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JESUS ’08

JESUS ’08. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE NEW TESTAMENT. course schedule. OCT 29: The issues? NOV 5: Politics and Power NOV 12: A Fulfilling Life NOV 19: Reconciliation DEC 3: Religion and Morality DEC 10: Jesus and Other Religions DEC 17: Is Jesus American?. course materials. ESV Study Bible

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JESUS ’08

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  1. JESUS ’08 AN INTRODUCTION TO THE NEW TESTAMENT

  2. course schedule • OCT 29: The issues? • NOV 5: Politics and Power • NOV 12: A Fulfilling Life • NOV 19: Reconciliation • DEC 3: Religion and Morality • DEC 10: Jesus and Other Religions • DEC 17: Is Jesus American?

  3. course materials • ESV Study Bible • Hardcover $31.49 • Trutone $47.24 • Leather $59.84 • The New Testament! • The Baker Pocket Guide to the Bible by Kevin O’Donnell

  4. Hearing Jesus above the fray • What is the New Testament? • How do I read the New Testament? • What are the main themes and concerns of the New Testament?

  5. What is the New Testament? • 27 Books written between 40 and 96 C.E. • Eight writers, Four Gospels, One History, 17 Letters to Churches, 4 Letters to Individuals, One apocalyptic revelation • Accepted as authoritative immediately • Accepted by the Church catholic 367 C.E.

  6. What is the New Testament? • The Word of God • Inspired, Infallible, Clear and Sufficient (2 Tim 3.16-17) • “God’s written revelation about who he is and what he has done in redemptive history” (Luke 24.44) • “Part II”: • God’s written story about himself is progressive. Not in the sense that is progresses from fuzzy and sometimes false to totally true and clear, but from partial to full and complete (1 Peter 1.10-16)

  7. How should I read the N.T.? • With Humility • Under the Guidance of the Holy Spirit • Expectantly • Attentively • Intelligently • Doxologically

  8. Reading with Humility: Counterintuitive Economy 58% Health Care 13% Terrorism 13% War in Iraq 9% Illegal immigration 5% Other 2%

  9. Reading the Bible: Listening not prescribing “I had made a statement in a doctoral seminar about God. Bill responded politely but firmly that he liked to think of God rather differently. For several minutes, Bill painted a picture for us of a friendly deity. He liked to think of God as being wise, but not meddling; compassionate, but never overpowering; ever so resourceful, but never interrupting. ‘This,’ said Bill in conclusion, ‘is how I like to think of God.’ My reply was perhaps somewhat sharper than it should have been. ‘Thank you Bill,’ I said, ‘for telling us so much about yourself, but we are concerned to know what God is really like, not simply more about our own desires.” –Mark Dever, Nine Marks of a Healthy Church, pg 57

  10. Reading the Bible: Learning to Listen “All things in God’s word are important, all are not equally important. There are certain fundamental and vital truths which must be believed, or otherwise no man would be saved. If you want to know what you believe, if ye would be saved, you will find the great things of God’s law between these two covers; they are all contained here. As a sort of digest or summary of the great things of law, I remember an old friend of mine saying, ‘Ah! You preach the three R’s, and God will always bless you.’ I said, ‘What are the three R’s?’ and he answered, ‘ruin, redemption and regeneration.” -Spurgeon, The Bible

  11. Listening to…. • The Synoptics (Matthew, Mark, Luke) • Politics and Power • King Jesus, Kingdom of Heaven, Power of government, power of demonic, power of health, power of climate, • John • A fulfilling life • “I came that they might have life, and have it more abundantly” (John 10.10)

  12. Listening to… • The Pastoral Epistles • Reconciliation • Religion and Morality • Jesus and other Religions • Revelation • Is Jesus American? Citizenship in the New Kingdom of God

  13. I recollect a story of Mr. Hume, who so constantly affirmed that the light of reason is abundantly sufficient. Being at a good minister’s house one evening, he had been discussing the question and declaring his firm belief in the sufficiency of the light of nature. On leaving, the minister offered to hold him a candle to light him down the steps. He said “No; the light of nature would be enough; the moon would do.” it so happened that the moon was covered with a cloud, and he fell down the steps. “Ah!” said the minister, “you had better had a little light from above after all Mr. Hume.” So, supposing the light of nature to be sufficient, we had better hav ea little light from above too, and then we shall be sure to be right. Better have two lights than only one. The light of creation is a bright light. God may be seen in the stars; his name is written in gilt letters on the brow of night: you may discover his glory in the ocean waves, yea, in the trees of the field; but it is better to read it in two books than one. You will find it here more clearly revealed; for he has written this book himself, and he has given you the key to understand it, if you have the Holy Spirit.” - Charles Spurgeon, The bible

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