Jesus: “my faith” Rev. 2: 13 “I know your works, and where you dwell, where Satan's throne is. And you hold fast to My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells. The Final Faith
Jesus: The Final Faith • Jesus has all “authority” – end of the world (Matt. 28: 18 -20) • Jesus has all “absolute” authority (Matt. 7: 24 -29) • Jesus has all “Judgment” authority (Jn. 5: 22, 24 -29; 2 Cor. 5: 10, Jn. 12: 48)
Jesus: The Final Faith • Progressive Revelation – Ends in Christ (I Pet. 1: 9 -12) • Jesus: promised Prophet, King and Priest (Deut. 18: 15, Acts 3: 22 -25; Psm. 2: 6 -7, 110: 1 -4, Heb. 5: 5 -6, 7: 1) • Jesus fulfills law and prophets (Matt. 5: 17 -18) • Christianity the end of the ages (I Cor. 10: 11, I Pet. 2: 9 -10)
Jesus: The Final Faith • Jesus’ sacrifice – priesthood “once for all” (Heb. 7: 20 -28) • The faith “once for all delivered” (Jude 3, Gal. 1: 6, 23)
Jesus: The Final Faith • Muslim Religion – 6 th. Century A. D. ? • Change the organization of the church – elders, deacons (Acts 14: 23, Phil. 1: 1, I Tim. 3: 1 -13) • Change the Lord’s supper – unleavened bread- fruit of the vine? (Lk. 22: 14 -20, I Cor. 5: 7 -8, I Cor. 11) • Change the music of the church? (Eph. 5: 19, Col 3: 16) • Change how one is saved? (Mk. 16: 15 -16, Acts 2: 38, Rom. 10: 9 -10)