Only One God
(Isaiah 45:5-6)
I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is
no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: That
they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that
there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else.
How man began
(Genesis 1:1,26-28)
In the beginning God created the heaven and the
earth. And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our
likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and
over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the
earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he
him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God
said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth,
and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over
the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon
the earth.
The law given
(Genesis 2:16-17)
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of
every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of
the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the
day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
Man sins
(Genesis 3:6-7)
And when the woman saw that the tree was good
for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be
desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did
eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. And
the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were
naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves
aprons.
Sin imputed
(Romans 5:12-13)
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the
world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that
all have sinned: (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is
not imputed when there is no law.)
God's judgment
(Genesis 3:14-19)
And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because
thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above
every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust
shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: And I will put enmity
between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it
shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. Unto the
woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy
conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy
desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. And
unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy
wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying,
Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in
sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; Thorns also
and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the
herb of the field; In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread,
till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for
dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
Man's sin nature
(Romans 1:18-25)
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven
against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the
truth in unrighteousness; Because that which may be known of God is
manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the
invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly
seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal
power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that,
when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were
thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish
heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became
fools, And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image
made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts,
and creeping things. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness
through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies
between themselves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and
worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is
blessed for ever. Amen.
Christ prophesied in Old Testament
(Isaiah 53:1-12)
Who hath believed our report? and to whom is
the arm of the LORD revealed? For he shall grow up before him as a
tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor
comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we
should desire him. He is despised and rejected of men; a man of
sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces
from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he hath
borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him
stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our
transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement
of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. All
we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own
way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was
oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is
brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her
shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. He was taken from
prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for
he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression
of my people was he stricken. And he made his grave with the wicked,
and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence,
neither was any deceit in his mouth. Yet it pleased the LORD to
bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul
an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his
days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. He
shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his
knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear
their iniquities. Therefore will I divide him a portion with the
great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he
hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the
transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession
for the transgressors.
The Lamb is born in flesh
(John 1:1-14)
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was
with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with
God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing
made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of
men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness
comprehended it not. There was a man sent from God, whose name was
John. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light,
that all men through him might believe. He was not that Light, but
was sent to bear witness of that Light. That was the true Light,
which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. He was in the
world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He
came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as
received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even
to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor
of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. And
the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his
glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of
grace and truth.
Christ recognized
(Luke 2:25-32)
And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem,
whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting
for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. And
it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see
death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ. And he came by the
Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child
Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, Then took he him
up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, Lord, now lettest thou
thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word: For mine eyes
have seen thy salvation, Which thou hast prepared before the face of
all people; A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy
people Israel.
Christ's work
(Matthew 9:35)
And Jesus went about all the cities and
villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of
the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the
people.
His crucifixion
(Matthew 27:27-37)
Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus
into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of
soldiers. And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. And
when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head,
and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him,
and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! And they spit upon
him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head. And after that
they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his
own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him. And as they
came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they
compelled to bear his cross. And when they were come unto a place
called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull, They gave him
vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof,
he would not drink. And they crucified him, and parted his garments,
casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the
prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did
they cast lots. And sitting down they watched him there; And set up
over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE
JEWS.
His burial
(Matthew 27:57-60)
When the even was come, there came a rich man
of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:
He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate
commanded the body to be delivered. And when Joseph had taken the
body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, And laid it in his own
new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great
stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.
His resurrection
(Matthew 28:1-7)
In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn
toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other
Mary to see the sepulchre. And, behold, there was a great
earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and
came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. His
countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: And
for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. And
the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know
that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here: for he is
risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And go
quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and,
behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him:
lo, I have told you.
Christ ascends to The Father
(Acts 1:9-11)
And when he had spoken these things, while they
beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their
sight. And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up,
behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; Which also said, Ye
men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus,
which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner
as ye have seen him go into heaven.
Jesus and The Father are One
(John 14:1-7)
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in
God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if
it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for
you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and
receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. And
whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. Thomas saith unto him,
Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man
cometh unto the Father, but by me. If ye had known me, ye should
have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have
seen him.
How Christ returns
(Revelation 19:9-16)
And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they
which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith
unto me, These are the true sayings of God. And I fell at his feet
to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy
fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus:
worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat
upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth
judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his
head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew,
but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood:
and his name is called The Word of God. And the armies which were in
heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white
and clean. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he
should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron:
and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of
Almighty God. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name
written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
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