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There is no clean cut dogmatic answer to this, but the gospel is the saving story of Jesus Christ as the fulfillment and climax of the story of Israel.
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What makes this edition so special?
“In the gospels, we see what is required if we are to be followers .. of Jesus. Following Jesus requires repentance, turning away from the familiar to … discipleship. … We are not Christians because of what we believe but because we obey the call of Jesus: ‘Come, follow me.’”
—Stanley Hauerwas
You honestly can't do better than this. Listen to Barth (with his very labored speaking and heavily Swiss accent) explain that theology "is concerned with Immanuel, God with us! Having this God for its object, it can be nothing else but the most thankful and happy science!"
"But the God who is the object of evangelical theology is just as lowly as he is exalted. He is exalted precisely in his lowliness. [...] In this way, what God wills for man is a helpful, healing, and uplifting work, and what he does with him brings peace and joy." – Barth, ET
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I can definitely follow your train of thought. I just knew you could point me to a longer treatment of the idea of judgement as grace. Thanks, Keanu.
Afraid to ask, but do you know of a good book that follows this line of argumentation?
Taking tomorrow off. I don’t feel ready for the week ahead.
Very spotty communication with some family in Iran. Heard from one person, no word from 7-8 others. One has told me that 2 of their friends have died. I don’t know what to say or what to do. Please pray for my family and for the people of Iran.
Do not let idiots, sectarians, partisans, people who refuse to read books or learn from people who are more intelligent than they are—do not let them negatively polarize you into extremism. Remember that violence, while it may sometimes be unavoidable, never solves intractable social problems.
March 2 Scripture
"O LORD, we are shamefaced, like our kings, our princes, and our fathers, for having sinned against you" (Dan 9:8). I am moved by Daniel's prayer. But in today's context I want to pray, "We are shamefaced FOR our kings and our princes, for they lead us to senseless wars."
Feels relevant to share again.
Blessed are the artisans of peace.
The REB is my favorite Bible translation.
"Christofascism "knows the cross only as a magical symbol of what Jesus has done for us, not as a sign of the poor man who was tortured to death as a political criminal... [it is] a betrayal of the disappointed, a miracle weapon in the service of the mighty." ~Dorothee Sölle (1929-2003)
Yes, for the past few months I’ve made it my top priority. It really helps.
I agree with your approach.
He swims in jeans?! 🤣
Saying the gospel is the victory of God through Jesus’ death on the cross. Surely right, but the emphasis on that alone makes it sound Lutheran to me.
Sounds more Lutheran than Anglican to me. Not bad, but better short answers exist.
You’re not wrong, but I would prefer to answer more or less as Scott McKnight does: the gospel is the story of Jesus as the resolution and fulfillment of the story of Israel.
Current events really making a mockery of “no kings”.
By rendering ἀκοή as “proclamation” rather than “hearing,” Martyn shifts the emphasis from a cognitive act (e.g., receptive hearing) to the invasive, prior act of God in the preaching event itself. So faith is not something you bring to the gospel; it is something the gospel creates in you.
Martyn’s translation of Galatians 3:5
“When God even now supplies the Spirit to you, and when he works wonders in the midst of your communities, is he doing those things because you observe the Law, or is he doing them through the proclamation that elicits your faith?“
It's Lent and I'm Tired
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My man @joshuabocanegra.bsky.social preaching it all day long.
Corruption at the scale currently unfolding in the U.S. government *should* be recognized as a legitimacy crisis. That revelations of systematic institutional corruption have been absorbed into the ordinary churn of news and political controversy is a profound social pathology.
Gonna make one last push for this! Y'all come on and read this book with me and others this lent!
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I know it is a little last minute, but we are hosting an online book club during March! We will be reading and discussing The Last Week by Marcus J. Borg and John Dominic Crossan.
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