PDF-The Loveliness of Christ

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 1 E. Calvin Beisner Sermon for Chapel Knox Theological Seminary October 3, 2000 Perhaps the most beloved figure of the second Scottish Reformation, that amazing time of revival and purification that t The poor, and them that mourn, the faint and overborne, . sin-sick . and sorrow worn, whom Christ doth heal.. CHRIST FOR THE WORLD. Christ for the world we sing! The world to Christ we bring, with fervent prayer; . and our Blessed . Redemption. Matthew . 1:21-23. John . 1:14. Humanly speaking, no one anticipated God’s intervention into human history by the birth of a child, born in a manger. . . INCARNATION - the gracious voluntary act of the Son of God in assuming a human body and human nature. The Lord Jesus Christ is one person with two natures indissolubly . The Descent into Glory. What is suffering?. Strong negative emotion or . psychological or physical pain, which itself can cause further suffering. From mass atrocities, like the Rwanda genocide…. Horrible suffering happens in the world. I. How do we see the Holy Spirit operating in the life of Jesus in His earthly walk?. The Holy Spirit was a big factor in Christ’s . personal experience.. 1. Christ was . foretold. by the Spirit though prophecy (Luke 24:26-27; I Pet. 1:11; II Pet. 1:21).. The Wilton Diptych; . Gold Ground Panel Painting, c. . 1395-99. The Life of Saint Nicholas, Fresco, from the old parish church of . Fructuosus. in . Bierge. (. Huesca. ) Late 13. th. Century . Mosaic of Ecclesia . I. How does the Bible compare the relationships in marriage to that of Christ and the Church?. . . The key passage in the Bible that speaks of this relationship is found in Ephesians 5:22-33.. “You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you. 52 Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who foretold the coming of the Just One, of whom you now have become the betrayers and murderers, 53 who have received the law by the direction of angels and have not kept it. necessary. in . order to obtain eternal salvation. The Bride of Christ. Galatians . 3:27. The Bride. Revelation . 21:9; 19:7. The Bridegroom. Revelation . 19:7; John 3:29. Before a man got married, he bought his wife. Esteem something above all others. Magnifying Christ. Matt. 23:5, Lk. 1:46, Acts 19:17. The Passion of the Christian. Magnifying Christ. Philippians 1:20. Magnifying Christ…. Christ is Proclaimed – Gospel Preached (Phil. 1:12-18, Col. 4:3). The Christian has been set free by Christ!. ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG. But what did Paul mean by freedom?. ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG. Christ Has Set Us Free. He Is My Light, My Strength, My . Song. This Cornerstone, This Solid Ground. Firm Through The Fiercest Drought . And Storm. What Heights Of Love, . What Depths Of Peace. When Fears Are Stilled, . When Strivings Cease. Colossians 3:3. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.. John 8:34. Jesus answered them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin.”. Romans 3:23. …for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God….