Jesus Christ in the Old Testament

JESUS CHRIST 

IN THE 

OLD TESTAMENT

The Noble Bereans - Acts 17:10-15

"These were more noble than those in Thessalonian, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so."

A)Character and Conduct of The Bereans.

1) The gospel was preached to them by Paul and Silas.
2) The courteous deportment of the Bereans was favorable to the influence of the gospel preached.
3) They heard the gospel attentively.
4) They manifested a laudable spirit of inquiry
5) They received the word with all readiness of mind.
6)  Their acknowledgment of the truth was the result of diligent investigation.
7) They believed.

B) Their Condut is Worthy of Imitation. 

C)The Advantages of Imitating The Bereans.

Search the Scripture

"They Searched the Scriptures daily, whether those things were so" Acts 17:11

1.Some Read for Arguments Sake :  Campell Morgan Said: "A hen scratches two bushels of chaff to get a grain: Critics scratch two bushels of grain to get the chaff"

2.Some Read it just wo be able to brag that they read it: It isn't how much of the Bible you go through that amounts to something, but how much of the Bible goes thorough you.

3.Some read it to get something into it: Read it with preconceived ideas and closed minds.
Mos anything can be proved by the bible by distorting the passages.

4.Some Read it to get something out of it:  All is in the Bible that will ever be in, but all is not out of it. Surface only has been scratched.

5.The best motive for Bible reading is to get to someone: - JESUS CHRIST.
 He Said, "These are they which testify of me."
 The whole Bible is Christocentric.