The Gospel Conference Series


The Gospel According to Abraham

Arizona Bible Conference

September 2–4, 2016

“And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the
gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, ‘In you all the nations shall be blessed.’
So then those who are of faith are blessed with believing Abraham.” Gal 3:8–9
“Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He does not say, ‘And to seeds,’
as of many, but as of one, ‘And to your Seed,’ who is Christ.” Gal 3:16
Gene taught “The Gospel According to Abraham” over Labor Day weekend in Prescott, Arizona.
We have recently completed studies in “The Gospel According to Isaiah” (No. Virginia April 2016) and “The Gospel According to David” (Colorado May 2016). The purpose of these studies is to show that the Gospel message—pointing men to Jesus Christ in faith—is declared throughout Scripture. In fact, this is the central message of the Bible. Certainly, in the Old Testament, the nature of the Gospel message is necessarily prophetic as His coming and redemption are spoken of as future events. Job’s statement regarding his “Redeemer” reveals that, in ancient times, the message of the coming Savior was clearly stated and understood.

In the future, we will also study “The Gospel According to Noah” (Uniontown October 2016) and then “The Gospel According to Moses” (No. Virginia Spring 2017). The combined weight of these studies should greatly strengthen our faith in the unity and harmony of the Scriptures and, at the same time, motivate us to “imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises,” Heb 6:12.

Paul states that the Gospel was “preached … beforehand [in advance] … to Abraham.” The content of that message was that “In you all the nations shall be blessed.” Let’s look at the repetition of the message first, then we will consider its implications. There are five passages in which this promise is made to Abraham. Each is significant in the life and history of Abraham.
By gaining an understanding of the unity and harmony of the biblical message, we come to see that, indeed, Jesus Christ is the focus from Genesis to Revelation; and faith in Him as Savior is the only way to enter into eternal life. This is just as true for Old Testament people as for those living after the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ.

Gene Cunningham - April 19, 2023

When Jesus Claimed to be God

People say Jesus never claimed to be God. "Son of Man is a term for the second member of the Godhead from Daniel Chapter 7. What Jesus was trying to do every time He would use the title "The Son of Man," was to get someone to open their Bible and look back to Daniel Chapter 7 and find out who He is. But of course, none of the Pharisees were smart enough to do that. Daniel 7:13-14 says, "So one, like a son of man was coming and he came up to the ancient of Days and was presented before Him." We saw this in Revelation chapter six as He, Jesus Christ, took up the six seals and began to open the seals. "... to him was given dominion, glory and a kingdom that all the people, nations and men of every language might serve Him and His dominion is an everlasting dominion which will not pass away. His kingdom is one that will not be destroyed." "Son of Man" verses where Jesus claims to be God: Matthew 8:20 Matthew 9:6 Matthew 10:23 Matthew 11:19 Matthew 12:8 Matthew 12:32 Matthew 12:40 Matthew 13:37 Matthew 13:41 Matthew 16:13 Matthew 16:27 Matthew 16:28 Matthew 17:9 Matthew 17:12 Matthew 17:22 Matthew 18:11 Matthew 19:28 Matthew 20:18 Matthew 20:28 Matthew 24:27 Matthew 24:29 Matthew 24:30 Matthew 24:37 Matthew 24:39 Matthew 24:44 Matthew 25:13 Matthew 25:31 Matthew 26:2 Matthew 26:24 Matthew 26:45 Matthew 26:64 Mark 2:10 Mark 2:28 Mark 8:31 Mark 8:38 Mark 9:9 Mark 9:12 Mark 9:31 Mark 10:33 Mark 10:45 Mark 13:24 Mark 13:26 Mark 14:21 Mark 14:41 Mark 14:62 Luke 5:24 Luke 6:5 Luke 6:22 Luke 7:34 Luke 9:22 Luke 9:26 Luke 9:44 Luke 9:56 Luke 9:58 Luke 11:30 Luke 12:8 Luke 12:10 Luke 12:40 Luke 17:22 Luke 17:24 Luke 17:26 Luke 17:30 Luke 18:8 Luke 18:31 Luke 19:10 Luke 21:25 Luke 21:27 Luke 21:36 Luke 22:22 Luke 22:48 Luke 22:69 Luke 24:7 John 1:51 John 3:13 John 3:14 John 5:27 John 6:27 John 6:53 John 6:62 John 8:28 John 12:23 John 12:34 John 13:31

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