Chapter IX – The Purpose of Christ – The Image of God
What is the purpose of Christ? For what end was He created? What effectual impact does His existence hold for all creation? And, most importantly, how does His existence relate vitally to His God? In asking these questions, we enter the most complex and intimate issue – one which Christ delights to share with us, yet one that Christendom has complicated for thousands of years, now (no surprise there.) Scholars great and small have inspected every line of His word, and yet these fundamental issues are so little agreed upon! How can this be? It is not for lack of trying that mankind has failed to grasp the answer. It is false doctrine which has imposed upon the consciences of many, blinding them to the story God is telling. The story is so far removed from Christendom, that upon hearing and believing it, the chances are that you will never wish to return to an organized religion. Before we begin: much study of God’s story was conveyed in my series, “ God's Timeline .” I highly ...