THE OUTLINE AND
THEME OF THE BIBLE
The Bible is a divine Library containing sixty-six
volumes — thirty-nine in the Old Covenant, and twentyseven
in the New.
Both Covenants have three sections:
a.History,
b.Instruction, and
c.Prophecy.
In the Old Covenant:
1. History is Genesis thru Esther.
2. Instruction is Job thru Song of Solomon.
3. Prophecy is Isaiah thru Malachi
In the New Covenant:
1. History is Matthew thru Acts.
2. Instruction is Romans thru Jude.
3. Prophecy is Revelation.
The theme of the Bible is salvation — that is, God's
revealing Himself to save mankind.
In Genesis, chapters 1-11, summarizing world
history from Adam to about 2,000 B. C.,
we see
SALVATION NEEDED —
in the fall of man,
in the pre-flood wickedness, and
in the rebellion and confusion at
the
From Genesis 12 through Esther, the historical
books of the Old Covenant, we see
SALVATION PLANNED —
in the call of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and
in the history of the children of
In Job through Song of Solomon, we see SALVATION
DESCRIBED PERSONALLY.
In Isaiah through Malachi, the Prophets, we see
SALVATION PROPHESIED —
pointing us to the coming Christ who as
Priest would take away our sins, who as
Prophet would instruct us in holy living, and as
King would rule over us in righteousness.
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, the histories of the
life of Christ, show us that
SALVATION IS ACCOMPLISHED —by the
birth,
life,
death, and
resurrection of Jesus Christ.
In Acts, the history of the early church, we see
SALVATION SHARED —
with the Jew first, and also
with the Gentile
[or non-Jewish or other peoples. The word “Gentile”
does not appear in the Bible. It is always people, peoples,
or ethnics.]
Romans through Jude, the Pauline and General
Writings, show us
SALVATION EXPLAINED —
All men need to be saved.
We are saved by grace through faith in Jesus
Christ.
We are saved to serve God in the present world
through the church.
Christ will bring our salvation to a victorious consummation
at His coming.
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