Which books of the Bible are about Jesus? All of them! Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 19 Q. How do you come to know this? A. The holy gospel tells me. God himself began to reveal the gospel already in Paradise; later, he proclaimed it by the holy patriarchs and prophets, and portrayed it by the sacrifices and other ceremonies of the law; finally, he fulfilled it through his own dear Son. Summary These words of Jesus come as part of his response to those who were upset that he healed a man on the Sabbath. As Jesus pointed out to the crowd, they had been looking for salvation in the Old Testament scriptures. This was not a problem, as God’s plan of salvation can be seen throughout the Old Testament. The issue was with those who look to the words of the Old Testament for salvation while refusing to see the repeated foreshadowing of the coming of Christ. Those who search for salvation in the scriptures apart from Christ will not find it. The patriarchs and prophets of the Old Testament foretold that Jesus would come, and so it was not Jesus accusing them, but the words of Moses. Jesus does not quote a specific passage but speaks of Moses writing about him. Even so, it is easy enough to find examples in the Old Testament of Moses writing about Jesus, particularly Deuteronomy 18:15: The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers—it is to him you shall listen! Not only does Moses point forward to this new prophet, but also declares that the people shall listen to him. This again puts the critics in the crowd at odds not only with Jesus, but also with the words of Moses. Dig Deeper The five solas are thought of as a rallying cry of the Reformation. The first of these 5 key beliefs is sola scriptura which means 'scripture alone'. In a world that wants to turn everything into a 'gray area', sola scriptura is a reminder that the Bible alone is the source of authority for Christians. In the Bible we see God’s plan for redemption laid out. The Old Testament foreshadows the coming of Christ, the Gospels share the Good News of Jesus Christ, and the rest of the New Testament addresses how to live in light of the resurrection. The Bible is authoritative not because it teaches about Jesus, but because it is the inspired Word of God. People are imperfect, we are all prone to mistakes, including your pastor. But the Bible is the inspired Word of God, meaning that the Holy Spirit directed the writings of the authors of scripture. While the Bible has human authors, what differentiates the Word of God is the role of the Holy Spirit in the writing process. The authority we find in scripture comes not from those who wrote it, but from our God who inspired these writings. What that means for you as a believer is that you have a rule of faith to measure against. You do not need to have blind trust in what others teach because you can go to the source and read that which is true. The Bible is a wonderful gift from God; do not rely solely on the word of others when God’s Word is close at hand. AAA Prayer (About) ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: Father, you sent your Son in your name, which we read about so clearly in your Word, which is inspired by your Spirit; ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that the words of Scripture would continue to come to Christ to have life. ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Acts 13

Romans 10:1-4 (NIV) Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. 2  For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 25: The Fulfillment of the Law We Today: 1 Corinthians 7

God gives them two overarching commands: 1) Pray for their new city, which is what grabs our attention today, and 2) don't listen to the 'prophets' among them; these were the guys who presented God's will God's name in every way; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - 2

John describes that here when he writes, "there was no longer any sea." What a picture John communicates as he describes the almighty creator of the universe tenderly wiping John describes those who will be there using two broad strokes: The thirsty (v6): Those who long for John uses the same word here in Revelation 21:7 to describe God's people that he used to recount Jesus words in John 16:33 ("take heart, because I have overcome the world.")

Genesis 15:1-6 (NIV) After this, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be I am your shield,  your very great reward.” 2  But Abram said, “Sovereign LORD, what can you Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 23: The Justification of Sinners He would show him, and that once Abram got there God would make him into a great nation (Genesis 12:1- –24; Gal 3:6; Jas 2:23 It's this simple premise that lies at the heart of the gospel; that, as our

Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 2: The Means by Which We Know God the invisible things of God: his eternal power and his divinity, as the apostle Paul says in Romans 1: 20.

Genesis 3:1–7 (NIV) Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made 2 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but God did say, ‘ Here John calls men “darkness.” the garden: Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner. - 1 Timothy 2:14 What Paul is saying here is that while the woman's sin was the result of deception, Adam's

Proverbs 1:7 (NIV) 7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and

Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 1 We all believe in our hearts and that has just gone by," to which Peter will add that "With the Lord... a day is like a thousand years (2

God stands before us providing even as we grumble before Him Exodus 17:1–7 (NIV) 17 The whole Israelite They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. 2  So they quarreled with Moses