December 2011

BIBLICAL TEACHING - Part 17

The New Testament: THE FAITH OF THE APOSTLES

16. Salvation   160
 through faith

We become part of the new creation as God’s gift (Mt 11:27; Jn 6:43; Eph 2:8). This decisive step (Col 1:12-13), our salvation is not the reward for our merit and good deeds (Rom 4; Phil 3:4-6); it comes from through faith (Rom 3:21; Phil 3:9).

161

According to […]

BIBLICAL TEACHING - Part 16

The New Testament: THE FAITH OF THE APOSTLES

15. The New   150 Creation – gift
of the Spirit – the Mystery           151
of Reconciliation

Jesus did not come only to correct sins, but torenew the creation(Jn 5:20). This new creation is achieved through the gift of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor 15:45). Above all, this work means a resurrection of people and […]

BIBLICAL TEACHING - Part 15

The New Testament: THE FAITH OF THE APOSTLES

14. The       140
Resurrection, Jesus Lord
of History

Jesus is risen as He had said He would (Mk 9:9-10), according to the Scriptures (Lk 24:25-27; 1 Cor 15:4; Acts 2:30). The appearances of the risen Jesus in Jerusalem and in Galilee: Mt 28; Mk 16; Lk 24; Jn 20 and 21; 1Cor 15:5-8.
The […]

BIBLICAL TEACHING - Part 14

The New Testament: THE FAITH OF THE APOSTLES

13. The        130
Sacrifice   

The death of Jesus is not accidental (Heb 10:5). From the start He prepared to face it (Mt 20:28; Jn 11:9 12:27). He predicted it many times (Mk 8:31; 9:9 Lk 13:31). He assumed full responsibility for it (Jn 10:28-30; 19:30), knowing that this Hour was the […]

BIBLICAL TEACHING - Part 13

The New Testament: THE FAITH OF THE APOSTLES

 12. Jesus     120
prepares His   
Church

The Church (Acts 9:31) and the churches (Gal 1:22). The Church of God (Acts 20:28) and the churches of God (1Cor 11:16; 1 Thes 2:14). The Church is the spiritual people of God. Church means the Assembly convened by God, or the Assembly of God’s elect. They […]

BIBLICAL TEACHING - Part 12

The New Testament: THE FAITH OF THE APOSTLES

11. Jesus   110 
proclaims
the                111
Reign of God  

Jesus begins by proclaiming a new age, announced by the prophets, the age of God’s favor (Mk 1:14; Lk 4:21; 4:19).
Jesus proclaims the Kingdom of God (or Kingdom of heaven: Mt 5:1 and com. of Mt 6:9). His miracles are signs that this Kingdom […]

BIBLICAL TEACHING - Part 11

The New Testament: THE FAITH OF THE APOSTLES

10.  The        100 
persons of
Jesus, Jesus
and

After speaking so many times through the prophets, God spoke one last time through His Son (Heb 1:1) when the fullness of time had come (Gal 4:4). Jesus is the only and eternal Son (Col 1:13-15), the Word who is in God and is God present […]

BIBLICAL TEACHING - Part 10

The Old Testament: GOD TEACHES HIS PEOPLE

9. The Resur-   90  rection and the   
hereafter  

According to the teaching, of Jesus (Lk 24:27) the whole Bible announced the Resurrection, for wherever the Bible speaks of the covenant of the living God with mortals, it is understood that God means to share life with us forever: Ex 3:6 and Mk 12:26; Ps 16:11; […]

BIBLICAL TEACHING - Part 9

The Old Testament: GOD TEACHES HIS PEOPLE

8. Wisdom   80 
teaching

In the Bible, Solomon is the first and the model of wisdom teachers: 1 K 4: 29-34; Sir 47:14. The dream and the judgment of Solomon: 1 K 3. Various wisdom books written after him are attributed to him: Pro 1:1; Ecl 1:1; Wis 9:12.

81

Wisdom means: practical intelligence […]

BIBLICAL TEACHING - Part 8

The Old Testament: GOD TEACHES HIS PEOPLE

7. Time of     70 Judaism: the religion of the law

The Law sometimes means all the laws of the Bible (Mt 22:36), or the Bible itself (Jn 12:34) or at times the Jewish religion (Gal 2:19). The Law and the Prophets or The Law, the Prophets and the Psalms are […]