The 14 C Sounds of History, Part 1

Hello, friends, I am Pastor Calvin Lindstrom with Christian Liberty Academy School System. Welcome to There’s No Place Like Home. A number of years ago, Ken Ham and his ministry Answers in Genesis developed an overview of Scripture and history in a clever way that they called the 7 C’s of history. They even had a nice song to help you memorize them. The Seven C’s were: Creation, Corruption, Catastrophe, Confusion, Christ, the Cross, Consummation. Overall this is a great overview, but as I reflected more on it, it moves from Genesis 11 to the Gospels. That is a big jump. And obviously, this outline was not meant say these are the only things you need to know. Anyway, as I reflected on this overview of the Bible, I came up with a way to double the number of categories which would provide a more robust summary of the Bible. So here are the 14 C sounds of history, one of them begins with a “K” but “C” can sound like K in certain words. Creation – Genesis 1  Corruption, the fall of Adam and Eve – Genesis 3  Catastrophe, Noah’s flood – Genesis 6-9  Confusion, The Tower of Babel – Genesis 11  Covenant, God’s calling and covenant with Abraham – Genesis 12  Circumcision, The sign of God’s covenant with Abraham – Genesis 15  Commandments, God gave to Israel a law not for her salvation but to direct her in serving Him – Exodus 20  Kingship, Though the LORD was to be king, Israel wanted an earthly king. God would use the line of kings to prepare the way for the coming of Christ. – 2 Samuel 7  Captivity, This seemed to be the end of God’s promises, but it would not be. There would be restoration and the Messiah would still come – 2 Chronicles 36 Christ - Gospels Cross - Gospels  Coming of the Spirit, the great day of Pentecost – Acts 2  Cornelius, the Holy Spirit came upon Gentiles showing the unity of Christ’s body – Acts 10:44-48  Consummation, the return of Christ – Titus 2:13-14 and other passages Next week I will talk more about this summary. I trust this expansion of the work of Ken Ham and Answers in Genesis will be helpful for you as you teach your children the flow of Scripture and God’s work of redemption. For Christian Liberty Academy School System, I am Pastor Calvin Lindstrom. To learn more about our ministry, visit homeschools.org