God is Always Speaking

3 Realms Chart

During the Age of Knowledge, God spoke to man through the written law. His boundaries defined relationships between people, between man and his environment, and between man and his God. But because the fullness of time has now come, God today speaks to all creation by and through His Son. We claim Christianity as different from all other religions in that each person can have a personal relationship with a Personal God.

This is a significant differentiation between these two ages:

* Under law, man could relate to a Holy God only through measuring up to His standards and keeping His commandments, by performing certain behaviors. So to maintain this surface relationship you always had to be on your best behavior.

* Not so in the Age of Grace. Because God created us now to be His sons, we are members of His family. Often times we are in relationship with God IN SPITE OF our behavior. He has given us a new heart, a new nature, and a new identity. In the age to come, He will continue to speak through His Son; it will simply be a corporate or multi-membered mature son.

Time and the 3 Realms of Reality

Just as God’s purposes change over time as reflected by ages, time also affects the different realms of reality in which we exist.

The Natural Realm

Time was created as part of the natural realm at creation. We all have the same amount of time: 24 hours a day, and we can only live it one day at a time, or one moment at a time. The two greatest thieves are represented by the thieves that were crucified next to Jesus: the past and the future.

The Supernatural Realm

Interestingly, time does not influence the supernatural realm. When we feel controlled by time in our mind, will or emotions (our soul), we are believing lies.