The God who speaks

the importance of words

1.0 Christ makes sense of Deuteronomy 2-4 (John 1)

1. Christ is the Word of God (John 1:1-2)

2. Christ as the Word makes God known (John 1:14, 18)

2.0 Israel knew God by his word (Deuteronomy 4)

1. no form, only a voice (Deuteronomy 4:1-15)

2. so no idolatry (Deuteronomy 4:16-31)

3. Future Israelites participate in God's past word (Deuteronomy 4:10-12)

3.0 Participating in Christ, the Word, today (Romans 6)

1. united to Christ in his death (Romans 6:1-6)

2. grounds for our obedience (Romans 6:10-13)