"In the beginning God..."
A story, i once read from an author who was quoting a roommate, is simply put:
A character
who wants something
and faces obstacles to get it.
who wants something
and faces obstacles to get it.
Every narrative everywhere follows that essential guideline at its heart. In the first four words of the Bible, we are introduced to the main character. God is the one who wants something, a people for Himself. A people He has imagined and now that he has can no longer imagine living without. But by the third chapter we see that He will have to overcome some pretty big obstacles to get them. The whole Bible is this story. God is the Hero. God is the protagonist. God is the one knocking down the walls in His way. God is the pursuer. God is the triumphal King who gets his Bride in the end.
Is this how we read the Bible?
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