Saturday, July 18, 2015

Jesus said to search the Old Testament (the only Scriptures available to Him)

Our Savior used the OLD TESTAMENT- the SCRIPTURES - to reveal TRUTH.

We are TOLD by our Savior to search the SCRIPTURES. 

Those who search the SCRIPTURES DAILY were commended.

Too often people believe once they've attained an understanding that they no longer need to search for more understanding, they know enough and that's that. Who among us knows the SCRIPTURES in such a way we could sit down and reveal Christ to others with just the OLD TESTAMENT in our hands?

We've become complacent in our studying. We hold up the NEW TESTAMENT, and some ONLY use the NEW TESTAMENT, and believe that the OLD TESTAMENT is just filled with old truths no longer relevant to being a Christ follower.  Nothing could be further from the truth. 

Maybe we don't need convincing that Christ is God's Son because He's been proven as such for thousands of years. What we do need is the entire truth.  There are TWO WITNESSES of our Savior and both are needed- the OLD and the NEW TESTAMENTS.

We have an abundance of knowledge within our grasps and for the most part it languishes untouched, not studied, not loved. 

The truth is, there is SO much in God's entire word for us to study and learn from we could go our entire lives reading the WORD every single day and still be blessed with truth and understanding that will only deepen our relationship with our Savior.  We need to know Christ and HE needs to know us.  He'll know us when we have a very real connection with Him and we can grow in grace and KNOWLEDGE of the LORD through HIS WORD.

Mat_21:42  Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

Mat_22:29  Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.

Mat 26:54  But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?
Mat 26:55  In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.
Mat 26:56  But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled

Luk_24:27  And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

Luk_24:32  And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?

Luk_24:45  Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures

Joh_5:39  Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

Act_17:2  And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures

Act_17:11  These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

Act_18:24  And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.

Act_18:28  For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.

Rom_1:2  (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)

Rom_15:4  For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

Rom_16:26  But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith

1Co_15:3  For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
1Co_15:4  And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures

2Ti_3:15  And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

Can we reason out of the scriptures?

Christ died for our sins according to the OLD TESTAMENT.
The OLD TESTAMENT will make us wise unto salvation through faith which is in CHRIST JESUS.

So while we are very quick to grab up our Bibles and turn to the New Testament to reveal our Savior, we must remember ALL the early Christ followers had to reveal Christ was the Old Testament.

More tomorrow on this, all by the will and grace of God!

In the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, now and forever!

Amen!

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