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Romans 1-8. Extra Slides. The Judeo-Christian Historical Consciousness vs. the Greco-Roman Worldview. The Greco-Roman mindset was mythical. The Judeo-Christian Historical Consciousness. The Judeo-Christian Historical Consciousness vs. the Greco-Roman Worldview. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Romans 1-8
Extra Slides
The Judeo-Christian Historical Consciousness vs. the Greco-Roman Worldview
The Greco-Roman mindset was mythical
The Judeo-Christian Historical Consciousness
The Judeo-Christian Historical Consciousness vs. the Greco-Roman Worldview
The Greco-Roman mindset was mythical, not historical. History was characterized as Eternal Return.
The Judeo-Christian Historical Consciousness Sharply Broke from the Classical World.
The A-Historical Nature of Greco-Roman Mythology, Mysticism & Philosophy
Greco-Roman historians may have understood history itself as linear, but never goal-orientated,
eschatological or even meaningful.
Meaning would always be found outside of history through various forms of mysticism & philosophy & ancient forms of existentialism
– very unlike Judaism & Christianity.
The Judeo-Christian Historical Consciousness has a remarkable interior attitude toward history, precisely of its strong emphasis
on historical promises, prophecies – and especially
because of the Incarnation of the Son of God. Even at the 2nd
Coming, Jesus Christ will Break into history to consummate it.
PAUL’S SECOND MISSIONARY
JOURNEY
Secular Dates & the Book of Acts
Acts 1-12 = 30-47 ADActs 11:28 = Reign of Claudius = 41-54 ADActs 12:20-23 = Death of Herod = 44-48 ADActs 13-18 = 48-50 ADActs 18:1-11 = 50-51 ADActs 18:2 = Claudius Expel Jews /Rome = 50-51 ADActs 18:3 = Proconsul Gallio = 51-52 ADActs 18:12-24:27 = 52-59 ADActs 25-28 = 59-62 AD Acts 24:27 = Procurator Festus = 59 AD
NEW TESTAMENT DATES
JAMES 45 TESTING OF FAITH ACTS 8-12 1 THESS 50 RAPTUREACTS 17:1-18:52 THESS 50 DAY OF THE LORD ACTS 17:1-18:5GAL 49-53 LIBERTY ACTS 14-18MATT 50-60 JESUS IS MESSIAH ACTS 14-251 COR56 CHURCH MATTERS ACTS 19:1-20:32 COR56-57 RECONCILIATION ACTS 20:1-2ROMANS57 JUSTIFICATION ACTS 20:1-3LUKE 60-62 HISTORICAL JESUS ACTS 28ACTS 60-62 CHURCH HISTORY ACTS 28EPH 60-62 CHURCH IN CHRIST ACTS 28PHIL 60-62 RESURRECTED LORDACTS 28COL 60-62 CHRISTOLOGY ACTS 28
EPISTLE DATE EMPHASIS HISTORICAL
NEW TESTAMENT DATES
COL 60-62 CHRISTOLOGY ACTS 28PHILEMON60-62 EXCAPED SLAVEACTS 281 TIM 63-65 CHURCH AFFAIRS BEYOND ACTSTITUS 63-65 TROUBLESHOOTING BEYOND ACTS2 TIM 65-68 PAUL’S DEATH SOONNERO PERSECUTION
HEBREWS 65-68 CHRIST DIED ONCE NERO PERSECUTION
1 PETER 65-68 SUFFERING NERO PERSECUTION
2 PETER 65-68 FALSE TEACHERS NERO PERSECUTION
JUDE 65-68 FIGHTING FOR FAITH NERO PERSECUTION
MARK60-70 CHRIST’S MINISTRY JEWISH WARJOHN 80-100 GOSPEL TO WORLD DOMITIAN PERSEC
1-3 JOHN80-100 FELLOWSHIP DOMITIAN PERSEC
REV 80-100 APOCALYPSE DOMITIAN PERSEC
EPISTLE DATE EMPHASIS HISTORICAL
Dr. Charles Ryrie
By General Revelation, we mean revelation that is simply general in its extent.
General revelation is exactly that—general. It is general in its scope; that is, it reaches to all people (Matt. 5:45; Acts 14:17). It is general in geography; that is, it encompasses the entire globe (Ps. 19:2). It is general in its methodology; that is, it employs universal means like the heat of the sun (vv. 4-6) and human conscience (Rom. 2:14-15). Simply because it is a revelation that thus affects all people wherever they are and whenever they have lived it can bring light and truth to all, or, if rejected, brings condemnation.
General revelation comes to mankind in a number of ways (creation, order and design, the nature of man as an intelligent being), but the most obvious and powerful means of general revelation is nature or creation. As powerful and universal as this is, however, it is inadequate or has certain limitations. It cannot tell us about the love and grace of God nor of His perfect holiness. Furthermore, creation does not tell us of God’s plan of salvation nor how man may procure that salvation. Still, general revelation “is nonetheless an important antecedent to salvation. General revelation is God revealing certain truths and aspects about His nature to all humanity, which revelation is essential and preliminary to God’s special revelation.”
Classic Arguments for God’s ExistenceCosmological Argument argues the existence of the cosmos demands God as Creator to explain its very
existence.Teleological Argument
argues that design in
nature reflects an Ultimate
Designer.
Moral Argument
argues that without God there can be no morality.
Ontological argument argues that the very idea of a Perfect God suggests that God actually does exist
because perfection without existence is an impossibility.
Historical Argument argues that most people in human history have almost always generally
believed in a God or gods.
Greek Paganism
Homer/Hesiod (850-650 BC) – Greek Gods & Heroes
Thales/Pythagoras (624-495 BC) –
Greek Science & Math
Herodotus/
Thucydides (484-
395 BC)– Greek
History
Socrates/Plato/
Aristotle (469-322
BC)– Greek
Philosophy &
Reason
Democritus/ Epicurus – Greek Physics (460-270
BC)
Pericles/Alexander
the Great (495-
322 BC) – Greek
Politics/Tyrants
Epicureanism was an Early form of Evolutionary Thought
Evolutionary Materialism
Origin of Life
was Accident
of Moving
AtomsNo AfterlifeVirtual
Atheism as
gods are
Indifferent
No Moral Universe
Pleasure that is
free from Pain
is Morality –
not Duty
Stoicism was a Form of Ancient Pantheism
Materialistic PantheismPantheistic Providence
Soul was Material
Live in Harmony with
Nature/Reason
Self-Sufficiency & Asceticism –
No Need to Help Others
Condemned Idolatry but Ancient gods
were not Repudiated
Yet Athens – the Smartest Academic Town in the Greco-Roman World – was Idolatry Grand Central Station
Greco-Roman Pantheon of Major gods & goddesses
Lets examine some important definitions:
FAITH = Hebrews 11:1 tells us that faith
means being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. It means to trust God and/or His
revealed word.
GRACE = The undeserved and
unlimited love of God expressing itself in
immeasurable blessings upon us (Rom. 11:5-6;
4:1-8; Eph. 2:8-9; 4:20).
REDEMPTION = Human beings are delivered out
of the slave market of sin by being purchased via the cross (Romans
3:24-26; 1 Peter 1:18-19; Psalm 32:1-2).
JUSTIFICATION = Divine Declaration that because Jesus Christ has paid
the penalty for sin, anyone who believes is credited with God’s
righteousness apart from his own works. Justification is not a
process, but is an instantaneous declaration from God (Romans
3:24-28; Galatians 2:16).
PROPITIATION = God was satisfied with the work of
Jesus Christ on the cross so that His wrath against sin
was pacified (Romans 3:25; 1 John 2:2; Isaiah 53:11).
RECONCILIATION = The barrier between God and man was
removed through the work of Christ on the cross so that we
are connected with God, or are at peace with Him (Romans 5:10; 2 Corinthians 5:19-21;
Romans 3:22-26).
Why These Words/Definitions Matter
AssurancePeace & ComfortEncouragement for You & Others
ConfidenceGod Loves you!