What Are the 7 C’s of History?

Well, today we’ll start by answering “What are the 7 C’s?”

• Creation. God created everything in six literal 24-hour days around 6,000 years ago. This original creation was “very good” (perfect).
• Corruption. The first two people God made, Adam and Eve, disobeyed God and brought death and suffering into his creation. We no longer live in a “very good” creation; we live in a groaning world.
• Catastrophe. Adam and Eve’s descendants became increasingly wicked until God judged their sin with a global flood. This flood covered the whole earth and laid down rock layers and fossils.
• Confusion. After the flood, Noah’s descendants gathered in rebellion against God, and so God judged their sin by confusing their languages, forcing them to spread out and fill the earth. This event resulted in different people groups forming around the world.

Before we go on to the next three C’s, we need to understand that the first four C’s give the history in biology, geology, astronomy, anthropology, and so on that is foundational to the rest of the Bible, all doctrine, our biblical worldview, and in fact everything.

• Christ. Jesus Christ, fully God and fully man, stepped into history and lived the perfect life that none of us can ever live.
• Cross. Jesus went to the cross and died in our place. He took upon himself the penalty of death that we deserve because of our sin. Then he rose from the dead, conquering sin and death, and now offers the free gift of eternal life to all who will turn from their sin and who trust in Christ alone.
• Consummation. Jesus is coming again! He will make a new heavens and a new earth where there will be no more death, suffering, or disease.

The first four of the 7 C’s of History are the foundational history God has given us in Genesis chapters 1–11 that explains who we are, where we came from, why our world is broken, and so much more.

So, the first four of the 7 C’s of History are the foundational history God has given us in Genesis chapters 1–11 that explains who we are, where we came from, why our world is broken, and so much more. This is the history that explains what we see in biology, anthropology, geology, paleontology, astronomy, cosmology, etc. And the 7 C’s are also the gospel message and our hope of Christ’s second coming. They give the answer to our sin condition and hope for eternity!

So, why should you teach the 7 C’s to your kids? Well, I’m going to answer that tomorrow in my next blog post as I give some practical examples of how this works. I’ll also have a special announcement related to the 7 C’s that you won’t want to miss!

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,
Ken

This item was written with the assistance of AiG’s research team.