Discover God's plan for mending our broken world and your part in it.
Our world is fractured on every level—from the family to international relations. The news constantly reports broken relationships, strife-ridden communities and warring nations.
So what hope is there for a world of fractured relationships? Discover the Bible's surprising answer: the local church.
This revised and updated edition of Christopher Ash's Bible overview takes readers through the big sweep of Scripture, following the theme of scattering and gathering God's people. It shows how the local church is at the heart of the Bible story and at the centre of God's plan for remaking a broken world.
This book will refresh your love for the local church, and give you new hope for the hurting world around you.
Introduction: Beginning with the God who is One
Section A - A Broken World: Scattered Without God
1. Eden: Expelled to Wander
2. Babel: Scattered by Pride
Section B - The Assembly of Israel: Gathering Foreshadowed
3. Sinai: Gathered Under the Word
4. Jerusalem: Gathered Under the King
5. Babylon: Back to Babel
Section C - The Assembly of Jesus: Gathering Realised
6. Golgotha: Gathered to Jesus
7. Pentecost: Gathered by the Holy Spirit
8. Church: Gathered Worldwide
Section D - The New Creation: Gathering Consummated
9. The New Creation: Gathered Forever
Conclusion: The Glory of the God who is One
Endnotes
Acknowledgements
Index of Biblical References
| Contributors | Christopher Ash |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9781784984809 |
| Format | eBook |
| First published | August 2019 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | The Good Book Company |
Christopher Ash has provided us with a readable, compelling, and important Bible overview. It will be a useful and excellent resource for Bible study groups, sermon series, seminars and much else.
Christopher's approach is refreshingly creative, thoroughly biblical and obviously relevant to our lives and ministries.
I highly recommend this book. It is readable, refreshing, and relevant. It would prove useful from high school Sunday school to seminary.... continue reading
I loved this refreshing and accessible Bible Overview. Christopher deftly handles and summarises the whole story of the Bible, drawing a straight line from the beginning to the end and showing how different parts hang together, all while focussing the reader on the glory of the God who is One. It's full of pastoral warmth and wisdom with application throughout and left me encouraged to persevere with the local church and delighting in what God is doing. A really refreshing Bible overview!
