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The Bible “tells a story, a story that begins at the beginning,” proceeding “confidently to tell us the whole story of history.” Overall, it is “a gospel story. It’s a story of rescue, with a hero, a champion.” It begins by establishing that “God is creator and we are his creatures.” Genesis 3 introduces “rebellion and judgment,” explaining “the human plight.”
Yet, “there is hope. In judgment God also made a promise” in Genesis 3:15, of a champion who would “utterly destroy Satan.” The Old Testament is marked by “anticipation, expectation” of this champion. The New Testament reveals “fulfillment. God’s promise fulfilled at last – in Jesus.” Jesus “bears the just punishment of God’s righteous wrath against sinners,” defeating “sin and Satan.” The “Redeemer ascends,” and we await his “glorious return.” Ultimately, “the Bible is a gospel-shaped story, a story of rescue by our heavenly Redeemer.” To understand and “to profit from the Bible we must look for Jesus.”