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Authority of God’s Word
We said last week that the Word is the Bible, but we also talked about the Word being Jesus.
That’s what the apostle John is talking about in John 1
So as we talk about the authority of God’s Word, we are going to look at Jesus.
We have a scene on the Mount of Transfiguration in
Jesus took Peter and the two brothers, James and John, and led them up a high mountain to be alone.
2 As the men watched, Jesus’ appearance was transformed so that his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light.
3 Suddenly, Moses and Elijah appeared and began talking with Jesus.
4 Peter exclaimed, “Lord, it’s wonderful for us to be here!
If you want, I’ll make three shelters as memorials—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
5 But even as he spoke, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.
Listen to him.”
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What is this scene all about?
Who are Moses and who is Elijah?
Why are they there with Jesus?
What is the significance of what God says?
The author of Hebrews is stating Jesus is the One to whom we should listen to as well, no longer what the Prophets told us, no longer Moses or Elijah or any other, but listen to Jesus.
This is not to say the O.T. has no relevance.
In fact I don’t think you can fully understand who Jesus is, why He came, what He did, the magnitude of it all if you don’t have an understanding of the O.T.
But this is to say Jesus has told us all we need to know.
So what has Jesus told us?
Matthew 5:17
We understand fulfilled prophecy, this was said and it came to pass.
But what does it mean to fulfill the law?
He fulfilled them with His perfect life, lived for us, and sacrificial death in our place.
John 14:6
What does this mean?
Jesus is the way to the Father, to heaven.
Jesus is the truth from the Father, about our origin, our purpose, and our destiny, our identity, about who we are, but most importantly, the truth about how to get to heaven.
Jesus is the life from the Father, the one with purpose, knowing we are loved by God, the one that knows it has eternal life with the Father.
How is this?
No one comes to the Father except through Me, Jesus says.
It is only by Jesus to we get these things.
Matthew 20:
Jesus is going to lay down His life for us, as a ransom to purchase our freedom from sin and death.
As He frees us, it’s not to go on a live any way we want, it’s to live for Him, to honor His death with our life.
One last thing that Jesus told us.
Jesus has all authority.
Go and make disciples, followers of Jesus who want to tell others about Jesus.
Baptize them, be baptized and baptize others.
Teach them what it looks like to follow Jesus.
Teach them how to read and understand the Word.
Teach them how to tell others about Jesus.
Behold, He is always with us.
What a promise.
We are never alone, He will never abandon us, He is always with us until we die, then He comes and takes us home to be with Him.
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