The Global Theme of the Bible
God created all people for His eternal purposes. In other words, every person has been created to glorify God forever.
Before God created the world He had a plan. Our sin, being unlike Him, has corrupted His perfectly good plan, which He has permitted for a limited time. God’s plan has not been thwarted. God has provided a way for all people to reconciled to Him through God the Son, Jesus Christ.
The triune God is gracious to extend the message of His blessing and grace to all people, through those who have believed Him already. He will make His name great in every part of the earth. Every person has the responsibility to willingly respond in faith to the message of His blessing.
Some people will get with God’s plan. Most will not. Every person will be held accountable for their own choice. He will extend His blessing to every language, people group, family group, and ethnic group. Then He will establish perfect order after righteous judgment.
These quotes from the Bible will give a glimpse of His global goodness that is extended to all people. They show God’s intention, even command, that His people willingly embrace His plan so that their earthly lives will have purpose, meaning, and eternal effect.
Genesis 12:1-3 – “…in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
Isaiah 49:6 – ”…I will make you a light for the nations that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”
Malachi 1:11 – “…from the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations…”
Romans 10:13-15 – “…how shall they hear without a preacher and how shall they preach unless they are sent?”
Genesis 26:4 – “… in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed…”
Genesis 28-13-15 – “… in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.”
Deuteronomy 4:5-6 – “… Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes…”
Joshua 2:9-11 – “… as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the Lord your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.”
1 Samuel 17:45-46 – David to Goliath “… that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.”
1 Kings 10:23-24 – “… all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.”
Psalm 46:10 – “… I will be exalted among the heathen,
I will be exalted in the earth.”
Psalm 67:1-7 – “…That thy way may be known upon earth… Thy saving health among all nations.”
Daniel 3:28-29 – “…there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.
Isaiah 49:6 – “… I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, That thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.”
Malachi 1:11 – “… For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same My name shall be great among the Gentiles; And in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: For my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts.”
Matthew 24:14 – “… This good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed in all the world as a testimony to all nations.”
Matthew 28:18-20 – “… Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and lo I am with you alway.”
Luke 24:44-47 – “…And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem…”
Mark 16:15 – “… Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.”
Acts 1:8 – “… and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”
Romans 1:5 – “… By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name…”
Romans 15:20 – “… so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named…”
Revelation 5:9 – “… thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation.”
