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Gospel Synopsis
Gospel Synopsis by John Cain Connally
August 28, 2006
What is the Bible about and what does God want us to know?
The Bible is about The Creator. The Creator created all that is, and he created it from what is not seen. When he created it, apparently is not important, because he simply had it said that it was in the beginning. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
The Bible is about God’s special creation, man. Man is special because he is created in God’s image. He created man and gave him dominion and authority over the earth. He told man to multiply upon the earth, to replenish the earth, to rule over the earth. He gave man a beautiful help meet and called them male and female.
God put them in a beautiful garden that he had prepared for them, the Garden of Eden. Adam was made from the dust of the earth and Eve was made from his rib. I believe Adam was the color of dirt and I believe Eve was the color of his rib, making them the first interracial couple on the earth.
God told them they could eat of everything but one. The one that he told them not to eat of seemed to have had the greatest attraction. The deceiver persuaded Eve to eat of the forbidden fruit and Eve persuaded Adam to eat of the forbidden fruit.
Thus began man’s desperate and lonely walk away from God. From that point sin came upon all mankind. He fell from being God’s most esteemed creation to the pitiful state of degradation that man is still falling to and groveling in, this very day. From that point the seed of abortion, murder, hatred, racism, and every abominable sin that man commits was sown into humanity.
And God had said that the day that you eat thereof, you shall surely die. Man, who was created a spiritual person with soul and a fleshly body, became a soulish person, spiritually dead. And the fleshly body designed to live forever began to age and wrinkle and eventually die.
But God knowing the end from the beginning, had as usual, already made provision. He provided everything we would ever need before he created Adam. The Bible says Jesus Christ was slain from the beginning of the world, before man was ever created. Around two thousand years ago, Jesus Christ came and fulfilled that duty, that obligation, that ordainment. He was slain in the flesh.
Jesus said, “Matthew 18:11
For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.”
John 3:16
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
” In the book of Acts it says: “Acts 2:21
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
Again Jesus said: Mark 2:17
“When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
Mark 11:24
“Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.”
Also another scripture says: Matthew 17:20
“And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.”
John 14:13
“And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.”
John 15:16
“Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.”
John 16:23
And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye
shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.
“Mark 11:23
For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.”
“Matthew 7:7
“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Matthew 7:8
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.”
Matthew 28:18
“And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.”
Matthew 10:1
“And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.”
Mark 16:17
“And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;”
Mark 16:18
‘They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.’
Jesus said: “John 14:26
“But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.’
John 15:26
“But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:“
John 16:7
“Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.”
In other words I will give you a new spirit, my own spirit, saith the Lord; not your old dead spirit, but the Holy Spirit and he shall quicken (make alive) your mortal bodies.
Paul said: Philippians 2:5-15
5Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
6Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
7But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
8And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
9Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
10That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
11And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
12Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
13For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
14Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
15That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
God wants you to know that He is, and that He is God. He wants you to know that He has all power. He wants you to know that He cares for you. He wants you to know that He provides for you. He wants you to know that He loves you. He wants you to know that he speaks to you, through the Bible, through the Holy Spirit, through other people and through nature. He wants you to know that He listens to you. He wants you to know that when you trust Him, all is well with you.
He wants you to know that when you die, that is not the end. He wants you to know that He hates sin. He wants you to know that sin will be judged and requires a penalty, the penalty of death. He wants you to know that if you or anyone will accept it, He has already paid the penalty for you, when He died upon the cross, and all you or anyone has to do to be forgiven is to forgive those who have trespassed against you and ask Jesus Christ to forgive your sins, transgressions and iniquities and come into your heart and take up residence. That is to make you born again.
He wants you to know that even though evil seems to rule the world, it is not going to last forever. It is coming to an end and all things are going to be made new. Some day soon we are going to put of this old mortality and put on immortality. We are going to sit down with the Lord Jesus Christ. We are going to know even as we are known. We are going to shine forth as the stars and rule and reign with Jesus Christ as kings and priests.
And so shall we ever be with the Lord! Amen and Amen. Even so, come Lord Jesus!
August 28, 2006
What is the Bible about and what does God want us to know?
The Bible is about The Creator. The Creator created all that is, and he created it from what is not seen. When he created it, apparently is not important, because he simply had it said that it was in the beginning. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
The Bible is about God’s special creation, man. Man is special because he is created in God’s image. He created man and gave him dominion and authority over the earth. He told man to multiply upon the earth, to replenish the earth, to rule over the earth. He gave man a beautiful help meet and called them male and female.
God put them in a beautiful garden that he had prepared for them, the Garden of Eden. Adam was made from the dust of the earth and Eve was made from his rib. I believe Adam was the color of dirt and I believe Eve was the color of his rib, making them the first interracial couple on the earth.
God told them they could eat of everything but one. The one that he told them not to eat of seemed to have had the greatest attraction. The deceiver persuaded Eve to eat of the forbidden fruit and Eve persuaded Adam to eat of the forbidden fruit.
Thus began man’s desperate and lonely walk away from God. From that point sin came upon all mankind. He fell from being God’s most esteemed creation to the pitiful state of degradation that man is still falling to and groveling in, this very day. From that point the seed of abortion, murder, hatred, racism, and every abominable sin that man commits was sown into humanity.
And God had said that the day that you eat thereof, you shall surely die. Man, who was created a spiritual person with soul and a fleshly body, became a soulish person, spiritually dead. And the fleshly body designed to live forever began to age and wrinkle and eventually die.
But God knowing the end from the beginning, had as usual, already made provision. He provided everything we would ever need before he created Adam. The Bible says Jesus Christ was slain from the beginning of the world, before man was ever created. Around two thousand years ago, Jesus Christ came and fulfilled that duty, that obligation, that ordainment. He was slain in the flesh.
Jesus said, “Matthew 18:11
For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.”
John 3:16
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
” In the book of Acts it says: “Acts 2:21
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
Again Jesus said: Mark 2:17
“When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
Mark 11:24
“Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.”
Also another scripture says: Matthew 17:20
“And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.”
John 14:13
“And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.”
John 15:16
“Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.”
John 16:23
And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye
shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.
“Mark 11:23
For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.”
“Matthew 7:7
“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Matthew 7:8
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.”
Matthew 28:18
“And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.”
Matthew 10:1
“And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.”
Mark 16:17
“And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;”
Mark 16:18
‘They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.’
Jesus said: “John 14:26
“But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.’
John 15:26
“But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:“
John 16:7
“Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.”
In other words I will give you a new spirit, my own spirit, saith the Lord; not your old dead spirit, but the Holy Spirit and he shall quicken (make alive) your mortal bodies.
Paul said: Philippians 2:5-15
5Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
6Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
7But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
8And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
9Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
10That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
11And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
12Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
13For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
14Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
15That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
God wants you to know that He is, and that He is God. He wants you to know that He has all power. He wants you to know that He cares for you. He wants you to know that He provides for you. He wants you to know that He loves you. He wants you to know that he speaks to you, through the Bible, through the Holy Spirit, through other people and through nature. He wants you to know that He listens to you. He wants you to know that when you trust Him, all is well with you.
He wants you to know that when you die, that is not the end. He wants you to know that He hates sin. He wants you to know that sin will be judged and requires a penalty, the penalty of death. He wants you to know that if you or anyone will accept it, He has already paid the penalty for you, when He died upon the cross, and all you or anyone has to do to be forgiven is to forgive those who have trespassed against you and ask Jesus Christ to forgive your sins, transgressions and iniquities and come into your heart and take up residence. That is to make you born again.
He wants you to know that even though evil seems to rule the world, it is not going to last forever. It is coming to an end and all things are going to be made new. Some day soon we are going to put of this old mortality and put on immortality. We are going to sit down with the Lord Jesus Christ. We are going to know even as we are known. We are going to shine forth as the stars and rule and reign with Jesus Christ as kings and priests.
And so shall we ever be with the Lord! Amen and Amen. Even so, come Lord Jesus!
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