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1997-07-12 - The Revelation of God Through Jesus of Nazareth
The Comprehensive Series, Part 5
THE REVELATION OF GOD THROUGH JESUS OF NAZARETH AND THE NEW TESTAMENT
PROPHETS.
The New Testament satisfies in every way the hopes that were raised by the
prophets of Israel but were never realized in their time. Those O.T. prophets
foretold the life and the things Messiah would do and also the time He would
make his appearance. Six months after John the baptist began his ministry
Jesus began His. Jesus' divine nature and power are clearly seen in this
verse:
Mathew 11:27 All things have been delivered unto me of my Father: and
no one knoweth the Son, save the Father; neither doth any know the Father,
save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son willeth to reveal him.
Both the Apostle Paul and Peter made the claim for themselves and others
in the gospel ministry, of the complete and absolute inspiration of the Spirit
of God. Paul's statement:
1 Corinthians 2:10-13 But unto us God revealed them through the Spirit:
for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. For who
among men knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of the man, which
is in him? Even so the things of God none knoweth, save the Spirit of God.
But we received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is from
God; that we might know the things that were freely given to us of God. Which
things also we speak, not in words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which
the Spirit teacheth; combining spiritual things with spiritual words.
Peter's statement:
II Peter 1:19-21 And we have the word of prophecy made more sure; whereunto
ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a lamp shining in a dark place, until
the day dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts: knowing this first,
that no prophecy of scripture is of private interpretation. For no prophecy
ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the
Holy Spirit.
Both of these statements and others, plainly teach us that apostles whom
Jesus called into His services were according to Scripture fully inspired
of God and delivered not their own messages but those that were given to
them by the Holy Spirit. Such are the claims of the writers of the Bible.
Next week we will look at positive proof of the Inspiration of the Bible
In His Service,
Liv4Yeshua
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