the good news of the Old Testament is precisely the promise and undying hope that Yahweh, the God of Israel, would triumph over evil, would reign as king and would bring salvation to the ends of the earth.
Tag: Chris Wright
Mission Is: Fivefold
In the previous post in this series, I included a quote from Hannes Wiher, who reviewed the way in which different scholars see mission starting at different points in the Biblical narrative. I then wrote the following: For my part, I would argue that mission starts at the creation narrative in the book of Genesis. […]
Mission Is: Biblical I
The problem is that mission is a modern term which we read back into the Bible. Any decision about the Biblical basis of mission will involve an aspect of choice or interpretation.
Mission Is: Problematic
Mission isn’t a term which is found in the Bible. This means that people are able to read all sorts of meanings into it. This is a problem!
Throwback: Mission and Repentance
The first recorded command of Jesus was not “Go”, but “Repent”.
Throwback: Mission and Repentance
The first recorded command of Jesus was not “Go”, but “Repent”.
The Triple Scope of Mission
To repeat, since the point cannot be stressed too much, all this is integrated and motivated by the centrality of the gospel of the kingdom of God in the lordship of Jesus Christ. Everything flows from that. We build the church because Jesus is Lord of the church.
Whatever one might say about how difficult the year 2020 has been, lots of good books have been published. I’ve already suggested that two different books are the best book that I will read all year and in any other year, Here are Your Gods by Chris Wright would be a contender for that title, […]
The World We Live In
It is a world where the lobbying and propaganda power of vested interests have, for decades, so shaped political will and obstructed timely intervention that creation itself is groaning as both the victim and the instrument of God’s judgment on human hubris.
10 Mission Books 2020
Ten books that I reckon that any student of mission should be aware of.