Many pastors generally find it difficult to preach explanatoryly and evangelically in the same sermon, especially when we think of old Testament texts. The good news is that biblical theology can help the pastor achieve this goal. Jeramie Rinne in the article?It states that biblical theology:
What is biblical theology? We can define it as the study of the general plot of the Bible. Together, the 66 books of the Bible tell a single story about God’s mission to save a people and establish a kingdom for their glory through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Old Testament sets the stage and takes us to Jesus. The Gospels reveal his person and his work. The rest of the New Testament reveals the implications of Jesus’ death and resurrection to the end, until God fully fulfills his mission. we understand this complete conspiracy, the more we can see how the text of our preaching relates to the gospel. ??
In the article, he proposes 5 ways in which biblical theology can bring our Old Testament exhibition to Jesus:
1. Promise and achievement
Let us begin with the simplest and most direct path to the gospel. In the strategy of promise and fulfillment, the text you study contains a prophecy or promise that is explicitly fulfilled in certain aspects of the gospel. Promise and fulfillment are the lowest fruits of the Bible. theology: easy to see and understand. [?]
2. Typology
Typology is similar to promise and fulfillment, except that instead of a verbal prophecy that is fulfilled in Jesus, we see events, institutions, or people proclaiming Jesus and the gospel. You can think of typology as a nonverbal prophecy. [?]
3. Topics
Do I use the word? To describe recurring patterns or images in the biblical plot that do not point directly at Jesus as typology does; However, these topics or motives are entirely related to the gospel and can help us place our text in a biblical story that is unfolding. [?]
4. Ethical education
[?] Once again, biblical theology traces a path from the law to the gospel. We can read specific moral commandments in the flow of biblical history in at least three different ways. First, biblical laws and ethics lead us to Jesus by showing us our sin and our need for a savior. As they say, God’s commandments are like a mirror that confronts us with our moral distortion. When we read the chronic history of Israel’s moral collapse, we see the history of humanity and our own history. “no one shall be justified before him by the works of the law, for by law comes full knowledge of sin (Romans 3:20). [?]
5. Solve riddles
As we begin to see the flow of biblical theology, we also see how the gospel often solves Old Testament riddles. How could God keep his promises to David once Judah was sent into exile and there was no king in Jerusalem?the temple has eliminated sin, so why did God judge Israel?The Old Testament often speaks of God’s blessings on the righteous and judgment on the wicked. Then why do we see otherwise? [?]
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This article is part of the 9Marks Journal.
Translation: Vin-cius Silva Pimentel. Review: Vinicius Musselman Pimentel. © 2014 Faithful Ministérium. All rights reserved. Website: MinistryFiel. com. br. Original: Biblical Theology and Evangelical Exhibition.