基督是《聖經》的主題﹕耶穌基督是 《聖經》 的中心人物與內容JESUSCHRIST – THE TRUE SUBJECT-MATTER OF SCRIPTURE
(Isaac Ambrose, Works (1701), p. 201; quoted
in Packer, Quest For Godliness, p. 103.)
1.
Christ is the truth and substance of all the types and shadows.
基督是《聖經》裡所有預表的實體。
2. Christ is the substance and matter of the
Covenant of Grace, and all administrations thereof; under the Old Testament
Christ is veiled, under the New Covenant revealed.
基督是恩典之約﹐和恩典之約所有的安排 （制度﹐儀式等）的實質﹐實體。在舊約裡﹐基督不明顯﹔在新約時﹐基督明顯地啟示。
3. Christ is the center and meeting place of all
the promises; for in him the promises of God are yea and Amen.
基督是《聖經》所有應許的中心﹐所有應許都在祂身上匯合。在祂裡﹐所有神的應許都是 “是” ﹐都是 “阿們” 。
4. Christ is the thing signified, sealed and
exhibited in the Sacraments of the Old and New Testament.
基督是所有新舊約的聖禮所代表的﹐所印證的﹐所顯示的。
5. Scripture genealogies use to lead us on to
the true line of Christ.
《聖經>》中的家譜指向基督。
6. Scripture chronologies are to discover to us
the times and seasons of Christ.
《聖經》的歷史年份都要我們認識到基督來的時候。
7. Scripture-laws are our schoolmasters to bring
us to Christ, the moral by correcting, the ceremonial by directing.
《聖經》的律法是我們訓蒙的師傅﹐帶我們認識基督。律法中道德的部分糾正我們﹔律法中儀式的部分指導我們(引向基督) 。
8. Scripture-gospel is Christ’s light, whereby
we hear and follow him; Christ’s cords of love, whereby we are drawn into sweet
union and communion with him; yea it is the very power of God unto salvation
unto them that believe in Christ Jesus; and therefore think of Christ as the
very substance, marrow, soul and scope of the whole Scriptures.
《聖經》的福音是基督的光﹐我們因而聽到祂的聲音﹐跟隨祂﹔是基督的慈繩愛索﹐我們因而被祂吸引﹐與祂聯合﹐與祂相交﹔福音是神的大能﹐要救一切相信祂的人。因此我們相信基督是《聖經》一切的實體﹐靈魂﹐目標。