Holy God, Fallen World

Holy God, Fallen World, Book 2, is a collection of 102 individual stories taken from the New Testament that tell about the incredible ministries of Jesus Christ and His apostles. Jesus's coming to the earth was the next stage of the conflict between our Holy God and the sinful, fallen world, a conflict that has been under way ever since Adam and Eve disobeyed God, and brought sin and death into the world. This conflict is a deadly battle because unless people according to God's standards of righteousness, they face an eternity of punishment.

This is God's world. He created it, and He established the righteous standards that must be followed. Before Jesus came to the earth, God entered into a covenant with the people of Israel under which He set forth commandments and laws that men and women had to obey if they wanted to please Him. Sadly, the men and women of Israel were not able to obey God's laws, and they turned to worship false religions. As a result, the people were lost in their sinfulness, and destined for eternal punishment. It is not possible for the people of the fallen world to live righteous lives.

God knew that people could not be saved unless He provided a Savior, so He sent His Son Jesus to the earth to die on a cross as the atoning sacrifice that would satisfy God's demand for justice. With the coming of Jesus Christ, the conflict between God and the fallen world entered into a new dimension, a New Covenant, in which acceptability by God did not depend on man's obedience to God's laws. Instead, salvation depends upon a person's believing in Jesus Christ in saving faith.

When Jesus died on the cross, and then arose from the tomb, it proved that He had conquered sin, Satan, and death. However, Satan remains a deadly enemy until he is finally destroyed. Satan knows his days are numbered, so he and his followers are doing everything possible to harm God's people.

Since the coming of Jesus Christ, the conflict between God and the fallen world has become a battle for the eternal spiritual lives of every person. Will they spend eternity in the presence of God, or in the fires of punishment? The battle against Satan and his followers is fought, not over material possessions of the fallen world, but over the souls of men and women. People who believe in Jesus are saved, and they inherit eternal life. Those who reject Jesus are condemned to eternal punishment. The essence of the battle is this: God wants all people to be saved. In contrast, Satan wants all people to be condemned.

The lessons contained in the stories in this book cover the ministries of Jesus and His apostles as recorded in the New Testament. There are many events, miracles, discourses, warnings, and lessons that point to the righteous and obedient way of life that God demands. Jesus and His apostles earnestly call for all people to accept Jesus as Savior and Lord, and be saved. However, there is ac...