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GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.
Dear Christian Friend:
My sincere greetings to you in the name of our Lord and savior JESUS CHRIST. I want to take this opportunity to WELCOME you to the Christian Bible Institute, a school that teaches Bible principles.
C.B.I. exists primarily to meet educational needs of adults who are currently involved in ministry as a Sunday school Teacher or in a position of leadership in a local church.
C.B.I. is committed to teaching, equipping and empowering men and women for their personal ministry within local churches and for the work of missions at home and abroad.
Christian Bible Institute is committed to provide you with necessary tools, skills and an opportunity to broaden your ministry and to visibly demonstrate the unity of the body of Christ in a caring community.
May God richly bless you as you take on the challenge of studying the Word of God.
Sincerely,
Elder Asuquo O. Effiong.
Director.
THAT JESUS CHRIST IS BORN!
OLD TESTAMNET COURSE ONLINE.
The Bible is the world�s best seller. The message of God is very vital to man and Bible translators have produced parts of the Scriptures in more than 1,200 languages. At least 95% of the world�s population has portions of the Scriptures in a language available to them.
Why do we study the Old Testament?
We study Old Testament because Christianity finds its beginning in the Old Testament scriptures.
To go one step further the Jewish faith and the Muslim faith also have their beginnings in the Old Testament Scripture.
Today most Christians want to study the New Testament and neglect the Old Testament.
A statement of fact: if a student wants to really understand the New Testament, he or she must study and understand the Old Testament.
The Old testament provides:
a. The historical background for the scriptures.
b. It is the book of the beginnings.
Why is Genesis referred to as the book of the beginnings?
Genesis means beginnings and is derived from Genesis 2:4.
Genesis 2:4 �These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heaven.�
Genesis Chapter 1 vs. 1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
How should we understand the word create?
God started creating from his Word. God has the power and the ability to create from the spoken Word. The power to create was in the spoken word that proceeded out of the mouth of God.
All the other creations always started from some object.
There is a law in science that states that energy cannot be destroyed or created but it can only be transformed from one form of energy to another.
For example a chair is created from wood.
Another example:
When we burn wood at the fire place it gives out heat energy the heat then heats up the house. A transformation has taken place from wood energy to heat energy.
John 1:1&2 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God.
John 1: 14 And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the father) full of Grace and truth.
In studying the Old Testament the student must understand that the grace of God was in operation throughout the history as God continued His dealings with mankind. The God of the Old Testament is not to be viewed as the God of wrath and judgment but we should also see the God of the Old Testament as the God of mercy and grace.
I will ask this question again: Why should we study the Old Testament?
a. Paul used the Old Testament effectively as he tried to convince the Jews that Jesus was Christ.
b. Jesus and the Apostles constantly used the Old Testament scriptures in their teachings.
c. There are approximately 600 Old Testament scripture references in the New Testament.
d. Neither human nature nor God�s nature has changed since the Old Testament.
ASSIGNED QUESTION:
1. WHY DO WE STUDY THE OLD TESTAMENT?
THAT JESUS CHRIST IS BORN!
The Name of God