Sandra Richter Quotes

The Bible is the saga of Yahweh and Adam, the prodigal son and his ever gracious heavenly father; humanity in their rebellion and God in his grace. This narrative begins with Eden and does not conclude until the New Jerusalem is firmly in place. It is all one story. And if you are a believer, it is all your story.

To mix metaphors, with the covenant of Noah the paramedic successfully reaches the fallen climber; with the covenant of Abraham triage is done and the climber is lowered down the cliff; with the covenants of Moses and David the airlift is accomplished and surgery begins; with the covenant of Jesus the surgery is successful and the vigil begins—will our rescued climber endure to the end?

THE BIBLE, IN ALL ITS PARTS, IS INTENDED to communicate to humanity the realities of redemption. Over

Confronting the power of Egypt’s magicians and priests with the power of the Almighty, making a parody of the authority of Pharaoh by means of the authority of the Lord of the cosmos, miraculously, Moses leads God’s people out of slavery and into a new life. And

We are “Abraham’s offspring” (Gal 3:29), and his story is our story. I will know that we have successfully navigated the great barrier when you can see your own rebellion in Adam’s choice, recognize your own frailty in Abraham’s doubting and hear the hope of your own salvation in Moses’ cry: “Let my people go!

In essence, Adam and Eve are free to do anything except decide for themselves what is good and what is evil. Yahweh reserves the right (and the responsibility) to name those truths himself.

ʾAdām’s breach with the Father has also fractured humanity’s relational world. Self-centeredness and competition are now the relational norms. A healthy relationship, at any level, is hard to find.

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