CFR: The Story of the Bible 2.2 & 2.4

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Across
  1. 2. According to the Bible, every little story in the world makes the right _____ only when seen within this one big CFR story. 2.2
  2. 4. The first man and woman had a choice: they could ________ with God or try to seize power for themselves. 2.4-1
  3. 7. [God’s good creation is corrupted because of human sin and rebellion.] We can summarize this part of the Bible’s master story with the word ___________. 2.2
  4. 10. At the Bible’s end, the writers speak of a future day when Jesus returns and rights all the wrongs, eradicates evil, and __________ heaven and earth.
  5. 11. The Bible claims that Jesus was actually God, who had become __________ and come to do what humans couldn’t do for themselves. 2.4-2
  6. 14. The Bible claims that biblical Christianity tells the only master story that is ________. 2.2
  7. 15. Jesus taught that God’s kingdom was an upside down kingdom, where those ruled would be those who ____ the poor (and even their own enemies!). 2.4-2
  8. 18. The Bible claims that Jesus came to take the ____________ of our evil onto himself. 2.4-2
  9. 20. Jesus of Nazareth faced evil and successfully R ____________D its power. 2.4-1
Down
  1. 1. [God created the world good.] We can summarize this part of the Bible’s master story with the word ___________. 2.2
  2. 3. The Bible is the story of what God is doing to _________ Himself by redeeming His fallen creation. 2.2
  3. 5. [God offers redemption through Jesus, and He is in the process of restoring his creation to its original purpose.] We can summarize this part of the Bible’s master story with the word ___________. 2.2
  4. 6. According to the Bible, the first man and woman were called to _______ the world on God’s behalf--as God’s representatives. 2.4-1
  5. 8. The first man and woman’s rebellion against God resulted in messed up relationships, a world filled with V______CE. 2.4-1
  6. 9. According to the Bible, God created a beautiful and orderly world out of darkness and _______. 2.4-1
  7. 12. The “Creation” part of the Bible’s master story lets us know that anything God put in this world is fundamentally ________ because God created it. 2.2
  8. 13. Through the prophets, God promised to send a new leader who would __________ their hearts and minds 2.4-1
  9. 16. The “Redemption/Restoration” part of the Bible’s master story lets us know this about anything God put in this world: No matter how messed up it is, it can be __________ to its original purpose by Christ. 2.2
  10. 17. God warned the first man and woman that trying to __________ good and evil for themselves would end up killing them. 2.4-1
  11. 19. Like the first man and woman, Abraham’s family gives in to the same temptation and redefines ____________ as good. 2.4-1
  12. 21. In Jesus, sacrificial love proves to be more powerful than _____ itself. 2.4-2