WE BELIEVE that in the fullness of time, God honored His covenants with Israel and His prophetic promises of salvation by sending His Son, Jesus, into the world. Conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, as fully God and fully man in one person, He is humanity as God intended us to be. Jesus was anointed as God’s Messiah and empowered by the Holy Spirit, inaugurating God’s kingdom reign on earth, overpowering the reign of Satan by resisting temptation, preaching the good news of salvation, healing the sick, casting out demons and raising the dead. Gathering His disciples, He reconstituted God’s people as His Church to be the instrument of His kingdom. After dying for the sins of the world, Jesus was raised from the dead on the third day, fulfilling the covenant of blessing given to Abraham. In His sinless, perfect life Jesus met the demands of the law and in His atoning death on the cross He took God’s judgment for sin which we deserve as law-breakers. By His death on the cross He also disarmed the demonic powers. The covenant with David was fulfilled in Jesus’ birth from David’s house, His Messianic ministry, His glorious resurrection from the dead, His ascent into heaven and His present rule at the right hand of the Father. As God’s Son and David’s heir, He is the eternal Messiah-King, advancing God’s reign throughout every generation and throughout the whole earth today.
- In the fullness of time (Mark 1:15; Galatians 4:4)
- Promises of salvation (Romans 1:2-4)
- Sending His Son Jesus (John 1:14)
- Into the world (John 1:17-18)
- Conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary (Luke 1:30-35)
- Fully God and fully man (John 1:14; Philippians 2:5-7)
- As God intended (Romans 5:19; 1 Corinthians 15:22; 1 Peter 2:22, 2 Corinthians 5:21; Romans 8:29)
- Empowered by the Holy Spirit (Luke 3:21-22; Luke 4:16-21)
- God's Kingdom reign on earth (Mark 1:14-15; Luke 11:20; Luke 17:20-21)
- Resisting temptation (Luke 4:1-13)
- The good news of salvation (Luke 4:43)
- Healing the sick (Luke 4:40)
- Casting out demons (Luke 4:41)
- Raising the dead (Luke 7:14-17)
- Gathering His disciples (Mark 1:16-17)
- He reconstituted God's people (Mark 3:13-15)
- His church (Matthew 16:18)
- Instrument of His Kingdom (Luke 9:1-2; Luke 10:1-17)
- Dying for the sins of the world (John 1:29; John 6:51; John 4:9-10)
- Raised from the dead (Mark 8:31; 1 Corinthians 15:3-5)
- Blessing given to Abraham (Galatians 3:13-14)
- His sinless, perfect life (Acts 3:14-15; Hebrews 4:15)
- Met the demands of the law (Romans 5:18-19)
- His atoning death on the cross (1 Peter 2:24)
- Took God's judgement for sin (Galatians 3:13; 2 Corinthians 5:21)
- We as law-breakers (Romans 1:18; Romans 1:32; Romans 2:12; 2 Thessalonians 1:6-10)
- Disarmed the demonic powers (Colossians 2:13-15)
- The covenant of David fulfilled in Jesus' birth (Matthew 1:1)
- His Messianic ministry (Luke 1:68-72; Luke 2:10-11; Matthew 9:27)
- Glorious resurrection from the dead (Acts 2:24-28)
- The right hand of the Father (Acts 2:29-36)
- God's Son and David's heir (Romans 1:1-4)
- Eternal Messiah-King (Hebrews 1:1-3)
- God's reign throughout every generation (1 Corinthians 15:24-26; Ephesians 1:19-23; Revelation 5:5)