God’s purpose is for time-space history. God has purposed that his ‘will’ be done on earth. Through the biblical motif of the ‘Kingdom of God’ we learn that God's Government is designed to bring human flourishing to all spheres of life, which entails another biblical motif of ‘Creation and New Creation’, promising the renovation of the cosmos—a New Heavens and a New … [Read more...]
OUT OF THE BOAT! Jesus and the Contemporary Church
… they thought he was a ghost. Mark 6:49 Jesus, teaching on the mount they knew. Jesus, feeding the five-thousand, and even raising the dead, they knew! But what was this new and strange manifestation? The disciples had been directed by Jesus to get into a boat and cross the lake to Bethsaida. When evening came a storm had blown up and they were ‘straining’ on the oars as … [Read more...]
An Open Heaven
You shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man John 1:50, 51 At particular turning points of history a window opens and heaven is poured out. God localises his presence over the life of an individual, a church, a city, or nation in outpoured blessing and power, in what we often call revival. They are special moments of time when … [Read more...]
