We often refer to the bible as 'The Word of God,' or 'God's manual for life.' But did you know that it is first and foremost a story? It starts, like good stories often do, in the beginning. And its final chapter ends with a cliffhanger. It's in one sense the end of the story and in another it leaves room for a sequel - the return of the king!
The bible is God's Word to us, His Story, written by dozens of individuals over approximately 1500 years. It is remarkably consistent given its incredible range over different cultures and varying literary genres. It really is God's Story and outside of space and time, He knows the end from the beginning.
Even the very first moments of human failure therefore contain evidence of God's redemptive plan for humanity. In Genesis 3:15, God foretells of the coming Saviour, Jesus, who will one day defeat the enemy and conquer evil, once and for all.
Jesus came 2000 years ago and the world was irreversibly changed. Now, we spread the word of the Kingdom's reign and the good news that Jesus is coming back soon. In Revelation 22:20 Jesus says, "Surely I am coming soon."
May God bless you today as you seek to live as a faithful character in the middle of the best story ever written!
The bible is God's Word to us, His Story, written by dozens of individuals over approximately 1500 years. It is remarkably consistent given its incredible range over different cultures and varying literary genres. It really is God's Story and outside of space and time, He knows the end from the beginning.
Even the very first moments of human failure therefore contain evidence of God's redemptive plan for humanity. In Genesis 3:15, God foretells of the coming Saviour, Jesus, who will one day defeat the enemy and conquer evil, once and for all.
Jesus came 2000 years ago and the world was irreversibly changed. Now, we spread the word of the Kingdom's reign and the good news that Jesus is coming back soon. In Revelation 22:20 Jesus says, "Surely I am coming soon."
May God bless you today as you seek to live as a faithful character in the middle of the best story ever written!