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Chapter 2 The Rules of Context Slide 2 Session 1 Review First,
last, and always, Dispensationalism is about the knowledge of God.
God Himself God is unlike Isaiah 40:18-25 God is unchanging Hebrews
1:10,12; James 1:17; Psalm 102:26-28 God is up close and personal
John 3:16; Isaiah 55:6-7 His Word and Works God is self-revealing.
He speaks Through the spoken creation: 2 Peter 3:5-7; Romans
1:18-20 Through His written Word: 2 Peter 1:20-21; 2 Timothy
3:14-17 His Son: Hebrews 1:1-2, Acts 17:30-31 God is personally
active. 2 Chronicles 16:9; Daniel 2:21; Psalm 139:14-16 Gods works
are His witness to us. Psalm 105:1-5 His Way with Men Its all about
promises! God has only dealt with men on the basis of His promises.
Biblical faith is always based upon the promises of God. His Will
and His Program A Dispensationalist is simply one who takes the
promises of God literally. We must now learn two important keys we
need in order to properly understand the promises of God. Slide 3
According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that
pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that
hath called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us
exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be
partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that
is in the world through lust. - 2 Peter 1:3-4 We invite you to
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Pay close attention as we reason our way from the character of God.
We will expand and apply two truths we have already learned. The
First Truth About God: God is self- revealing. The Second Truth
About God: He is unchanging. We then learned how God reveals
Himself - through the creation, His Word, and His Son. We will now
learn that God expects us to interpret His revelation through His
Son. We then learned that He deals with men based on his unchanging
promises. We will now learn how God has ordered or organized His
promises. Slide 5 The Basic Rule of Context: We pay attention to
all that God is saying. Even children know we cannot mix and match
statements in the Bible to suit our needs. Example: Judashanged
himself. Go and do thou likewise. More advanced Bible students know
just how important it is to read all the scriptures as they were
intended to be read by the writers. Example: Romans 10:9-13 does
not teach Lordship salvation. It teaches that Jesus is Jehovah. We
know this because Paul is quoting directly from Joel 2. A good
quote to rely on comes from John Wycliffe a morning star of the
Reformation: "It shall greatly help thee to understand scripture,
if thou mark not only of what is spoken or written, but of whom,
and to whom, with what words at what time, where, to what intent,
with what circumstances; considering what goeth before and what
followeth." Slide 6 The Lost Rule of Context: Our Bible is about
Jesus Christ. The Lord Jesus taught the disciples how to properly
interpret the scriptures during the time between His resurrection
and His ascension. A key passage for helping us understand this is
Luke 24. First notice how He taught the disciples on the road to
Emmaus: Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to
believe all that the prophets have spoken: Ought not Christ to have
suffered these things, and to enter into his glory? And beginning
at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the
scriptures the things concerning himself. (Luke 24:25-27) Slide 7
The Lost Rule of Context: Our Bible is about Jesus Christ. The Lord
Jesus repeated this same approach when, after continuing to
Jerusalem, they found the other disciples who puzzling over these
same events. We read the account of what He did in verses 44-48:
And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you,
while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which
were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the
psalms, concerning me. Then opened he their understanding, that
they might understand the scriptures, And said unto them, Thus it
is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from
the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission of sins
should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at
Jerusalem. And ye are witnesses of these things. (Luk 24:44-48)
Slide 8 The Lost Rule of Context: Our Bible is about Jesus Christ.
Now, notice how the apostles learned this key and began applying it
in their ministry! We see it in Pauls witness to the rebelling Jews
in Acts 13:46-48. Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It
was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to
you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy
of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles. For so hath the
Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the
Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the
earth. And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and
glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to
eternal life believed. (Act 13:46-48 Do you see how the apostles
applied the Lords teaching? They had learned the role of Christ as
taught in the Old Testament They had learned that they were now a
part of His program. Through Christ, they were now serving as a
light to the nations. By keeping Christ central in their Bible
interpretation these disciples also learned where they fit in Gods
program! Slide 9 The First Truth About God: God is self- revealing.
The Second Truth About God: He is unchanging. We then learned how
God reveals Himself - through the creation, His Word, and His Son.
We will now learn that God expects us to interpret His revelation
through His Son. We then learned that He deals with men based on
his unchanging promises. We will now learn how God has ordered or
organized His promises. We now reason our way from the character of
God as we expand and apply the second truth we learned earlier.
Slide 10 The Basic Rule of Covenants: The Covenants are Gods Super
Promises How, do I know I am viewing the promises of God correctly?
We begin by looking at the broad picture. God has set out some
super promises in scripture. These super promises form the basis
from which all other promises descend. By knowing the super
promises, we understand how the rest of Gods promises come
together. Soon we will see that these super promises, are super
highways that connect to show us one great, unified plan of God!
But first Question : Answer: Super promises are like super highways
leading us back to Christ. Slide 11 The Basic Rule of Covenants:
The Covenants are Gods Super Promises What makes super promises
super and how do we recognize them? 1.These promises are
specifically called covenants in the Bible. 2.These covenants have
clear terms. Most are permanent and unconditional. God made them
before His children even understood what He was doing. Note: One of
these covenants was conditional and temporary. That was the Mosaic
covenant. Well get to that later. Slide 12 So then, what makes
super promises super and how do we recognize them? 3.These
covenants extend over long periods of time. Another way to say this
is that they are made to one man in particular and to his seed (his
household, his progeny). Covenants are made to men and their seed.
Where you find one of these super promises in scripture you will
find the word seed discussed right in the context. The great
covenants of God are made to men and their seed. Did we repeat
anything? Lets follow some breadcrumbs along the seed trail of
Bible history. Slide 13 So then, what makes super promises super
and how do we recognize them? The key promises of God made to men
and their seed are called covenants. Please turn to these passages
we follow the seed trail a short way into the Bible The Seed model
in creation. Genesis 1:11 Day 3 The Seed promise initiated. Genesis
3:15 The seed promise extended. Seed promises are associated with
each of the covenants. Some examples include Gen. 9:9; 15:18;
17:19. Later, we will understand the extreme importance of the seed
doctrine. Slide 14 So then, what makes super promises super and how
do we recognize them? 1.These promises are specifically called
covenants in the Bible. 2.These covenants have clear terms. 3.These
covenants extend over long periods of time. 4.Some covenants
require household administration. Because these covenants extend
down through the generations some of them require a household
administration, or priesthood. Initially, these priesthoods were
patriarchal (Fathers were the spiritual heads). Under the Mosaic
covenant, this household administration was carried out through the
Levitical priesthood. While this truth may seem ever so unimportant
at the moment, we will see how the book of Hebrews lays down the
gauntlet regarding this very fact! Continuing Slide 15 So then,
what makes super promises super and how do we recognize them? The
Lost Rule of Covenants - Jesus Christ is the key to their
continuity. Jesus Christ makes the covenants fit! All covenants are
about Him. Many of our friends would like to think that we have
broken history up into fragments by talking about the dispensations
of God. They miss the fact that dispensations are merely place
markers in the Bible. We see one place marker for each time God
gave a new covenant. The covenants perform separate purposes, but
are unified in their outcome. History is united in the Person, the
plan, the passion, and the program of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is
the key to making sense out of the great covenants of God. Listed
here are a few things we will soon learn about the covenants Listed
here are a few things we will soon learn about the covenants! Slide
16 I have learned that God expects me to interpret His truth
through His Son. If I want to be an effective tool of the Holy
Spirit, I want to use the scriptures the way the Lord and the
apostles did. I have learned to identify these promises and their
recipients. I want to learn about these covenants because I will
always be confused in my Bible understanding until I do. I want to
learn more about what covenant I am under and all the benefits it
provides for me! So, what have I learned in this session ? Why is
this important to me ? I have learned how the Lord Jesus taught His
apostles to preach and teach. Only when I understand what Christ is
doing can I understand what I should be doing. I have learned that
there is a super highway of Gods promises throughout scripture. A
reminder Remember the principle of consequence. We can claim Gods
promises and receive the blessing! We can breach, profane, or fail
to claim Gods promises and experience the sad results. A teaser A
Question: (True or False.) Christmas is about family. In closing
this session Slide 17 According as his divine power hath given unto
us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the
knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: Whereby
are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by
these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped
the corruption that is in the world through lust. - 2 Peter 1:3-4
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Slide 19 www.BiblicalIntensives.com According as his divine power
hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness,
through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and
virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious
promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature,
having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. -
2 Peter 1:3-4 www.BiblicalIntensives.com We invite you to visit us
online and subscribe to our newsletter. Biblical Intensives is a
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