Atonement and the Kingdom
As my computer uploads about 10,000 book covers to amazon and indigo I will otherwise entertain myself here.
I ordered quite a few books from previously mentioned amazon the other day… One that I am especially interested in reading is Myth of a Christian Nation…
I heard a sermon that Gregory Boyd preached at Mars Hill - April 29th on Christus Victor (Christ is Victorious). The theme of atonement… what Christ DID on the Cross and WHY.
Why did Jesus have to die on the Cross?
Today we say… To save me from my sins and take away the separation that sin creates… the me and my personal Jesus Christianity
In the first century they said… To destroy the Devil and his works.
The BAD difference, Greg suggests, is the increasing individualism of Christian religion.
Greg suggests that the GOOD NEWS of Jesus death includes our own personal salvation, but goes FAR beyond that.
I’m finding a lot of encouragement and hope in this whole Kingdom Movement that is going on…
May 31st, 2007 at 4:54 pm
That is really insightful. I am now really interested in stealing that book from your book shellf. Or maybe I should hijack the truck on it’s way to Brantford? I could do it Robin Hood style. That would be sweet.