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Session 3 Questions
1.
According to Bickel and Jantz (2003), what is the main theme of the
Bible? (Provide cited support from your text for this theme.)
Bickel and Jantz write that God is the author. We are the character, and Jesus is the
theme. Bickel and Jantz break the Bible down into 4 parts: Part 1, God's message for you; Part 2,
the Old Testament; Part 3, the New Testament; and the 4th part, Taking God at his word. Bickel
and Jantz feel that this allows people to understand the Bible and the different story being told.
However, in chapter 3, They give us a rich realization of the Facets of God. (Bickel & Jantz,
2003).
2.
How does this theme compare to your current view or understanding of
the Bible?
In the great drama of human history, God has written himself into the plot (Bickel & Jantz,
2003, p. 61). This theme helps us to comprehend the Bible even more. Furthermore, when we say
learn the Bible, we discuss understanding what we read. Some of us know that just like the
ancient Israelites, we were born a sinner and in need of a Savior—someone to help us fight
against all evil that was coming for us. We should be so incredibly grateful that God loves us
enough to save us, redeem us from all our mistakes and sins, and save us from freefall into death
and destruction. We know we have all made some decisions that our father would not be happy
with. But if we get up from that and learn from our mistakes and try to make things right, our
father is happy. Furthermore, do better and walk on the path we know he has put us on this earth
to do. To help the people he has put us on this earth to help. We will always be good in our
father's eyes.
