lds new testament slideshow 01: introduction & the atonement of jesus christ

8/11/2019 LDS New Testament Slideshow 01: Introduction & the Atonement of Jesus Christ

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New Testament

Week 1: Introduction

Hurricane UtahAdult Religion Class


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Is it in the New Testament?

1. Yes:1 Corinthians 13:7.

2. No: Refers to Mary,

not Jesus.3. No: Number notmentioned.

4. Yes:John 6:53.

5. No: Tradition,not scripture.

6. Yes:John 1:4042.

7. No:Karl Marx.

8. No:Celestial andterrestrial only

(1 Corinthians15:40).

9. Yes:1 Corinthians14:3435.

10.No: 3 Nephi 27:13.11.Yes:Romans 4:15.

12.Yes:James 2:2124.

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Class schedule

Thursdays, 7:008:45 PM.

30 weeks.

4 Sep 201428 May 2015.

Holiday break:27 Nov 20141 Jan 2015(no class for 6 weeks).


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Class web site

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Class email list

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Lesson schedule

Thematic approach:

Synoptic Gospels.

Acts.

Gospel of John. The Epistles of John.

The Epistles of Paul(chronological).

The General Epistles.

Revelation.

After the NT.

Why not a harmonized

approach?

1. Different chronologies.

2. Stories with differentlength, differentdetails.

3. Importance of

individual focus.

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Materials

Required: The Standard Works.

1981 or later edition preferable.

Recommended: A modern-Englishstudy Bible.

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Latter-day revelation and

the New Testament

How and why is the Latter-day Saintunderstanding of the New Testament

different from that of other Christians?

Premortal life Ancient ordinances

Jehovah = Jesus Christ Priesthood

Great Apostasy

Eternal truth vs. culture & tradition


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he fundamental principles

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The fundamental principles of ourreligion [are] the testimony of the

apostles and prophets concerning Jesus

Christ, that he died, was buried, and

rose again the third day, and ascended

up into heaven; and all other things are only

appendages to these, which pertain to our

religion. Joseph Smith, July 1838


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How does the atonement work?

Allegory of a father who must sacrificehis son to save others?

Substitutionary punishment?

Economic relief?

An infinite atonement(2 Nephi 9:7; 25:16; Alma 34:12).

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1: Atonement as substitution

Galatians 3:13; 2 Nephi 9:21;D&C 19:16.

Vicarious imputation of sin +appeasement of divine justice.

Scapegoat (Leviticus 16:2022).

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There Is

a Green Hill Far

Away (Hymn 194)

We may not know, we cannottell,

What pains he had to bear,But we believe it was for us

He hung and suffered there.

Cecil Francis Alexander

How Great the Wisdom and

the Love (Hymn 195)

His precious blood he freelyspilt;

His life he freely gave,A sinless sacrifice for guilt,

A dying world to save.

Eliza R. Snow

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We all make mistakes. Sometimes weharm ourselves and seriously injure othersin ways that we alone cannot repair. Webreak things that we alone cannot fix. It

is then in our nature to feel guilt andhumiliation and suffering, which we alonecannot cure. That is when the healing power ofthe Atonement will help. If Christ had not made

His Atonement, the penalties for mistakes wouldbe added one on the other. Life would behopeless. But He willingly sacrificed in order thatwe may be redeemed.

President Boyd K. Packer, April 2001


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2: Atonement as ransom

Jeremiah 31:11; Matthew 20:28;1 Timothy 2:56; 2 Nephi 9:812.

Christ was offered as payment to regainmens souls.

Redeemed

(Hebrews 9:12;1 Peter 1:1819).

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Tis Sweet to Sing the

Matchless Love (Hymn 176)

For Jesus died on Calvary,

That all through him might

ransomed be.Then sing hosannas to his

name;

Let heavnand earth his loveproclaim.

George A. Manwaring

O God the Eternal Father

(Hymn 175)

When Jesus, the Anointed,descended from above

And gave himself a ransomto win our souls with love

With no apparent beauty, thatman should him desire

He was the promised Savior,

to purify with fire.

William W. Phelps

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Among the most significant of Jesus Christsdescriptive titles is Redeemer. The wordredeemmeans to pay off an obligation or adebt. Redeemcan also mean to rescue or set

free as by paying a ransom. If someonecommits a mistake and then corrects it ormakes amends, we say he has redeemed himself.Each of these meanings suggests different facets ofthe great Redemption accomplished by Jesus Christ

through His Atonement, which includes, in the wordsof the dictionary, to deliver from sin and itspenalties, as by a sacrifice made for the sinner.

Elder D. Todd Christofferson, April 2013


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3: Atonement as satisfaction

2 Nephi 9:2526; Mosiah 15:89;Alma 34:1417; 42:1315.

Christ reconciles justice and mercy byoffering himself.

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While of These Emblems We

Partake (Hymn 173)

The law was broken; Jesusdied

That justice might besatisfied,

That man might not remain aslave

Of death, of hell, or of the

grave.

John Nicholson

Behold the Great Redeemer

Die (Hymn 191)

Behold the great Redeemerdie,

A broken law to satisfy.He dies a sacrifice for sin,

That man may live and glorywin.

Eliza R. Snow

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Our Master lived a perfect, sinless lifeand therefore was free from the demands

of justice. He is perfect in every

attribute, including love, compassion,

patience, obedience, forgiveness, and

humility. His mercy pays our debt to

justice when we repent and obey Him. Since with

even our best efforts to obey His teachings wewill still fall short, because of His grace we will

be saved, after all we can do.

Elder Richard G. Scott, October 2006


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4: Atonement as moral imperative

John 6:44; 12:32; 2 Nephi 26:24;D&C 18:11.

Christs sacrifice motivates mankind torepentance.

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I Stand All Amazed

(Hymn 193)

I think of his hands piercedand bleeding to pay thedebt!

Such mercy, such love, anddevotion can I forget?

No, no, I will praise andadore at the mercy seat,

Until at the glorified throne Ikneel at his feet.

Charles H. Gabriel

God Loved Us So He Sent His

Son (Hymn 187)

Oh, love effulgent, lovedivine!

What debt of gratitude ismine,

That in his offring I have part

And hold a place within hisheart.

Edward P. Kimball

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We proclaim our Savior and Redeemer,Jesus Christ. All that we areall that we

will ever bewe owe to Him. While we

gaze in awe at His majesty, He does not

ask us to stay our distance but bids us to

come unto Him. I stand at the door, and knock: if

any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will

come in to him.Elder Neal L. Andersen, April 2009


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How does the atonement work?

Substitution.

Ransom.

Satisfaction.

Moral imperative.

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We bear testimony, as His duly ordainedApostlesthat Jesus is the Living Christ,

the immortal Son of God. He is the great

King Immanuel, who stands today on the right

hand of His Father. He is the light, the life, andthe hope of the world. His way is the path that

leads to happiness in this life and eternal life

in the world to come. God be thanked

for the matchless gift of His divine Son.

The Living Christ: The Testimony of

the Apostles the Church of Jesus Christ of

Latter-day Saints, 1 January 2000


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Next week:

Origin, development,

and translation of the

New Testament

lds new testament slideshow 01: introduction & the atonement of jesus christ

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