The Eight Greatest True Stories in the Bible overviews the 8 most important stories in the Bible which, when understood, reveals that the Bible is one story told over a series of what appears to be quite different stories.  This is Part 2 - The True Story of the Origin of Mankind.

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The 8 Greatest True Stories in The Bible, Part 2 - Premium Edition - The Origin of Mankind

The beings that comprise the forces of darkness - evil - were once good, holy, and faithful to God. In this short excursus, I look at the heavenly realm of light - where the creatures we generally call 'angels' are. These magnificent creatures are faithful to God and flourish in their service to Him. There is a hierarchy of angels referred to in the Bible and it seems the God had even established a 'divine council' where many of these beings had authority to intervene in the affairs of our world.

The Darkness Series, Part 5, WHAT WAS ONCE NOT DARKNESS

The last week before Christ’s death on the Cross began with His triumphant entrance into Jerusalem on 'Palm Sunday’. This week is referred to as ‘Holy Week’ and ‘the passion of Christ’ because it is marked by His atoning suffering. But two weeks before this holy week, Christ took His disciples to the northern most border of Israel, to the towns of Caesarea Philippi, then up to Mount Hermon in the ancient territory of Bashan where the forces of darkness dwelt. Taking Peter, James and John up Mount Hermon one night, Jesus was transfigured in the presence of Moses and Elijah - not for their benefit, or the benefit of His disciples, but as a statement to the powers of darkness. His entrance into the enemy’s lair was an open bating of the enemy and his forces of darkness. This is Part 6, THE ORIGINS OF DARKNESS.

The Darkness Series, Part 6, THE ORIGIN OF SATAN AND DEMONS

Finding Truth Matters

Paul's Epistle to the Galatians, Part 13: Do Good To Everyone

The Apostle Paul concludes his Epistle to the Galatians by "boasting in the cross" of Christ. His Epistle concludes with an injunction to be part of God’s new family - the church, the "Israel of God."

Paul's Epistle to the Galatians, Part 14: Boast in the Cross of Christ

HG Wells said, "You can always tell the impact of a historical figure like you can measure the size of a passing boat by the size of the wake that it leaves on the shore - and no other person in history has left a bigger wake than Jesus Christ!" This is an introduction by Dr. Andrew Corbett about who Jesus was.

The Lordship of Jesus Christ - Part 1: Who Was Jesus?

Today, “Jesus Christ is Lord” sounds like a bumper sticker or part of an ancient church liturgy but when Christianity was founded if someone uttered these words it could literally mean death! ’o christos ’o kurios
“Christ is Lord” was a risky thing to declare when the only safe thing to declare was ’o kaiser ’o kurios “Caesar is Lord”!
Yet it was upon these words that the earliest confession of the Church was founded.

The Lordship of Jesus Christ - Part 2: The Way He Spoke

For those unfamiliar with the story of the Bible who may be seeking to remedy that unfamiliarity, I would recommend that they start reading in the New Testament. It is there that they will be introduced immediately to Jesus who is the central character of the whole Bible. For many novice readers of the Bible who then attempt to read the Old Testament of the Bible (its first 39 books), it initially seems like they are reading a completely unrelated story which seems to describe a completely different God.

The Lordship of Jesus Christ - Part 3: He Was Before Anything

Throughout the Old Testament, God made certain promises to the patriarchs (Abraham, Issac, and Jacob/Israel) that their descendants, the nation of Israel, longed to see fulfilled. These promises centred on having a holy Homeland and a Messiah. Over the centuries that followed their expulsion from their Land which sent them into exile into Babylon initially and then into Persia, the Israelites became known as Jews. Their expectations of how these divine promises would be fulfilled then became greatly embellished with the promise of a homeland being interpretted to mean that the Romans would be overthrown and expelled out of ‘their’ land, by the promised messiah who would then have to be a powerful military commander. These embellished expectations then gave rise to the Jewish sect known as the Zealots; and, prior to the Zealots it led various other unsuccessful Jewish revolts. But when the messiah actually appeared, He was not the military commander that the Jews were expecting. How could this carpenter’s son from Nazareth be the heir to King David’s throne and the one who would ultimately fulfil the promises of God to Israel?

The Lordship Of Jesus Christ - Part 4: All of the Promises of God Were Fulfilled By Jesus

Charles Spurgeon said that the Lordship of Jesus was one the topic that every preacher loved to talk about but it was also the one topic that every preacher was incapable of expressing adequately. Tim Keller said that a preacher should talk about the message of hope to be found in Jesus as though those sceptics listening to it would say, “Wouldn’t it be great if that was true!” And that’s the Good News about this story about Jesus - it is true!

The Lordship of Jesus Christ - Part 5: Even the Wind and the Waves Obey Him

Throughout the times that backdrop most of the Old Testament, the nations that surrounded Israel conceived of a world in which there were gods that ruled over a nation or territory. Several of these territorial deities are named in the Old Testament - Ba’al, Dagon, Molech, Rimmon, Nebo, Bel, Marduk, and Azazel, for example. But the God of the Bible, Yahweh (“Yar-way”) refused to be thought of as a mere territorial god! Yet, despite His constant revelation to His covenant people, the Hebrews, even they could not conceive of their God as being any greater than the conception of gods by the surrounding nations. Ultimately this wrong theology would lead to Israel’s demise time and time again. Then, what the Middle-Eastern Lutheran theologian, Dr. Munther Isaac, calls “the Jesus Event” happened! And once-and-for-all from that time on, no-one could ever be excused for conceiving of the God of the Bible as anything less than the GOD of all Heaven and all Earth!

The Lordship of Jesus Christ - Part 6: He Is Lord of Heaven and Earth

The Word was not hedged in by His body, nor did His presence in the body prevent His being present elsewhere as well. When He moved His body He did not cease also to direct the universe by His Mind and might. No. The marvelous truth is, that being the Word, so far from being Himself contained by anything, He actually contained all things Himself. In creation He is present everywhere, yet is distinct in being from it; ordering, directing, giving life to all, containing all, yet is He Himself the Uncontained, existing solely in His Father.

The Lordship of Jesus Christ - Part 7, GOOD NEWS OF GREAT JOY

What they told him would have troubled him even more. The prophesied coming king was to be born in the same town that Israel’s greatest king, King David, had been born: Bethlehem. This almost certainly meant that this prophesied coming king was a direct descendant of king David.

The Lordship of Jesus Christ - Part 8, HE WAS BORN A KING

Christ's Lordship over heaven and earth will ultimately culminate in the judgment of all mankind, the resurrection of the righteous to receive glorified bodies, and a new dimensional heaven-earth realm where death will be no more.

The Lordship of Jesus Christ- Part 10, Will culminate in a New-Heaven-Earth

Understanding Christ's identity is to understand His claim to supreme Lordship. This intimately involves His Lordship over His Body - the Church. This is why being a part of a local church is not an optional thing for anyone professing to be a Christian.

The Lordship of Jesus Christ - Part 9, He is Head over the Church

The essence of the Christian life is not a matter of 'what' you know, it's matter of 'Who' you know. Jesus Christ stated that eternal life was a matter of "knowing God, and Jesus Christ who You sent" (John 17:3). Let's consider the story of Job and the valuable insights in it so that we can know God better.

About Knowing God- Part 1: "When it comes to 'religion' it's not what you know that counts. It's..."

Jesus declared, "...with man this is impossible - but with God, nothing is impossible!" and the Bible is replete with example verifying this divine claim. When you come to know God you will come to know that He is the God of the Impossible!

About Knowing God - Part 2: God is the God of the Impossible!

How would you respond to someone who boldly claimed that they knew God? This is the claim that Dr. Andrew Corbett is making in this presentation. In fact, he points out that while the Bible condemns pride and arrogance, it encourages God's people to boldly boast that they actually know God! Here's why...

About Knowing God - Part 3, "I DON'T MEAN TO BOAST, BUT I KNOW GOD!"

The reason I want you to know this is because I want you to truly know God and make Him known. It is my pastoral hope that you will be diligent to maintain your fervent love for God through developing your intimacy with Him. And, your relationship with God enables you by His Holy Spirit to be able to love others, and develop genuine intimacy with another human being.

About Knowing God - Part 4 "For Heaven's Sake OR For God's Sake?"

The Christian life is not merely the acceptance of a set of propositions, it is a spiritual transformation. Jesus said it was 'better that I go, so that I can send the Holy Spirit'. By the filling of the Spirit we are able to know God better.

Knowing God - Part 5.1 - HOLY SPIRIT EMPOWERED INTIMACY

The Christian life is not merely the acceptance of a set of propositions, it is a spiritual transformation. Jesus said it was 'better that I go, so that I can send the Holy Spirit'. By the filling of the Spirit we are able to know God better, and love Him and others better.

About Knowing God - Part 5.2 - SPIRIT INSPIRED LOVE

Intuitively we might suspect GOD to be unique, eternal (uncreated), infinitely loving (which means GOD is not a monolith), all-powerful, impeccably good (holy), supremely intelligent, communicative, transcendent (unlike us), immanent (close to us), omnipresent.  Do all religions present GOD to be like this? No they don't. And when we come to know the True God, it leads to us being positively transformed. Here's how.

About Knowing God - Part 6, THE CHALLENGE OF KNOWING & BEING KNOWN & HOW IT TRANSFORMS US

Therefore, the person who is seeking God, to know Him and to love Him, is
the person who treats all people with respect - but especially those in their inner circles of relationships

About Knowing God - Part 8 - YOU HAVE TO SEEK TO GET CLOSE

About Knowing God - Part 7

The Book of Psalms has helped millions of believers to articulate their worship of GOD. These 150 Psalms are written as poetry which express prayers, experiences, desires. The Book of the Five Volumes of Psalms have been compiled either by Ezra, or a disciple of Ezra. Thus, there are at least two Psalms that are what we might refer to as 'editorial' psalms (Psalm 1, and 119). 
It is interesting to consider that the poetry of Psalms is reflective of GOD'S 'language'. Poetry is by its very nature - thoughtful, careful, well-considered, and evocative. It is worth noting that whenever GOD spoke through the prophets they all communicated with poetry. Let this study of the Psalms enrich your worship of the One True GOD who loves you.

Knowing God Through The Psalms - Part 1, Introducing The Psalms

The first of the five books of the Book of Psalms are psalms largely written by King David. In Psalm 4 David is under threat and he expresses his confidence in GOD because he has come to continually experience GOD's care. GOD's faithfulness to him over the years gave him many reasons to trust GOD even in difficult times. Let's consider what we can learn from Psalm 4 so that we too can develop confidence in GOD.

Knowing God Through The Psalms - Part 2, Developing Confidence in GOD's Care

Psalm 5 is referred to as 'The Morning Psalm'. The first of the five books of the Book of Psalms are psalms largely written by King David. In Psalm 5 David is under threat and he expresses his confidence in GOD because he has come to continually experience GOD's care. GOD's faithfulness to him over the years gave him many reasons to trust GOD even in difficult times. Let's consider what we can learn from Psalm 5 so that we too can develop confidence in GOD.

Knowing God Through The Psalms: Part 3 - THE MORNING PSALM

Do you know someone who struggles with depression? Here's how you might be able to help them

I have A Friend Who Struggles With Depression

What is the Biblically appropriate role for women within the church today? On the one hand we have those who point out the clear instructions of Scripture that women are to be silent in church and that they are not permitted to exercise authority over a man. On the other hand we have those who point out that the New Testament makes ministry a gifting made available to both men and women.

The Role of Women Within The Church

The Book of Revelation is the most speculated book of the Bible. Sadly, much of this speculation has been proven wrong. After years of study, lecturing, and research, this is the foundation for how the Book of Revelation is meant to be understood.

Understanding The Book of Revelation Series, Part 1

I pastor Legana Christian Church in Tasmania, Australia.  I also produce radio program called Finding Truth Matters where I take the ancient truth of God's Word, explain it, and show how it is relevant for today. I spend a fair bit time helping couples prepare for their marriages and have been doing so now for nearly 30 years. Lately, I've been producing some 1 minute audios for radio stations where I try to take a complex problem or idea and simplify it and offer a different perspective for people to consider. I blog. I write eBooks on some of these topics as well.

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