Summary Of God's Big Picture Book Summary

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The book “God’s Big Picture” by Vaughan Roberts is an overview of God’s word, the main emphasis being on the God’s love and His mission to save the world. As the subtitle of the book reveals, it traces the storyline of the Bible covering ground from the creation to the second coming. It presents God as a loving father who is slow to anger and yet punishes the disobedient with the intention of awaking them up and not causing pain. This book is recommendable to those who want to learn or to convert to the Christian faith. This is because it explains what the Christian faith is about in only 160 pages. Besides that, this book can also be a good starting point for those who want to read the word of God as it sort of gives you a summary of what …show more content…
The first truth of this book tells us that God is the Author of Creation. It presents us with what God has intended His creation to be like. God, Himself, is eternal; He was present before the beginning of the times and He will be present after the end of the times. He sent His only Son, Jesus Christ, to take upon the human flesh and save humanity. This, was not the beginning of His existence. One God in three has existed forever. The second truth comes saying that God is the King of all Creation. He is Lord of all, and no one is above Him. The author stresses that the only proper response to this is to acknowledge His rule and worship Him. In the third truth, he talks about humans are the pinnacle of creation. The author agrees with the anthropologist, Desmond Morris, that we are animals; and in fact we were created on the same day as many of the beasts. However, humans are not just animals because only we have been created in God’s image. This is a privilege that only we humans claim and none other creature does. The fourth truth tell us that rest is the goal of creation, after God finished His work of creation, He rested on the seventh day. This does not mean that He stopped as the author ascertains. This is because if it was not for His vigilance, everything would fall apart. Since that seventh day, God live in a continuing Sabbath and He wants humans to join Him in that seventh day, sharing His rest and enjoying His perfect creation. Apart from that, this section also shows the relationship between God and humans. This relationship is a loving one. Man is put in beautiful garden where all his needs are satisfied, including a woman to assist him. He also talks about the relationship between man and a woman. Here the man is leader in the relationship, but his authority is not