{"content":[{"text":"Constructing a Clear Christology — \n Gleanings from Hebrews 1:1–13 \n Geoffrey R. Kirkland \n Christ Fellowship Bible Church","bbox":{"left":0.149472,"top":0.060419,"width":0.7010590000000001,"height":0.09717999999999999}},{"text":"Hebrews 1:1-14 catapults one into heavenly, triumphant, awe-inspiring Christological thinking. One cannot read \n Hebrews chapter one without being amazed at the glorious, divine, eternal, righteous, and sufﬁcient Christ. \n God has spoken in His Son. Let the text construct a clear Christology for for the reader. It is impossible to \n have a Christology that is too lofty, too biblical, too robust, and too glorious. So let the text speak for itself.","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.175485,"width":0.8776149999999999,"height":0.070432}},{"text":"Twenty Essential Features (in this text) in Building This Ediﬁce of Biblical Christology:","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.263825,"width":0.806165,"height":0.017511999999999972}},{"text":"1.God Has Spoken In Jesus, the Son (2a). \n Of old, God spoke to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways. But now, in these last \n days, God has manifested Himself, revealed His glory, spoken His will, and made His character visible in Christ.","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.299149,"width":0.870903,"height":0.052827999999999986}},{"text":"2.God Appointed Jesus Heir of All Things (2b). \n The person of Jesus Christ is so glorious that He is heir of all things. He is, in fact, the one who will receive a \n future inheritance — a purchased people, bought with His own blood, surrounding His throne worshiping Him.","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.369856,"width":0.88003,"height":0.052827999999999986}},{"text":"3.Jesus Made the World (2c). \n God made the world. The Father created the heavens and the earth. The text afﬁrms also that Jesus made the \n world. He is the Creator, the Founder, the Lord and the Author of all creation. Nothing has been made apart \n from Christ’s sovereign and powerful ﬁnger.","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.440563,"width":0.8656550000000001,"height":0.0705050000000001}},{"text":"4.Jesus Is the Radiance of God’s Glory (3a). \n Jesus radiates God. Jesus puts the brightness of the glory of God on display for all to see. If anyone sees the \n Son, Jesus said that he sees the Father. Whoever sees the Son has seen the Father. God’s glory is in Jesus.","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.528947,"width":0.8498880000000001,"height":0.0528280000000001}},{"text":"5.Jesus Is the Exact Representation of God’s Nature (3b). \n The exact representation of God’s nature is manifested in Jesus Christ. Jesus perfectly, clearly, and exactly \n portrays the character of God’s being, substance, and nature. Jesus precisely and gloriously represents the divine \n nature because He is, in fact, God Himself.","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.599654,"width":0.879599,"height":0.07050499999999993}},{"text":"6.Jesus Upholds All Things by His Powerful Word (3c). \n The power of Jesus ﬁnds expression is that He upholds all things by His Word. In fact, Jesus carries all things by \n the Word of His power. There is nothing in the universe, on any mountain, in any galaxy, in any meadow, in any \n ocean, or contained in any human being that Jesus does not actively uphold and carry by His powerful Word.","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.688038,"width":0.876756,"height":0.07050499999999993}},{"text":"7.Jesus Made Puriﬁcation for Sins (3d). \n The greatest need in all human history is for someone to make puriﬁcation for sins. No one could ever do this \n ﬁnally, fully, and eternally. But Jesus came and made puriﬁcation for sins. He brought cleansing and purity \n through the sacriﬁce of Himself.","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.776421,"width":0.876818,"height":0.07050599999999996}},{"text":"8.Jesus Sat Down at the Right Hand of the Majesty on High (3e). \n After Jesus completed His work of redemption, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on High. No \n priest ever sat because his work was never complete. But Jesus has sat down at the place of divine honor.","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.864805,"width":0.83965,"height":0.052828999999999904}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}