As we saw in the last entry, those first-century disciples were obsessed with the reality of Who Jesus was—the Christ/King Who was fully worthy of their exclusive adoration, absolute submission, and total surrender.
But the Book of Acts demonstrates at least two more components of their obsession. Next, they were overwhelmed by the inconceivable, audacious, and [...]
Archive for September, 2008
A Divine Obsession—More Implications
Posted in *Divine Obsession, Uncategorized on September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A Divine Obsession—Implications
Posted in *Divine Obsession on September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
(Again, in order to follow the flow here it is necessary to read the previous blogs in this series.)
We have seen that people in the first century viewed kings as the combination of majesty and deity, as exercising ultimate authority, and as maintaining absolute ownership. The first century Jews had full confidence that the promised Messiah—the Christ—would [...]
A Divine Obsession—Christ the King 3
Posted in *Divine Obsession on September 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
(Again, in order to follow the flow here it is necessary to read the previous blogs in this series.)
What we have seen so far is that in the first century, people viewed the office and role of “king” differently than we do today. They viewed a king as a combination of majesty and deity, as one who [...]
A Divine Obsession–Christ the King 2
Posted in *Divine Obsession on September 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
(Again, in order to follow the flow here it is necessary to read the previous blogs in this series.)
In the last blog, I pointed out that those who lived in the first century viewed the king as deity, but there is more. When Peter recognized and proclaimed Jesus to be “the Christ,” he understood Jesus to be [...]
A Divine Obsession–Christ the King 1
Posted in *Divine Obsession on September 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
(Just a note–if you have not read the five blogs leading up to this one, it would help to do so, because the context is essential.)
As I mentioned in the last blog, the recognition of Jesus as the Christ meant far more to the first-century followers than it does to many (most?) of us today. For [...]
A Divine Obsession—Jesus, the Christ
Posted in *Divine Obsession on September 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It should not surprise us that John indicated his Gospel was written to demonstrate that Jesus was the Christ and that salvation was dependent upon recognizing Him as such. Nor should it surprise us that the focus and spread of the Gospel through the Book of Acts was directly linked to the recognition and proclamation [...]
A Divine Obsession—The CORE of First Century Evangelism and Missions
Posted in *Divine Obsession on September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Okay, let’s recap. In the last two blogs we have seen from the Book of Acts that:
· The focus of Peter’s sermons in Acts 2 & 3 was that Jesus, Whom the listeners had crucified, was “the Christ,” and that those who refused to recognize Him as such needed to repent of that sin in order [...]
