The Theme of the Bible

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Lesson 7

• The Theme of the Bible

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God Created Us

• God is the reason we are here and continue to
  live.
• Genesis 126

Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our
likeness let them have dominion over the fish of
the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the
cattle, over all the earth and over every
creeping thing that creeps on the earth.
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Adam and Eve
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, "Of
every tree of the garden you may freely eat but
of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you
shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it
you shall surely die. Genesis 216,17
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The Fall
So He drove out the man and He placed cherubim
at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming
sword which turned every way, to guard the way to
the tree of life.
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Message to the Prophets

• Come now, let us reason together, says the
  Lord Isaiah 118
• As for them, whether they hear, or whether they
  refusefor they are a rebellious houseyet they
  will know that a prophet has been among them.
  Ezekiel 25

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The Bible Is Not

• A household ornament good old book.
• A magic charm.
• A panic button.
• For comfort at death.
• Psalm 23
• A political handbook.
• An American symbol U.S.
  flag.

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The Bible Is Not

• A basis for diverse creeds.
• Restricted to licensed clergy.
• A reservoir for the Ten Commandments so everyone
  can be saved.
• Just one book among many.
• A keepsake to pass down to our children.

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We Need a Savior

• All men have sinned
• Romans 323

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory
of God.
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We Need a Savior

• If we say we have no sinwe lie!
• 1 John 18

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive
ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
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We Need a Savior

• Men cannot direct his own steps!
• Jeremiah 1023

O LORD, I know the way of man is not in himself
It is not in man who walks to direct his own
steps.
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We Need a Savior

• Own ways end in death!
• Proverbs 1412

There is a way that seems right to a man, But
its end is the way of death.
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We Need a Savior

• Sin is not inherited!
• Ezekiel 1820

The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not
bear the guilt of the father, nor the father bear
the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the
righteous shall be upon himself, and the
wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself.
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We Need a Savior

• Sin separates one from God!
• Isaiah 592

But your iniquities have separated you from your
God And your sins have hidden His face from you,
So that He will not hear.
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We Need a Savior

• Sin breaks fellowship with God!
• 1 John 17

But if we walk in the light as He is in the
light, we have fellowship with one another, and
the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us
from all sin.
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The Savior Is ComingMessage of Old Testament

• Bible summarized in Genesis 121-7
• Nation
• Land
• Seed
• Patriarchal Age
• 2500 years
• Mosaic Age
• 1500 years
• Gospel Age
• 2000 years

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The History of the World
Patriarchal
Mosaic
Christian
John 117
Romans 514
Hebrews 12
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Books of law

• Genesis
• Gods promises
• Exodus
• A growing nation
• Leviticus
• Priesthood
• Numbers
• A census of the people
• Deuteronomy
• 2nd generation receives the Law

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Books of History

• Joshua
• Conquering the land
• Judges
• OthnielSamuel (15)
• Ruth
• Story of love and devotion

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United Kingdom

• Saul
• First king
• David
• Man after Gods heart
• Solomon
• Granted his requestgreat wisdom!

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Divided Kingdom

• Jeroboam
• King of 10 tribesNorthernISRAEL
• Rehoboam
• King of 2 tribesSouthernJUDAH
• Kingdom no longer uniteddivided!

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Return From Exile Ezra and Nehemiah

• After 70 years returned from Babylon
• Jeremiah 2512
• Zerubbabel
• Rebuilt the temple
• Punishment Ended
• Allowed to rebuild walls and gates

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Return From Exile Ezra and Nehemiah

• Ezra
• Found the book of the law
• Nehemiah
• Rebuilt the walls and gates
• Esther
• Saved the Jews in Persia

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Books of Wisdom and Poetry

• Job
• Human suffering
• Psalms
• Expression of praise and worship
• Proverbs
• Practical Wisdom
• Ecclesiastes
• Purpose of life
• Song of Solomon
• Value of steadfast love

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Books of Prophecy

• Major Prophets
• Isaiah
• Jeremiah
• Lamentations
• Ezekiel
• Daniel

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Books of Prophecy

• Minor Prophets
• Hosea
• Joel
• Amos
• Obadiah
• Jonah
• Micah

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Books of Prophecy

• Minor Prophets
• Nahum
• Habakkuk
• Zephaniah
• Haggai
• Zechariah
• Malachi

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The New Testament Message Our Savior Has Come
And truly Jesus did many other signs in the
presence of His disciples, which are not written
in this book but these are written that you may
believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God,
and that believing you may have life in His name.
John 2030,31
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PASTORAL LETTERS
PAULINE LETTERS
GENERAL LETTERS
HISTORY
APOCA- LYPTIC
GOSPELS
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The Gospels Matthew--John

• Matthew 1,2
• Virgin birth
• Mark 91
• Some would not die until the kingdom came with
  power
• Luke 1910
• Came to seek and save the lost
• John 424
• Worship in spirit and truth
• Matthew 1618,19
• Promise to build His church

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Acts

• Acts 2
• Church begins
• Acts 9
• Sauls conversion
• Acts 10
• First Gentile conversion
• Acts 122
• James is martyred
• Acts 15
• First problem in the church
• Pauls Three Preaching Journeys

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Romans

• Romans 116
• GospelGods power to save
• Romans 323
• All have sinned
• Romans 623
• Wages of sin/reward of faithful
• Romans 831
• God for usnothing to fear
• Romans 121,2
• Renewing of the mind
• Romans 14
• Matters of indifference

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1 Corinthians
Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of
our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the
same thing, and that there be no divisions among
you, but that you be perfectly joined together in
the same mind and in the same judgment.
1 Corinthians 110
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2 Corinthians
But this I say He who sows sparingly will also
reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will
also reap bountifully. So let each one give as he
purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of
necessity for God loves a cheerful giver.
2 Corinthians 96,7
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Galatians
But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach
any other gospel to you than what we have
preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have
said before, so now I say again, if anyone
preaches any other gospel to you than what you
have received, let him be accursed.
Galatians 18,9
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Ephesians
There is one body and one Spirit, just as you
were called in one hope of your calling one
Lord, one faith, one baptism one God and Father
of all, who is above all, and through all, and in
you all.
Ephesians 44-6
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Philippians
Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or
conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem
others better than himself. Let each of you look
out not only for his own interests, but also for
the interests of others.
Philippians 23,4
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Colossians
If then you were raised with Christ, seek those
things which are above, where Christ is, sitting
at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things
above, not on things on the earth.
Colossians 31,2
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1 Thessalonians
Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise
prophecies. Test all things hold fast what is
good. Abstain from every form of evil.
1 Thessalonians 519-22
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2 Thessalonians
And with all unrighteous deception among those
who perish, because they did not receive the love
of the truth, that they might be saved. And for
this reason God will send them strong delusion,
that they should believe the lie, that they all
may be condemned who did not believe the truth
but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
2 Thessalonians 210-12
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1 Timothy
But you, O man of God, flee these things and
pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love,
patience, gentleness. Fight the good fight of
faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you
were also called and have confessed the good
confession in the presence of many witnesses.
1 Timothy 611,12
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2 Timothy
Remind them of these things, charging them
before the Lord not to strive about words to no
profit, to the ruin of the hearers. Be diligent
to present yourself approved to God, a worker who
does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the
word of truth.
Pauls Last Letter!
2 Timothy 214,15
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Titus
For the grace of God that brings salvation has
appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying
ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live
soberly, righteously, and godly in the present
age.

• But as for you, speak the things which are
  proper for sound doctrine.
• Titus 21

Titus 211,12
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Philemon
Having confidence in your obedience, I write to
you, knowing that you will do even more than I
say.
The Runaway Slave
Philemon 21
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Hebrews

• Hebrews 11-3
• Superiority of Christ
• Hebrews 21-4
• Danger of drifting
• Hebrews 49
• Promise rest
• Hebrews 512-14
• Failure to grow
• Hebrews 915-17
• Death of testator
• Hebrews 11
• Roll call of the faithful

• But without faith it is impossible to please
  Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He
  is, and that He is a rewarder of those who
  diligently seek Him. (116)

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James
But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly
evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our
God and Father, and with it we curse men, who
have been made in the similitude of God. Out of
the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My
brethren, these things ought not to be so.
James 38-10
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1 Peter
For he who would love life And see good days,
Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his
lips from speaking deceit. Let him turn away from
evil and do good Let him seek peace and pursue
it. For the eyes of the LORD are on the
righteous, And His ears are open to their
prayers But the face of the LORD is against
those who do evil.

• Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
  Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has
  begotten us again to a living hope through the
  resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an
  inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that
  does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you.
  (13,4)

1 Peter 310-12
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2 Peter
But also for this very reason, giving all
diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue
knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to
self-control perseverance, to perseverance
godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and
to brotherly kindness love.

• The Lord is not slack concerning His promise,
  as some count slackness, but is longsuffering
  toward us, not willing that any should perish but
  that all should come to repentance. But the day
  of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in
  which the heavens will pass away with a great
  noise, and the elements will melt with fervent
  heat both the earth and the works that are in it
  will be burned up. (39,10)

2 Peter 15-7
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1 John
Do not love the world or the things in the
world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the
Father is not in him. For all that is in the
world--the lust of the flesh, the lust of the
eyes, and the pride of life--is not of the Father
but is of the world. And the world is passing
away, and the lust of it but he who does the
will of God abides forever.
1 John 215-17
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2 John
Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the
doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who
abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the
Father and the Son. If anyone comes to you and
does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him
into your house nor greet him for he who
greets him shares in his evil deeds.
2 John 9-11
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3 John
Beloved, you do faithfully whatever you do for
the brethren and for strangers, who have borne
witness of your love before the church. If you
send them forward on their journey in a manner
worthy of God, you will do well.
3 John 5,6
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Jude
Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to
you concerning our common salvation, I found it
necessary to write to you exhorting you to
contend earnestly for the faith which was once
for all delivered to the saints.
Jude 3
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Revelation

• Revelation 11,2
• Christs revelation to John
• Revelation 13
• Blessed are those who READ, KEEP these words
• Revelation 2,3
• Seven churches of Asia
• Revelation 19
• John in the kingdom
• Revelation 211-4
• Vision of heaven
• Revelation 2218,19
• Dont add or subtract

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The New Testament Message Our Savior Coming
Again

• How do we prepare for His 2nd coming?
• Obey the gospel
• Repent if we are living in sin
• This message can be understood
• This message must be understood.
• Understand this message?
• Are you seeking to understand?

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Summary Conclusion

• The Theme of the Bible
• We Need a Savior
• The Savior is Here
• The Savior Will Come Again
• The Scheme of Redemption
• The Wonderful Story of Love
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