9| The Gospel and The Gospels | The Gospel I

The Gospel + The Gospels Brandon gets to talk about his training and perspective on this foundation of the Christian faith. We talk culture, understanding our own culture, and stepping outside of how we grew up to see how others see us, and expand our worldview. Greek vs. Jewish worldview, and how these two are different, and bring different culture perspectives to how we read the Bible. -ex: faith is something that you "embody," not just something that you "think." How we are influenced by Greco-Roman thinking, shown in examples of hymns "I'll fly away." Eternal life (heaven) begins now. If you believe it starts "when you die" then you're missing out on what Jesus can bring us now. Susette talks about how she began to deconstruct what she had been taught in church in her first years of life, and how bible authors using language from Roman culture, to be provocative, brought her a lot of frustration and fear when she first learned it. It felt threatening to the idea biblical inerrancy to her when she first studied it. Jesus as a revolutionary. He proclaims the Kingdom of Heaven in Mark as His first message. The American Gospel: I'm a sinner, I can't save myself, I need a savior. Jesus died for my sins, if I invite Him in my heart, and believe he's the savior, my sins will be forgiven and I'll go to heaven when I die. All of this is TRUE, but it's not the full story of the Gospel. We reviewed the 8 elements of the Gospel from Matthew Bates. 1. Jesus the King Preexisted with the Father 2. Jesus took on human flesh, fulfilling God's promises to David 3. Jesus died for sins in accordance with the scriptures 4. Jesus was buried 5. Jesus was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures 6. Jesus appeared to Many 7. Jesus is seated at the right hand of God as Lord 8. Jesus will come again as judge (51) Bible: Book of Mark Romans 1:1-5 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 References: (You can check out all these authors on YouTube/other podcasts, too) Our Father Abraham by Marvin R. Wilson The Day the Revolution Began, by N.T. Wright King Jesus Gospel, by Scot McKnight Salvation by Allegiance Alone, by Matthew Bates