When I spoke during my grandma's funeral earlier this week, I summarized the Biblical storyline in 4 words: Creation, Fall, Redemption and Consummation. Think of the story of the Bible as a great play with 4 acts. In God's world today, we still experience echoes of the goodness of creation from Act 1. But the fall in Act 2 explains why our world is now not they way it was supposed to be. We now find ourselves in Act 3, the historical age of Jesus' redemption. And we wait for Act 4 to begin, the great reunion of God with his people in a new heavens and new earth, especially when we go to funerals.
Here is another way to illustrate these four words that help us make sense of the world we find ourselves in. Thanks to Jason Mirikitani for forwarding me this artistic portrayal of the Biblical storyline earlier today.
This work of art is called
God's Story. The artist's name is David Arms.
This work of art is called God's Story. The artist's name is David Arms.
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You're making me nervous with all the NT Wright talk. :)
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