Archive for August, 2006

The Danger of Conceit

Tuesday, August 29th, 2006

In the book of Romans, Paul presents in extended fashion his understanding of the Gospel of Jesus Christ (Romans 1-11). The book moves explicitly to exhortation in Romans 12. Paul calls the Christians in Rome to present their bodies corporately as a living sacrifice (Romans 12:1-2). Transformation begins with the individual but […]

The Old Testament and Mission of God’s People

Thursday, August 10th, 2006

I want to summarize briefly the contribution of the Old Testament to understanding the mission of the people of God. I will do this in ten movements over the course of two essays.
1) Mission begins in the heart/mind of God. Creation epitomizes the missional character of God. God acts to bring order […]


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