I know I still need to internalize this better, and I suspect that many others do as well. Why else bother with this book?
@ReaderJohn sounds very in keeping with people like NT Wright and Matthew Bates. I’m investigating options to buy, I’m intrigued how it views Paul’s description of the Gospel he preached in 1 Cor 15.
@ChrisJWilson The author said something to the effect that "there is not an Orthodox version of the Gospel. There's just the gospel." So no surprise if smart people start seeing the same contemporary problems.
@ReaderJohn I'm an unabashed Prot fwiw. But I confess I have no appetite left for convos on how "personal salvation" (or justification) relates to "gospel" or "kingdom" or what have you. I'm sure it's a useful book. Even so, the debates seem interminable, and each side seems destined to reduce or truncate some aspect of the whole to fit their frame.
@bbowman This is also something that Keller makes plain early in Center Church. There’s a difference between the gospel, its results, and our response. It’s good that various sectors of the Church are in agreement.