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*The Bible in 20 Words*
*/April 6, 2008/*
*Prep: *Read Christmas Eve and Philippians 11.
*Opening:* Invite to Alfy’s.
*Prayer: *Sharon’s recovery
*The Greatest Story*
· Waiting to finish Philippians.
We are going to *read* the *entire* *Bible,* the *20* *word* *version*.
10 *key* *events* that capture the *core* *story* of the Bible.
The Bible is the *history* of God’s *relationship* with mankind, not a systheo.
· Even Romans was a response to *specific* situation.
Ä Why study this?
1.
God’s hand throughout *history* to accomplish His purposes.
2. Trust that he can work in our history.
3. Other lessons along the way.
*1.
**God Created*
The first words of the Bible are “God created the *heavens* and the *earth*.”
But foremost of His creation is *mankind*.
Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over...all the earth....” /Genesis 1:26 NIV/
· We’re the *only* *thing* He made in His own image.
But we were also meant to *be* *like* Him, in our own small way.
· The “meaning of life” is found in His purpose for us: God made man to know and reflect Him.
But there’s a *twist* in the story, *drama*.
We weren’t satisfied with *reflecting* God; we wanted to *be* God.
*2. **Man rejected *
For man to *truly* *love* God, God had to give us *free* *will*.
· Without choice, there can be no love.
· It’s the risk of relationships.
There had to be a *real* *opportunity* to for Adam and Eve to *rebel*.
So God gave them one rule: Don’t eat the fruit of this *one* tree.
· It’s ironic: God gave man authority over the *ENTIRE EARTH*, but he couldn’t even handle a *PIECE* of *FRUIT*.
They showed that no matter *what* *rule* God gave, they’d *rebel*.
[Eve] took some and ate it.
She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
/Genesis 3:6 NIV/
· Notice that *Adam* was there: Men have be *shirking* their *responsibility* ever since.
*3.
**God promised *
No sooner had man fallen, then God promised to *restore* what was lost and began *orchestrating* his plan to redeem mankind.
So the LORD God said to the serpent, “...
I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
/Genesis 3:14-15 NIV/
Theologians call this “*protoevangelion*,” first good news, God’s plan to defeat Satan and restore us.
· Man cannot destroy anything beyond God’s ability to restore.
Throughout the OT, God continued to *confirm* and *clarify* this promise of a *Messiah* who would *die* to pay the penalty of sin and *restore* what was lost.
· From the *moment* they were *lost*, God *sought* to bring them *home*, because he “is *love*.”
*4.
**Abraham selected*
In order to reach the entire *world*, God decided to work through Israel, beginning with choosing *Abraham*.
Abraham was not a great *righteous* man; barely more than a *pagan*: He probably thought there were many gods.
· But he *believed* Yahweh and *obeyed* Him.
I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.
I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.
/Genesis 12:2-3 NIV/
· God’s blessings are never for our benefit alone.
God’s story with Israel unfolded through the TaNaK, revealing the law and learning about God’s nature.
Their job was to *represent* God to the nations.
*5.
**Israel forgets *
Israel routinely forgot their mission, failing in 1 of 2 ways.
*First*: As wicked as pagans.
Had to be punished through them.
*Second:* *refused* to *reach* *out*, became *exclusive* and *isolated*.
· It’s hard to be *salt* and *light*, *engaging* without *falling*.
*6.
**Jesus born *
* *
After 4,000 years, *Time* had now *come* for God to fulfill his *promise* to Adam & Eve.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
/John 3:16 NIV/
But Jesus didn’t match their *expectations*, wasn’t “*restoring* *Israel*.”
*Without* his *miracles*, they should have *stoned* him.
· Christ’s teachings were to change to focus from *external* *law* to *internal* *motives*, from *nationalism* to *salvation*.
*7.
**Christ crucified *
Christ’s *death* and *resurrection* conquered *sin* and *death* and brought salvation.
The *Curse* was broken, *relationship* *resorted*.
But not completely restored: *Sin* and *pain* still *reign*.
So we still look forward to his *second* *coming*, as a triumphant king.
Ä Most Jews rejected Jesus because died a criminal’s death.
*8.
**Gentiles accepted *
The book of *Acts* tells the story of the Gospel being *rejected* by most *Jews*, but *accepted* by many *Gentiles*.
Since you reject [the Gospel] and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.
For this is what the Lord has commanded us: “I have made you a light for the Gentiles...., that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.”
/Acts 13:46-47 NIV/
Ironically, by *rejecting* Jesus the Jews became a light to the nations.
Had they *accepted* Him, the Gospel would have *never* *been* *spread* to the world.
*9.
**Church expanding *
Epistles show the apostles’ interaction with the new Gentile church.
Peter applied OT promises to the *church*:
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
/1 Peter 2:9 NIV/
· The church is now God’s *representatives* to the world.
· Notice the “-*ing*”; this event *continues* today.
*10.**MIssion
accomplished *
Revelation and elsewhere, the Bible gives us a *glimpse* of the *end* of the *story*, full *restoration*.
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth....
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them.
They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.
/Revelation 21:1, 3 NIV/
· No matter *how* *bad* things get, we know how the story ends.
God will restore all things.
They will be *better* than before the Fall.
We will know the *lengths* God reached to save us from such great *depths*.
God is in control, and I the same way that he has worked in history, he will work in each of our stories, *IF* we trust him, and believe that he will.
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