Advent 2 - The Fulfillment of the 1st Advent

1. What are some characteristics of God seen in the OT that we might like to minimize now? Or aspects of His character in NT that we see less in the OT? Why does it matter that God and salvation do NOT change?


2. What has ALWAYS been the focus/basis of salvation? (I Sam. 15:22, Jer. 7; Is. 1:11-17; Hos 6:6; Eph. 2:8-9)


3. How is our understanding of salvation impacted by knowing what all the symbols mean? I Pet. 1:19; cf Ex. 12:5; Is. 53:7 cf. Acts 8:32-35; Jn. 1:29; Mat. 20:28; Heb. 9:1-14 and I Cor. 5:7-8; Heb. 8; Col. 2:17; Heb. 10:1)


4. What is the blessing of the new way of experiencing God – as His grafted in children. Are there any