Introduction Seeing Jesus approach him, John the Baptist declared, 'Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world' (John 1.29). His testimony was of Jesus' impending crucifixion, His shedding of blood in death as a sacrifice for sin for the whole world. In this essay, I will examine the ways in which the Old Testament's hope in God as Saviour comes to fulfillment in Jesus Christ. In his Lectures in Old Testament Theology , Dennis Kinlaw draws attention to similes and metaphors applied to God. [1] The metaphors derive from various social paradigms. One metaphor comes from a political paradigm: God is King and Lord. A second comes from the judicial context: God is Judge. A third derives from the family paradigm: God is Father. Kinlaw’s fourth paradigm is marriage: God is the Groom to His people. I would point out that these metaphors and paradigms also relate to Jesus in the New Testament. If God is said to be ...
Rev. Dr. Rollin Grams
Exploring the interface between Scripture, ethics, and the Church's mission in our day