Tullian Tchividjian gives us an interesting post and perspective that we should keep in mind.
Up And Out, Not In
Equally useful is Justin Taylor’s post about the Gospel.
The Gospel as a Three-Legged Stool?
I’ve read the entire review and the points made are interesting.
I’ve been think about the prominence of the word Gospel in the New Testament and what exactly it means. I Philippian’s which I’m how helping to teach it’s used 9 times. Six times alone in Chapter 1.
Starke’s review presents it this way:
So here is my counter-solution to Wax’s “three-legged stool.” In keeping with the “stool” illustration, let’s say the the gospel (its saving powerful announcement and definition) is the stool itself, not just one of the legs, but the entire support system. The legs that support the gospel are the (1) the story, since it gives the gospel its context; (2) the community of a local church that encourages us to preserve the gospel and live in accordance with it; and (3) good works and holiness as the fruit of new birth and a life that is empowered by the Spirit.
Wax presents the illustration of a three-legged stool to explain what he calls the “threefold sense of the gospel.” If you lose one leg of a three-legged stool, the whole thing tips over. The three legs are (1) the gospel story, (2) the gospel announcement, and (3) the gospel community.
Wax’s solution is a slight counter to some who want to define the gospel as God-Man-Christ-Response or Creation-Fall-Redemption-Restoration.
Two daily prayers from Scotty Smith
A Prayer about Thirsty Panting for Jesus
As I read this I can’t help think about Matthew 5:6
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