A Three-Fold Cord
God Bears Witness to His Salvation Plan for Mankind: The Death, Burial and Resurrection of Jesus Christ
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The purpose of God is focused on the forming of a people at the end of an age. The church of Jesus Christ is the people. The time is now!
A look at the big picture is a look from the vantage point of a God who sees all and knows all. It is not possible for us to see, from our limited perspective, what God sees from his Throne on high. He sees it all, while we only see a little part. He sees the end and the beginning at the same time, while we can barely understand what is happening in our lives today.
Though God has chosen to reveal the big picture in the pages of the scripture, not all who were bought by the blood of the Lamb have the advantage of hindsight. While Abraham and Isaac looked forward to the Cross, we can look back through the annals of time and see history in the light of the Cross. We would do well to seize this opportunity. Carefully consider the biblical record of human history.
What action has God taken directly that affects every human being? In what ways has God chosen to intervene in the historical narrative of the entire human race on a global scale?
This is the big picture:
1. God gave life to every human. (Genesis 2:7)2. God’s judgment of sin drove every man, woman and child into a state of separation
called “death.” (Romans 5:12)
3. God purged the earth of the filth of sin, burying everything in a watery grave known
as the flood. (Genesis 6:17)
4. God saved the human race by that same great flood: out of the water came forth hope
for a new life. (1 Peter 3:20)
5. God shed his blood for the sins of the world. (1 John 2:2)
6. God poured out his Spirit of life and peace upon the entire human population.
(Joel 2:28 and Acts 2:17)
7. God will shortly judge all men, holding them accountable for misdeeds and missed
opportunities. (Hebrews 9:26-28)
God’s solution for sin involves blood, water and spirit. Death, burial and resurrection are constantly recurring themes. I have set out to prove that every presentation of the Gospel in the Bible will be true to the same God breathed set of foundational principles.
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A Three-Fold Cord is the culmination of a decade of study and teaching, in seminar fashion, on the progressive revelation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. God has planned to save sinners from before the beginning of time, and His redemptive purpose has been faithfully and consistently foretold by prophets and sages across the whole of human history.
The Three-Fold message of the Blood, the Water and the Spirit point us to the Death, Burial and Resurrection of Messiah. Salvation is a person, and the gift of eternal life is available to all who believe the Gospel and lay hold on its timeless promises. Believers and unbelievers alike rejoice when they give heed to the expert testimony of the One who cannot lie.
“Phil's years of training experience have come together with his deep love of the Lord to bring forth a clear and engaging argument- -not for a "punch my ticket" salvation, but for a practical, transformational, and enduring commitment to a victorious walk with Yeshua. Unsure of God's love for you? Read this book and be comforted. Walking with Him? Read and be blessed.”
— Dr. Joel Orr, Futurist, Writer and Speaker, Orr Associates International“There is no greater message than the message of the gospel, and there is no greater mandate than sharing it in a way that people can understand and grow to be disciples of Jesus Christ. This book shares the powerful message of the death, burial, and resurrection by demonstrating the undeniable thread that is woven throughout both Testaments of Scripture. Enjoy the message and the experience of the New Birth in Jesus Christ!”
— Pastor Buddy Thompson, Life Church, Richmond, VirginiaAbout the Author
Phillip Stuckemeyer is an educator and bible teacher who trusts in the grace of a sovereign God, and who loves the Sovereign God of grace. Converted in 1978 off the coast of Spain as the fires of revival swept across a U.S. Navy ship, he continues to work toward and hope for the restoration of the Church of Jesus Christ. A resident of central Virginia, he is founder and President of Firmly Rooted Educational Enterprises. He has developed training and education programs for the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Marshals Service, the U.S. Border Patrol, and the Veteran's Administration, among others. He has presented employee assistance and career transition seminars for the U.S. Departments of Energy and Justice, and Old Dominion University. He taught Old Testament Survey and New Testament Survey as a Bible Instructor at Dominion Bible College and Theological Seminary in Hampton, Virginia.