Some of us have grown accustomed to thinking in terms of “Bible stories” – as in, the Bible is a collection of stories. That may be true at one level. At another level it is helpful to think in terms of “the Bible story,” that is, one continuous storyline from Genesis to Revelation.
There was a time when everyone more or less knew what marriage meant. That time is gone. Marriage is being reexamined, redefined and reimagined. The Bible has much to say about this. We will only scratch the surface, but the definition and boundaries of marriage are what will concern us today.
The whole Bible begins with God. No one seeks to prove his existence. He is presupposed rather than explained. The first verse of the Bible is actually a statement which implies God’s eternal self-existence.
God the Son walked the earth and shared our struggles. A real man, Jesus Christ, one of our own kind, will reign over the entire universe forever because He is also truly God. He invites us to reign with him.
Central Reflections 