Chapter 1 Called Into Relationship
Goals page 3
Time Line
I. The People of God pg.4
A. Introduction
God reveals himself in and through history, therefore the Early Church recorded
the events of both the
Jesus of History
and the
Christ of Faith
1. What do we mean by the title Jesus of History?
2. What do we mean by the title Christ of Faith?
3. Incarnation means
4. Jesus and You
Apostles
a. Who do the crowds say that I am?
b. Who do you say that I am?
Crowds = parents, priests, teachers, friends
YOU - freely choose- values, ideas, beliefs
5. What is Salvation History?
B. God’s Covenant in the Old Testament
Read Core Beliefs page 5
1. What is monotheism?
2. What other idea was equally unfamiliar 1,900 years ago?
C. The Chosen People
1. Introduction
Focus
Chart Stars in the Sky pg. 6
Faith Sharing pg. 7
2. A Name Change pg. 7
a. What did the name change signify?
b. What was begun through Abraham and Sarah?
c. What is a covenant?
D. The Law of the Covenant page 8
Abraham
Jacob – Israel
Patriarchial Period
12 tribes of Israel
Exodus Moses Mt. Sinai 10 Commandments
King David
Ark of the Covenant
People often broke the covenant
Prophets
Messianic hopes
Messiah would lead the people back to God
E. The Covenant is Fulfilled in Jesus pp. 8-9
1. What 3 events were reminders of the tenderness of God’s love for the
people and their need to be faithful to the covenant?
a.
b.
c.
2. What happened through Jesus’ death and resurrection?
3. Read the Chart on pg. 9 Jesus Fulfillment of the Covenant
II Politics of the Time pg. 17-18
A. Introduction Transparency
B. Pax Romana Roads, Language, ( Koine= Common Greek), law enforcement
C. The New Testament was written in Greek
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