Today's words from a theologian are from Kevin DeYoung. He said: "The mystery of the Christian life is that Christ expects us to flee sin and the devil, but does not expect us to rid ourselves of either on this side of glory. Repentance is a way of life, and so is the pursuit of godliness. I wish every Christian could be reminded of these two things."

So far we have seen that the Bible is inspired, meaning it is indeed God’s Word. Thus other things must be true by way of implication.

One is that the Bible is inerrant. God does not make mistakes, and his Word does not include them.

Another is that the Bible is infallible. If there are no mistakes in it, then it will never fail in what it says or cause anyone to fail in believing it.

This also implies the unity of Scripture. There are no contradictions in it, just as there are no contradictions in the mind of God.

Let's look at another important implication.

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PROMISE OF REDEMPTION

In Genesis 3:15 God announced the enmity that would come between Satan and mankind. This is the protevangelium, the first announcement of the gospel in Scripture. Satan would be dealt a destructive, head-crushing blow. This is a reference to Christ's victory over Satan at the cross when Christ would render Satan powerless, enabling man to be forever restored to fellowship with God, making possible man's ultimate rule. Satan would have a minor victory ("you shall bruise him on the heel"), suggesting the death of Christ; however, that very death would spell Satan's defeat.

Although Adam and Eve had sinned, incurring death, God moved to resolve man's dilemma by pointing to a future Savior who would eliminate death, restore believing man to fellowship with God, and consummate history with Messiah's reign on earth to restore all that Adam had lost.

Even though Adam lost considerable authority in his kingdom rule as God's mediator, Genesis 3:15 looks to the future when the messianic kingdom will be inaugurated, restoring all that Adam lost.

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