The point of history from a biblical perspective is the revelation of Jesus Christ.
A little tidbit I received from one of Kruger's lectures and a most profound point of view. Without Christ as the primary focus, history is only a collection of stories and events. When Christ is considered the center of the Larger Historical Account, the failings in history have explanation and the happy events reveal purpose. Inevitable progress is the story of man in history with Christ as the focus. Take God in Christ out of the mix and "inevitable progress" is hardly the point or the reality. Enter the "God is dead" theologians (!!!!) .
Notice that we do not hear of the passing of God , of late. Good bye to that fantasy. And "hello" to a spiritual revival that declares the notion that God in Christ is the cosmic God of all things. Hopefully the church can move the thinking of some from this more general and righteous view to a point in time and practice when the individual will join history and allow God to define his/her life !!
jd
