Look up, then go further

The good news that Jesus Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again, and that all who believe in Him are saved. See 1 Corinthians 15:3-4.

Who God is and what He is like. He is holy, He is merciful, and He has made Himself known in His Son. The seraphim call out, “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts” Isaiah 6:3.

How to read the Bible, and what is built into it: the differences between accounts, the covenants, the feasts, and the plagues of Egypt. “All Scripture is God-breathed” 2 Timothy 3:16.

The places, the days, and the people of the Bible's story, told where the text puts them. Luke wrote so that we may “know the certainty of the things” we have been taught.

The people Christ gathers. Here are the offices, the gifts, and what the churches have confessed since the apostles. He gave leaders “to equip the saints for works of ministry” Ephesians 4:11-12.

Coming to the Father through the Son, by the Spirit. We ask, confess, give thanks, and wait. “In everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God” Philippians 4:6-7.

What the Bible says about the end of the age and the return of Christ. We want to learn it well, without making it a puzzle to solve. “Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him” Revelation 1:7.