The Mission of Jesus Christ

The World Today?

• Ask: what is wrong with the world today? Is
there really something wrong? And are you
helpless about it? Why?
 The Tree of Life or The Tree of Death

THEN NOW
Brotherhood/ Diminished Life
Sisterhood
Jealousy
Love
Murder/Death
Abundance
Man sees himself at
Man sees God as par with God
his Creator, he as
his creature Man uses God to his
own advantage

The Root of the Problem

Refusal to Listen
God’s Word
Confronting the Problem of Evil

Man’s Solution
 Religious World Views?
• Religious Solutions:
– Buddhism: escape to Nirvana ("The Way")
– Hinduism: this is not reality; immerse yourself in
the Atman ("God")
– Islam: obedience to God and paradise
– Confucianism: problem is immoderation; solution
is the Mean
 Ideological World View?
• Marxism - problem is alienation and the classing
of people; solution is to remove these structures
through revolution for a "classless society"
• POP psychology - problem is not being "real" or
true" to one's self; solution is to be what you feel
• laissez faire economics (Capitalism)
• socialism
• nationalism
THE CHRISTIAN WORLD VIEW
Forgetfulness and the Call to
ANAMNESIS
 Hebrews 1: 1-2: God’s Initiative
“ In the past God spoke to our
ancestors in different times and
in many ways through the
prophets, but in this last days, he
has spoken to us through his Son.
He is the one through whom God
has created the universe.”
 John 1:1-2: The Word Became Flesh

• “In the beginning, the Word

already existed; , the Word was
with God, and the Word was God
… The Word became flesh and
dwelt among us. We saw his glory
as God’s only Son.”
To Listen and Become His Sons
and Daughters Once Again

The Work of Christ

 The CHRIST EVENT:
Passion, Death & Resurrection
• Redemption from Sin

• Reconciliation with the Father

• Restoration of our dignity as children of God

• Renewal of life into fullness and glory

 God working in and through
human history

“And we know that for those who love God all

things work together for good for those who
are called according to his purpose.”
- Romans 8:28
 The Work o
• The work of Christ
• 1. Christ's passion, death and resurrection achieved the following:
•
• redemption from sin: becoming right with God again (or righteousness)
• by being the penal substitute
• atonement for sin
• being our sacrifice
• reconciliation with the Father (and with one another)
• - access. (Eph 2:13-18 READ)
• He is our peace!
• restoration (or the recovery) of our dignity as sons and daughters of God)
• through the Holy Spirit: sanctification
• renewal of lifeinto fullness and glory
• rebuilding and reconstructing of community life, of relationships
• 2. Rom 8:28-30 READ
• this is the way God works in history
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