The Authority of the Believer's Witness

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Jesus Christ fulfilled all the Scriptures prophecied in His death, burial, and resurrection that we might preach on His authority repentance and remission of sins.

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Unbelief Confronted - v. 36-44

John 1:1 KJV 1900
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

v. 36-44

The Word made flesh
Jesus appeared bodily and confirmed His flesh by eating as He spoke with them.
Jesus fulfilled all that the Scripture had prophesied concerning Him.
Point: The Confrontation of Unbelief - v. 36-44
Explanation: The disciples were afraid, perplexed, troubled after the death of Christ. They did not believe the report they heard so Jesus Christ Himself appeared to comfort them in their unbelief.
Application: Even with all we've seen and heard, we may sometimes live filled with doubt, being afraid, and allowing evil thoughts to enter our mind.
Illustration: Elizabeth/Selling iPhone
Recap/Transition: Jesus confronted the unbelief of the disciples and others giving them infallible proofs of His resurrection to strengthen their faith. After encouraging their faith, Jesus moves on to explaining the necessity of His death.

Understanding Given - v. 45-48

Jesus opened their minds to understand why He must suffer and rise from the dead.
Jesus opened their minds to understand what they now must do.
Point: The Understanding Given - v. 45-48
Explanation: Jesus opened their minds to understand the Scriptures. Lydia whose heart the Lord opened.
Application: Only Jesus Christ can open our minds to understand the Scriptures to the point of belief.
Illustration: Sword and the Stone
Recap/Transition: Jesus' complete fulfillment of the OT Scriptures in His death, burial, and resurrection gives the believer authority to fulfill the command to preach repentance and remission of sins.
Jesus Christ fulfilled the Scriptures in that it was needful that He must die and be raised from the dead so that we could believe and preach the repentance and remission of sins.
Jesus' complete fulfillment of the OT Scriptures in His death, burial, and resurrection gives the believer authority to fulfill the command to preach repentance and remission of sins.
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