The Bible is a big Book, comprised of sixty-six smaller books, written over the course of 2,000 years by a diverse group of people. At times it seems difficult to understand how it all fits together. The video below is an excerpt from a message where Tim Keller explains what the Bible is basically about.
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This is what we are all about: Making disciples of Jesus Christ for the glory of God and the joy of His people.
I really like this video. It’s simple, but profound. Videos like this are great little morsels to come back to and reference when non-Christians ask us related questions. Keep them coming.
Yeah, and I find that many Christians are unfamiliar with the way that the Old Testament relates to the New Testament. Jesus told the disciples that the whole OT pointed to Him, yet very few Christians read the OT in this way.
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First, I should say that this is an awesome video that speaks some great truth, and I pose this question mainly to facilitate discussion and thought. I asked this question to Gary a few weeks ago: Many churches are accused of over emphasizing certain parts of the trinity. For example, overly charismatic churches would be accused of over emphasizing the Spirit and under emphasizing Christ and the Father. A cessationist church would be accused of over emphasizing the Father, and under emphasizing the Spirit and Christ. So the question is, do we belong to a Christian movement (like minded with ministries such as Acts 29, The Gospel Coalition, etc…) that is over emphasizing Christ, and under emphasizing the Spirit and the Father?
That’s a good question. I think it’s hard to overemphasize Jesus. His name is the name above every name. All authority in Heaven and on earth has been given to him. He is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords (and he is one with the Father).
Isaiah 9:6: “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
Paul says that as Christians we are “In Christ” and He is our identity. He is the head of the Church and therefore we follow His lead. He is the Father’s answer to humanity. He says that you cannot get to the Father except through himself.
I think if anything, the Bible “overemphasizes” Christ. I think there’s a lot more to say on this subject, but in general, you can’t go wrong emphasizing Christ. If you deny the Holy Spirit or deny the Father, then you deny Christ also, since they are one, so if you go THAT far, then there’s a problem.
Good question Max. I do think that we can unintentionally diminish the glory of the Father by failing to help people see the ultimate purpose of Jesus’ life, death and resurrection, which was indeed to glorify the Father. But I would not say that we “overemphasize” Jesus.
To make much of Jesus is to make much of the Father, for “He [Jesus] is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power” (Hebrews 1:3). In 2 Cor 4:4 Paul speaks of “the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God,” and then two verses later says, “For God, who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”
Therefore, to emphasize Jesus is to glorify the Father.