UNSHAKABLE - Part 2
February 14, 2010 • Chris Goins
Here are the extended notes from this morning's message at a2 Church. As always, you can download the podcast of the message on our church website at a2church.org/messages or on iTunes by typing "a2 Church" into the iTunes Store Search Engine and clicking on the a2 Church Podcast.
Three Terms That Are Really Important:
Theology – the stuff we believe about God…
Doctrine – the meaning of the story God is writing in the world. It’s the explanation of what He’s done, why He’s done it and why it matters to you and me.
Orthodoxy – Right beliefs and convictions about God and His Word… Beliefs and convictions that are established on the truths clearly taught in the Bible and affirmed in the historic creeds of the Christian faith.
The Doctrine of Scripture
“…all that the Bible teaches us about itself: what the Bible is, where it comes from, what its characteristics are, and how we’re supposed to read and obey it.”
Eight Principles:
1. The Bible is the foundation of every other Christian belief.
The doctrine of Scripture is unique in its importance among Christian doctrine because it touches, influences and helps to shape everything else you believe as a Christian…
Ephesians 2:20-21 (NIV), …you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God's people and members of God's household, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. 21 In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord.
Two Forms of Revelation:
• General Revelation – is the personal act of God by which he makes Himself known to humanity in general through His creation and in our conscience… (Ps 19:1-4; 94:8-10; Rom 1:19-21)
Psalm 19:1 2, The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. 2 Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge.
“God not only has sowed in our minds that seed of religion but revealed himself and daily discloses himself in the whole creation and preservation of the universe. As a result, humans can not open their eyes without being compelled to see God.” (John Calvin, Institutes I, V, 1)
• Special Revelation – is the personal act of God by which He makes Himself known to many people by His redemptive word / work so that we can come into a relationship with Him…
2. The Bible is both doctrine and story. It not only gives us transformational principles, but it also uses the power of story to show us how God works and acts in human history.
3. The story is not about me and it’s not about you. The main character of every story the Bible shares is Jesus. Every story whispers His name.
“Now, some people think the Bible is a book of rules, telling you what you should do and shouldn’t do. The Bible certainly does have some rules in it. They show you how life works best. But the Bible isn’t mainly about you and what you should be doing. It’s about God and what He has done.
Other people think the Bible is a book of heroes, showing you people you should copy. The Bible does have some heroes in it, but (as you’ll soon find out) most of the people in the Bible aren’t heroes at all. They make some big mistakes (sometimes on purpose). They get afraid and run away. At times they are down right mean.
No, the Bible isn’t a book of rules, or a book of heroes. The Bible is most of all a Story. It’s an adventure story about a young Hero who comes from a far country to win back his lost treasure. It’s a love story about a brave Prince who leaves his palace, his throne – everything – to rescue the one he loves. It’s like the most wonderful of fairy tales that has come true in real life!
You see, the best thing about the Story is – it’s true.
There are lots of stories in the Bible, but all the stories are telling one Big Story. The Story of how God loves His children and comes to rescue them.
It takes the whole Bible to tell this Story. At the center of the Story, there is a baby. Every Story in the Bible whispers His name. He is like the missing piece in a puzzle – the piece that makes all the other pieces fit together, and suddenly you can see a beautiful picture."
~ Sally Lloyd-Jones, The Jesus Storybook Bible
John 5:39-40 (MSG), You have your heads in your Bibles constantly because you think you'll find eternal life there. But you miss the forest for the trees. These Scriptures are all about me! And here I am, standing right before you, and you aren't willing to receive from me the life you say you want.
In Genesis Jesus is the “breath of life” and the “seed of woman” who will one day crush the head of the serpent (Genesis 3:15).
In Exodus Jesus is the “Passover lamb” (Exodus 12:13; John 1:29, 35).
In Leviticus Jesus is our “Great High Priest” and Eternal Sacrifice (Leviticus 16; Hebrews 9:26b, 28).
In Numbers He is the “pillar of cloud by day” and the “pillar of cloud by night.” He is the trusted guide… (Numbers 9)
In Deuteronomy He is the prophet like Moses (Deuteronomy 18:15; 32:4).
In Joshua He is the captain of Our Salvation (Joshua 2:18) and the scarlet thread hanging from Rahab’s window…
In Judges He is the Great Judge and Lawgiver.
In Ruth He is our Kinsman and Redeemer (Ruth 3:9).
In 1 Samuel He is our prophet, our King and the champion who defeats our Goliath.
In 2 Samuel He is the anointed King…
In 1 Kings He is the wise King…
In 2 Kings He is the reigning King…
In 1 Chronicles He is the sovereign King…
In 2 Chronicles He is the glory of the Lord that fills the temple of Solomon.…
In Ezra He is the faithful scribe and the restorer of the temple…
In Nehemiah He is the rebuilder of the broken down walls of human life…
In Esther He is our Mordecai… He is the hidden teacher…
In Job He is the redeemer who lives and will stand upon the earth… And even “after my body decays, yet in my body I will see God! I will see Him for myself. Yes, I will see Him with my own eyes. And I am overwhelmed at the thought” (Job 19:25-27).
In Psalms He is the “Lord our Shepherd” and He is the Lord our Song… (Psalm 23)
In Proverbs He is the “Wisdom of our God” (Proverbs 8:35).
In Ecclesiastes He’s our only hope… Everything else is vanity…
In Song of Solomon He is our lover and bridegroom. He is the “rose of Sharon” and the “lily of the valley” (SOS 2:1). He’s the fairest of 10,000…
In Isaiah He is the suffering servant and Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father and Prince of peace… (Isaiah 53:4-5; Isaiah 9:6).
In Jeremiah He is righteous branch… (Jeremiah 23:5-6).
In Lamentations He is the weeping prophet.
In Ezekiel He is the Son of Man and the wind that comes from the four corners of the earth resurrecting an entire valley of dry bones…
In Daniel He is the fourth man in the fiery furnace walking around with three Hebrew boys… He is also Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven… (Daniel 3:25)
In Hosea He is our faithful and loving husband…
In Joel He is the baptizer with the Holy Spirit and the God who pours out the Holy Spirit…
In Amos He is the burden bearer or the arms that carry us…
In Obadiah He is the mighty to save (Obadiah 1:17-21).
In Jonah He is the God of the Second Chance – our forgiving God.
In Micah He is the messenger with beautiful feet.
In Nahum He is our stronghold in the Day of Trouble (Nahum 1:7).
In Habakkuk He is the Great Evangelist crying out for REVIVAL!
In Zephaniah He is the restorer of the Remnant and the glory of Israel (Zephaniah 3:15).
In Haggai He is the cleansing fountain and the God who restores our lost heritage…
In Zechariah He is the pierced Son…
And in Malachi He is the Son of righteousness who rises with healing in His wings... (Malachi 4:2).
In Matthew He is the Promised Messiah… (Matthew 1:23; 2:2, 6)
In Mark He is the miracle worker… (Mark 10:45)
In Luke He is the Son of Man… (Luke 19:10)
In John He is the Son of God and the Word made flesh…
In Acts He is the ascended Lord who fills His followers with the Holy Spirit… (Acts 1:8, 11; 2:1-4)
In Romans He is our justifier who frees us from all condemnation… He is the grace of God…
In 1 Corinthians He is the last Adam…
In 2 Corinthians He is our God of all comfort… (2 Corinthians 1:3)
In Galatians He’s our liberator – the one who sets us FREE from the curse of the law… (Galatians 3:13)
In Ephesians He is our glorious treasure…
In Philippians He is our JOY and the God who meets all our need and the name above every name (Philippians 4:8; 2:9).
In Colossians He is the fullness of the Godhead in bodily form…
In 1 and 2 Thessalonians He is our Soon Coming King… (1 Thessalonians 4)
In 1 and 2 Timothy He is the Mediator between God and man… (1 Timothy 2:5)
In Titus He is our blessed hope and the faithful pastor… (Titus 2:13)
In Philemon He is friend who sticks closer than a brother…
In Hebrews He is the blood of the New Covenant that cleanses us from all our sin… He is Jesus, the same yesterday, today and forever…
In James He is the one who heals the sick… (James 5)
In 1 and 2 Peter He is Chief Shepherd... (1 Peter 2:25)
In 1, 2 and 3 John He is everlasting love…
In Jude He is Only Wise God, our Savior and the Lord who will return with 10,000 of His Saints… (Jude 1:14, 24)
John 5:39-40 (MSG), You have your heads in your Bibles constantly because you think you'll find eternal life there. But you miss the forest for the trees. These Scriptures are all about me! And here I am, standing right before you, and you aren't willing to receive from me the life you say you want.
Snapshots of Jesus from Genesis to Revelation
From the opening chapters of Genesis, to the closing chapter of Revelation, the story of Jesus is being told in this book…In Genesis Jesus is the “breath of life” and the “seed of woman” who will one day crush the head of the serpent (Genesis 3:15).
In Exodus Jesus is the “Passover lamb” (Exodus 12:13; John 1:29, 35).
In Leviticus Jesus is our “Great High Priest” and Eternal Sacrifice (Leviticus 16; Hebrews 9:26b, 28).
In Numbers He is the “pillar of cloud by day” and the “pillar of cloud by night.” He is the trusted guide… (Numbers 9)
In Deuteronomy He is the prophet like Moses (Deuteronomy 18:15; 32:4).
In Joshua He is the captain of Our Salvation (Joshua 2:18) and the scarlet thread hanging from Rahab’s window…
In Judges He is the Great Judge and Lawgiver.
In Ruth He is our Kinsman and Redeemer (Ruth 3:9).
In 1 Samuel He is our prophet, our King and the champion who defeats our Goliath.
In 2 Samuel He is the anointed King…
In 1 Kings He is the wise King…
In 2 Kings He is the reigning King…
In 1 Chronicles He is the sovereign King…
In 2 Chronicles He is the glory of the Lord that fills the temple of Solomon.…
In Ezra He is the faithful scribe and the restorer of the temple…
In Nehemiah He is the rebuilder of the broken down walls of human life…
In Esther He is our Mordecai… He is the hidden teacher…
In Job He is the redeemer who lives and will stand upon the earth… And even “after my body decays, yet in my body I will see God! I will see Him for myself. Yes, I will see Him with my own eyes. And I am overwhelmed at the thought” (Job 19:25-27).
In Psalms He is the “Lord our Shepherd” and He is the Lord our Song… (Psalm 23)
In Proverbs He is the “Wisdom of our God” (Proverbs 8:35).
In Ecclesiastes He’s our only hope… Everything else is vanity…
In Song of Solomon He is our lover and bridegroom. He is the “rose of Sharon” and the “lily of the valley” (SOS 2:1). He’s the fairest of 10,000…
In Isaiah He is the suffering servant and Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father and Prince of peace… (Isaiah 53:4-5; Isaiah 9:6).
In Jeremiah He is righteous branch… (Jeremiah 23:5-6).
In Lamentations He is the weeping prophet.
In Ezekiel He is the Son of Man and the wind that comes from the four corners of the earth resurrecting an entire valley of dry bones…
In Daniel He is the fourth man in the fiery furnace walking around with three Hebrew boys… He is also Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven… (Daniel 3:25)
In Hosea He is our faithful and loving husband…
In Joel He is the baptizer with the Holy Spirit and the God who pours out the Holy Spirit…
In Amos He is the burden bearer or the arms that carry us…
In Obadiah He is the mighty to save (Obadiah 1:17-21).
In Jonah He is the God of the Second Chance – our forgiving God.
In Micah He is the messenger with beautiful feet.
In Nahum He is our stronghold in the Day of Trouble (Nahum 1:7).
In Habakkuk He is the Great Evangelist crying out for REVIVAL!
In Zephaniah He is the restorer of the Remnant and the glory of Israel (Zephaniah 3:15).
In Haggai He is the cleansing fountain and the God who restores our lost heritage…
In Zechariah He is the pierced Son…
And in Malachi He is the Son of righteousness who rises with healing in His wings... (Malachi 4:2).
In Matthew He is the Promised Messiah… (Matthew 1:23; 2:2, 6)
In Mark He is the miracle worker… (Mark 10:45)
In Luke He is the Son of Man… (Luke 19:10)
In John He is the Son of God and the Word made flesh…
In Acts He is the ascended Lord who fills His followers with the Holy Spirit… (Acts 1:8, 11; 2:1-4)
In Romans He is our justifier who frees us from all condemnation… He is the grace of God…
In 1 Corinthians He is the last Adam…
In 2 Corinthians He is our God of all comfort… (2 Corinthians 1:3)
In Galatians He’s our liberator – the one who sets us FREE from the curse of the law… (Galatians 3:13)
In Ephesians He is our glorious treasure…
In Philippians He is our JOY and the God who meets all our need and the name above every name (Philippians 4:8; 2:9).
In Colossians He is the fullness of the Godhead in bodily form…
In 1 and 2 Thessalonians He is our Soon Coming King… (1 Thessalonians 4)
In 1 and 2 Timothy He is the Mediator between God and man… (1 Timothy 2:5)
In Titus He is our blessed hope and the faithful pastor… (Titus 2:13)
In Philemon He is friend who sticks closer than a brother…
In Hebrews He is the blood of the New Covenant that cleanses us from all our sin… He is Jesus, the same yesterday, today and forever…
In James He is the one who heals the sick… (James 5)
In 1 and 2 Peter He is Chief Shepherd... (1 Peter 2:25)
In 1, 2 and 3 John He is everlasting love…
In Jude He is Only Wise God, our Savior and the Lord who will return with 10,000 of His Saints… (Jude 1:14, 24)
In Revelation He the Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End, the Lamb who was slain before the foundation of the world, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords and the Bright and Morning Star… (Revelation 1:8, 17; 21:6; 5:6; 19:13; 9:16; 22:16)
4. The Bible is inspired. It was actually breathed out by God.
2 Timothy 3:16 (NIV), All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful...
“The Bible is the Word of God in such a way that when the Bible speaks, God speaks.”
~ B.B. Warfield
Verbal - we believe that the very words, not just the thoughts, concepts and ideas in the Bible, but the very words of Scripture are inspired…
Plenary - means we believe that every part of the Bible is inspired…
Inspiration - simply means that Scripture is "God-breathed..."
2 Peter 1:21 (ESV), For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
5. The Bible is inerrant.
Proverbs 30:5 (ESV), Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
John 17:17 (ESV), Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.
6. The Bible is amazingly straightforward and clear.
Psalm 19:7 (CEV), The Law of the LORD is perfect; it gives us new life. His teachings last forever, and they give wisdom to ordinary people.
Psalm 119:130 (ESV), The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple.
7. The Bible is unique in the effect it has on a person’s life.
Hebrews 4:12-13 (NLT), For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. 13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes, and he is the one to whom we are accountable.
2 Timothy 3:16 (NIV), All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Isaiah 66:2b (ESV), …this is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word.
8. The Bible is the final authority and last word when it comes to what we believe and how we live. The only proper response is to humble obedience.
Isaiah 1:2 (NIV), Hear, O heavens! Listen, O earth! For the LORD has spoken…
Jeremiah 15:16 (ESV), Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O LORD, God of hosts.
Verbal Plenary Inspiration
Verbal - we believe that the very words, not just the thoughts, concepts and ideas in the Bible, but the very words of Scripture are inspired…
Plenary - means we believe that every part of the Bible is inspired…
Inspiration - simply means that Scripture is "God-breathed..."
2 Peter 1:21 (ESV), For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
5. The Bible is inerrant.
Proverbs 30:5 (ESV), Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
John 17:17 (ESV), Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.
6. The Bible is amazingly straightforward and clear.
Psalm 19:7 (CEV), The Law of the LORD is perfect; it gives us new life. His teachings last forever, and they give wisdom to ordinary people.
Psalm 119:130 (ESV), The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple.
7. The Bible is unique in the effect it has on a person’s life.
Hebrews 4:12-13 (NLT), For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. 13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes, and he is the one to whom we are accountable.
2 Timothy 3:16 (NIV), All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Story of Josiah - See 2 Kings 22
Isaiah 66:2b (ESV), …this is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word.
Story of Jehoiakim - See Jeremiah 36
8. The Bible is the final authority and last word when it comes to what we believe and how we live. The only proper response is to humble obedience.
Isaiah 1:2 (NIV), Hear, O heavens! Listen, O earth! For the LORD has spoken…
Jeremiah 15:16 (ESV), Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O LORD, God of hosts.
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