The Grand Narative of Scripture

Why is this important?

We want to see the comprehensive scope of God’s redemptive work in creation

The bible isn’t about destruction of the world and us being rescued.

It is about God’s restoration of all creation and how God redeems it despite sin.

We want to see our own place in this story

We will answer who i am? where i am? what’s wrong? what’s the solution? what time is it.

We want to see the central mission within the Bible story

Israel was to be a light for other nations.

Jesus gives the church the same mission.

Covenant

We will see God using covenant(s) to form a special relationship with his people

The creation covenant, The Noahic, Abrahamic, Davidic, and the New Covenant

The Kingdom

The Kingdom of God is all about his reign over his people and eventually over his entire creation.

In the covenants of the Old Testament , the focus is narrowly upon Israel yet always for Israel to be a light for other nations.

In the New Testament and New Covenant the kingdom is clearly for all nations.

God’s Plan for Redemption

God’s plan for redemption begins with him choosing people for himself (Israel) who will bring blessings to the nations, which is ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ and extended through the church.

God’s plan of redemption is developed through his covenantal relationships with his people which find their fulfillment in Christ.

God Establishes his creation

God Brings All Things Into Being By His Sovereign Word

The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story The God Who Brings All Things into Being

Genesis 1

The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story The God Who Brings All Things into Being

The “heavens and the earth” (1:1) refers to the whole of creation. Light and darkness, day and night, sea and sky and land, plants, animals and humankind—all come from this God, from his powerful and good activity of creation. As von Rad says, “The idea of creation by the word expresses the knowledge that the whole world belongs to God.”

In Genesis 1 God’s word of command, “Let there be..” brings into existence a creation characterized by precision, order, and harmony.