The Word that Become Flesh; Predestination? (Worship and Bible Study - Saturday, January 2)
Channel: Reasoned Worship and Bible Study
Date: 2021-01-02

This week we dive into several theologically rich, and sometimes controversial, texts.  Jeremiah 31:7–14 is sometimes used to justify remnant theology, the idea that a select few from each of the lost tribes of Israel will return to their homeland in the last days.  The more natural reading, however, talks about God's control over the exile and how the people will be brought back into the land by God's hand.  Ephesians 1:3–14, all one long sentence in the Greek, is one of the main passages used to justify predestination.  We discuss in some depth whether the Bible actually teaches the doctrine, taking a quick look at Romans 8 while we are at it.  Along the way, we take a look at Psalm 147:12–20 and how it relates to God's sovereign control over creation and human history.

Finally, I give an extended teaching on the prologue of John (John 1:1–18).  I talk about the undeniable Trinitarian meaning of the text and how John didn't invent the idea of the incarnate Word or multi-personal nature of God.  I explain how he uses and builds upon existing Jewish ideas of Logos (Word), pointing out parallels between the prologue and the Aramaic targums, Philo of Alexandria, and Wisdom literature.

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