Telling All of God’s Story OR (Christ in the Heavenly Sanctuary)
Introduction To my amazement, as I was reading a book written by a respected Christian author of another faith, I heard him say that many Christians today are telling only half of God’s story. They assert that we have all sinned and that Jesus died on the cross for us. Then he said it again, “Many Christians today are only telling half the story. They are leaving off the “bookends” of God’s story!” What could he possibly mean? By bookends he meant that many do not include as part of the salvation story, the Creation account nor do they tell of the restoration of Creation at the end. Is that possible? Is there more to the story than sin and the cross? Ever since its inception, Seventh-day Adventists have said there is more to the story. We don’t deny sin and the forgiveness of sin nor do we discount the wonder of the cross. But we do say there is more to the story! The question before us today is this, “What part of the story is missing and why