The Gospel - 7/14/2011
Thought I would post for you an article that Dr. Dwight Smith and I wrote about the gospel. It's long, so I won't be mad at you if this is not something that fits your appetite. Here you go:
Toward a more Holistic Understanding of The Gospel
Jerry Gillis and Dwight Smith
The Purpose
Any attempt to fully articulate the idea of the “gospel” will undoubtedly be found wanting, and this brief document will be no different. Our posture is that the whole of Scripture must be considered in the construction of the idea of the gospel because the Scripture reveals to us the original purposes and design of God for His world. Our primary concentration is to explore the implications of the gospel relative to the recreative purposes of God in and through Jesus. Our hope is that this may aid in the process of thinking and dialogue for those charged with leading in the Church, and that their understanding ... [ continue ]
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