Bible Overview – by Thematics

  • Bible Overview – by Thematics (Contents)

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    1: Creation, Fall, and Redemption 2: Covenant and Promise 3: Law and Grace 4: Faith and Works 5: Kingdom of God 6: Priesthood and Temple 7: Sacrifice and Atonement 8: Prophecy and Fulfilment 9: Messiah and Salvation 10: Exile and Restoration 11: Justice and Mercy 12: Holiness and Sanctification 13:…

  • 1: Creation, Fall, and Redemption

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    1. Theme Overview This theme explores God’s initial act of creating the world, humanity’s fall into sin, and God’s ongoing plan to redeem creation. It frames the biblical narrative from Genesis through Revelation, showing God’s faithfulness despite human rebellion. Key Concept: Core Theological Insight:God’s redemptive plan spans history, demonstrating that…

  • 2: Covenant and Promise

    1. Theme Overview This theme focuses on God’s covenants with humanity and His promises to redeem and bless. It highlights the relational framework through which God unfolds His plan, emphasising faith, obedience, and divine faithfulness. Key Concept: Core Theological Insight:God’s covenants reveal His faithfulness and plan across generations. They are…

  • 3: Law and Grace

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    1. Theme Overview This theme explores the relationship between God’s law and His grace, showing how obedience, moral instruction, and covenantal law point to the ultimate grace found in Christ. It highlights God’s justice, mercy, and the transformational role of His Spirit. Key Concept: Core Theological Insight:Law exposes human sinfulness…

  • 4: Faith and Works

    1. Theme Overview This theme examines the relationship between faith and works in God’s redemptive plan. It explores how genuine faith in God produces obedience, good deeds, and ethical living, while false or inactive faith is spiritually dead. It highlights the continuity from the Old Testament covenant to New Testament…

  • 5: Kingdom of God

    1. Theme Overview This theme focuses on God’s sovereign rule, both present and future, over all creation. It examines the spiritual, ethical, and eschatological dimensions of His kingdom, highlighting the inauguration through Christ, its growth through the Church, and ultimate fulfillment in the new creation. Key Concept: Core Theological Insight:The…

  • 6: Priesthood and Temple

    1. Theme Overview This theme examines God’s appointed mediators (priests) and sacred spaces (temples) as the means through which humanity approaches Him. It highlights the role of the priesthood in offering sacrifices, teaching the law, interceding for the people, and maintaining covenantal worship, with the ultimate fulfilment in Christ as…

  • 7: Sacrifice and Atonement

    1. Theme Overview This theme explores the ways in which God provides reconciliation between Himself and humanity through sacrifice and atonement. It encompasses the sacrificial system in the Old Testament, the ultimate sacrifice of Christ in the New Testament, and the theological principle that life is restored through substitutionary and…

  • 8: Prophecy and Fulfilment

    1. Theme Overview This theme examines God’s revelation through prophetic messages and their ultimate fulfilment in history, especially in Christ. Prophecy encompasses predictions, warnings, and calls for repentance, while fulfilment demonstrates God’s sovereign plan, faithfulness, and the reliability of His Word. Key Concept: Core Theological Insight:Prophecy demonstrates God’s sovereignty and…

  • 9: Messiah and Salvation

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    1. Theme Overview This theme explores God’s plan for redemption through the Messiah, culminating in the salvation of humanity. The Messiah is the anointed one promised in the Old Testament, whose life, death, and resurrection bring spiritual restoration, forgiveness of sins, and reconciliation with God. Key Concept: Core Theological Insight:Salvation…

  • 10: Exile and Restoration

    1. Theme Overview This theme addresses the consequences of sin, rebellion, and disobedience—manifested in exile—and God’s promise of restoration. It spans the personal, communal, and national dimensions of spiritual and physical displacement, highlighting God’s mercy and faithfulness to bring redemption and renewal. Key Concept: Core Theological Insight:Exile shows the consequences…

  • 11: Justice and Mercy

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    1. Theme Overview This theme explores God’s dual attributes of justice and mercy, highlighting His righteous judgment against sin and His compassionate forgiveness toward repentant sinners. It examines how these attributes shape human ethics, leadership, and societal structures, and how believers are called to reflect them. Key Concept: Core Theological…

  • 12: Holiness and Sanctification

    1. Theme Overview This theme explores God’s call for His people to be holy, set apart, and transformed by His Spirit. Holiness reflects God’s own character, and sanctification is the ongoing process of becoming more like Him in thought, word, and deed. It encompasses moral purity, spiritual growth, and covenantal…

  • 13: Suffering and Hope

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    1. Theme Overview This theme examines the reality of human suffering and God’s provision of hope through His promises, presence, and redemptive plan. Suffering in the Bible is often a consequence of sin, spiritual opposition, or the testing of faith, yet God provides hope, comfort, and ultimate restoration. Key Concept:…

  • 14: Spiritual Warfare

    1. Theme Overview This theme examines the ongoing conflict between divine and evil spiritual forces, highlighting the believer’s participation in God’s kingdom struggle through faith, prayer, obedience, and the armour of God. Spiritual warfare is both cosmic—God versus Satan—and personal, affecting human life and choices. Key Concept: Core Theological Insight:Spiritual…

  • 15: Wisdom and Fear of the Lord

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    1. Theme Overview This theme focuses on the pursuit of God-given wisdom and the reverent fear of the Lord as the foundation for ethical living, righteous judgment, and spiritual maturity. Wisdom in the Bible is both practical and moral, guiding decisions in alignment with God’s will. The fear of the…

  • 16: The Nations and Mission

    1. Theme Overview This theme explores God’s intention for all nations and peoples to come under His redemptive plan. Mission in the Bible is the calling of God’s people to witness, bless, and proclaim His glory beyond Israel to the entire world. The theme highlights both divine sovereignty over nations…

  • 17: Resurrection and Eternal Life

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    1. Theme Overview This theme examines the biblical teaching on life beyond death, the resurrection of the dead, and the hope of eternal life through Christ. It encompasses both the general resurrection of humanity and the specific promise of believers’ eternal fellowship with God. Key Concept: Core Theological Insight:Resurrection and…

  • 18: The Holy Spirit and New Covenant

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    1. Theme Overview This theme focuses on the role of the Holy Spirit in guiding, empowering, and sanctifying God’s people, and the establishment of the New Covenant through Jesus Christ. The New Covenant replaces the old Mosaic covenant, fulfilling God’s promise to write His law on hearts and to bring…

  • 19: Church and Community

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    1. Theme Overview This theme focuses on the biblical vision of the Church as God’s people, living in communal fellowship, worship, service, and mission. It emphasizes the importance of unity, accountability, and mutual edification, portraying the Church as both local congregations and the universal body of Christ. Key Concept: Core…

  • 20: New Heaven and New Earth

    1. Theme Overview This theme explores the biblical vision of the renewed creation at the end of history, where God restores all things, removes sin and suffering, and establishes eternal fellowship with His people. It encompasses eschatological hope, justice, and the fullness of God’s kingdom. Key Concept: Core Theological Insight:The…