Direct Answer
It reveals that God tied the Old Testament to the New, with Christ at the center of both. Jason does not develop God's purposes at length, but he is clear that the Old Testament points forward.
Support from the Message
- Jason sums up the early Christian approach to the Old Testament with the word Christocentric. - He says they were always seeing Christ in the Old Testament, and that this was new to him. - He says all the Old Testament scriptures point forward to the New Testament. - He connects this to Luke 24, where Jesus speaks of opening His disciples' understanding to see Him in the law, the prophets and the Psalms. - He says the early Christians did the same thing the apostles did with Old Testament passages.
Discussion Follow-up
What Old Testament passage has come alive for you once you saw a connection to Christ? How does that connection affect the way you view God's plan?