Some Good News

The statements below explain — in summary — why even in our pessimistic age there’s hope for the future and a purpose for you to fulfill:

• God created the heavens and the earth for His glory.

• God made mankind in His image to fill the earth and subdue it.

• This commission is known as the Dominion Mandate.

• Mankind rebelled against God by seeking to live independently from Him, bringing a curse upon all creation.

• The curse brought suffering and death to the world, and made our work on earth burdensome.

• Yet God implemented a plan to restore humanity along with all of creation.

• Starting with Abraham, God chose a people who would be faithful to Him.

• From this line of descendants came God’s Son, Jesus Christ, who lived a life of perfect obedience.

• Jesus came not to condemn the world, but to save it.

• Jesus was crucified, buried, and raised from the dead according to His Father’s plan.

• Jesus brings forgiveness and restoration to all who trust in Him.

• Before ascending from the earth, Jesus delivered the Great Commission as a renewal of the Dominion Mandate to be fulfilled in His Name.

• Those who trust Jesus are part of a new humanity that God is using to bring about a new creation.

• Jesus now reigns at the right hand of the Father, overseeing the advance of His kingdom.

• The Dominion Mandate is faithfully obeyed as God’s people abide in Christ and serve others in His Name.

• The day is coming when the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.

• God has called you to participate in this glorious story as it unfolds by faithfully using the gifts He has given you.