Special Topic 5 Subjects and Outlines of the Recovery Version Bible

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Special Topic 5Subjects and Outlinesof the
Recovery Version Bible
Mainland Scholars Gospel
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Main Content

• Introduction
• The Uniqueness of the Subjects
• The Uniqueness of the Outlines
• Conclusion

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The Uniqueness of the Subjects of the Recovery
Version

• Summarizing each book of the Bible based on the
  literal facts but focusing more on unveiling its
  intrinsic spiritual signifi-cance according to
  Gods economy.
• Taking Christ as the center and the building up
  of the church as the Body of Christ consummating
  the New Jerusalem as the goal.

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Example 1 Exodus1
Exodus Blue Letter Bible New Living Translation Recovery Version
Subject or Summary The history of Israel's departure from Egypt the giving of the law the tabernacle. Exodus documents how God rescued Israel from Egypt and it records his instructions on how to act as a nation. Christ is the redemption, salvation, and supply of God's people and the means for them to worship and serve God so that in Him they may be built up with God together for them and God to meet, communicate, and dwell mutually
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Example 2 Leviticus1
Leviticus Blue Letter Bible New Living Translation Recovery Version
Subject or Summary The ceremonial law. Leviticus contains God's instructions for Israel's priests, and it includes God's instruction to the entire nation of Israel on how to live spiritually and physically. Christ is everything in the fellowship, service, and life of God's redeemed
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Example 3 Numbers1
Numbers Blue Letter Bible New Living Translation Recovery Version
Subject or Summary The census of the people the story of the wanderings in the wilderness. Numbers tells how God guaranteed the Israelites that the Promised Land would be theirs if they trusted him. The Israelites initially refused to trust him and they were forced to wander in the wilderness for forty years until God allowed them the opportunity to try to enter the Promised Land again. Christ is the meaning of life, the testimony, the center of God's people, and the leader, the way, and the goal of their journey and fighting
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Example 4 Romans1
Romans Blue Letter Bible New Living Translation Recovery Version
Subject or Summary A treatise by St. Paul on the doctrine of justification by Christ. Romans is a message from the apostle Paul to the Christian church in Rome. Romans maintains that salvation is available to all who accept Gods grace. Romans shows that humanity is destined for destruction unless we accept the forgiveness that we do not deserve. The gospel of God to make sinners sons of God to constitute the Body of Christ, which is expressed as the local churches
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Example 5 Philippians1
Philippians Blue Letter Bible New Living Translation Recovery Version
Subject or Summary St. Paul sets forth the beauty of Christian kindness. Philippians is a letter, from the apostle Paul to a church, that expresses his joy over the churchs support of him and his ministry. Philippians also celebrates the joy that Christians should have and it reminds us to praise God. Experiencing Christ taking Christ as our living, pattern, goal, power, and secret
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Example 6 Colossians
Colossians Blue Letter Bible New Living Translation Recovery Version
Subject or purpose St. Paul warns his disciples against errors, and exhorts to certain duties. Colossians refutes false teachings in the church, and it shows us that Christ is the supreme head and that all truth comes from him. Christthe all-inclusive One, having the first place in all things as the mystery and embodiment of God, as the head and constituent of the church, as the allotted portion, life, constituent, and hope of the saints, and as the body of all positive things
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The Uniqueness of the Outlines of the Recovery
Version

• Giving a birds-eye view of each book of the
  Bible based on its structure but focusing more on
  unveiling its intrinsic spiritual significance
  according to Gods economy.
• Taking Christ as the center and the building up
  of the church as the Body of Christ to consummate
  the New Jerusalem as the goal.

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Example 1 Major Sections of Philippians
NIV Study Bible Recovery Version
Greetings (112) Thanksgiving and Prayer for the Philippians (1311) Pauls Personal Circumstances (11226) IV. Exhortations (127218) V. Pauls Associates in the Gospel (21930) VI. Warnings against Judaizers and Antinomians (3141) VII. Final Exhortations, Thanks and Conclusion (4223) I.   Introduction11-2 II.   Living Christ to magnify Him13-30 III. Taking Christ as the pattern and holding Him forth21- 30 Pursuing Christ to gain Him31-21 V.   Having Christ as the secret of sufficiency41-20 VI. Conclusion421-23
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Example 2 Major Sections of Romans
NIV Study Bible Recovery Version
Introduction (1115) Theme Righteousness from God (11617) The Unrighteousness of All People (118320) Righteousness Imputed Justification (321521) Righteousness Imparted Sanctification (chs. 68) Gods Righteousness Vindicated The Justice of His Way with Israel (chs. 911) Righteousness Practiced (1211513) Conclusion (151433) Commendation, Greetings and Doxology (ch. 16) Introductionthe gospel of God11-17 Condemnation118-320 Justification321-511 Sanctification512-813 Glorification814-39 Selection91-1136 Transformation121-1513 Conclusionthe consummation of the gospel1514-1627
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Example 3 Major Sections of John
NIV Study Bible Recovery Version
Prologue The Word Became Flesh (1118) The Beginning of Jesus Ministry (11951) Jesus Public Ministry Signs and Discourses (chs. 211) The Passion Week (chs. 1219) Jesus Resurrection (20129) Statement of the Gospels Purpose (203031) Epilogue Jesus Recommissioning of the Disciples (ch. 21) The eternal Word incarnated coming to bring God into man11-1338 Jesus crucified and Christ resurrected going to prepare the way to bring man into God, and as the Spirit coming to abide and live in the believers for the building of God's habitation141-2125
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Conclusion

• The subjects and outlines of the Recovery Version
  are unique and invaluable study aids because they
  go beyond the mere literal facts of the Bible to
  unveil the deeper truths and revelations of Gods
  economy to the readers.
• Thus, the readers may be enlightened to take
  Christ as their center and the building up of the
  church as the Body of Christ consummating in the
  New Jerusalem as their goal, matching Gods
  eternal purpose.