If you have the privilege of finishing the journey through this great book of

Romans, you will be changed.

An Introduction To The Book Of Romans

This is going to be a renewing of your mind. This could be a life changing adventure!
John Calvin: “If a man understands this book, he has a sure road of understanding of the whole of
Scripture.” William Tyndale: “Romans is deep, profound, divine, yet it is in the grasp of all of us.
In this book you have Paul giving the essences of the last word of the Christian faith. It says all
Paul intends to sum up and say about the gospel of Jesus Christ. This book will guard you
against, guard you from heresy
IMPORTANT WORDS IN THE BOOK OF ROMANS:
God (153), Law (72), Christ 65 Sin 48 Lord 43 Faith 40. Romans is about those terms.
THE TEACHING OF THIS BOOK IS BREATH TAKING. It answers all the important
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Study by Charles E. Whisnant, Rivers of Joy Baptist Church 2009

1.
2. What is the Good News of God
3. Is Jesus really God
4. What proves He is God
5. Why did He come
6. What is a Saint
7. What is God like
8. How can God send people to Hell
9. What will happen to people who have never heard the Gospel
10. Why do people reject God and Christ
11. Why are there false religions & idols?
12.What is man’s biggest sin
13.Why is there sex, perversion, crime, hate & why so much
14. What is the standard whereby God condemns people
15. How can a person who has never heard be held responsible
16. Are Jews more responsible to believe than Gentiles
17. Who is a true Jew
18. Is there any advantage of being Jewish
19. How good is man
20. How bad is man
21. Can anyone keep God’s law
22. How can we know we are sinners
23. How are we justified & forgiven
24. How are Christians related to Abraham
25.What is important about Christ’s death
26. What is important about His resurrection
27. What is important about His present life
28.For whom did Christ die
29.Where can men find real peace & hope
30. How are we related to Adam spiritually
31. How are we related to Christ spiritually
32. What is grace
33. And what does grace do
34.How does a person die spiritually to be reborn
35.What is the Christian relation to sin
36. How importance is obedience
37.How law and grace relate to one another
38. Why is it such a struggle to live the Christian life
39. How many natures does a believe have
40.What does the Holy Spirit do for us
41.How important is Christian relationship to God really
42. Why is there suffering
43.Will the world ever really be different
44.How can I pray properly
45.What does predestination mean
46.How secure a Christian
47. What is God’s present plan for Israel
 48. What is his future plan for Israel
49.Why have the Gentile been chosen
50. What is our responsible to Israel
51.How is a person saved
52. What is the basic bottom line for Christian commitment
53. What is the Christian relationship to the world
54.What is the Christian relationship to other Christians
55. What is the relationship to the unsaved
56. What is the relationship to the government
57. What is love
58. How does love work
59. How do we deal with neutral things
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Study Notes by Charles E. Whisnant, Pastor/Teacher of Rivers of Joy Baptist Church,

ROMANS CHAPTER ONE
RIVERS OF JOY BAPTIST CHURCH, MINFORD OHIO
BAD NEWS to GOOD NEWS
Romans 1:1-7 Paul and the Good News:
Charles E. Whisnant, Pastor/Teacher (August 31, 2009)
Why people love doing bad things more than right? Multiple killings in Brunswick, Georgia
Newspaper: Up to 7 dead in mobile home; 2 critically injured August 20 2009
The news is filled with BAD NEWS. On a daily basis we read of the sad state of mankind. We are
getting worse and worse in America and around the world. What is happening on a massive scale is
only the multiplication of what is happening on an individual basis. BAD NEWS.

Has America become numb to tragedy? Recent mass shootings have left 43 dead and many
asking why?
PITTSBURGH - Does the name Byran Uyesugi ring a bell? Odds are not. What about Robert A. Hawkins? Or Mark
Barton? Terry Ratzmann? Robert Stewart?
Each entered the national consciousness when he picked up a gun and ended multiple lives. Uyesugi, 1999, Hawaii office
building, seven dead. Hawkins, 2007, Nebraska shopping mall, nine dead. Barton, Ratzmann and Stewart — 24 dead
among them in 1999 (Atlanta brokerage offices), 2005 (Wisconsin church service) and last week (North Carolina rehab
center).
Each has been largely forgotten as the parade of multiple killings in America melts into an
indistinguishable blur. We bemoan, we mourn, we move on. ANALYSIS

By Ted Anthony

Sun., April 5, 2009Men and women are in the clutch of a horrifying power, and that power
clutches them deep inside their own being and it pulls them to self destruction. That
power is SIN, and SIN makes for BAD NEWS.
FOUR MAJOR AREAS THAT SIN PRODUCES BAD NEWS FOR THE HUMAN RACE.
1A self-centeredness Acquired Self-centered Syndrome
Acquired Self-centered Syndrome (ASS) is not a new "disorder" it's been plaguing humanity ever
since Eve bit into the forbidden fruit. Eve ate the fruit because, well, she wanted to be like God. In a
"pride goeth before the fall moment" Lucifer boasted, "I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I
will make myself like the Most High" (Isaiah 14:14). God promptly booted him out of heaven on his
hinny. Adam followed Eve's lead and ate of the forbidden fruit. They both received a rude awakening.
The First Couple was driven from their garden retreat forthwith.
• It’s bad news in human existence that every one of us is bent on fulfilling our own selfish
desires at any rate.
• Satan was the first angel who had this self-centeredness syndrome
Society has lost its moral compass and our children have paid a big price. Divorce is
rampant, even in the Church. The excuse Christians give is, "God wants me to be
happy." Wrong. God wants kids to be happy! He wants adults to be responsible. And in
the case of Christians, His desire is for them to be obedient.
We live in a world where people are demanding their rights. “What are you going to do for me
now”. And if they don’t get their wish, they rebel, get angry and SIN and cause harm to anyone
who is not willing to give it to them.
The ultimate goal of people today is to achieve self-satisfaction. Because of this selfishness for
gain, fame, dominates, popularity, money, physical fulfillment.
WE SHOULD LOVE PEOPLE AND USE THINGS INSTEAD OF USING PEOPLE AND LOVING THINGS.
So what is the result of self-centeredness?
1
2 Unable to sustain a meaningful relationship.
3 Unable to really love.
4 Unwilling to give.
5 Thus forfeits joy.
6 Loneliness.
7 Despair
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2a guilty. On the wrong side of the law
Why do we have guilt?
• Because God has designed man to feel something when he sins. Other wise man could never
prevent himself from going to Hell.
• Because guilt tells us we are on the wrong road, and something has to change.

The result of guilt

• Anxiety, fear, sleeplessness, lives with psyological problems, ulcers, many illnesses.
• Which results in drunkenness, and bad behavior.
• People are frightened to death over guilt.
○ They try to cover it with a covering of sod.
 Money, possession, alcohol, drugs, sex, travel, horoscope
People will blame their guilt on:
 Society, some old outdated Biblical tradition being imposed upon them, on God, on
Christians, on the church, on parents, on childhood days.
3a no feeling of significance. Meaninglessness
 “Is this what life is all about?” Better would it be if I had never been born.
 Where there is no fulfillment all the basic questions are, Is this all there is? Why am I
alive? What is truth? How do I find out what is truth?
And mankind is fed a steady line of lies by the liar Satan, who runs the world’s system. And the
devil’s lies never answer the question of meaning. So he never gets the answer. The news is
always bad. “Life ever goes on, I just forget why.”
4a the feeling of hopelessness. Despondency & Depression occurs,
 The law of diminishing returns. When all is said and done, life has no where to go. There is
nothing here in this life and nothing after this life. ALL IS BAD NEWS.
 Resulting in going deeper in the dilemma caused by being pushed by the lies of the devil who
keeps pumping lies through the system we live.
Is there any good news anywhere? For goodness sake?

Yes? The good news about sin is that it can be dealt with.
 Self-centeredness can be dealt with. Life after death can be good news
Guilt and anxiety can come to an end
Meaning of life can be dealt with.
I submit to you today there is good news! Romans 1:1 Paul says there is good news, and that is the
Gospel, the good news of Jesus Christ, The good news of salvation, The good news of the grace of God.
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 Sin can be forgiven
 Guilt can be removed
 Life will have meaning
 The future has a reality

WE PREACH THE GOOD NEWS, BUT THE WORLD SEES IT AS BAD NEWS.
Romans has the Good News. The entire 16 chapters are thrust in the first seven verses of chapter one.
Paul summarizes the good news and then unfolds it in the chapters remaining.

Romans 1:1 THE GOSPEL OF GOD.

 Good, merry, glad, joyful, tidings that make a man’s heart rejoice, make him sing, leap for joy.
 Note where the good news comes from: ‘FROM GOD” that is important to say that. The good
news is not coming from Rome, from Caesar, but from God.
 Why should God give me good news? I don’t desire it. RIGHT.

1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, 2 (Which he
had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,) 3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord,
which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh; 4 And declared to be the Son of God with
power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead: 5 By whom we have
received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name: 6 Among
whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ: 7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be
saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Do You Live Like the Gospel is Actually Good News?

separated unto the -- preaching of the
gospel -- neither so late as when "the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul" (Ac 13:2), nor
so early as when "separated from his mother's womb" (see on Ga 1:15). He was called at one and the
same time to the faith and the apostleship of Christ (Ac 26:16-18).
of God -- that is, the Gospel of which God is the glorious Author. (So Ro 15:16 1Th 2:2, 8, 9 1Pe 4:17).

A Bond-Slave Of Jesus, an Apostle, set

Apart
Romans 1:1

Charles E. Whisnant, Pastor/Teacher

Rivers of Joy Baptist Church, September 06, 2009

THE APOSTLE PAUL CALLED TO BE AN APOSTLE OF JESUS CHRIST SEPARATED UNTO

THE GOSPEL OF GOD.

SEVEN UNFOLDINGS OF THE GOSPEL, THE GOOD NEWS

I. THE PREACHER OF THE GOOD NEWS

The question has always been asked, “How do you know you have been called by God to preach or
teach. Does God set apart men, does God separate men unto the work of the Gospel?

God called a unique man to be the major spokesman of the Good news. Paul was God’s keynote
speaker for the heralding of the Good news.

Paul was in training for this position before he was even saved

Greek Education Highly motivated Specially called & converted

Roman Citizenship Determined

Great Ability to lead Articulate

A fighter Brilliant

St Paul, by El Greco

Saint Paul Writing His Epistles, 16th century (Blaffer Foundation Collection, Houston,
Texas). Most scholars think Paul actually dictated his letters to a secretary.

And may I say, every preacher who has ever preached the gospel has depended on Paul’s sermons for
his material.

Paul tells us three things about him in verse one

1. Paul 3972
a servant1401 of Jesus Christ5547

a servant of Jesus Christ -- The word here rendered "servant" means "bond-servant," or one
subject to the will and wholly at the disposal of another. In this sense it is applied to the disciples
of Christ at large (1 Corin. 7:21-23) as in the Old Testament to all the people of God ( Isa
66:14)). But as, in addition to this, the prophets and kings of Israel were officially "the servants
of the Lord" ( Josh 1:1, Ps. 18:1 title), the apostles call themselves, in the same official sense,
"the servants of Christ" (as here, and Php. 1:1, Jam 1:1, 2 Peter 1:1, Jude 1:1), expressing such
absolute subjection and devotion to the Lord Jesus as they would never have yielded to a mere
creature. (See on Rom 1:7, John 5:22,23)).—Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
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Doulos. Slave, that is. Exodus 21:5-6, I Corin 7:21-23, 2 Corin 4:5, Gal 1:10, 3:28, Eph 6:5
Phil 1:1 Col. 3:11, 1 Tim 6:1. In subjection , bond servant.
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"Christ" = "Christos" = our Lord's Messianic name with a view to His diety.
Christos comes from a Greek word “chrio”) meaning contact, to smear, to rub, and seems to be
used in the context as of anoint with oil. Luke 4:18. Yet christos means “anoint, i.e. the Messiah”
which tells us that the meaning CHRIST is an assigned usage meaning. Several other words in
the N.T. also were given a spiritual christian meaning that was not the original Greek meaning.
So it is not uncommon for a word to be used in a slightly new and different way to express a
spiritual concept by the N.T. writers. Only twice in the N.T. is “Messias” 3323 used. John 1:41 &
4:25. Interestingly it is in John 4:25 that both messias and christos are used. There are several
other Greek words translated anoint, anointing, or anointed in the N.T.

“I don’t serve because I have to, or force to, or paid to, or afraid not to, I serve because I love my master,
therefore, I shall never go free. He became known as a bond slave.

Facial composite of Paul the Apostle by experts of the LKA NRW, Germany

A Slave of Dignity or Humility?

• The Jewish sense versus the Hebrew sense.

○ Yes, there is a certain incomprehensible dignity in being called a servant of Jesus Christ
And at the same time an object of slavery – a term of humility.
○ 1 Corinthians 3:5 Ministers as table waiters.
○ 1 Corinthians 4:1 Ministers of Christ “under row.” Paul was saying he was a third-level
galley slave for Christ.
○ A person in a state of slavery; one whose person and liberty are subjected to the authority
of a master.

FROM A PERSONAL NOTE:

• To be a preacher/teacher of the gospel of Jesus Christ is sometimes overwhelming. There is no

higher calling in life than to proclaim the Word of the Pulpit and to be able to teach the Word of
God under the Power of the Holy Spirit, what a high calling. There is a sense of honor and
 dignity in the calling. The Scripture says, “Respect them,” “Obey them.” “Submit to them.”
“Set your life to follow their example.”
• To be a preacher/teacher of the gospel also in a sense is the humblest kind of service. You
realize you have absolutely no right to think you deserve it, because of who you are.

2. He was a preacher of the gospel

• He was a called2822 “apostle652”. He didn’t decide on his own. God decided. He was not
appointed by man.
○ Acts 9:15, 22:14-15, 26:16-17, 1 Corin. 9:16, Gal. 1:1
When first he "saw the Lord"; the indispensable qualification for apostleship. ( Acts 9:5,
22:14, I Corin 9:1).

“Apostle” means “sent one”. Commissioned one, dispatched one, a messenger, ambassador.

One must know he has been sent and not that he is just going.

The official sense and general sense of the word. All Christians are apostles ‘sent ones,
to present the gospel. There are Apostles who were specially called by God.

3 Separated873unto the gospel2089of God. Set Apart

You can not serve God unless you are separated. Separation has the idea of setting apart.
Numbers 15:20, Numbers 8:11, Lev. 20:26

separated unto the -- preaching of the

gospel -- neither so late as when "the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul" ( Acts
13:2), nor so early as when "separated from his mother's womb" (Gal 1:15). He was called at
one and the same time to the faith and the apostleship of Christ (Acts 26:16-18).
of God -- that is, the Gospel of which God is the glorious Author. (Rom 15:16, 1 Thess. 2:2, 8, 9,
1Peter 4:17).

Once Paul knew he was called, he knew he was disconnected from the past.

THE SECRET OF PAUL’S SERVICE

1A He was a bond Slave.
2A Utterly surrendered to the Lord.
3A Sent to carry the Message of the Cross.
4A He cut the cord with the world.

TIMOTHY’S LACK OF CONSTANCY AND PERSEVERANCE 2 Timothy chapter 2

1A `Getting lazy in the ministry

 2A `Becoming shy and not bold

3A He was ashamed of the Gospel

4A He was not doing his job with the Word of God

5A He was getting entangled in youthful lust

4A He was getting involved with speculative philosophy.

5A He was being influenced by the world’s system.

“OH THAT SOMEONE WOULD ARISE AND SHOW US GOD”

First the Bad News, then the Good News
ROMANS 1
Charles E. Whisnant, Pastor and Teacher of Rivers of Joy Baptist Church, Minford, Ohio
September 13, 2009 growbylearning.com
✔ In every man there is a God shade vacuum, man’s eternal soul is so made that it knows no
rest until it finds its rest in God.
It is never a question if man will to worship, it is only a question of what he will worship.
✔ It is not a question whether a man will be religious; it’s a question of how he will define that
religion.
For man’s eternal soul seeks for God, but in the bent of his perverse nature, inevitable man rejects the
true God and forms gods of his own thinking.
✔ And the worship of theses gods, there is no solutions to his sinful confusion but only an
intensifying of the emptiness.
There is a basic problem, man has sinfulness. How can he escape from his condition?
Illustration: Man in side a box cube.
• There is this longing to comprehend what is outside the box, so he invents gods that he thinks are
on the outside. So we have religious themes abounding. And all the religions of the world tell
him he can.
• “No man can go into a phone booth, take off his clothes and become superman.”
• By nature no man can get outside the box. But God can invade the box. God has entered in to
tell us what is out there, and tell us how too. How we can dwell out there in His presence for
ever. And that is the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

MAN IS A PRISONER AND CAPTIVE

• And at the end of his captivity, death, unless he escapes. The nature can not ascend to the
supernatural. But the supernatural can come down to to the natural.
THAT IS THE GOOD NEWS OF ROMANS 1:1. With all the Bad News, there is Good News. God
has bursted through the boxd and desires to commuicate with man.
Paul keeps telling us about the Good News of God

I Timothy 1:11 Romans 10:15 Romans 1:9

Romans 15:29 Ephesians 1:13 Romans 1:16
Acts 20:24 Romans 1:1

Paul states the good news of God, then shows it’s His good news, He came in to possession of the good
news by faith in Christ and that it was His Gospel to preach.
 • Romans 16:25 “Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and
the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was
kept secret since the world began,”
• I Corinthians 2:2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ,
and him crucified.
• I Corinthians 9:22-23 To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am
made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. And this I do for
the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.”
JESUS CHRIST is the good news that invaded the box to reveal God to man. He is the most
incomparable personality of all human history. All people recognized Christ’s greatness. The difference
for the unbeliever is that he does not surrender to Him as Lord.
"Jesus There's Something About That Name" By Gloria Gaither ·
http://cwhisna.blogspot.com/
“The name JESUS, not that so much is written, as it is plowed in to the soil of the history of
the world.”
Socrates taught 40 years, Plato taught 50 years, Aristotle taught 40 years. Jesus public
ministry lasted 3 years. Yet His influence of His life far outweigh the combined 130 years
of those.
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✔ Jesus never a picture He painted, yet inspired Michelangelo, Raphael, daVinci
✔ Jesus never wrote poetry, but world’s greatest poets have been inspired. Dante,
Milton, Emerson.
✔ Jesus never wrote a note of music but inspired Haydon, Handel, Beethoven,
Bach, Johnny Edwards
✔ Jesus has affected our society like no other. The incomparable Christ is the Good
News. And what makes it such Good News is that we are not deserving of such
good news, which makes it the more true that God is gracious.
 1:1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, 2 which he
promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, 3 concerning his Son, who was
descended from David according to the flesh 4 and was declared to be the Son of God in power
according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, 5 through
whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his
name among all the nations, 6 including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ,

Paul takes 16 chapters to unfold these six verses. The infinite mind of God, who in a few words
condenses the essence of the unfathomable gospel, and covering everything from the incarnation of Christ
to living the Christian life.

Watchman Nee: “One thought of God takes 1000’s of words to dispense in human though language

297 English words are required to sum up all of God’s oral law in the Ten Commandments
41 words in Matthew 27:37-40
65 words to definitive teaching on prayer. Matthew 6:9-13

One governmental study on regulating the price of cabbage a few years back took 26,000 words.

THE PROMISE OF THE GOSPEL

Why the word “holy” is in front of bible on our
bibles
Romans 1:2
Rivers of Joy Baptist Church
Charles E. Whisnant
Pastor and Teacher
September 20 2009

"...Which He Promised Beforehand Through His Prophets in the Holy

Scriptures..."

(which he had promised afore 4279 by his prophets 4396 in the holy Scriptures. 1124.

This Gospel is not something new. This message of the Gospel is not a change of God’s strategy. It was
something that was promised long ago. It wasn’t a revolutionary new message. It was an Old Testament promise.

Paul was being accused of being Anti-Jewish. That he was preaching a new message. Paul is saying this is not the
new good news but the old good news.

1B The gospel of God is the fulfillment of Old Testament

promises. (Messianic prophecies fulfilled by Jesus Christ.)
God's purpose of salvation for men was centered around Jesus Christ. The promises which He made to
Eve, Abraham and David all spoke of Jesus as their literal descendant. Indeed, the whole of the Old
Testament points forward to, and prophesies about, Christ. The Law of Moses, which Israel had to obey
before the time of Christ, constantly pointed forward to Jesus: "The law was our schoolmaster to bring
us unto Christ" (Gal. 3:24). Thus, at the feast of Passover, a lamb in perfect condition had to be killed
(Ex. 12:3-6); this represented the sacrifice of Jesus, "the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the
world" (John 1:29; 1 Cor. 5:7). The spotless condition which was required for all the animal sacrifices
pointed forward to the perfect character of Jesus (Ex. 12:5 cp. 1 Peter 1:19).
Prophecy: Seed of a woman
Old Testament Reference: Genesis 3:14-15
New Testament Fulfillment: Galatians 4:4
"And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art
cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou
go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: And I will put hostility between
thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall damage thy head,
and thou shalt bruise his heel." (Genesis 3:13-15)
"But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a
woman, made under the law, . . . " (Galatians 4:4)

It is not a new religion. It is the fulfillment of an old religion. The God of the Old Testament is the God
of the New Testament. What he was preparing and promising then, he fulfilled in the coming of Jesus.
As a matter of fact there are 330 prophecies in the OT that are fulfilled in Christ’s first coming.
• The Old Testament was completed hundreds of years before Jesus Christ was born. A large
number of prophecies were made in astonishing detail by many people throughout these books.
In fact, fulfilled prophecy is one of the distinguishing marks of the Bible, authenticating its claim
to be the inspired Word of God.

• For example, the Old Testament indicated Jesus would be betrayed by someone he trusted.
"Even my close friend whom I trusted, he who has shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against
me" (Psalm 41:9). The New Testament, which records Jesus' life and resurrection, reveals that
one of the 12 people Jesus chose to be part of his inner circle betrayed him: "Then Judas Iscariot,
one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them" (Mark 14:10).

• More than 300 Messianic prophecies like this were made in the Old Testament and then fulfilled
through Jesus' life, death and resurrection. The chances of one person fulfilling a mere eight of
these prophecies are one-in-100,000,000,000,000,000. For one person to fulfill 48 of these
prophecies, the number becomes staggering – one chance in 10-to-the-157th power. Add to that
the 250 other prophecies, and it becomes impossible for any other person except Jesus to ever fit
that particular sequence of time and event
The Old Testament laid the foundation for the coming of the New Testament Gospel.
Not only was Paul accused, but Jesus also faced the same accusation.
• “He (Jesus) doesn’t do what we do, He doesn’t belong in the same establishment as we do.”
 • He doesn’t teach what we learned.”

The Question then was: did Jesus come with a new revelation. No. Matthew 5:17. It’s
your teaching that is a perversion of Scripture. Pharisee tradition, not scriptures.
The New Testament is completely consistent with the New Testament.

“So you are saying:” ”I can’t become a Christian because I am Jewish? That would be denying
my heritage.” Truth is you are denying your heritage when you haven’t become a Christian.
Cf. Jeremiah 31:27-40, Ezekiel 26:26-38

The Jewish people of that day, lost the continuity between the Old and the New.
THE MODE: Hebrews 1:1-2 By Prophets God would tell the people about the good news.

THE METHOD: I Peter 1:10-11 Moses, Jeremiah, Isaiah, Daniel, Hosea, Ezekiel. Deut.
18:15

In summary, the message of Isaiah is that salvation comes from God—not man. Jesus alone is Savior.

John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and
said, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” Next."He committed no sin; no
guile was found on his lips. When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did
not threaten; but he trusted to him who judges justly. He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree,
that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. For you were
straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls." 1 Peter 2:21-
25
 • The lamb was the major animal of sacrifice among the Jewish people at the evening and morning
sacrifice (Ex. 29:38-42; Num. 38:3-8), and specials days (Num. 28:11), the Passover (28:16-
19), Pentecost (28:26f), Feast of the Trumpets (29:1, 2), the Day of Atonement (29:7, 8), and the
Tabernacle (29:12-16). Other personal sacrifices included lambs (Lev. 12:6; 14:10-18,), such as
the sin offerings (Lev. 4:32-35). Moreover, the Pascal sacrifice is basic to the whole sacrificial
system (Ex. 12:13). Thus the figures in Isaiah 53:7 and Exodus 12:13 come together in the
designation of the “Lamb of God.” They compliment each other.
THE OLD TESTAMENT SPEAKS OF THE MESSIAH:

2B GOD KEEPS HIS PROMISES.

• Hundreds of years go by. The Jews wonder if the Messiah will ever come. They go through
horrendous suffering. Then God acts and the promise is fulfilled. This means that God can be
trusted. It may look as if he has forgotten his promises. But he does not forget. So verse 2 is not
only a statement about the content of the gospel, but is also a reason for believing it. If we can
see that God promised Christ centuries before he came and that in many details he fulfils these
promises, our faith is strengthened
3B THESE ARE HOLY, INSPIRED, WRITING WE SHOULD
REVERANCE AND BELIEVE

Papyrus fragment from Nahal Hever scroll including Habakkuk 2:19, 20

Fortunately, textual critics and paleographers have a large number of ancient manuscripts at their disposal,
many of which have been found within the last century. Nearly the entire New Testament exists in manuscripts
dated to before 300 AD. Other important manuscripts date to the fourth and fifth centuries.

Paul wants to make clear that Scripture was holy, set apart, divine, righteous and Godly.
John 5:39, Luke 24:25-27, and Hebrews10:7

FROM GENESIS TO MALACHI YOU WILL SEE THE REVELATION OF CHRIST

Holy Scriptures: the origin of scripture is divine. Rom 7:12

2Peter 1:20-21

• Notice the tremendously important implications of verse two for our doctrine of Scripture. First
there is God; then there is a promise that God wills to make; then there are prophets "through"
whom (note well: not by whom, but "through" whom, God himself remaining the speaker) he
 speaks his promise; then there are writings; and these writings are called holy. Why are they holy
- set apart from all other writings and one of a kind and precious? Because it is God who speaks
in them. Read the verse carefully: He [God] promised beforehand through His prophets in the
holy Scriptures." God promised in the Scriptures. God is speaking in the Scriptures. That is what
makes them holy. This is Paul's understanding of Scripture and should be ours. If you have ever
wondered why our Bibles say "Holy Bible" on the front, Romans 1:2 is the answer.

Holy Men of God, moved along by the Holy Spirit, wrote the Scriptures, to produce a holy
scripture... the pure work of God. Special thanks to my wife Charity for her proofreading. Stop.