Riley Sowell - THE Story - God's Eternal Plan
The Story – God’s Eternal Plan
CREATION
God is good and creates good
God, man, and God-man have community
God gave his image, presence and love
Instruction:
Follow God’s ways because of trust and love
Reproduce for God’s glory
FALL
Instruction:
Man chose their own way (evil) because of distrust
Consequences:
God’s wrath, man’s sin nature and broken community
Instruction:
Didn’t reproduce and sought their own glory
Image – distorted Presence – separated
Love – remained
Mediators:
1. Law 2. Sacrifices
3. Priests 4. Judges
5. Kings 6. Prophets
REDEMPTION
Christ:
Followed God’s ways perfectly because of trust and love; he is good
He reproduced himself within community for the glory of God
Instruction:
Follow me and my ways because you trust and love me
Reproduce for the glory of God
Image – displayed Presence – promised
Love – proven
The Mediator:
1. Fulfilled the law 2. Final sacrifice
3. Forever high priest 4. Just judge
5. Eternal king 6. Ultimate
prophet
RESTORATION
God wants to create me new and use me as a mediator
We believe and remember his love
We receive forever his presence
We are recreated in his image
God, man, and God-man have community
God is good and has all glory