Tag: Mission of God
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Scot McKnight on Political Eschatology
Looking through articles commenting on the election this morning, I found this one by Scot McKnight. Jesus Creed: Politics and Eschatology Somewhere overnight or this morning the eschatology of American Christians may become clear. If a Republican wins and the Christian becomes delirious or confident that the Golden Days are about to arrive, that Christian…
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Reconciliation is not the core mission of the people of God – Redux
Last week I published a post, Reconciliation is not the core task of the people of God. It highlighted an excerpt from Armand Larvie's book After Sunday and stimulated some great discussion. This post is a more detailed presentation of my point of view. Here is my thesis: The primary mission of the people of…
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Reconciliation is not the core task of the people of God
I've recently been reading After Sunday: A Theology of Work by Episcopal priest Armand Larive. I'm presently in Chapter Three, where he identifies how theology has developed in a way that blocks us from seeing the importance of work. He is spelling out what needs to be altered to open space for a theology of…
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Theologians & Economists: Economics and God’s Mission
[Series Index] Human beings were created to build a world. According to Genesis, humanity is to exercise dominion over the earth … to multiply and fill the earth. Psalm 8 declares. 3 When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,the moon and the stars that you have established; 4 what are human…
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Prosperity: “Your Kingdom Come…”
"Your Kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven." Christians across the continents and the ages have continually prayed these words Jesus taught his disciples. They are central to the life and mission of the Church. But there are two important implications of this prayer. First, these words are an…
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Prosperity: The Mission of God
The mission of God is not to get people saved. Now that I likely have your attention, let me also acknowledge that getting people saved is an essential piece of God's present work in the world. However, we must view God's mission from God's vantage point rather than ours. Failure to do so inevitably results…
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Household: Reviewing the Big Picture (Part 1)
We have now taken a whirlwind tour of fictive family and fictive household metaphors found in the Bible. This wide-ranging discussion can get us lost in the proverbial trees to the point we lose sight of the forest. So before we go any further, let us step back with a wide-angle lens and recapture the…
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Theology and Economics: Vision, Mission, Ethic and Call
Based on what I have addressed so far, here is a summary of elements I think are central to a theology of economics. The Vision and Mission of God Visio Dei (Vision of God) – The triune God existing in prefect shalom with all creation, dwelling in perfect community with His animate eikons as they…