The Centrality of Christ
Christ is central to the Gospel and true life, and we must proclaim Him as Paul did.
Galatians 6:11-18
Christ the Reality
Christ is the focus and fulfillment of the entire Old Testament. The major people, places, and events in the Old Testament are types and shadows of the reality that is found in Christ, and through Him, all believers inherit the Old Testament promises.
John 5:36-40
The New Covenant – Fulfillment in Christ
The old covenant of types and shadows has been fulfilled by the new covenant, which brings the reality to which the old covenant pointed.
Hebrews 8:1-13
Has Jewish Israel Been Utterly Cast Off?
God is still at work among the physical Jews, and will call many of them to Christ before He returns.
Romans 9:1-5; 11:25-32
Christ and the City of Jerusalem
The city of Jerusalem was a type and shadow of the true city of God, the new Jerusalem, which is comprised of all those who have faith in Christ.
Hebrews 11:8-16
The Church – The Fulfillment of Israel in Christ (Part 2)
In Christ, the True Israel, the church is the fulfillment of Old Testament Israel, the people of God.
Galatians 6:15 – 16
The Church – The Fulfillment of Israel in Christ (Part 1)
In Christ, the True Israel, the church is the fulfillment of Old Testament Israel, the people of God.
Genesis 17:7-11; Romans 2:28-29
Christ – The True Seed of Abraham
Jesus is the True Seed of Abraham, and all of the promises made to Abraham and his seed find their fulfillment in Christ and the Church.
Galatians 3:16
Christ and the Temple
The Temple finds its focus and fulfillment in Christ, Who is the fullness of God and the atoning sacrifice for sin, and Who makes His people to be God’s temple.
John 2:13-22
Christ and the Sacrificial Aspect of the Law
The sacrificial system finds its focus and fulfillment in Christ, the true Lamb of God, who cleanses our sin and enable us to offer spiritual sacrifices to God.
John 1:29
Christ and the Ceremonial Aspect of the Law
Christ is the focus and fulfillment of the ceremonial aspects of the law, and He enables His people to walk in true holiness.
Colossians 2:16-17; Hebrews 9:9-10
Christ and the Moral Aspect of the Law
The moral law finds its focus and fulfillment in Christ, Who perfectly displayed the character of God, delivered us from the curse of the law, and enables us to fulfill the Law by His Spirit.
Matthew 5:17; Romans 3:31
Christ and the Prophets
Christ is the fulfillment of the prophetic office, He is superior to the old prophets, and He has given us the Spirit to enable us to speak God’s word in the new covenant.
Deuteronomy 18:14-22
Christ and the Priesthood
Christ is the fulfillment of the priesthood, He is superior to the old priests, and He has made all of us priests in the new covenant.
Hebrews 7:17-28
Christ and the Judges
Christ is the fulfillment of the judges, the ones who God sent to deliver His people from bondage to turn them to Him.
Judges 2:10-19
Typology – Seeing Christ in the Old Testament
The major people, events, and institutions of the Old Testament are types and shadows that point forward to and are fulfilled in Christ.
Colossians 2:16-17