Beyond the Walls with Jeremy Thomas
Jeremy approaches Bible teaching with a passion for getting the basic doctrines explained so that the individual can understand them and then apply them to circumstances in their life. These basic and important lessons are nestled in a framework of history and progression of revelation from the Bible so the whole of Scripture can be applied to your physical and spiritual life.
Beyond the Walls with Jeremy Thomas
NT Framework - Salvation and So Much More
Salvation for individuals wasn't the only thing accomplished on the cross!
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Jeremy Thomas is the pastor at Spokane Bible Church in Spokane, Washington and a professor at Chafer Theological Seminary. He has been teaching the Bible for over 20 years, always seeking to present its truths in a clear and understandable manner.
Welcome to Beyond the Walls with Jeremy Thomas and our series on the New Testament framework. Today, a smaller, bite-sized piece from the larger lesson. We hope you enjoy it.
SPEAKER_01:The last aspect of Jesus' work on the cross is that it is the basis for the creation of the new heavens and the new earth. Now, most Christians know, you know, Revelation 21 and 22, there's going to be a new heaven and new earth. But on what basis? On what basis is there going to be? Is God just going to do it? I mean, God's all powerful. He can just do it, right? But no, it doesn't work that way. In a way, he redeemed all of creation in the sense that he is going to restore it, because justice biblically is restitutionary. There must be a restoration of the thing that has been lost. And when God first created everything, everything was very good, and then you have a fall. And so the aim of history is not just to save individuals and defeat demonic forces, but also to restore the created order. And the basis of all these things is the death of Christ. So let's look at, well, are we in Colossians? No, we were in Colossians. We moved on. But let's go back to Colossians. Remember that God eats popcorn, so you can find it again. There's other little acronyms you can use to learn this. The order of the books of the Bible. But Colossians 1, verse 18 goes beyond the angelic realm. And he says, He is also head of the body, Christ, which is the church, and he is the beginning of the firstborn from the dead. He's the first person resurrected, right? So that he himself will come to have first place in everything. So that's a future tense. In a future situation, right? Verse 19, 4, explanation. It was the Father's good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in him, all the fullness of deity, and through him to reconcile all things to himself. All things, not just humans, all things to himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross. Through him I say, whether things on earth or things in heaven. That's just the whole universe, right? There are cosmic implications to the work of Christ. Romans 8, 17 through 25, turn to the left.
SPEAKER_02:Romans 8, 17 through 25.
SPEAKER_01:Romans 8, we'll start in verse 17. Well, we've got the Spirit testifying with our Spirit that we are children of God. Verse 17, if children we're heirs also, heirs of God, and fellow heirs with Christ of the world to come, if indeed we suffer with him, so that we may also be glorified with him. Now we're all going to be glorified with him, which is to receive a resurrection body. So we're all we all suffer to some extent. Verse 18, for I consider that the sufferings of this present time. Do you suffer? Physical, mentally, emotionally. You suffer in all sorts of areas if you're a human being on earth. As believers, of course. But he says, I consider the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us. So everything that you're experiencing as suffering does not compare at all to the glory to come. This is a great promise. It's something to go to when you're suffering, when you're struggling, because you're going to remember that in the future we have something that's going to overshadow all these sufferings, right? Verse 19 for the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God. So we've got things outside of ourselves here, eagerly awaiting, longing for the revealing of the sons of God. Why, verse 20, for the creation was subjected to futility. Remember Genesis 3? God subjected nature to futility, to the fall, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope, verse 21, that the creation itself also will be set free from its slavery to corruption, into the freedom of the glory of the children of God. See, all creation is under slavery and is under the dominion of sin because God cursed it when man sinned, right? That in itself is a restitutionary picture because when man sinned against God, God said, Oh, you'd like to rebel against me? Here, let me show you what that's like. And he made nature rebel against us. See, God built the lesson plans into nature. How hard is it, guys, to go out there and make a living? Anybody ever have any struggles? Anyone in your workplace ever, you know, do some stupid stuff and totally mess up production and efficiency? Ladies, how difficult is it to raise a home? Raise your children? Is that easy? Is it just like, ooh, this is the greatest stuff? I love this, man. I mean, everything just works. These kids always obey. Their rooms are perfectly clean. The house is just big and span. No. It's a pain. Why is it a pain? Because God cursed these spheres of our life to teach us what it's like for us to rebel against Him. It's like all these things rebel against us, and we're like, quit it, quit it, quit it. And we fight that, and He's like, Well, yeah, that's you. That's you with respect to me. See, it's a lesson plan. But see, God has creation then under the sufferings of sin, but He's saying here, He's gonna set it all free from that. Sometimes I look at our little puppy, our little Dexter. I did I did this last week. He just sits there and they look at you, you know, and you start talking to them, and what do they do? They cock their little head over, you know, like they're like they're trying to understand. And I I don't know how many times I've done this with animals, but I say, Yeah, I know, I know, it's it's hard. You're you're suffering. You're under the curse of sin, and you're you're in this condition, and you really can't do anything about it, but one day one day all animal creation is going to be set free from the slavery which they are enslaved to and set free from the corruption that that they're under because of God's curse on nature. And and that's why you see in the messianic kingdom, you see the lamb laying with the lion, you know, and the child playing by the den of the viper, and there's no problem. You know, this is great. Cut the snake, you know. You d you know, you don't do that today, but please don't do that. Um But but there is a time coming when nature will be restored, and this is all the basis are based in the finished work of Christ.
SPEAKER_02:Okay.
SPEAKER_01:So we have a lot to look forward to. And um Okay, let's press on past some of the these are some of the uniquenesses of what Christ's death means for the world. I want to look uh make a quote. All this points to a substitutionary blood atonement on the cross that provided restitution by satisfying the perfect justice of God, which makes it the preeminent picture of justice and the most profound event in the history of the world. This is what paves the way for salvation being freely given through faith, as well as the restoration of the entire created order. So obviously, the effects of his death are very far reaching. And um, there's more we would just say there's more to come.
SPEAKER_00:Thank you for joining us on Beyond the Walls with Jeremy Thomas. If you would like to see the visuals that went along with today's sermon, you can find those on Rumble and on YouTube under Spokane Bible Church. That is where Jeremy is the pastor and teacher. We hope you found today's lesson productive and useful in growing closer to God and walking more obediently with Him. If you found this podcast to be useful and helpful, then please consider rating us in your favorite podcast app. And until next time, we hope you have a blessed and wonderful day.