Bible Trilogy II – Part 1
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want [Psalm 23:1].
Today we begin the second portion of our Bible Trilogy. The first portion came from Psalm 22 and had to do with the crucifixion of the Lord Jesus.
We noted in the first portion that three events marked the Gospel:
1. Jesus’ crucifixion
2. Jesus’ burial
3. Jesus’ resurrection
We direct you to 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 for Biblical affirmation of this truth.
The second portion of our Biblical Trilogy comes from Psalm 23 and has to do with the burial of the Lord Jesus, His time in the tomb. Since the first portion came from Psalm 22 and the second portion comes from Psalm 23, I’ll give you five guesses whence the third portion comes…
Anyway, back to the second portion. Psalm 23 makes reference to “the valley of the shadow of death”. The phrase furnishes an excellent depiction of Jesus, during the time His body was in the tomb. Jesus walked through the valley of the shadow of death and conquered death on our behalf.
Over the centuries many theories have erupted from the minds of men, which supposedly explain where Jesus was and what He was doing during the three days His body was in the tomb. One such theory, for instance, is what has taken the title “Apostles Creed”— though the true apostles of Christ never uttered it, and the Holy Spirit of a truth did not inspire it.
Don’t get me wrong. The Apostles Creed recites some quite true and good Bible concepts. But it is still man’s words, not the living and breathing Word of God. The creed can only affect man’s head, his intellect, not his heart. It can make the old sinner behave better, but it cannot effect a new creation or bring the new man to maturity.
In the Apostles Creed a reference is made to Jesus, claiming He “descended into hell”. Did He? What are you looking at me for? I asked you first! Okay, if you insist, I will give you my answer. What does the Bible say?
That’s right. It doesn’t. The Bible reveals to us that Jesus died on the cross as the once for all sin offering on behalf of all mankind. His corpse was placed in Joseph of Arimathea’s tomb for three days, after which time Jesus rose out of death.
When we finite creatures known as human beings theorize what happens in eternity, the best we have to offer is guess work. We really haven’t a clue as to whether what we assert is the truth or not. How can we? We can’t. The truth is from eternity and we’re not.
All we can really know about eternal truths is what the God of eternity reveals to us. Even that truth is limited, but not by God’s truth, mind you. It is limited by our limited capacity as finite creatures to grasp the unlimited revelation of the Word of God.
I see the shadows forming and the sun setting. Let’s pause for today and spend some time with Jesus. We will continue this study on the morrow.
To further research this issue, I direct you to my book Numbers: Volume 4 of Heavenly Citizens in Earthly Shoes. To purchase my books please go to:
http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005PJ761C
https://sites.google.com/site/heavenl...
Today we begin the second portion of our Bible Trilogy. The first portion came from Psalm 22 and had to do with the crucifixion of the Lord Jesus.
We noted in the first portion that three events marked the Gospel:
1. Jesus’ crucifixion
2. Jesus’ burial
3. Jesus’ resurrection
We direct you to 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 for Biblical affirmation of this truth.
The second portion of our Biblical Trilogy comes from Psalm 23 and has to do with the burial of the Lord Jesus, His time in the tomb. Since the first portion came from Psalm 22 and the second portion comes from Psalm 23, I’ll give you five guesses whence the third portion comes…
Anyway, back to the second portion. Psalm 23 makes reference to “the valley of the shadow of death”. The phrase furnishes an excellent depiction of Jesus, during the time His body was in the tomb. Jesus walked through the valley of the shadow of death and conquered death on our behalf.
Over the centuries many theories have erupted from the minds of men, which supposedly explain where Jesus was and what He was doing during the three days His body was in the tomb. One such theory, for instance, is what has taken the title “Apostles Creed”— though the true apostles of Christ never uttered it, and the Holy Spirit of a truth did not inspire it.
Don’t get me wrong. The Apostles Creed recites some quite true and good Bible concepts. But it is still man’s words, not the living and breathing Word of God. The creed can only affect man’s head, his intellect, not his heart. It can make the old sinner behave better, but it cannot effect a new creation or bring the new man to maturity.
In the Apostles Creed a reference is made to Jesus, claiming He “descended into hell”. Did He? What are you looking at me for? I asked you first! Okay, if you insist, I will give you my answer. What does the Bible say?
That’s right. It doesn’t. The Bible reveals to us that Jesus died on the cross as the once for all sin offering on behalf of all mankind. His corpse was placed in Joseph of Arimathea’s tomb for three days, after which time Jesus rose out of death.
When we finite creatures known as human beings theorize what happens in eternity, the best we have to offer is guess work. We really haven’t a clue as to whether what we assert is the truth or not. How can we? We can’t. The truth is from eternity and we’re not.
All we can really know about eternal truths is what the God of eternity reveals to us. Even that truth is limited, but not by God’s truth, mind you. It is limited by our limited capacity as finite creatures to grasp the unlimited revelation of the Word of God.
I see the shadows forming and the sun setting. Let’s pause for today and spend some time with Jesus. We will continue this study on the morrow.
To further research this issue, I direct you to my book Numbers: Volume 4 of Heavenly Citizens in Earthly Shoes. To purchase my books please go to:
http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005PJ761C
https://sites.google.com/site/heavenl...
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