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Seeing Christ in All of Scripture with Stephen Wellum

The Practice of Theology

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The Triumph of Christ in the New Testament

When we meet Jesus in the New Testament, he is revealed as an emptied humble servant who isn't even pleasing to look at. Why not just come in majestic, conquering glory? Well, I think it goes back to misconceptions of what God is and how he rules overall. And I think also in addition to that, you know, you need not just a conquering king and warrior, which he is. There's the great victory of Christ that runs all the way from the crushing of Satan's head, the serpent's head, Genesis 315,. He wins victory through the laying down of his life.

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