The Bible Story, Piece by Piece Linworth Baptist Church

This week marks the end of the 52 week journey as readers will finish the book of Revelation and the entire Bible. Unlike other books of the Bible, this book contains multiple genre elements in it: epistle, prophetic and apocalyptic. Unsurprisingly, we find that this book is the culmination of all the other books, the narrative of scripture, as well as the climax of all biblical themes. Join in on this final episode with Brent and Trent as they discuss how the seed of the woman, seed of the serpent, the dwelling place of God, the messiah-deliverer, and the people of God find their eternal destiny in the book of Revelation. 

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In the second to last week of reading in the New Testament, readers will begin to see the reoccurring Old Testament themes from Exodus, Leviticus, and even events from Kings and Chronicles. As these books lead up to a book of Revelation, their themes begin to preview the last major theme in the Bible: the return of Christ. As churches in the 1st century experienced a rise of persecution and false teaching, these epistles exhort their listeners to live honorable lives as they await the second appearance of the Savior originally promised in Genesis 3:15 to deliver a final death blow to sin. 

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After a series of epistles in the New Testament that have a strong emphasis on New Covenant community and New Covenant living, the book of Hebrews detours readers into a book that interprets major themes in the Old Testament: temple, priest, sacrifice, covenant, and many more. In this book, Christ is offered as the ultimate fulfillment of what the Old Testament foreshadowed. As readers navigate this book they will begin to see how the Old Testament illuminates our understanding of the New. This book is followed by James which has some of the strongest language around works and faith. Although James does not argue that good works save the Christian, he argues that the Christian is saved to a life of good works. 

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After last week's reading about the presence of God today dwelling in the church, readers this week will be unveiled to a dwelling place of God yet to occur: the return of Christ. While this week's reading is a combination of Paul's general, pastoral and personal epistles, one dominant theme in these books is the return of Christ and signs of His eminence. Join Brent and Trent this week as they discuss how these books of the Bible fit into the larger narrative of scripture and apply to the Christian's daily life today.

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As readers continue to study through the Pauline epistles, it is likely that a repetition of themes will seem to appear: a proper defense of the gospel, warning against false teaching and a strong emphasis to love one another. This week, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians and Colossians all pick up on those themes with their own geographical and historical contexts. In Galatia, Paul challenges the false teaching of works based salvation. In Ephesus, Paul reminds the the church of God's sovereign plan to unite Jews and Gentiles in one body. In Philippians, Paul writes with a hardship-enduring joy of the humility of Christ. In Colossians, Paul speaks of the preeminence of Christ, including his authority over asceticism. Join Brent and Trent in this episode as they discuss some of the New Testament's interpretation of the Old Testament, including the coming (again!) Messiah and dwelling place of God. 

Fact Verified: Steph Curry was in his Senior year at Davidson when Trent was in 6th grade. 

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This week readers will pick up from last week's reading assignment, finishing both Corinthian letters. While the second half of 1 Corinthians spends time addressing some of the challenges going on in Corinth at the time of the writing, in 2 Corinthians Paul addresses a new topic of discussion: the credibility of his ministry. As false teachers crept into Corinth after the time of receiving 1 Corinthians, many in Corinth were subject to false teaching and began to question Paul's integrity as an apostle. In this podcast episode, join Brent and Trent as they discuss the various themes picked up in these two books: spiritual gifts, financial stewardship, the resurrection, and much more.

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