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Three responses to being wronged
As Miroslav Volf writes, when a wrong has been done, there are three responses. There is revenge, the disproportionate response to evil; justice, the proportionate response to evil; and forgiveness, which is a gift of something entirely different.1 David PetersClick to TweetFrom the book “Post Traumatic Jesus” Available on amazon.co.uk*Available on amazon.com*
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Prayer
Prayer is the root, the fountain, the mother of a thousands blessings… the potency of prayer has subdued the strength of fire, it has bridled the rage of lions… extinguished wars, appeased the elements, expelled demons, burst the chains of death, expanded the gates of heaven, assuaged diseases, rescued cities from destruction and arrested the…
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Prima Scriptura
Prima scriptura thus calls us to embrace a plurality of sources (Bible and culture) while continually and unabashedly acknowledging the primacy of Scripture in all things.59 We recognize that the Spirit speaks in and through every cultural context but that his voice can only be adequately heard, understood, and responded to in concert with his…
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Pentecost
Contrary to what is often claimed, the story of Pentecost is not the undoing of the multiplicity of languages stemming from Babel, but rather a demonstration that multiplicity of languages and cultures does not necessarily lead to division and confusion. In Pentecost the multiplicity of human languages is not denied, but rather affirmed. Furthermore, at…
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Homogeneous Unit Principle
The homogeneous unit principle sacrifices mission at the altar of pragmatism , forgetting that the incarnation and the crucifixion were not the most practical way for God’s mission in the world. Harvey KwiyaniClick to TweetFrom the book “Sent Forth” Available on amazon.co.uk*Available on amazon.com*
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Migrant God
The triune God of heaven, who is a missionary God, became an immigrant God who came to dwell on earth, and the Spirit of God itself continues to be a migrant God who dwells with God’s people in the world. Harvey KwiyaniClick to TweetFrom the book “Sent Forth” Available on amazon.co.uk*Available on amazon.com*