Biblical Metanarrative Essay Assignment

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1 Biblical Metanarrative Essay Assignment When examining a biblical worldview, one may put much focus onto their beliefs or morals that stem from the foundation of their faith. But what if the foundation of your faith is a “blind faith” because this is what you were told to believe growing up so that’s what you believed. You may know stories of the Bible, but don’t truly understand the metanarrative of the Bible or even know what that entails. The Bible and how it was written for our understanding can foster a major role in our worldview when it is fully understood. This doesn’t mean that you must know everything in the Bible like the back of your hand. But understanding the four major metanarratives, the time period they occurred in, and the result within each one aids in a strong biblical worldview. Creation is the first major movement of the biblical metanarrative. Creation is when God himself formed the earth, separated light from darkness, separated the waters and created dry land, created vegetation, placed every planet and star in the sky, created birds of the sky and fish of the sea, and created man in His own image. At the end of each day of creation, the Bible tells us that God saw that it was good. Adam and Eve were created by God individually and uniquely yet still created in the image of God. Genesis 1:27 NLT tells us “So God created mankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them”. They were unique in that Adam came from the dust of the earth and breathed his very breath into Adams nostrils. God formed Eve from the rib of Adam. Our Everyday Theology textbook describes “the Bible’s account of the creation teaches us that the word of God—his voice—is powerful enough to create everything that you can see, hear, and touch” (Gabriel Ezel, pg. 58).

2 The fall of man is the second major movement of the biblical metanarrative. The bible tells us in Genesis 2:15-17 NLT “The Lord God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it. But the Lord God warned him, you may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If you eat its fruit, you are sure to die”. This simple commandment from God was violated. The serpent convinced Eve that she would be as wise as God, knowing both good and evil if she ate from the tree. Eve succumbs to this deception and shares the fruit with Adam. This was the first act of the fall of humanity. Redemption is the third major movement of the biblical metanarrative. God in his infinite love for humanity, provided a way to reunite us with himself despite our sinful nature. He used the virgin Mary to bring about the birth of Jesus, his only son, who was without sin. Through the life and ministry of Jesus on earth, we are shown how to love. Specifically, in Matthew 22:37-39 NLT we are commanded by Jesus “You are to love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: love your neighbor as yourself.” Jesus portrayed the perfect example of this type of love. At the end of his earthly ministry, God planned for Jesus’ sinless blood to be sacrificed for the forgiveness of our sins thereby providing a “bridge” back to him. As a result, Paul tells us in Romans 8:38-39 NLT “And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from Gods love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today, nor our worries about tomorrow – not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below – indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

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