Why Does It Matter?
We began this series ten blogs ago by looking at the typical understanding of the gospel within the evangelical world: 1) Our sin has separated us from a holy and…
Another King
How did the first Christians declare the gospel? What words and phrases did they use? And crucially, how does their gospel compare with the gospel we hear in present day…
Abraham, Israel, and Covenant Blessing
In the last blog, we set out to examine the gospel, and I had proposed that the typical understanding of the gospel in most evangelical circles is too small. As…
Is Your Gospel Too Small?
Gospel is a very "church-y" word. Yes, it sometimes finds its way into every day conversations. For instance, people occasionally talk about the "gospel truth", meaning something rock-solid, trustworthy. But…