The bible remains the worlds greatest seller, yet how well is its contents understood?
Like any book, the bible has a beginning, a middle and an end. In the beginning God created, soon after that mankind rebelled (Gen 3), in the middle of the book Jesus comes from heaven as the promised Saviour for all who will trust in Him alone for Salvation. At the end He will return to judge the world and take back to heaven His true Church. This is the larger context that the bible must be read in.
In the Old Testament Israel were God's chosen people to show His Glory through to the other nations, Israel are the OT equivelant if you like of the Church. The advent of Jesus is foretold many times in the OT, so in reality the OT is always pointing towards the NT and the advent of Jesus Christ the Messiah. The bible is a meta narrative.
Like any book, the bible has a beginning, a middle and an end. In the beginning God created, soon after that mankind rebelled (Gen 3), in the middle of the book Jesus comes from heaven as the promised Saviour for all who will trust in Him alone for Salvation. At the end He will return to judge the world and take back to heaven His true Church. This is the larger context that the bible must be read in.
In the Old Testament Israel were God's chosen people to show His Glory through to the other nations, Israel are the OT equivelant if you like of the Church. The advent of Jesus is foretold many times in the OT, so in reality the OT is always pointing towards the NT and the advent of Jesus Christ the Messiah. The bible is a meta narrative.
