What does Luke 3:21-22 tell us about the Trinity? Why is the Trinity such an important doctrine?

 

What is the significance of the Holy Spirit descending on Jesus at His baptism?

 

What is the significance of the words that the Father speaks over Jesus at His baptism?

 

Why does Luke go out of his way to trace Jesus’s lineage all the way back to Adam? As opposed to Matthew, who only traces it back to Abraham? What is the theological significance of each of those choices?

 

How do the following covenants point forward to the good news of the gospel of Jesus?

  • God’s Covenant with Adam (Genesis 1:28-30, Genesis 2:15-17)
  • God’s Covenant with Noah (Genesis 9:8-11)
  • God’s Covenant with Abraham (Genesis 12:1-3)
  • God’s Covenant with Moses (Exodus and following)
  • God’s Covenant with David (2 Samuel 7:8-16)
  • God’s New Covenant with His people (Jeremiah 31:31-34)
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