Various Summaries Of The Bible

[Bruce_Leiter]

My Summary:

1. LAUNCHED, that is, created.

2. LOST, when we fell into sinful rebellion.

3. LOVED through Jesus Christ from the Father in the power of the Holy Spirit as our one God.

4. LANDED on the solid Rock, Jesus.

5. LOVING him and others, as we live for him in the Spirit's power.

What do you think? How might it be improved or replaced? Why?

 

[George]

Shalom Bruce_Leiter,

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Some people like to constantly throw food and yell ... they won't last on Worthy ... because they missed the point of the party ... it's a prequel to the true party -- the Lamb's Supper!  

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[Michael37]

7 minutes ago, Bruce_Leiter said:

My Summary:

1. LAUNCHED, that is, created.

2. LOST, when we fell into sinful rebellion.

3. LOVED through Jesus Christ from the Father in the power of the Holy Spirit as our one God.

4. LANDED on the solid Rock, Jesus.

5. LOVING him and others, as we live for him in the Spirit's power.

What do you think? How might it be improved or replaced? Why?

 

Hi @Bruce_Leiter

[Debp]

Hi, a warm welcome to you.

[Neighbor]

Hi Welcome to WCF.

Summary of the Bible? On a word, Reveal. The Bible is the reveal of Jesus.

[Retrobyter]

14 hours ago, Bruce_Leiter said:

My Summary:

1. LAUNCHED, that is, created.

2. LOST, when we fell into sinful rebellion.

3. LOVED through Jesus Christ from the Father in the power of the Holy Spirit as our one God.

4. LANDED on the solid Rock, Jesus.

5. LOVING him and others, as we live for him in the Spirit's power.

What do you think? How might it be improved or replaced? Why?

 

Shabbat shalom, @Bruce_Leiter.

Take this for what it's worth: I had a preacher friend growing up who gave this for the outline of the Bible:

I. What ought to be - Genesis 1, 2

II. What is - Genesis 3

III. How to get from what is to what ought to be - Genesis 4 to Revelation 22

If you look at Revelation 21 and 22, you will find much of what was written in Genesis 1 and 2, improved. Peter told us in 2 Peter 3, 3-13 that there were/shall be three earths and three skies:

2 Peter 3:3-13 (KJV)

3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 4 And saying,

"Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as [they were] from the beginning of the creation!"

5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens (skies) were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: (the world before the Flood in Noach's time period) 6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: 7 But the heavens (skies) and the earth, which are now (the current world after the Flood and before the Fire), by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day [is] with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 9 The Lord is not slack (lazy) concerning his promise, as some men count slackness (laziness); but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 11 [Seeing] then [that] all these things shall be dissolved, what manner [of persons] ought ye to be in [all] holy conversation and godliness, 12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? 13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens (skies) and a new earth (the world after the Fire), wherein dwelleth righteousness.

This, by the way, is a MUCH better explanation for Paul's "third heaven" in 2 Corinthians 12:2!

I represent it this way:

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[Bruce_Leiter]

Your pastor's summary outline of the Bible is interesting. My first reaction is that part three takes in a huge chunk of the Bible.  

My second one is that the word "heaven" is used in the Bible is used at least two ways. One is as a name for the spiritual, not physical, place where the angels, God, and souls of believers who have died reside. The other use of the name is of the physical universe above and beyond the earth. I think that the clouds of heaven can mean either the physical or spiritual "clouds" or either the glory cloud of God or his created clouds in our sky. 

My third response is that Genesis one says the sky or firmament separates the waters above it from the waters below it. I think that God released the waters above it to flood the earth and promised never to do it again, the rainbow being the sign. Therefore, the new earth won't have seawater the way we do now (Revelation 21:1). Just a few interesting thoughts for you to chew on!  

[Bruce_Leiter]

In one word, you are right--REVEAL!