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CONCLUSION
b. A promised fully realized with the coming of Christ - cf. 2 Pe 3:10-14; Re 21:1-4
1. Perhaps we can see why the apostles and others used the Old Testament...
a. To convince many that Jesus was the Messiah
b. To proclaim the prophecies concerning Him and His kingdom were being fulfilled
2. What is your reaction to the gospel...?
a. Foretold by the prophets centuries before Christ came?
b. Proclaimed by the apostles and preachers in the first century, A.D.?
3. My prayer and hope is that it is...
a. Similar to that of the Samaritans - cf. Ac 8:12
b. Akin to that of the Ethiopian Eunuch - cf. Ac 8:30-38
-- Not like some of those in Rome, who had hardened their hearts! - cf. Ac 28:23-31
Mark A. Copeland
Have your hearts grown dull, and ears hard of hearing, that the good news of the kingdom and the Lord
Jesus Christ do not prompt the proper response? I hope not, and that we are all moved to proper action
by these words of Jesus spoken at the beginning and end of His ministry:
“The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the
gospel.” - Mk 1:15
And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be
condemned”. (Mk 16:15-16)
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