Norman L. Geisler and William E. Nix, From God To Us: How We Got Our Bible, revised and expanded (Chicago: Moody, 2012), 15. When I teach Bible overview I teach under the motif King and Kingdom, Posted by: var google_conversion_label = "34_7CLKUgAMQ7tbM5gM"; April 17, 2014 05:14 PM. Some of the proposed centers for biblical theology are God, Israel, Covenant, creation, kingdom, salvation, new creation, and so forth. For even the bible itself if broken down to its most basic level is simply this: God has written His first auto-biography about Himself to publicly show how famous and Supreme He is and He did this through His Son Jesus Christ in the gospel. Who in great love saved sinful mankind who were less than worthless, by causing them to partake of Their infinite happiness. The book of Daniel is mostly a prophetic book. "...if anyone makes the assistance of grace depend on the humility or obedience of man and does not agree that it is a gift of grace itself that we are obedient and humble, he contradicts the Apostle who says, "What have you that you did not receive?" Jesus gave us that example when He was tempted and responded with Scripture each time (Matthew 4:1–11). (1 Cor. But the Bible does not stop there concerning Christ as being the central theme of Scripture. God cursed this thing as a result of its participation in bringing sin and evil into the world. It’s about God the Father displaying his glory through God the Son by the power of God the Holy Spirit. Since the original series was incomplete as a representation of the more important doctrines of the Scriptures, several Chapters have been added. I can see, though, why people would want to point out other broad themes, like the ones you mention. The New Testament reveals the source of salvation: Jesus Christ. According to the Bible, the Earth is there at the beginning (day 1), but stars are made on day 4 (Genesis 1:14-19). Keep it handy to refer to as you study and read. In Exodus, He is the Redeemer. 1. [Read the Bible Gateway post, 2020 in Review] Searches in each of the four … Geisler also describes "signs," "wonders," and "power," contrasting what the Bible means by a miracle with bizarre stories of saints, faith healers, and occultists. What I don't understand is why people don't read The Bible this way. Open Theists and Inerrancy: Clark Pinnock on the Bible and God. Serpent. Jesus is arrested, tried, and crucified in just several hours. They teach us about Him. “Raising an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the primary issue” is which of the following Informal Logical Fallacies: Red Herring 12. In view of these statements, it is natural to view the eightfold topical arrangement of Scripture in terms of its one theme – Christ. The theme of the Bible is the vindication of God's name by means of his Kingdom under rulership of Jesus Christ. FB.init("26c0263bc1accbd0080b657e8de19ac1"); /*