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- God created heaven and earth. Creation is the first mighty act of God confessed, just as the Pentateuch and the Apostles’ Creed begin with it. The doctrine of creation is not fundamental to Jewish or Christian faith according toBarth; it is “secondary and complementary,” but it always gravitates to the front of any retelling because of its obvious chronological priority.
- God chose the Fathers of Israel. Just as with creation, Barth indicates that this article of faith is secondary and complementary to others (specifically, to the Exodus, which he’s saving his energy for).
- God brought Israel out of Egypt. This is the act of central significance which Barth took pains to keep creation and the election of the fathers from usurping.
- God led his people through the wilderness. In the space between the exodus and the inheritance of the land, God and Israel had an extended encounter with each other in the desert.
God’s Mighty Acts: The First Estate. Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth?...When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? (Job 38:4,7) The scriptures show that God’s involvement with humankind began before this earth was created.
O Lord Jehovah, thou hast begun to show thy servant thy greatness, and thy strong hand: for what god is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy mighty acts?
- The Bible Calls Us to Read Its Narrative in Ways That Contradict ‘Deep Time’
- God’s Mighty Acts of Old
- The Purpose of Abraham
- Jesus and God’s Mighty Acts
- Cosmic Redemptive History Against’ Deep Time’
by Shaun Doyle Many specific features of the Bible show that it teaches ‘young age’ creation; e.g. Paul’s treatment of Genesis 2–3 in Romans 5, Romans 8, and 1 Corinthians 15, and Jesus’ use of Genesis 1 and 2 on the doctrine of marriage in Mark 10 and Matthew 19. Indeed, the young-age view is the best and easiest way to read Genesis 1–11. However,...
We know God through His ‘mighty acts of old’. God commands His people to remember his mighty acts and warns of dire consequences for forgetting them (Deuteronomy 8). Israel often worshipped God by recalling His mighty acts, whether from the recent or distant past. Classic prayers, such as Nehemiah 9 and Daniel 9, and Psalms (e.g. 105, 106, and 136)...
As we can see, this impetus for remembering God’s mighty acts didn’t start with remembering the Babylonian exile, or David’s reign, or the Exodus and the giving of the Law, or even with Abraham. It started with the creation of the heavens and the earth. Indeed, Genesis as a whole is a recollection of God’s mighty acts to explain how we get to the E...
This emphasis on God’s mighty acts is also reflected in the ways Jesus did theology. On marriage in Mark 10:1–10 and Matthew 19:1–12, He appealed to the precedent of God’s mighty act of creating humanity in Genesis 1:27 and 2:24 to ground His relativizing of Deuteronomy 24:1–4 in light of the inbreaking kingdom of God. In Mark 7:1–13, He appealed t...
The Bible presents a coherent and historically reliable story of cosmic creation, cosmic fall, and cosmic redemption. And it calls us to remember those events as God’s mighty acts of old. However, billions of years of ‘deep time’ is a different account of cosmic history. The Bible teaches us about particular events and timeframes that contradict ‘d...
- Shaun Doyle
Aug 1, 2000 · The Mighty Acts of God, Revised Edition. Paperback – August 1, 2000. by Arnold B. Rhodes (Author), W. Eugene March (Author) 4.4 22 ratings. See all formats and editions. This new edition of Arnold Rhodes's The Mighty Acts of God is an essential tool for learning more about the Bible.
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Mar 19, 2000 · It is the Biblical duty of every generation of Christians to see to it that the next generation hears about the mighty acts of God. God does not drop a new Bible from heaven on every generation. He intends that the older generation will teach the newer generation to read and think and trust and obey and rejoice.
Mar 10, 2010 · Written for elementary school-aged children, Mighty Acts of God tells the story of God's revelation of himself, his saving purposes, and his covenant. Author Starr Meade explains that these stories are not simply moral examples for kids, but rather they introduce kids to God as Sovereign Ruler, Holy Judge, Powerful Savior, and Faithful Redeemer.
