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Jun. 17, 2007

History, The Autobiography of God

History, the Autobiography of God

What is History?

The best place to start is to define history. According to the Noah Webster’s 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language, history is—

An account of facts, particularly of facts respecting nations or states; a narration of events in the order in which they happened, with their causes and effects; and/or an account of the origin, life and actions of an individual person.

More simply put, history is (1) a narration of the events of nations and states in the order in which they happened, (2) with their causes and effects, (3) as well as details of their origins. History is also (4) the details of the origin, life, and actions of individuals.

“For God has allowed us to know the secret of His plan, and it is this: He purposed long ago in His sovereign will that all human history should be consummated [completed] in Christ.

Ephesians 1:9-10 [Phillips]¹

In eternity past, long before Adam and Eve had ever sinned, God in His omniscience—knowing all things—knew that humanity would fall requiring the sacrifice of His Son for redemption. And at the time when Eve heard the curse that was being handed down; in God’s mercy, she also heard the promise that one of her offspring would crush the head of the serpent [that ancient serpent of old, the devil]. “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel." Genesis 3:15 [NIV]

Jesus Christ is the focal point of all history. He is our redemption for sin—buying us back from the consequences of sin separating us from God. Although, due to our sin, we must experience the first death of our physical bodies, we do not experience the second death of eternal separation from God. And God, in His ultimate mercy provides us with our new body, free of defect and the consequences of sin.

Ancient history looked forward to the coming of the Messiah—Jesus Christ. Modern history looks backward upon Calvary. Creation also waits for its redemption. “The Creation waits in eager expectation…that the Creation itself will be liberated…and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time.” Romans 8:19-22 [NIV]³

If history is Christ, “HisStory”; than it is beneficial to follow a “narration of events” as it relates to Christ—a timeline commencing from the beginning of “time”… The Principle Approach⁴ has succinctly identified 10 links on a Christ-centered timeline of the history of mankind. It begins, of course, with the beginning of time at Creation and continues through to the present, tracking the westward movement of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

It is through this Chain of Christianity that subjects are unified but yet retain individuality in their separate spheres. It is through a principled approach to education that all subjects gain their life and breadth and are not simply dreary subjects to accomplish before setting out in life. It is through such an education that we develop a true Christian education and not a secular education simply peppered with scriptures.

What is Christian education? Christian education is devoted to cultivating the heart of a child beginning with the internal decision of salvation and progressing toward a growth in the child’s self-government, by the leading of the Holy Spirit, so that they are responsible and accountable to the internal demands of God’s law written on their hearts. It works from the internal to the external—from character and conscience to behavior and actions.

Staying faithful,

Karen

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¹ Ephesians 1:9-10 [NASB]—He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him with a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times, that is, the summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens and things upon the earth.

²Genesis 3:15 [NASB]—And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise him on the heel.

³Romans 8:19-22 [NASB]—For the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly… in hope, that the creation itself also will be set free from its slavery to corruption into the freedom of the glory of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now.

⁴ The Principle Approach was derived from a ‘principled approach to education’, which was a method of Biblical reasoning from the Holy Scriptures embraced by the early colonists and our founding fathers.

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Isaiah 40:31 is my sustaining verse. "But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint." Each day He provides me with a brand new day to accomplish His will. I am truly grateful for his tender care. Thanks for stopping by....karen brummett

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My desire in putting this BlogSpot together is to share my study through The Principle Approach that I had originally put together for some dear friends. If you are brand new to the Principle Approach, please consider going through the "The Principle Approach: A Summary" located below. Then you may wish to consider going through a study put out through the "Foundation for American Christian Education" entitled "Self-Directed Study." You can follow that study through "The Principle Approach: Self-Directed Study" under "Categories". I hope this may add to your study as you renew your mind in Christ.

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