Thematic Bible: His foreknowledge
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Christ » His foreknowledge » His pre-eminence
But, as a matter of fact, the ministry which Christ has obtained is all the nobler a ministry, in that He is at the same time the negotiator of a sublimer covenant, based upon sublimer promises.
It said, "Write forthwith in a roll an account of what you see, and send it to the seven Churches--to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyateira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea."
I indeed am baptizing you in water on a profession of repentance; but He who is coming after me is mightier than I: His sandals I am not worthy to carry for a moment; He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire.
He who comes from above is above all. He whose origin is from the earth is not only himself from the earth, his teaching also is from the earth. He who comes from Heaven is above all.
You call me 'The Rabbi' and 'The Master,' and rightly so, for such I am.
"Therefore let the whole House of Israel know beyond all doubt that God has made Him both LORD and CHRIST--this Jesus whom you crucified."
For this was the purpose of Christ's dying and coming to life--namely that He might be Lord both of the dead and the living.
Moreover He is the Head of His Body, the Church. He is the Beginning, the Firstborn from among the dead, in order that He Himself may in all things occupy the foremost place.
having become as far superior to the angels as the Name He possesses by inheritance is more excellent than theirs.
For Jesus has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, in so far as he who has built a house has higher honour than the house itself.
Christ » His foreknowledge » His lordship
God is ever true to His promises, and it was by Him that you were, one and all, called into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ, our Lord.
"Therefore let the whole House of Israel know beyond all doubt that God has made Him both LORD and CHRIST--this Jesus whom you crucified."
God has exalted Him to His right hand as Chief Leader and as Saviour, to give Israel repentance and forgiveness of sins.
"The Son of Man," He added, "is Lord of the Sabbath also."
that if with your mouth you confess Jesus as Lord and in your heart believe that God brought Him back to life, you shall be saved.
yet *we* have but one God, the Father, who is the source of all things and for whose service we exist, and but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom we and all things exist.
For this reason I would have you understand that no one speaking under the influence of The Spirit of God ever says, "Jesus is accursed," and that no one is able to say, "Jesus is Lord," except under the influence of the Holy Spirit.
Christ » His foreknowledge » Foretells his departure
So Jesus said, "Still for a short time I am with you, and then I go my way to Him who sent me.
"You heard me say to you, 'I am going away, and yet I am coming to you.' If you loved me, you would have rejoiced because I am going to the Father; for the Father is greater than I am.
But now I an returning to Him who sent me; and not one of you asks me where I am going.
I am now no longer in the world, but they are in the world and I am coming to Thee. "Holy Father, keep them true to Thy name--the name which Thou hast given me to bear--that they may be one, even as we are.
Dear children, I am still with you a little longer. You will seek me, but, as I said to the Jews, 'Where I am going you cannot come,' so for the present I say to you.
of righteousness, because I am going to the Father, and you will no longer see me;
"A little while and you see me no more, and again a little while and you shall see me."
I came from the Father and have come into the world. Again I am leaving the world and am going to the Father."
Christ » His foreknowledge » Predicts his own sufferings
Was there not a necessity for the Christ thus to suffer, and then enter into His glory?"
For I tell you that those words of Scripture must yet find their fulfilment in me: 'And He was reckoned among the lawless'; for indeed that saying about me has its accomplishment."
And now for the first time He told them, "The Son of Man must endure much suffering, and be rejected by the Elders and the High Priests and the Scribes, and be put to death, and after two days rise to life."
and He said, "The Son of Man must suffer much cruelty, be rejected by the Elders and High Priests and Scribes, and be put to death, and on the third day be raised to life again."
But I have a baptism to undergo; and how am I pent up till it is accomplished!
when He told you that the Son of Man must be betrayed into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again."
and He said, "Thus it is written that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise again from among the dead;
And just as Moses lifted high the serpent in the Desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
Christ » His foreknowledge » General references to
After this, Jesus, knowing that everything was now brought to an end, said--that the Scripture might be fulfilled, "I am thirsty."
Now just before the Feast of the Passover this incident took place. Jesus knew that the time had come for Him to leave this world and go to the Father; and having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.
But there are some of you who do not believe." For Jesus knew from the beginning who those were that did not believe, and who it was that would betray Him.
For He knew who was betraying Him, and that was why He said, "You are not all of you clean."
Jesus therefore, knowing all that was about to befall Him, went out to meet them. "Who are you looking for?" He asked them.
Divinity » His foreknowledge » His pre-eminence
But, as a matter of fact, the ministry which Christ has obtained is all the nobler a ministry, in that He is at the same time the negotiator of a sublimer covenant, based upon sublimer promises.
It said, "Write forthwith in a roll an account of what you see, and send it to the seven Churches--to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyateira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea."
I indeed am baptizing you in water on a profession of repentance; but He who is coming after me is mightier than I: His sandals I am not worthy to carry for a moment; He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire.
He who comes from above is above all. He whose origin is from the earth is not only himself from the earth, his teaching also is from the earth. He who comes from Heaven is above all.
You call me 'The Rabbi' and 'The Master,' and rightly so, for such I am.
"Therefore let the whole House of Israel know beyond all doubt that God has made Him both LORD and CHRIST--this Jesus whom you crucified."
For this was the purpose of Christ's dying and coming to life--namely that He might be Lord both of the dead and the living.
Moreover He is the Head of His Body, the Church. He is the Beginning, the Firstborn from among the dead, in order that He Himself may in all things occupy the foremost place.
having become as far superior to the angels as the Name He possesses by inheritance is more excellent than theirs.
For Jesus has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, in so far as he who has built a house has higher honour than the house itself.
Divinity » His foreknowledge » His lordship
God is ever true to His promises, and it was by Him that you were, one and all, called into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ, our Lord.
"Therefore let the whole House of Israel know beyond all doubt that God has made Him both LORD and CHRIST--this Jesus whom you crucified."
God has exalted Him to His right hand as Chief Leader and as Saviour, to give Israel repentance and forgiveness of sins.
"The Son of Man," He added, "is Lord of the Sabbath also."
that if with your mouth you confess Jesus as Lord and in your heart believe that God brought Him back to life, you shall be saved.
yet *we* have but one God, the Father, who is the source of all things and for whose service we exist, and but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom we and all things exist.
For this reason I would have you understand that no one speaking under the influence of The Spirit of God ever says, "Jesus is accursed," and that no one is able to say, "Jesus is Lord," except under the influence of the Holy Spirit.
Divinity » His foreknowledge » Foretells his departure
So Jesus said, "Still for a short time I am with you, and then I go my way to Him who sent me.
"You heard me say to you, 'I am going away, and yet I am coming to you.' If you loved me, you would have rejoiced because I am going to the Father; for the Father is greater than I am.
But now I an returning to Him who sent me; and not one of you asks me where I am going.
I am now no longer in the world, but they are in the world and I am coming to Thee. "Holy Father, keep them true to Thy name--the name which Thou hast given me to bear--that they may be one, even as we are.
Dear children, I am still with you a little longer. You will seek me, but, as I said to the Jews, 'Where I am going you cannot come,' so for the present I say to you.
of righteousness, because I am going to the Father, and you will no longer see me;
"A little while and you see me no more, and again a little while and you shall see me."
I came from the Father and have come into the world. Again I am leaving the world and am going to the Father."
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