The Old Testament reveals the true nature of God and man.
a. We learn who God is.
i. Who is God?
ii. He is Creator
1. Gen. 1-2, esp. 1:26-27; cf. Psalm 139:13-16
2. Psalm 19:1-6
3. Neh. 9:6
4. Ps. 95:3-7
iii. The Savior of his people
1. Ex. 13-14; saving his people out of Egypt.
2. Hosea 13:4
iv. The Holy One
1. Lev. 19:2
2. Habakkuk 1:13
v. He is the Righteous One
1. Psalm 11:7
2. Psalm 89:14; 97:2
3. Psalm 33:5
vi. The God of wrath
1. Numbers 14
2. Deut. 7:4
vii. The God of Love
1. Deut. 7:9, 12
b. God establishes our identity, origins, purpose, and destiny.
i. Who are we?
ii. We are the created (origins)
1. Gen. 1:26-27
2. Psalm 139:13-16
iii. We are sinners (identity in Adam)
1. Gen. 3
2. Romans 3:10, 23
3. Ephesians 2:1
4. We sin because we are sinners by nature.
iv. We were created with a purpose
1. Isaiah 43:7; cf. Eph. 1:11-12
2. 1 Cor. 10:31
v. We have an eternal destiny
1. It is either heaven or hell
2. Dan. 12:2
3. Matt. 25:31-46
4. Rev. 20:11-15
c. The Good News
i. Jesus came and lived the life we cannot live (perfect obedience) and paid the          punishment we should have paid by dying for our sins in order to reconcile us to God.
ii. Jesus is God and he took on flesh (became a man)
1. John 1:1, 14, 18
2. Col. 2:9
iii. Jesus is King
1. Isa. 9:6-7
2. Luke 1:32-33
iv. Jesus is the Savior
1. Matt. 1:21
2. Mark 10:45
3. Gal. 3:13-14
4. 1 Cor. 5:21
5. 1 Peter 3:18; 2:24
v. Jesus is risen
1. Luke 24:5-6
2. 1 Cor. 15
d. What do we do with this information?
i. We respond in faith and repentance
ii. Faith is turning to God and believing all that he has done and said.
iii. Repentance is turning from your sins