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Reading The Bible Through The Jesus Lens in Micah “From Biblical Book to Biblical Hook” Charts adapted from Dr. Michael Williams Book |
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Title for Micah |
Micah: Theme |
Micah 7:18 |
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“Justice and Mercy” |
God will punish his rebellious people, but promises future salvation. |
Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in steadfast love. |
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Christ-Focus in Micah |
Implications from Micah |
Hooks from Micah |
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Jesus bears our judgment so that we can experience God’s mercy. “For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit” – 1 Peter 3:18
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Christ died for us so that by his Spirit we may live for him, practicing justice and mercy. And he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised. From now on, therefore, we regard Christ according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the unrighteousness of God.” – 2 Corinthians 5:15-21 |
Are you carrying around a load of guilt? Are you afraid of God’s justice? Do you feel unworthy of God’s mercy? Are you unwilling to let Jesus be your representative in matters of divine justice and mercy? Why? What is the motivation for your life, fear or gratitude? Where do you look to see what real justice and mercy look life? How do you let the Spirit guide you in the exercise of justice and mercy?
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