Feb 26, 2010
A Brief Catechism on the Centrality of the Lord Jesus Christ in all of Holy Scripture
Q1: Where does the Bible teach the centrality of the Lord Jesus Christ in all of Scripture?
A1: The Bible teaches the centrality of the Lord Jesus Christ in all of Scripture in several places.
Q2: What are some of the several places where the Bible teaches the centrality of the Lord Jesus Christ in all of Scripture?
A2: Luke 24:25-27, 44-47; John 5:39-40; Romans 1:1-6; 16:25-27; 1 Peter 1:10-12.
QUOTE: Goldsworthy, According to Plan, 53, “The overwhelming testimony of the New Testament is that Jesus fulfills the Old Testament, which is another way of saying that the Old Testament is about Jesus.”
Q3: What does the fact that these places are all found in the New Testament teach us about interpreting the Bible (i.e., biblical hermeneutics)?
A3: The fact that these places are all found in the New Testament teaches us:
(1) that the New Testament is the authoritative interpreter of the Old Testament;
(2) that the Lord Jesus Christ is the key that opens up the door of the Old Testament’s meaning for us;
(3) that the relationship between the testaments is one of promise and fulfillment.
QUOTE: Goldsworthy, According to Plan, 52, “According to Jesus, the Old Testament is the Word of God, the Scripture which cannot be broken. Jesus also claims that he himself is the subject of the Old Testament. His teachings constantly point to the Old Testament as that which he fulfills. Thus the Old Testament does not stand on its own, because it is incomplete without its conclusion and fulfillment in the person and work of Christ. No part of it can be rightly understood without him. In this sense it is about Christ. God’s revelation in Scripture is progressive, moving by stages from the original promises given to Israel, until the fullest meaning of these promises is revealed in Christ. While we come to understand the New Testament in the light of what goes before it in the Old Testament, it is God’s fullest revelation and final word in Christ that gives meaning to all things. Thus Christ, and therefore the New Testament, interprets the Old Testament.”
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