The gospel in seven words
Birth is a messy, painful affair, fraught with risk and danger. Yet Jesus was born.
The gospel in seven words
God's all-encompassing love enters the world in the person of Jesus Christ, through the power of the Spirit.
The gospel in seven words
Jesus Christ revitalizes, personalizes and universalizes God's covenants with the people of Israel.
The gospel in seven words
We are The Church of Infinite Chances, where every sinner is a saint and vice versa. "Sinners welcome," reads the banner on my church.
The gospel in seven words or less
I used only six words; I rested on the seventh.
The gospel in seven words or less
The Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead is working to infiltrate the whole creation with God's love.
The gospel in seven words
Our "no" is a human rejection of God's claim on us as our creator, sustainer and lord, a rejection that produces alienation and isolation, even from ourselves.
The gospel in seven words or less
According to both Irenaus and Athanasios, God became like us so that we might become like God. Clement observes that through obedience one "becomes a god while still walking in the flesh."
The gospel in seven words
The gospel begins and ends with God. Jesus makes God's action good news. But the word "Jesus" alone doesn't help me; such Jesus is a nice guy, but I need Jesus Christ, God's anointed.
The gospel in seven words or less
But not everyone will grow and change.
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