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The lesson claims “the early Christians understood the Old Testament…on three levels” (basic storyline, moral lessons, and foreshadowings of Christ); what would have to change in the way your group prepares/teaches Scripture in order to consistently look for all three levels rather than staying mostly at level one?

Another way to ask: If the Old Testament has a story level, a moral level, and a Christ-foreshadowing level, what would your group need to change to look for all three every time?

Direct Answer The transcript suggests your group would need to adopt a deliberate, repeatable method: teach the narrative details first, then explicitly ask for moral application, and then actively search for foreshadowings of Christ—even when the New Testament doesn’t directly point them out.

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Chuck lays out a consistent process: “First we explain what’s the first level. Second…are there moral lessons for us? And then…the third thing is…some prophetic element here.”
He says early Christians approached stories by looking at “all three levels,” not just the storyline.
He models level two from Exodus via 1 Corinthians 5: “purge out the old leaven…Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed.”
He emphasizes asking about level three “whether it’s referenced specifically by the apostles or not.”
He says Justin Martyr “opened my eyes up…to so many examples” of foreshadowing beyond explicit NT citations.

Discussion Follow-ups Would your teaching time need to change (more time in OT context, more cross-referencing, more use of Hebrews/Paul/Peter) to make room for levels two and three?

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