The Lord's Day Bible Message Outlines
October 18,
2009
Pastor Dana Johnson
"God...has...spoken
to us by His Son...." -Hebrews 1:1-2
God, who at various times and in
various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the
prophets,
2has in these last days spoken to us by His Son,
whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also
He made the worlds.
Introduction:
a. Apostate Christianity can
be largely divided into two general factions:
1) Conservative,
traditional, authoritarian
2) Liberal, progressive,
democratic
b. While poles apart
philosophically, they share a common fatal flaw: they
subvert the authority of Christ.
1. It is clear that
there will be no additional revelation from God beyond what
was already given by Jesus Christ: "God's last
Word."
a. The past
tense limits the revelation to that which Christ
communicated in association with His first Coming.
Jude
3 - 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.
b. The fact that
the revelation was given in the last days implies that it
is His last revelation.
c. The list of
Christ's credentials establishes His supremacy as the
Son. This implies that, now that the Son has spoken,
there will be no revelation from any other source:
neither man nor angels.
Hebrews
1:2-3 - Has in these last days spoken to us by His Son,
whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom
also He made the worlds; 3who being the
brightness of His glory and the express image of His
person, and upholding all things by the word of His
power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down
at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
2. The authority of
Christ's revelation is understood by His authoritative
position relative to Israel and the church.
a. To
Israel, He is the Messiah, the Son of God. Therefore,
Israel must receive His word.
Matthew
21:33-42 - "Hear another parable: There was a certain
landowner who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around
it, dug a winepress in it and built a tower. And he
leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country.
34Now when vintage-time drew near, he sent his
servants to the vinedressers, that they might receive its
fruit. 35And the vinedressers took his
servants, beat one, killed one, and stoned another.
36Again he sent other servants, more than the
first, and they did likewise to them. 37Then
last of all he sent his son to them, saying, 'They will
respect my son.' 38But when the vinedressers
saw the son, they said among themselves, 'This is the
heir. Come, let us kill him and seize his inheritance.'
39So they took him and cast him out of the
vineyard and killed him. 40Therefore, when the
owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those
vinedressers?" 41They said to Him, "He will
destroy those wicked men miserably, and lease his
vineyard to other vinedressers who will render to him the
fruits in their seasons." 42Jesus said to
them, "Have you never read in the Scriptures: 'The stone
which the builders rejected Has become the chief
cornerstone. This was the Lord's doing, And it is
marvelous in our eyes'?
b. To the
church:
1) Christ
alone is the head of the church.
Ephesians
1:22-23 - And He put all things under His feet, and
gave Him to be head over all things to the church,
23which is His body, the fullness of Him
who fills all in all.
2) Christ alone
is the foundation of the church.
Ephesians
2:19-20 - Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers
and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints
and members of the household of God,
20having been built on the foundation of
the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being
the chief corner stone.
3) Therefore,
the church must not add to, subtract from or otherwise
alter/change Christ's word.
3. Consider the
Scriptural emphasis on God's last word through Christ
alone:
a. God's last
word regarding the gospel.
Galatians
1:6-9 - I marvel that you are turning away so soon from
Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different
gospel, 7which is not another; but there are
some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of
Christ. 8But 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. 9As 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.
b. God's last word
regarding salvation.
Hebrews
2:1-4 - Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to
the things we have heard, lest we drift away.
2For if the word spoken through angels proved
steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience
received a just reward, 3how shall we escape
if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first
began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us
by those who heard Him, 4God also bearing
witness both with signs and wonders, with various
miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His
own will?
c. God's last word
regarding church ministry.
1
Timothy 1:12 - And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has
enabled me, because He counted me faithful, putting me
into the ministry.
1 Timothy 2:7 - For which I was appointed a preacher and
an apostle; I am speaking the truth in Christ and not
lying; a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
1 Timothy 3:14-15 - These things I write to you, though I
hope to come to you shortly; 15but if I am
delayed, I write so that you may know how you ought to
conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church
of the living God, the pillar and ground of the
truth.
1 Timothy 6:13-14 - I urge you in the sight of God who
gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus who
witnessed the good confession before Pontius Pilate,
14that you keep this commandment without spot,
blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ's
appearing,
d. God's last word
regarding the future.
Revelation
1:1 - The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him
to show His servants; things which must shortly take
place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His
servant John.
Revelation 22:18-19 - For I testify to everyone who hears
the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to
these things, God will add to him the plagues that are
written in this book; 19and if anyone takes
away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God
shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the
holy city, and from the things which are written in this
book.
(All
Scripture quoted is from the New King James
Version)
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