Jun 20, 2022
The divine rescue - of which the ministry of Jesus is the decisive act - is not merely to be understood as the securing of a heavenly afterlife for the faithful, but the restoration of a fallen creation. To be "saved" is to be set free, to be healed and to be counted a citizen of the "kingdom of God."
But such freedom...
Jun 13, 2022
God's Revolution to Restore All Creation begins with a cry to all
Israel to prepare for war. But not the war Israel expected...
For decades tensions with Rome had been growing. Various political
and religious sects (think Pharisees, Sadducees, et al.) were
staking out their positions in the coming conflict. Swords...
May 5, 2022
At the heart of Jesus's ministry is the declaration that "the
Kingdom of God has come near!"
This is not merely a call for sinners to secure the afterlife, but
the announcement that the fulfillment of the covenant of salvation
is at hand! The God of Israel has arrived to depose the powers and
principalities of this...