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Biblical Theology 102     Review The Scriptures The Scriptures must be understood and read as one book, written by one author (God), with one main subject (God’s plan of salvation through His Son Jesus Christ).   Biblical Theology Biblical theology is, in effect, the study of the unity of the message of the Bible.Biblical […]

Biblical Theology 101 Introduction Early in the 21st century, a British police officer went to visit a primary school, where he was asked to tell a story. He began by asking: “Who knocked down the walls of Jericho?” There was a long silence as the children shuffled nervously on their seats. Eventually, a little lad […]

Biblical Theology — 8 The Perfected Kingdom   Review Last week we learned that the Kingdom of God (God’s people, in God’s place, under God’s rule, and enjoying God’s blessing) had yielded the first fruits of the Spirit: a taste of the blessings of heaven. We are adopted as children of God (Eph. 1:5-6). We […]

Biblical Theology — 7 The Proclaimed Kingdom   Review Last week we learned that the Kingdom of God (God’s people, in God’s place, under God’s rule, and enjoying God’s blessing) had come but not in all its fullness. At the end of the Gospels we saw the final picture beginning to come into focus. We […]

Biblical Theology — 6 The Present Kingdom   Review Last week we learned that at the end of the Old Testament, the perfect Kingdom of God (God’s people, in God’s place, under God’s rule, and enjoying God’s blessing) is nowhere to be found. The perfect kingdom is still somewhere in the future. We called that […]

Biblical Theology — 5 The Prophesied Kingdom   Review Last week we learned that at the end of 1 Kings 11, a partial fulfillment of the Kingdom of God (God’s people, in God’s place, under God’s rule, and enjoying God’s blessing) had been achieved. We saw: God’s people — The Israelites Live in God’s place […]

Biblical Theology — 3/4 The Promised Kingdom/The Partial Kingdom Review Last week we learned that at the end of Genesis 11, that the Kingdom of God (God’s people, in God’s place, under God’s rule, and enjoying God’s blessing) was in disarray. There was not a specific people of God, man had been banished from the […]

Biblical Theology — 2 The Perished Kingdom Review Last week we learned that at the end of Genesis 2, we learned that the Kingdom of God (God’s people, in God’s place, under God’s rule, and enjoying God’s blessing) had been established. For purposes of our study of biblical theology (study of the unity of the […]

Biblical Theology — 1 The Pattern of the Kingdom Genesis 1-2 Genesis 1-2, show us God’s original, perfect creation. Notice four important truths about creation: 1. God is the Author of Creation • God alone is eternal. He created. • God created out of nothing (Hebrew — bara) • The trinity was involved in creation […]

Biblical Theology — 0 The Scriptures The Bible is a diverse collection of different writings. It contains sixty-six books, written by about forty human authors, over nearly 2,000 years. It has two main sections (the Old Testament and the New Testament), is written in two main languages (Hebrew and Greek), includes a mixture of literature […]