How does better understanding the Gospel, and God's expectations for our response to it, help us think more clearly about how - and how not - to engage in politics?
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The Greek word "pistis" (the word we usually see translated as "faith" or "belief") can also mean "trust", "faithfulness", and "allegiance". In this episode, I particularly explore the implications if we render it as "allegiance" - a proposal that makes sense given that Jesus is King of Kings, Lord of Lords, and God the Son.
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In this episode, I ask the question, "Is the Gospel good news for everyone?", and look at how it is good news for all people without distinction, but not good news for people without condition. The Gospel is only truly good news for those who respond with faith/trust/allegiance in Jesus.
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In this episode, I critique a view that is becoming more common - that we should use the incarnate Christ as our only measuring stick for telling us what God is like. Yes, it is one of our clearest views, but looking only at Jesus' earthly ministry ignores what the Son was doing before the Incarnation, and what the Son will do at the second coming.
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In this episode, I talk about what it means that we already live in the Kingdom of God, while recognizing that we aren't experiencing the Kingdom in its fullness yet. We await Christ's appearing (often referred to as "the Second Coming"), where He will establish His Kingdom in its fullness.
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In this episode, we look at Jesus' crucifixion as both a mock - and a VERY REAL - coronation. While those who crucified Jesus mocked Him as a failed rebel against Rome, a false Jewish Messiah, a pretender to the throne - Jesus was, in fact being crowned King of Kings.
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In this episode, I look at a cool fact about Christmas that is hidden in “plain sight”, and that highlights our current theme - that the Gospel is about the victory of God!
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In this episode, I look more at the context of "gospel" in the 1st century, and how the declaration of the Gospel about Jesus put Him directly in competition with Caesar.
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In this episode, I look more at the context of "gospel" in the 1st century, and how the declaration of the Gospel about Jesus put Him directly in competition with Caesar.
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This episode explores one of the many “gospels” that would have been in competition for people’s loyalty and trust, leading up, and during the 1st century - Hellenism (Greek language and culture.)
Understanding this is important as we seek to understand how people would have understood even the basic term, “gospel”, when Jesus and His disciples started preaching that the Kingdom of God was at hand.
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This episode starts a new series - on the context of the term "Gospel" in the Bible - starting with the context in the Old Testament.
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In this episode, I review what we've covered in the "Big Picture Gospel" series. Next up - the Gospel of God's victory and Kingship.
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In this episode, I talk about the Gospel in the Old Testament - the Good News that God told to Abraham, and how followers of Jesus fit into that story by faith.
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In this episode, we talk about the big picture story of the Bible as a chiasm or “sandwich" - that God made creation for a specific purpose, and that God is bringing creation toward that purpose one step at a time. This story centers on Jesus - His incarnation, life, ministry, death, and resurrection.
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In this episode, we talk about the good news that God isn't done with creation. The brokenness that we see around us isn't permanent! God has great plans to restore creation and bring people into His family, through Jesus.
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In this episode, I pivot to looking at the big picture “good news” - beginning with the recognition that when God made creation, He called it “good”, and when God made humankind, He called us “very good.”
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In this episode, I continue our look at the "bad news", setting the baseline for our look at the truly Good News - the big picture Gospel of Jesus Christ!
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In this episode, I discuss the relationship between the "Romans Road" approach to presenting the Gospel, and the things I'll be discussing as we move forward.
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