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Promises
& Prophecies - That the Gospel was preached in
the form of promises made to the Jewish Fathers. The seed
of the woman described in the judgements of God to the
serpent refer to Christ. Promises given to Abraham, Isaac
and Jacob, the Jewish fathers, and to King David all ultimately
refer to Christ and to believers 'in Christ'. The Old
Testament contains this information together with teaching
about Israel and the affairs of the world - particularly
with reference to the time of the second coming of Christ.
It is therefore important in providing us with this valuable
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Jesus
Christ - That Jesus Christ was born of the virgin
Mary, who was an ordinary woman of human nature. Jesus
did not pre-exist nor was he the second person of the
trinity. He was the Son of God, conceived by the power
of God but inheriting a human nature from his mother.
He was tempted yet was sinless. He died on a cross as
a sacrifice for sins, as our representative not as our
substitute. He was raised from the grave and given immortality
by his father. He ascended to heaven where to the right
hand of the father until he returns to the earth at his
second coming. He is now the only mediator between men
and God, prayer is made through Jesus to the father and
forgiveness is obtained from him. There is therefore no
need of human priests and pastors - all male baptised
believers can pray and lead worship. Christ is our Priest
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