Back to Basics What About the New Testament

Back to Basics

What About the New Testament?

What do we mean when w refer to the New Testament? Implies it replaced something “Old” – Hebrews 8: 13 – 2 Corinthians 3: 14 -16 – Supplanted Old Testament – Luke 22: 20 – Hebrews 10: 9, 10

Old Testament Promised New Covenant & Jesus Promised Apostles Guided in Writing Truth Jeremiah 31: 31 -34 make a new covenant” … “not according to the covenant… made wit their fathers” Daniel 2: 44 “kingdom which shall never be destroyed” John 16: 13 “Spirit of truth … guide you into all truth… tell you things to come. ”

Duration of the New Testament How Long Will it Last? Old Testament to last “till” the New Testament came –Galatians 3: 19 New Testament would last until the end of the age –Matthew 28: 18 -20

New Testament Divided Into Four Sections The Gospels – –Birth, Life & Death of Jesus –Luke 1: 1 -3 –Matthew 16: 18, 19 –Mark 9: 1 –Luke 24: 49 -52

New Testament Divided Into Four Sections The Book of Acts – – Acts 1: 1 -3 – Main Events: • Coming of Holy Spirit & Beginning of the church – Chapter 2 • Conversion of Paul- Chapter 9 • Conversion of first Gentile – Chapters 10 & 11 • Spread of Gospel – Chapters 12 -28

New Testament Divided Into Four Sections The Epistles – –Majority by Paul – 1 Corinthian 15: 8 –Peter – two epistles –John – three epistles –James & Jude – single epistles – Jude verse 3.

New Testament Divided Into Four Sections The Book of Revelation – – Revelation 1: 1 -3 – Major Views: – Events take place in AD 70 – Take place in fall of Rome – Allegorical of church’s struggle with Satan – Things taking place throughout centuries – Foretelling “end time” yet to come to pass