Creation to Christ Lesson 1

     

The Bible is a big book, and many people find it hard to understand.  I Corinthians 2:14 explains this reason most people don’t understand.  Read I Corinthians 2:14.  This verse explains that most people don’t understand the Bible because they are natural men.  That means they are only naturally or physically minded.  They do not have a genuine spiritual life.  The natural man has not experienced the spiritual birth.  Because of this he does not receive the things of the Spirit of God nor comprehend them for they are spiritually discerned.  It is my desire that each of you who meets with us have understanding of who God is, what He does and what He is like and what His message to us is that we find in the Bible. 

We know the Bible is composed of 66 writings called books, penned by 40 men, over a period of 1600 years, but because it is God’s inspired Word, it has one central message.  It is my desire to make that message clear and plain to you.  To do so I am going to begin a series of studies to give you an overview of the Bible in chronological order.  We will start with the first book of the Bible, the book of Genesis and teach the highlights of the Bible, emphasizing the character of God and His central message to us.  This will be the focus of our study and we will purposefully stick to our topic.

 In II Timothy 3:15-16 we read why it is important to study the Bible or Holy Scriptures as it is also called.  Read II Timothy 3:15-16.  These verse tell us all Scripture is given by inspiration of God and that Holy Scriptures are able to make us wise unto salvation.  These are two good reasons to study the Bible.  1) It is the inspired authoritative Word of God. 2) It is able to make us wise concerning our need for salvation, and God’s provision for salvation.  Read II Peter 1:20-21.  The Bible is not man’s ideas but God’s own Word as it was prophesied by holy men of old.  With the exception of Luke, these men were Jewish men, of God’s chosen people.  God chose the Jews or people of Israel to be the nation through whom He would give the Holy Scriptures and through whom He would send Jesus, the promised Saviour of the world.  In Isaiah 43:10 God says of His people the Jews, “Ye are my witnesses saith the Lord.”  --Mark