By Ronald T. Habermas
A daring and specified hybrid between assets for Christian educators, scholars, and pastoral employees, this enterprising e-book blends the voices of a unmarried writer and ten contributing specialists right into a international dialog on Christian formation and nurture. It without problems transcends every age and all cultures, because it positions Christianity vibrantly alive from cradle to grave. This introductory textual content on Christian education-formation contains large graphical illustrations and accompanying on-line appendixes, offering a wealth of assets not just for use within the school room yet to be lived out within the lifetime of the church on the earth.
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He lives for thirty-three years on earth, then voluntarily sacrifices his life so that we can be redeemed — brought back to righteousness. ” Two superb biblical examples testify of the Trinity Relay for Restoration, each within a single verse of Scripture. ” (v. 15a) • “That is why I said the Spirit will take from what is mine” (v. ” (v. 15c) The second single verse summary of this relay springs from 2 Corinthians 5:19. The apostle Paul previously claimed that “if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation” (v.
1:26, 28; 2:15). Theologically, that job is known as the Cultural Mandate. Of course, our parents’ sin causes them to be evicted from the garden, and every aspect of creation is totally contaminated. But there remains one important fact that about 95 percent of all Christians seem to miss from this early point in time: the Cultural Mandate has always remained. Nowhere in Scripture does the Creator cancel this premier human duty. It is still part of his uniform purpose for all believers. We are still expected to serve as God’s ambassadors in the areas of leadership, stewardship, wisdom, kindness, care, and so forth.
In one particularly brilliant episode of The Simpsons, token and oft-mocked Christian Ned Flanders builds an amusement park in honor of his late wife, Maude. The rather unamusing “Praiseland” features Whack-a-Satan (similar to the Whacka-Mole carnival game), King David’s Wild Ride (a spook house in which children are forced to listen to all 150 psalms), a Rockin’ Ark, a Tower of Babel slide, a candy kiosk in which all candies are the same flavor (“plain”), and a tithing pond. ” 50 PART 1: Foundations to Restoration—Theological and Social Science Foundations As funny as the episode is for those of us who can laugh at ourselves, it touches on a sad truth: Many who call themselves Christians seem to value Maude’s legacy.