God’s Wisdom vs Human Wisdom 2

The Gospel of Christ is God’s Promise fulfilled!

Romans 1:1-4
[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:

The Patriarchs in the Hall of fame of faith [Hebrews 11]

BELIEVED the Gospel [on a promissory note] and

they obtained a good report by their faith,

THEY ALL RECEIVED

CREDIT ALERT OF GOD’S RIGHTEOUSNESS [Romans 4]

They had confident hope in the fulfillment of

God’s promise but all died without receiving

THE PROMISE- The man Christ Jesus [Hebrews 11:39-40]

So their faith is confident HOPE [in the Promise]

They sought for the Fulfillment of God’s Promise—Christ
His Incarnation &
His Resurrection

🎯So Hebrews 11:1 can never be the

Definition of our Faith today❌

🎯We are not hoping for the Incarnate WORD to come or

for GOD to raise Him from the dead❌

God became a man—Christ Jesus!

John 1:14-18, 1 Tim. 3:16

See why you don’t want it to be your own

definition of Faith

Hebrews 11:13,39-40
THESE ALL DIED IN FAITH, NOT HAVING RECEIVED

THE PROMISE, but having SEEN THEM AFAR OFF, and

WERE PERSUADED OF THEM, and EMBRACED THEM,

and CONFESSED that they were STRANGERS and

PILGRIMS ON THE EARTH.

[39] And THESE ALL, HAVING OBTAINED A GOOD

REPORT THROUGH FAITH, RECEIVED NOT

THE PROMISE:

[40] GOD HAVING PROVIDED SOME BETTER THING

FOR US, THAT THEY WITHOUT US SHOULD NOT

BE MADE PERFECT.

So the Gospel of Christ to them was a Promise

[Hence THEIR FAITH IS [confident] HOPE]

The Gospel of Christ to us is the fulfillment

of God’s Promise [Titus 1:2]

God planned and purposed it,

started it and accomplished it in Christ…

He’s the Author of ETERNAL SALVATION [Hebrews 5:9]

and the Perfecter [Hebrews 12:2].

They were not perfected without us…{Hebrews 12:23]

Now he’s PERFECTED [US] FOR EVER [Hebrews 10:14]

…To be continued