21 min
#378: "Christ The True And Better" by Keith & Kristyn Getty, Matt Boswell, and Matt Papa More Than a Song - Discovering the Truth of Scripture Hidden in Today's Popular Christian Music
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The Bible may be comprised of 66 books by 40 writers over 1,500 years, but it has one Author (God) and offers a grand storyline running throughout. In the song "Christ The True And Better" by Keith & Kristyn Getty, Matt Boswell, and Matt Papa, we see the Old Testament connecting with the New as it displays men who were types and shadows of all that Christ would be and fulfill.
Let's compare and contrast Christ and Adam as revealed in Scripture.
In this episode, I discuss:
Taking a B.I.T.E. out of Scripture - this week's Bible Interaction Tool Exercises include: Reading in contextRepetitionRead in various translationsListen to an audio version of the textMake a listWrite out observationsAsk questionsConsult an outside resourceDefine wordsCompare and contrastThe 30 Day Music ChallengeMy chat with Joel Arcieri over at the Theology of Music podcast - iTunes Show Link | Spotify Show LinkFree study guide to continue using this song to inspire further study - Episode 378 DownloadAnswering the question about "types" in the Bible - BlueLetterBible.org ArticleDiscovering Adam was a type of Christ - Romans 5:14Exploring who Adam is and the purposes God had for him - Genesis 1-3The ruin of all mankind through original sin - Romans 5:12Asking questions about Romans 5:13My trusted outside resource for Romans - Romans Commentary by R. Kent HughesMankind lives under death and sin whether there was a law to point it out or not - Romans 5:14Contrasting the free gift and the trespass - Romans 5:15-16Defining "justification" - GotQuestions.org ArticleDiscovering through one man death reigns and through the other life reigns - Romans 5:17The good news of the gospel - Romans 5:18-19Further looking at the contrast between Adam and Christ - Philippians 2:6-11Additional Resources
Lyrics and chords - PraiseCharts.com"The Bible is Not Basically About You" - The Gospel Coalition Article"Jesus the True and Better" - Tim Keller clips"Jesus the True and Better Adam" - JD Greear ArticleThis Week's Challenge
I encourage you to retrace my steps this week and read Genesis 1-3 with your antenna up, looking for details about Adam and the purposes God designed for him. Then, meditate on Romans 5:12-19 and consider the contrast between Adam and Christ, the true and better Adam. Then grab the free study guide at michellenezat.com/378download to use the song "Christ The True And Better" to inspire further study in Scripture. And don't forget to listen in on my conversation unpacking this song with Joel Arcieri over at the "T
Change your music. Change your life. Join my free 30-Day Music Challenge. CLICK HERE.
The Bible may be comprised of 66 books by 40 writers over 1,500 years, but it has one Author (God) and offers a grand storyline running throughout. In the song "Christ The True And Better" by Keith & Kristyn Getty, Matt Boswell, and Matt Papa, we see the Old Testament connecting with the New as it displays men who were types and shadows of all that Christ would be and fulfill.
Let's compare and contrast Christ and Adam as revealed in Scripture.
In this episode, I discuss:
Taking a B.I.T.E. out of Scripture - this week's Bible Interaction Tool Exercises include: Reading in contextRepetitionRead in various translationsListen to an audio version of the textMake a listWrite out observationsAsk questionsConsult an outside resourceDefine wordsCompare and contrastThe 30 Day Music ChallengeMy chat with Joel Arcieri over at the Theology of Music podcast - iTunes Show Link | Spotify Show LinkFree study guide to continue using this song to inspire further study - Episode 378 DownloadAnswering the question about "types" in the Bible - BlueLetterBible.org ArticleDiscovering Adam was a type of Christ - Romans 5:14Exploring who Adam is and the purposes God had for him - Genesis 1-3The ruin of all mankind through original sin - Romans 5:12Asking questions about Romans 5:13My trusted outside resource for Romans - Romans Commentary by R. Kent HughesMankind lives under death and sin whether there was a law to point it out or not - Romans 5:14Contrasting the free gift and the trespass - Romans 5:15-16Defining "justification" - GotQuestions.org ArticleDiscovering through one man death reigns and through the other life reigns - Romans 5:17The good news of the gospel - Romans 5:18-19Further looking at the contrast between Adam and Christ - Philippians 2:6-11Additional Resources
Lyrics and chords - PraiseCharts.com"The Bible is Not Basically About You" - The Gospel Coalition Article"Jesus the True and Better" - Tim Keller clips"Jesus the True and Better Adam" - JD Greear ArticleThis Week's Challenge
I encourage you to retrace my steps this week and read Genesis 1-3 with your antenna up, looking for details about Adam and the purposes God designed for him. Then, meditate on Romans 5:12-19 and consider the contrast between Adam and Christ, the true and better Adam. Then grab the free study guide at michellenezat.com/378download to use the song "Christ The True And Better" to inspire further study in Scripture. And don't forget to listen in on my conversation unpacking this song with Joel Arcieri over at the "T
Change your music. Change your life. Join my free 30-Day Music Challenge. CLICK HERE.
21 min