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JOHN 1:50–51 Most assuredly, I say to you, hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man (John 1:51). Deeply moved by Jesus’ penetrating knowledge of his own soul, Nathaniel made a glorious proclamation: “Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King … Continue reading “JACOB’S LADDER”

JOHN 1:19–23 He said: “I am ‘the voice of one crying in the wilderness: make straight the way of the Lord” ’ (John 1:23). Returning to our study of John, we find that John the Baptist had made his first public appearance in the summer of A.D. 26. His ascetic lifestyle and fervent and effectual preaching … Continue reading “FROM THE WILDERNESS”

JOHN 1:24–28 I baptize with water, but there stands One among you whom you do not know (John 1:26). The priests who came to question John wanted to know whether he had the right to baptize. In the Old Testament only the priests possessed the right to administer modes of purification. Because John had denied … Continue reading “THE SIGN OF BAPTISM”

GALATIANS 3:10–14 Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us (Gal. 3:13). As the spotless Lamb of God, Christ offered Himself as a sacrifice to satisfy divine justice, to reconcile us to God, and to make intercession for us at the throne of heaven. All of this … Continue reading “CHRIST, OUR SUBSTITUTE”

LUKE 24:13–27 Jesus of Nazareth, who was a Prophet, mighty in deed and word (Luke 24:19). A prophet speaks for another. Throughout redemptive history, God called prophets to speak to His people. Jeremiah, Elijah, Elisha, and others proclaimed judgment to the rebellious, comfort to the penitent, and promises to the children of God. In every … Continue reading “CHRIST’S PROPHETIC ROLE”

ISAIAH 9:1–7 He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing it with justice and righteousness (Isa. 9:7 niv). Although the kingdom of God existed in Old Testament times, everything prior to Christ’s advent was preparatory. The kingdom of Israel functioned only as a type of that which would come. The eternal king … Continue reading “THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST”

LUKE 23:56–24:5 “Are you the Son of God?” So He said to them, “You rightly say that I am” (Luke 22:70). The most controversial issue about Jesus is His deity. Since the earliest days of the church, skeptics have hammered at this doctrine. Debate between those who maintained Christ’s divinity and those who rejected it … Continue reading “THE DIVINITY OF CHRIST”

ISAIAH 9:1–7 For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given.… And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace Isa 9:6. We have learned from our recent studies that the Bible teaches the sinlessness of Christ, the humanity of Christ, and the divinity of … Continue reading “THE PERSONALITY OF CHRIST”

JOHN 1:16–18 No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him (John 1:18). The glory of “grace and truth” not revealed in John the Baptist but in the “only begotten”—Jesus Christ. This extraordinary statement of John’s concerning the Son’s relationship … Continue reading “THE ONLY BEGOTTEN”

HEBREWS 2 Therefore in all things He had to be made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God (Heb. 2:17). As we have said, the doctrine of Christ has been fraught with controversy since the inception of the Christian church. Because of this doctrine’s … Continue reading “SHARING IN OUR HUMANITY”