![]() The Dark Side of Destiny: Hell Re-examined is an excellent primer, yet goes beyond a mere description of options. Yet for all the attention the topic has drawn, few are the resources that provide an overview of the major points in dispute without bogging down in detail. ![]() It is also available here for just $ 6.99 for users of the Nook e-reader. The Dark Side of Destiny: Hell Re-Examined (Wipf & Stock, 2013) is available in paperback and Amazon Kindle editions by clicking here. Don Thorsen, Professor of Theology, Azusa Pacific University Seminary Crofford identifies step-by-step strategies that help Christians to implement 'spiritual respiration' in finding their place in the church's mission." Second, spiritual respiration requires a 'breathing out' that is missional, ministering practically to others for their holistic salvation, societal well-being, and ecological care-giving. Crofford emphasizes the need for 'spiritual respiration.' His conception of church health first requires a 'breathing in' of personal growth that is spiritual, knowledgeable, and communal. Carla Sunberg, President, Professor of Historical Theology, Nazarene Theological Seminary "Crofford invites us into a discussion regarding the theology of church and the practical implications for ministry.This work will prove useful for the church engaged in the formation of Christlike disciples." Benjamin, Church of the Nazarene, Africa Region Education and Clergy Development Coordinator "If ever the church needed a grassroots understanding to fulfill its mission in the world in this significant time, then this is the 'back to the basics' guide so desperately needed." Middendorf, General Superintendent Emeritus, Church of the Nazarene "This is an excellent overview of the work of the church. But this is one for the pew and will be valued as well." Ecclesiology is generally a subject written and discussed in academic theological circles and rarely reaches the person in the pew. "Greg has powerfully captured the church, 'God’s mission in the World', in these brief pages. See the same site for hardback and paperback editions. NOTE: A Kindle e-book edition is available at Amazon for only $ 9.99 USD by clicking here. It is available in paperback for $ 13.60 USD from Wipf & Stock by clicking here. Mere Ecclesiology: Finding Your Place in the Church's Mission (Wipf & Stock, 2016) explores the church's purpose and mission in two movements: 1) "breathing in" (worship and discipleship) and 2) "breathing out" (transformational service in the world). ![]() And as those who look to Christ’s return, let us together proclaim: Maranatha! Come, Lord Jesus. If “reading our Bibles backwards” means thanking God for accomplishing the divine promise to bring us salvation in Christ, then let’s keep celebrating. This Advent season, we will celebrate the coming of Jesus the Messiah into our sin-sick world. Still, it is enough to bind the Testaments together as the unfolding of God’s rescue plan for sinful humanity gone astray. In the same way, Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart estimated that only about 2% of the content of Old Testament prophecy can be considered Messianic prophecies (See Klein et al., Introduction to Biblical Interpretation , p. The Old is in the New revealed.” Like a good two act play, the outcome of the drama can be hinted at through foreshadowing, but the ending is not given away. Saint Augustine is credited for having said: “The New is in the Old concealed. Philip used that passage to tell him the good news about Jesus. The eunuch was reading the description of the suffering servant from Isaiah 53, and asked: “Who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?” (v. Led by the Holy Spirit into the desert, he climbed into an Ethiopian eunuch’s chariot. Likewise, Acts 8:26-40 tells the story of Philip the Evangelist. Peter’s sermon in Acts 2 presents Jesus of Nazareth as the fulfillment of a prophecy from King David regarding the resurrection of God’s Anointed (the Messiah), that the “Holy One” would “not see decay” (Acts 2:31, NIV). He was right if by that comment we acknowledge it’s practically impossible for Christ followers, on this side of the Cross, not to see Jesus when we look at parts of the Old Testament. You Christians read your Bibles backwards. In the sentence you just read lies the crux of the matter: Should the Bible have a “New Testament”? Christians says yes Jews say no.Īs the discussion turned to what Christians would consider “Messianic prophecies” fulfilled in Jesus Christ, one of the rabbinic students remarked: We gathered around a table and discussed passages from the Old Testament, or what they just called the Bible. While attending Nazarene Theological Seminary, I participated in a dialogue with students from a nearby Seminary for rabbis.
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