Jesus, as the true Israel, empowered by the Spirit, refusing to exchange the glory and majesty of God for a lie and instead putting God’s purpose for him first.
Jesus, as the true Israel, empowered by the Spirit, trusts in God’s provision and because we have his Spirit, so can we.
Because Jesus was historical, fulfilled the OT promises and prophesies, and is the Son of God; we can put all our trust in him instead of ourselves.
Jesus is the Christ who was promised, who perfectly pleased God in all that he did, and so the Father poured out the Spirit upon Jesus to enable him to do his ministry of reconciling us to God.
We can be confident in the truth of our faith because of the reliability of the Scriptures, the sufficiency of Christ, and the new life he brings to those who trust in him.
The message of the coming judgment of God is good news to those who mourn over their sin and embrace the reality that Jesus lived, died, and rose again to cleanse us of our sin and make us a holy people.
Jesus always did what God, his Father, wanted him to do so that he could ultimately be the Savior of the world who would make us a people who do what God, our Father, wants us to do.
Jesus’s entire life, from birth to early childhood was done according to the law of God, proving that he is God’s anointed one to save his people and the world from their sins.
The requirements for an elder are characteristics of Jesus and we should all willingly seek to be conformed to his image regardless of whether or not we will ever be an elder.
In order to remove our sorrow, warring and guilt, God’s good news is that he sent his Son to bring us joy, peace and his favor.