How God Became King

Great video intro and interview on Tom Wright's recent work on the Gospel story and God's kingship, How God Became King. Salient points:

• Each generation has to learn how to articulate the  Gospel story
• Gospels reveal a narrative strategy
• "Theme" of the gospels is God becoming King

I haven't read the book yet, but plan to and it's that third point in particular that I'm most interested in, to see how he teases it out and how he connects it to the Old Testament, which had such a robust view of the King and Kingdom.

Please...drop your thoughts in the comments section!

Gospel Sketch: Galatians

Often overlooked and overshadowed - for sure - by it's longer counterpart, Romans, Paul's letter to the churches in Galatia certainly holds it's own when it comes to understanding Paul (especially so), and more importantly the Gospel he preached.

Following is a short sketch of the Gospel from Galatians, chapter by chapter:

Chapter 1

• The Gospel is announcement, needs to be preached and needs someone to 'announce" it.
• Preach = to announce good news; apostle = ambassador, delegate or representative

Chapter 2

• The Gospel is for all people.
• An outworking of the Gospel is "table fellowship" between those that are justified.
• Justified = declared to be in the right with God

Chapter 3

• The Gospel works by faith through promise; it doesn't not work through law and curse.
• The Law, Torah, is not, however, opposed to the Promise (Gospel).

Chapter 4

• The Gospel produces heirs that have the full benefits of "sons", not household "slaves".
• The Gospel, as well as being based on Promise, is guaranteed through Covenant.

Chapter 5

• Love is the language of the Gospel and love fulfills the intent of the Law.
• The Spirit leads God's people into the Gospel life.

Chapter 6

• Jesus is the pattern of Gospel (and Law, i.e. God's word) love, in both his life and sacrificial death.
• Gospel love is others centered.