We were recently in an interview and were asked, "What is the main theme that jumps out at you from the Bible?".
This was a great question, how do you sum up the Bible? What is the main theme? To me, the main theme of the Bible is love. God has really been speaking to my heart lately about this. The entire book begins with Love. God created the earth and everything in it, and it was good. He did not just half heartedly create the universe and mankind. He took great care when He created all of the intricate details that make up our world, and our very being.
Even today, God does not just poof us into existence. He crafts every detail of our being with His mighty, skillful, and loving hand. He knows every detail of who we are, and He still loves us anyway. Before the fall, Gods creation was perfect, and there was no reason not to love it. However, since the fall, things have gone terribly downhill, but He STILL loves us. He loved us so much to sacrifice His only son, the Holy Lamb of God. Jesus willingly came in our place and took our punishment. Did He do that because He "liked" us a lot? No, He did it because He loves us!!
When we look at all of the Love that God has for us, and has had for us since the beginning, how can we do anything but Love like He did, and does. We should love when it's not "convenient", when it is hard, and even when it hurts. We are called to love others. We are called to be bearers of good news, and carriers of Light. We are called to share the Love of Christ with others.
Love, Love, Love. God Loves us so much and he cares about all that we go through. He cares about the small things, just as he cares about the big things. We are His creation, created by His love, saved by the very blood of His son. God is Love and we are to live according to His Word. His Word tells us to Love.
What about you? How do you summarize the Bible?
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