Life's Big Questions: Six major themes traced through the Bible

by Roberts, Vaughan

• ISBN13: 9780830853670
• ISBN10: 0830853677
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-30
• Publisher: Intervarsity Pr

Summary

How can the sixty-six books of the Bible have a single message for us today? What unites the vastly different accounts of God's work in the world? How do the various genres of the Bible work together? Vaughan Roberts believes that the Bible tells a single story for all time. He draws out the Bible's message of Jesus Christ and God's redemption through him in six big questions:Who rules the world?What does it mean to be human?How should we view money?Is a perfect relationship possible?How does the Holy Spirit work in the world and in our lives?What is God's plan for the world?This companion volume to Roberts's previous book,God's Big Picture, will not only help you answer these questions, but also give you tools to transform your own Bible study in light of the whole story of God.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	8	(1)
Introduction	9	(4)
1. The once and future King
Who rules the world?	13	(24)
Bible study: Psalm 2	37	(2)
2. Naked ape or divine image?
Who am I?	39	(22)
Bible study: Psalm 8 and Hebrews 2:5-18	61	(2)
3. God's marriage
Is a perfect relationship possible?	63	(25)
Bible study: Ezekiel 16	88	(3)
4. Wealth and possessions
Your money or your life?	91	(21)
Bible study: I Timothy 6:6-19	112	(3)
5. The Holy Spirit
What is his work?	115	(23)
Bible study: The Spirit in John's Gospel	138	(3)
6. God and the nations
What is God's plan for the world?	141	(25)
Bible study: Isaiah 66:18-24	166	(3)
Conclusion	169	(3)
Further reading	172	(1)
Notes	173