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identity of the church Archive
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The Missional Identity of the Church 4
Posted on 2007/04/01 | 2 CommentsGleanings from Newbigin’s The Open Secret, chapters 9-10 Key Ideas The church is the community of those who acknowledge Jesus as the ultimate authority, existing to trust and participate in... -
The Missional Identity of the Church 3
Posted on 2007/03/25 | No CommentsGleanings from Newbigin’s The Open Secret, chapter 8 Key Ideas The church is the death-transcending people of God in Jesus by the Spirit to bear before the world a fully... -
The Missional Identity of the Church 2
Posted on 2007/03/21 | 1 CommentNOTE: theological caveat added at bottom Gleanings from Newbigin’s The Open Secret, chapter 7 Key Ideas The church is chosen in Messiah to bear the blessings and good news of... -
The Missional Identity of the Church 1
Posted on 2007/03/16 | No CommentsGleanings from Newbigin’s The Open Secret, chapters 1-6 Key Ideas The church is a community with the commitment that Jesus’ authority is ultimate and who announces this ultimate authority to... -
Trinity and Community
Posted on 2006/11/01 | 2 CommentsIs there a relationship between the Trinity as community and church as community? If so, what is the basis of that relationship? Here’s my current thinking in bullet form: Perichoresis... -
I am Your God–part 4
Posted on 2006/02/14 | No CommentsEverything is new, Revelation 21:1a, 5a-e The extent of the newness is staggering. It goes from one end to the other (heaven and earth, 1a) and includes everything in between... -
I am Your God–part 3
Posted on 2006/01/20 | No CommentsRevelation 21:1-5 (lks translation)–Initial Thoughts A.Everything is new, 1a, 5a-e B.The first things went away, 1b, 4f C.Sea/Death no more, 1c, 4b-e D.City from heaven/God with humans, 2a, 3b-e 1.God... -
I am Your God–part 2
Posted on 2006/01/10 | No CommentsRamblings on Genesis 17:1-8 Ninety-nine year old man with a post-menopausal wife. No kids. Zero. Zippo. Zilch. What a resume for a father of nations. The blessings of the covenant... -
I am Your God–part 1
Posted on 2006/01/04 | No CommentsGenesis 17:1-8 (translated from the LXX by LKSpringer) Now, Abram was ninety-nine years and the Lord appeared to Abram and he said to him, “I, I am your God. Be...
