SBS Class March 132011

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We will never see a gospel reformation happenoutside the church

UNTIL

We see a gospel reformation happen inside the

church.



Last week we covered

The Mission of God Reveals to us the Missionary Nature of God

and His Church

The Mission of God is for All Believers

The Mission of God Clarifies Our Purpose in Life

The Mission of God Has One Ultimate Benefit and that is God

Himself



Things foundational to the Gospel

Many people inside the church assume that the gospel is only for people outside the church.

They think that the gospel is for non-Christians only. This means

that when God saves us, we move beyond it to deeper spiritual

growth and development.

The gospel is NOT only the fire that ignites the Christian life but it

is the fire that keeps the Christian life growing and going. Because

Christian people continue to sin and the gospel is the only antidote

for sin then the gospel is something that we need on a daily basis.



The gospel is way more radical and liberating and

shocking and confrontational and disruptive andcounter intuitive than any of us realize.



The primary enemy of the gospel is LEGALISM

It comes in two forms:

1. Some people try to be a legalists by keeping the rules, maintaining

the standards, if I keep the rules then I will be good enough to merit

the approval of God. (Front door legalism) those who are always

telling you how you are breaking the rules

2. Other people try to save themselves by breaking the rules and

developing their own autonomous selves. (Back door legalism)



PERSON #1 SAYS:

³I can find freedom and happiness if I just keepthe rules´

PERSON #2 SAYS:

³I can find freedom and happiness if I just break

the rules´

Both are legalistic because both represent self salvation projects.



Do we understand that there is an obedience that dishonors God?



Turn to Colossians Chapter 2

Turn to Ephesians Chapter 4

Any obedience that is not grounded in and marinated in the gospel

will be long term unsustainable.

Paul understood and we should too that the imperatives minus the

indicatives equal impossible for us.

The engine of the gospel and God's radical and outrageous grace is

the only thing that can fuel a long and joyful Christian life.



The only way legalists start to have obedience that is pleasing to

God is when they get a radical taste of the gospel.

Critical for us to understand about Gospel-Centered Living

T he gospel focuses on the performance of Jesus for us and not

our performance for Him.

T he gospel is the good news is that God does not relate to us on

the basis of our feats done for Christ but on Christ's feats done for

us.

My standing before God is not dependent on my obedience but rather my standing before God is dependent on Christ's obedience

for me.



If you are a Christian it means that you have the Holy Spirit and you

have a longing to get better and a longing to please God and a

longing to desire and mature.

This is the sanctifying work of the Spirit that is rearranging and

reorganizing you in the affections and thoughts, so that you love the

things that God loves and you hate the things that God hates.

If you are a Christian then you want to grow, develop and get better.

T he secret of gospel living is grounded in this very important

spiritual truth:

Our relationship with God is based on Christ's performance for us

rather than our performance for Him.



You need to be saturated in this fact that even if you never get much

better than you are right now, today that God will still love you and

fully accepts you.

The only way to get better in the Christian life is to daily recognize

and meditate on the fact that the relationship I have with God is not

based on my performance for Him but on the performance already

done and accomplished by Christ.

And when I really get this and incorporate this deep within my soul it

makes me want to obey Him more and NOT less.



Become obsessed with the work Jesus performed for you and you

will GROW become obsessed with your work for Jesus and you will

shrink.

No matter how hard you may try any engine smaller than the gospel

in which you are depending on for power to obey will run out of gas

in due time.

The gospel radically restructures our motivation



And the gospel restructures our message (Romans 6 )

When Paul goes into Chapter 6 he is in essence saying "I know whatyou are thinking."

After Paul teaches this incredible amount of Scripture from Chapter

1- 5 then he starts with "shall we continue in sin that grace may

abound"

What you might think next is that Paul would in order to defeat the

notion that he is all about grace that now he would start to emphasize

the law. Maybe Paul would say something like as follows; hey don'ttake this grace thing too far there are rules that you need to keep.

But no he does not go there.

Instead he gives them more grace and preaches the gospel



The gospel restructures our message

Disobedience happens NOT when we think too much about grace

but when we think too little about grace.

Disobedience happens in your life NOT because you need more

law and accountability and more slaps on the wrist but because you

need to go much further into GRACE.



Turn to 2 Corinthians 8

Paul has already done in Macedonia what he is now doing in

Corinth.He is taking up a collection for the relief of the saints,which we see in 2 Corinthians 8:4. This probably has to do with

relief for the church in Jerusalem that was having some kind of

crisis, and the other churches were helping them out. And Paul,

while in Macedonia has something happen that just blows his mind.

So in Chapter 8 we see that Paul is going to use the Macedonians

and what happened as an example to the church in Corinth.

I am going to describe this in language that we have studied and I

think to be consistent with the text in this chapter. We are beingable to witness in these verses what happens when the seed of the

gospel is planted in hearts that are fertile. Because we know that

wherever Paul goes his message is the gospel. So now we are

seeing what happens to a people when the gospel lands on them in

the power of the Spirit.



T he first thing we can observe is that what happened in Macedonia is

due to the fact that GRACE (gospel) came down.

Second when grace fell affliction arrived. Hmmm...let's be sure we

see this and understand this because many today believe when Jesus

shows up everything gets better. But there is an important lesson to

learn right here. The affliction that the Macedonians face is NOT a

result of grace that has departed but the result of GRACE that hasarrived.

T hird if we want to understand the mark of grace that shows up in

affliction we just need to read more in verse 2.

Because it tells us that the Macedonians had an abundance of joy intheir deep poverty. I told you on Sunday that when GRACE falls or

when GRACE arrives thee is radical change.



So we see in this text that when grace arrives affliction comes but

there is overwhelming joy even through their poverty. If that isn't

radical then I don't know what is!

F ourth do you see what flowed out from that joy? These

Macedonians under affliction and though they were poverty stricken

wanted to GIVE-GIVE-GIVE!

And we can see in verse 5 that the level they wanted to give wasbeyond their ability. As a matter of fact in verse 4 we see that the

Macedonians are begging Paul and pleading with him that they can

do even more.

What has happened to this people to explain this kind of behavior?These Macedonians are gospel saturated and motivated. Because

when GRACE FALLS - JOY R ISES - LOVE OVERFLOWS.

Fifth there is NO indication that Paul commanded them to give

though as an apostle he had the authority.



But instead we read in verse 8 that he wasn't speaking to them as a

command.

Do you see why?

Because Paul knows that when Christian people rest in the already

accomplished work of Christ at the cross, the natural result is they

give financially, read their Bibles, go to church, feed the homeless,

and serve in the body.

Y ou don't demand people do more you take them back to what has

been done for them by Christ.

Brothers and sisters may we during these next months cry out andappeal to God like never before that He would open our eyes to the

gospel. May we see this amazing grace so clearly and wonderfully

that as it falls our joy might rise and love overflow in ways that are

Christ honoring and glorifying.



What Christians in the church need to learn

Don't just do something sit there. In other words learn to sit and

soak in the finished work of Christ for you.

Your obedience doesn't gain God's favor and your disobedience

doesn't forfeit God's favor.

Nothing in my hand I bring,

simply to the cross I cling;naked, come to thee for dress;

helpless, look to thee for grace;

foul, I to the fountain fly;

wash me, Savior, or I die.



G enesis Revelation

Purpose = ³the glory of God´

Plan = God¶s unfolding and

progressive redemption of mankind

The key to seeing and understanding the plan of redemption in

the Bible from Genesis to Revelation is ³the kingdom of God.´



Roots inGenesis New Testament

Creation - Fall - Redemption - Restoration

The Bible is written mostly in a narrative language that shows us

that God is headed to an end. It is God¶s unfolding and

progressive plan of how He intends to redeem mankind.

Kingdom Pre-figured



God¶s unfolding and progressive redemption of mankind

Gen 1-2 Gen 3 Gen 12 Exodus Malachi Matt Rev

K ingdom

Pattern

Phase 1

K ingdom

Promise

Phase 2

K ingdom

Pre-figured

Phase 3

K ingdom

Fulfilled

Phase 4

Kingdom

consummated

Kingdom

inaugurated

400years



Instead of looking at puzzle pieces, let¶s understand the big picture

from Genesis to Revelation

Two excellent approaches to studying the Bible

Biblical Doctrine = circle

Biblical Theology = line

Illustration - the box top (Biblical theology) and the borders of jigsaw puzzle (Bible doctrine)

Bible Doctrine is a complete look at all the Scripture in the area of

God, man, Christ, Spirit, salvation, church or the word

Whereas Biblical theology is a linear progression in the story of the

Bible from Genesis to Revelation (a tree laying sideways)



The Bible is difficult for us to read and understand because:

We have to learn how to stand in the language community of those

separated from us by thousands of years

The Old Testament makes up 2/3¶s of our Bible and many aren¶t sure

how it relates to the New Testament

The Bible is set up like a narrative that is progressing toward an end.

The Bible is not a myth, it is the inspired record in history in which

God Himself was at work through the authors in the history of

redemption.

A story has a beginning, middle and the end.

Therefore we need a good hermeneutical grid to help us interpret the

Scriptures properly.



An overview from Genesis to Revelation

There are 4 major points in ³progressive revelation´

1. Creation eschatology2. Fall of man (promise of Genesis 3:15)

3. Redemption established in Christ

The provisional plan

The permanent plan

4. Restoration (Revelation)

God creates Adam and gives him role as

K ing - one who has royal dominion over all the earth

Priest - one who is charged to protect his spiritual garden

Adam is given federal headship or vassal responsibility

He is tested by the serpent

If Adam passes the test he is to receive eternal life



But right at the time when all this comes crashing down after

Adam's sin and we expect the wrath and judgment of God, instead

we see "amazing" grace in the form of a promise

Gen. 3:15 And I will put enmity

Between you and the woman,

And between your seed and her seed;

He shall bruise you on the head,And you shall bruise him on the heel.´

This seed will finally give access to the tree of life in order for

mankind to have immortality and to manifest the glory of God

And this pattern is going to be repeated throughout the Bible

Great expectations will be laid out for the people of God but there

will be failure and disappointment that will bring judgment and

promise



From Genesis 3:15 we have redemptive eschatology in which God

will bring about the promise that He gives in Genesis 3:15

Notice that God doesn't bring Jesus Christ in right away instead He

waits approximately 4000 years but in the meantime prepares the

way through types and shadows or a typical system.

The first level is provisional (shadow or pointer or type)The second level is permanent (substance or fulfillment)

The big plot

Creation

Fall

Redemption

Restoration

Ultimately this will be fulfilled in Christ who is the true second

Adam



The sub plot

These are all the types and shadows

Don't get these confused, again

Level 1 - provisional

Level 2 - permanent

God is like an artist or a novelist uses history as is His canvas

God is painting a picture, story or narrating a plot in order that we

might understand what is happening in Christ

After the creation and fall we come to the next major event which

is known as the FLOOD



God initiates a sub plot in Genesis 6:5-7

Gen. 6:5 Then the LOR D saw that the wickedness of man was

great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart

was only evil continually.

Gen. 6:6 The LOR D was sorry that He had made man on the earth,

and He was grieved in His heart.

Gen. 6:7 The LOR D said, ³I will blot out man whom I have

created from the face of the land, from man to animals to creepingthings and to birds of the sky; for I am sorry that I have made

them.´

This is a pointer for us back to the fall but this time we have Noah

who is going to be the second Adam as we read it is Noah who isrighteous

Noah as the second Adam obeys God and brings the animals into

the ark two by two in order to get ready to begin a new creation



If you put yourself in the story at this point, DON'T think through

the NT, Noah is right now the promised seed from Genesis 3:15

The flood represents judgment against all mankind just as God

judged man right after the fall

After the flood the animals exit the ark and we have a picture of a

new creation

So now we have a righteous Noah and a sacrifice that has been

made but then what happens?

The next scene is where we see that Noah gets drunk and his own

nakedness is exposed not unlike that of Adam and Eve in the garden

It is here when we expect the judgment of God that we in fact see

the promise in Genesis 9:25-27 which is the fulfillment of promise

in Genesis 3:15



The next major event is the covenant that God

makes with Abraham, as we see that God callsAbraham from the Ur of the Chaldeans



God promises to Abraham a land that will be fruitful and have many

of his descendants

Again we see that God is fulfilling the promise that He originallymade in Genesis 3:15

And we see that Noah was not the true seed but only a type and

shadow, because the new creation did not happen

But now we see that God will do it through Abraham and his

descendants and the promise will be fulfilled as they crush the

serpents head

By executing judgment on the Canaanites they will be given the land

This is the land that is flowing with milk and honey and is for us a

picture of Eden

Abraham's descendants multiply and they end up in Egypt under

Joseph but they are enslaved under a new Pharaoh



The next major event we have is the Exodus

God did not forget to the promises to Abraham in Genesis 12, 15

and 17 as we can see in Exodus 2:23-24

Ex. 2:23 Now it came about in the course of those many days that

the king of Egypt died. And the sons of Israel sighed because of the

bondage, and they cried out; and their cry for help because of their

bondage rose up to God.Ex. 2:24 So God heard their groaning; and God remembered His

covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

God raises up Moses to be a deliverer of His people

So now we finally have the chosen seed, the one who will be thesecond Adam, the second Noah, and just like Noah, God uses

Moses to save the people through the waters of divine judgment



But like Noah, Moses sins and he strikes the rock when he should

have spoken to it and therefore Moses can not go into the promised

land so he is not the promised seed

So God makes a covenant with the people if not Moses then Joshua

will be the one

But now God is starting to change the type from an individual likeNoah, Moses or Joshua and He forms the nation of Israel

Israel now becomes the type as God's second Adam and God makes

a covenant of command at Mount Sinai that reminds us of the

command that He gave to Adam in the garden



In the book of Judges we read "there was no king and the people did

right in their own eyes" (Judges 17:6, 21:25)

And now we are left to wonder, where is the K ing, where is thechosen seed?

The people come to Samuel and ask him for a king. But Saul whom

they are given is not the anointed one and because of his

disobedience the kingdom is snatched away from him and given toanother one

The next major event we have is the covenant that God makes

with king David

In the midst of failure as God's people that have ask for an earthlyking, in the midst of Saul who is a disobedient king, God then

chooses David, a man after His own heart. David who wants to

build a temple for God but God makes to him a promise that he will

never lack a man to sit upon the throne.



An although he would not build the temple himself, his son would

be the one who would eventually build the temple

The promise to Abraham continues to expand

In Abraham you have the promise of the land and descendants,

with David you have the promise of a Messianic kingdom with no

end

And the crown jewel of the kingdom of God is the building of the

temple for God to dwell in

The fulfillment of the temple that God dwelled in during thegarden of Eden



It seems that David's son Solomon will be the one and we can see

this in 1 K ings 10:23-25:

1K ings 10:23 So K ing Solomon became greater than all the kings

of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

1K ings 10:24 All the earth was seeking the presence of Solomon, to

hear his wisdom which God had put in his heart.

1K ings 10:25 They brought every man his gift, articles of silver

and gold, garments, weapons, spices, horses, and mules, so muchyear by year.

1 K ings 10:23-25 almost speaks in eschatological language

Look at the creation terminology in that you have the whole earth

that is under his authority and they are bringing to him their wealth

But in 1 K ings Chapter 11 we see that Solomon takes foreign wives

and they turn his heart away from the Lord, Solomon is not the

seed



Because of Solomon's apostasy the kingdom is divided. It is from

Solomon's apostasy that we see this spread throughout the nation

First in the northern kingdom and then in the southern kingdom

God then brings on the prophets to issue a covenant law suit against

Israel and they call her to repent and to obey God but to no avail

The covenant has been broken, Israel is not the second Adam,

Just like in the fall from the garden when Adam and Eve are

expelled, the nation of Israel is exiled from God's presence

There is no way back to the tree of life and the land is forfeited due

to sin



The next major event is the people of Israel are exiled from the land

God writes a bill of divorce for His bride and the land must rest for a

time equal to the rest required under the law that Israel has broken

But just as God brings the covenant lawsuit against Israel, just when

it looks like His wrath and judgment is going to come on His people

the prophets like Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel speak in terms of a

promise of a new covenant

Even as God proclaims judgment and the end of an old covenant, the

lawsuit and divorce, in the midst of the prophesy is a new work of

God



A second Exodus

A new covenant

God then begins to fulfill the promises with the return of Israel to

the land

Zerrubbable responsible to rebuild the city

Ezra responsible to rebuild the people

Nehemiah responsible to rebuild the wall

At the end of the OT in Malachi we have the people of God, in the

land of God but where is the Seed, where is the K ing?

The typical sub plot has come to an end or maybe you could say a

new beginning

It is here that we see the entry of John the Baptist crying out in the

spirit of Elijah "prepare the way of the LOR D, for the kingdom of

God is at hand"



The ministry of John the Baptist is one of preparation for the

manifestation of Jesus the Messiah

John baptized with a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins

And Jesus comes to John to be baptized to which John replies "why

do You come to me, I should be coming to You"

Jesus is baptized in order to identify Himself with the peopleAnd at this point God says this is My beloved Son in whom I am

well pleased



Finally the chosen Seed has arrived on the scene Genesis 3:15 which

began in the form of a promise is now fulfilled

Adam was not the one Noah was not the one

Moses was not the one

Joshua was not the one

David was not the one Solomon was not the one

But now the Seed is here

Jesus is the true second Adam



Jesus is our federal head or vassal K ing who occupies the OT

offices of prophet, priest and king

The return of Ezra and Nehemiah and the people were not the

fulfillment of the new covenant

But rather the new covenant was to be sealed with the blood of

Jesus

The second temple built by Zerrubable was not the true

eschatological temple prophesied by Ezekiel



Jesus Christ as the ascended K ing of His church, having received

the gift of the Holy Spirit poured out that Spirit on the day of

Pentcost

And as a result Christ is building a true spiritual temple and we as

God's people are living stones being built up in Christ who

Himself is the foundation and cornerstone of that temple

But what about the land? the inheritance already belongs to us

from a judicial point of view but we are not in full possession of it

at this time



We are in a period of time that is best describes as the already but

not yet, Christ must return, the day of judgment the true flood, a

flood of purifying fire must come to cleanse and glorify the cosmic

temple and grant eternal life in Christ, where we find an eternal

Sabbath rest in the heavenly land that Christ has achieved for us

This is a story of the Bible and this is the plot that God has set up to

prepare the way for the coming of Christ, first as One who was the

suffering Servant but upon His second return the ruling K ing.

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