The Scarlet Thread
Introduction
Christopher W. Martin © 2017
I. Why Study Christology
A. The Modern View of the Old Testament “Problem”
B. The View of Old Testament in Church History
C. Jesus View of the Old Testament
Luke 4:18-21
John 5:39
Luke 24:25-27
Luke 24: 44-45
D. The Scarlet Thread?
II. The HUGE, HUGE, HUGE Question: Why Didn’t Jesus’ Incarnation Occur
Thousands of Years Earlier?
The False Premise of the Question:
The Key to Interpreting Scripture
Incomplete Answers:
#1: God’s View of Time?
#2: A Lesson for Us?
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#3: A Lesson for the Angels?
#4: Global Conditions
he Complete (But Unsatisfying) Answer: (Galatians 4:4-5)
What We can Learn through God’s “Delays”
A Demonstrated Will for Waiting (Genesis 15:16)
That We May Better Understand God (Romans 9:22-23 & 2 Peter 3:7-9)
ecause He Loves You That Much! (Ephesians 2:4-7)
III. Conclusions
Understanding the Bible’s Primary Theme
The Old Testament: A Deliberately Incomplete Book
Our Unchanging God
All Scripture is God-Breathed
