The New Testament Witness to Christ and His Kingdom, Student Workbook, SW13

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T H E N E W T E S T A M E N T W I T N E S S T O C H R I S T A N D H I S K I N G D O M

I. The Centrality of the Resurrection to Christian Faith, 1 Cor. 15.12-20

Video Segment 1 Outline

A. What Christianity is not

1. We are not an ethical system .

2. We are not a community of religious practice .

3. We are not an effort at escapism from the world’s evils .

B. What Christianity is: a lived faith anchored in the person and work of Jesus the Messiah whom we hold to have lived, died, and raised from the dead

1. Christus Victum : Messiah Jesus died and rose to pay the penalty for our sins, Rom. 5.8-10.

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2. Christus Victor : Messiah Jesus died and rose to defeat the powers of the enemy and transfer us from the kingdom of Satan to the Kingdom of God.

a. Heb. 2.14

b. 1 John 3.8

c. Col. 1.13

d. Col. 2.15