Johnna Duncan

The cool thing is that we get a beautiful picture of his mercy at the same time. God remembered Noah, God remembered Lot and his family, God remembered Sarah, Rebekah, and Rachel, opening their wombs. And of course, God made a one-sided covenant with Abraham. A covenant that we are beneficiaries today.

Scripture allows us to see the fullness of God’s character….he is just and merciful, holy and loving.

these are some interesting quotes I read a while back.

If we examine the theme of salvation in the Bible, salvation is prepared in the Old Testament, actuated in the gospels, preached in Acts, explained in the epistles, and fulfilled in Revelation. The Bible has perfect historical continuity.

A Picturesque View of Scripture

Early twentieth century American evangelist Billy Sunday wrote, “Years ago, with the Holy Spirit for my guide, I entered this wonderful temple that we call Christianity. I entered through the portico of Genesis and walked down through the Old Testament’s art gallery, where I saw the portraits of Joseph, Jacob, Daniel, Moses, Isaiah, Solomon and David hanging on the wall; I entered the music room of the Psalms and the Spirit of God struck the keyboard of my nature until it seemed to me that every reed and pipe in God’s great organ of nature responded to the harp of David, and the charm of King Solomon in his moods. I walked into the business house of Proverbs. I walked into the observatory of the prophets and there saw photographs of various sizes, some pointing to far-off stars or events–all concentrated upon one great Star which was to rise as an atonement for sin. Then I went into the audience room of the King of Kings, and got a vision from four different points–from Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. I went into the correspondence room, and saw Peter, James, Paul and Jude, penning their epistles to the world. I went into the Acts of the Apostles and saw the Holy Spirit forming the Holy Church, and then I walked into the throne room and saw a door at the foot of a tower and, going up, saw One standing there, fair as the morning, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and I found this truest friend that man ever knew; when all were false I found him true. In teaching me the way of life, the Bible has taught me the way to live, it taught me how to die” (Karen Gullen, ed. Billy Sunday Speaks [New York: Chelsea House, 1970], pp. 23-24).

It is so easy for us, as 21st Century Christians, to look only at the warm-fuzzy passages of the Bible that give us a nice feel-good message. It is always important for us to remember that God saw it necessary to give us the whole of Scripture for encouragement, enlightenment and most importantly for HIS Glory, not just the “nice” parts. Believers through the ages have toiled, suffered and died to glorify God by passing down and translating the WHOLE Bible, not just the “nice” parts. Therefore it falls to us to study, meditate on and glorify God through the WHOLE Bible, not just the “nice” parts.

May God recieve all of the glory through the preaching of this series.