Panoramic: Seeing the Gospel in All of Scripture
Summer 2011 Sermon Series

The Place of the Law in the Story of SalvationExodus 20 & Matthew 5 | Pastor Michael Cowgill | June 26, 2011 | 51mn:30sc

Renown biblical theologian, Graeme Goldsworthy writes,

The most compelling reason for Christians to read and study the Old Testament lies in the New Testament. The New Testament witnesses to the fact that Jesus of Nazareth is the One in whom and through whom all the promises of God find their fulfillment. These promises are only to be understood from the Old Testament. The fulfillment of the promises can be understood only in the context of the promises themselves.

The New Testament presupposes a knowledge of the Old Testament. Everything that is a concern to the New Testament writers is part of the one redemptive history to which the Old Testament witnesses. The New Testament writers cannot separate the person and work of Christ, nor the life of the Christian community, from this sacred history which has its beginnings in the Old Testament.

This Summer we will discover how the story of the bible does not begin with Jesus in the New Testament but rather begins with Jesus in the Old. Joins as we discover how the Panoramic of the Scriptures point is to Jesus.

Panoramic: Seeing the Gospel in All of Scripture

The Place of the Law in the Story of Salvation

Big John – Amanda and John’s grandfather and his wife Deloris are in town this week. He is a retired Baptist pastor, great family man, great story teller. His book When the Smoke Clears and the Bell Stops tells stories of his life and he connects them to the Gospel.

I never thought you would be able to relate hunting and fishing to Jesus but he does! Foshee Sam was a pup John and his friend found wandering around an old Sawmill. His friend, Edwin trained it to hunt and it became a championship contest winner and highly decorated dog. He concludes by saying if this wandering dog can be obedient to his master, how much more God expects us to be faithful and obedient to Him. In our case, this provides a beautiful picture of the Exodus.

So just like Big John’s stories, in our panoramic study, we are looking to connect the OT to the Gospel of Christ. Today in particular we are studying the Law of God in Exodus and how it displays God’s character.