The gospel is good news before it is good advice. It tells us who Jesus is, what he has done, and what that means for our lives and our world.
The Bible is saturated with the theme of the kingdom, a great unfolding reality that reaches its fulfilment in Jesus Christ. From the first pages of Genesis to the strange and magnificent visions of Revelation, the kingdom of God is not a side topic but the thread that holds the whole story together.
I was a different person back then. At least I’d like to think so. Dogmatic. Self-assured. Self-righteous. It’s hard to know for sure. What part is personality, what part is learned
I’m in Bible College this year, working towards a Diploma in Biblical Theology (this will, I know, NOT COME AS A SHOCK TO SOME OF YOU…) and really, it’s the dream of a lifetime to spend 5+ hours each week in biblical conversation with others of a similar persuasion.