The History of Redemption

The whole Bible reveals the Lord Jesus Christ and the message of salvation in the gospel of his grace. We trace the unfolding of this revelation of God in Christ throughout the stages of the history of redemption found in the Old and New Testaments.

In the work of creation, God lays the foundation for the revelation of himself and prepares us for the greater glory of the new creation in Christ.

By their Fall, mankind lost communion with God and came under his wrath and curse.

God displays his glory in salvation through judgment.

God condescends to call Abraham out of idolatry and into the way of faith and obedience in order to dispense gospel blessings to all nations.

God’s promise unfolds through many twists and turns, revealing bright revelations of God’s glory and his plan of redemption.

God provides revelations of his glory in Christ in unexpected places—outside the lineage of Abraham.

God reveals his plan of redemption by delivering his people from bondage and displaying his glory to them—and through them.

God gives his law to his chosen and redeemed people to reveal his own character, to bring them under his rule and to inform them how to live in holiness according to his will.

The Lord reveals himself as the God who saves his people in order that he might dwell in their midst—in this world and the world to come.