!

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There is only One God!

He is

"Our Father Who Art in Heaven"

Matthew 6:9, Luke 11:2

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There is only One Lord!

He is

"Our Lord Jesus Christ"

Jesus Christ is seated on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty (God)

in the Heavens. Hebrews 8:1

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Christians’ work:

OUR WORK IS TO BELIEVE ON JESUS CHRIST

“Then said they unto Him,

“What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?”

(Jesus speaking)

"This is the work of God,

that ye believe on Him (Jesus)

Whom He (God) hath sent.”

John 6:28-29

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Conscience:

EVERYONE HAS A CONSCIENCE

Ro 2:15, 9:1,13:5 II Cor 1:12, 4:2, I Tim 1:5,19, 3:9,4:2 Titus 1:15,

Heb 9:9,14,10:2,22, 13:18, I Pet 2:19, 3:16,21

This is proven by the fact that all people are guilty of judging others.

Romans 2

Conscience is not a lawgiver. It does not make laws, or even reveal laws.

Conscience acts as a judge either “accusing” or “excusing” every action, and meting out internal punishment where necessary.

Conscience uses the standard provided for it. Standards can be very

different from people to people.

If an action is inconsistent with the standard a person has acknowledged is right, then conscience cries,“Guilty! You are a hypocrite!”

Concerning our relationship with God, the conscience can never be quieted until it has been silenced in its condemning ministry.

The Christians’ freedom is freedom of conscience, freedom from tyranny of the law and the dreadful struggle to keep the law.

There are two things that quiet a condemning conscience:

1. The Law that informs the conscience must be presented with

a perfect, sinless life that has earned righteousness.

2. A sacrifice must be offered that sufficiently pays for sin, and satisfies

God’s holy character.

Jesus Christ’s offering satisfied both God’s

Holy Character, and the sinner's guilty conscience.

Animal sacrifices could not cleanse the conscience

because they could not pay for sin.

. Heb 9:9

Christ’s atonement purged our conscience from dead works

(rituals, ceremonies) to serve the living God. Heb 9:14

The Christian’s conscience has been eased. Praise God!

When we're with the Lord , we will not need a conscience.

Heb 10:1-5

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Contend for the Faith:

WHY DO WE NEED TO EARNESTLY CONTEND FOR THE FAITH?

Jesus asked,

“…when the Son of Man cometh,

shall He find faith on the Earth?"

Luke 18:8

This means when Jesus returns to Earth, will He find the original doctrines

being taught? These Truths, or Doctrines, have been changed, watered down, omitted, etc.

God tells us what to do about this:

“…you should earnestly contend for the faith

which was once delivered unto the saints.” Jude 3

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Context:

TO FIND TRUTH IN GOD'S WORD:

KNOW THE CONTEXT OF YOUR AREA OF STUDY!

ALSO KNOW THE CONTEXT OF THE WRITING WHICH
PRECEDES, OR FOLLOWS, YOUR SPECIFIC AREA OF STUDY.

FOR SPECIFIC TERMS:

USE A CONCORDANCE:
CHECK THE FIRST MENTION OF THE TERMS.

STUDY THE CONTEXT:
IN WHICH THESE TERMS APPEAR.

PRAY:

FOR GOD TO LEAD YOU INTO ALL TRUTH.

Taking information out of context is the cause of much error!

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Creeds:

The False Doctrine of the Trinity Was Included in the Nicene Creed of AD 325

The Chalcedon Council AD 451 defined the Nicene Creed. This was approximately 300 years after the Crucifixion of our Lord.

It was the first Creed to teach the error of God being three Persons in One.

All of today’s Bible translations are based on the Nicene Creed and thus are Trinitarian.

There have been approximately 1500 years of established Church dogma of this error.

In 185 AD, Iraneous, an early Church Father, clearly wrote that we have a record of the Apostles

saying there is One God, the Father, and One Christ, Jesus.

The title “Christ” does not mean God! It means “Messiah”, “Savior”.

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THE APOSTLES DID NOT WRITE ABOUT A "TRINITY"

The Apostles wrote of “Our God Who is our Savior and King.”

The Apostle also said that there is one God, the Father,

Who made all; things through His Word. There is no other God.

Ten Errors the Nicene Creed Espouses are:

1. Jesus does not have two natures, but is fully God and fully Man.

2. It would be heresy to say "the Man side of God" was not perfect.

3. Jesus Christ went to the cross with full Deistic knowledge.

4. The three Persons are all God yet, there are not three Gods or three Lords.

5. God is not begotten, but the Son is begotten.

6. God the Son is twice begotten.

7. Jesus Christ had no beginning.

8. Jesus Christ is God the Son.

9. God died on the Cross.

10. Jesus Christ was “eternally begotten”.

Remember, this is a list of

Ten Unscriptural

teachings from the Creeds!

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The men who wrote the Creeds used a sleight of hand when they said that Jesus was "eternally begotten"

"eternally begotten" cannot be found in Scripture.

The men who wrote the creeds added the word “eternally” and said that this can’t be comprehended by man.

They said this must be accepted by faith, and if God does not give you the faith to believe this,

then it brings your Christianity into question.

In Revelation 3:14, it is very clear that

Christ had a beginning!

(Jesus Christ was telling John what to write to the Church at Laodicea.)

Jesus called Himself three things:

Revelation 3:14

"The Amen"

"The Faithful and True Witness"

"The Beginning of the Creation of God."

Revelation 3:14

(Jesus Christ speaking to John) ' And unto the angel of the Church of the Laodiceans write; "These things saith The Amen, (Jesus Christ).

The Faithful and True Witness,(Jesus Christ) The beginning of the creation of God." (Jesus Christ)"

The Creeds, and thus the Churches, wrongly use the term “only begotten Son”

They say this term means only Son or God-Man.

God uses the term “begotten” in John 3:16 as His “Only Promised Son”.

Our OT “picture, shadow, or type” of this is Gen 21-22. Here we have the story of Isaac’s birth to Abraham and Sarah.

Isaac was their second son! Ishmael was their first son! But Isaac, the second son, was the Promised Son!

The Hebrew writer refers to Isaac as Abraham’s “…only begotten son…” Heb 11:17

The proof that both Isaac and Jesus were the “Promised Sons” is in the miraculous ways they were born.

Abraham and Sarah were too elderly to have children and Mary was a virgin. Gen 21

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Simply put, the thing that is obviously wrong with these creeds is an inconsistency of definitions of words.

It is all double talk!

We can’t think X and not X at the same time. Neither can we think positive and negative at the same time.

We can’t think “begotten” and “not begotten” at the same time or “God” and “Man” at the same time.

These creeds are basically saying that God can cease to be God,

and that He did this when He died on the cross.

This is double talk!

Scripture clearly states that God is immortal and can’t die!

I Timothy 6:16

1. The creeds are illogical!

2. These creeds come right out of the Catholic Church.

3. The Church wanted something to hold the people who had come out of pagan beliefs where they worshiped three gods.

4. The Church did not think that the Truth of Jesus Christ
being fully Man would hold the people.

5. The Church thought that saying "Jesus Christ was fully God

and fully Man"would be more marketable to the masses.

6. The creeds have never been changed.

7. In both Catholic and Protestant Churches, the majority of the people haven’t read, or studied the Truths of God’s Word.

8. The people have just accepted what they have heard their priests and pastors say.

9. Not only have the creeds stopped the study of God’s Word, they have also stopped the debate about what God’s Word says.

10.God’s Word tells us to edify one another. But we can’t edify one another if we don’t study and debate the Scripture. Romans 14:19

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Death:

“And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment." Hebrews 9:27

“For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.” I Co 15:22

After death, both the saved and the unsaved go to the grave

where there is no consciousness. Ecc 9:10

Their spirits have returned to God. Ecc 12: 6-7

Their dust returns to the earth. Ecc 3:20

Scripture refers to saved people as being “asleep in Jesus”

I Co 15:18.

The saved do not go immediately to heaven. They stay in the grave until the archangel’s shout,

the trump of God and then they will rise to meet

the Lord Jesus Christ in the air.