God's Plan of Salvation: Covenant and Kingdom

In this book, the author, Ian Lyall makes a brief study of the Christian teaching on important matters of faith. He begins by examining the role of God as Creator and humankind as his image-bearers. As a result of the Fall, sin entered and the whole of God's creation is out of kilter. God did not abandon his Creation, but beginning with his Covenant with Abraham he planned his restoration of his Kingly role, the redemption of his image-bearers and of his whole Creation. The Abraham Covenant failed by the sin of Israel, but one faithful Jew, Jesus, God's Messiah carreid the sin burden to the Cross. God raised Jesus and restored his reign in his New Covenant people. One day he will usher in a New heaven and New Earth and his eternal rule will begin