Many times, when we read the Bible, we miss the gospel in that we only read parts of it and don't view Scripture as a whole. We may also spend little time reading the Bible at all. This book will help us see where Scripture passages fit and where we fit into God's story. To better understand how a given command, verse or story relates to us, the author encourages us to ask the following questions. Who is God? What does God do? Who are we? And What do we do? Also, after we do this, we can also ask ourselves, how does this passage point us to Jesus? So, when we read the Bible, we look to see how the passage points us to Jesus.
As we do this, we will read the Bible though a new lens. The
new lens helps us to read the Bible as the story of God, knowing our place in
it and seeing Jesus as the hero. We will look to understand and embrace what
the gospel is in its past, present, and future aspects.
The book is divided into two parts which include the topics
of a spiritual eye exam and learning to see clearly. Each chapter has questions
at the end to engage the reader in applying the material presents and also for
a group discussion. Online resources are also available to make it appropriate
to use in a small group setting. Also, included is an afterword for church
leaders. This book will help us to focus on seeing the gospel clearly
throughout the Bible and as believers in Christ, living out the gospel and
applying it in our daily lives.
I received this book from Moody Publishers in exchange for
this honest review.
