Education Restoration and Antithesis

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Restoration, Antithesis, and Education

Michael GoheenTrinity Western University


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Gods Response

While justly angry

God did not turn his back

on a orld bent on destruction!

he turned his "ace to it in love#

With patience and tender care he set out

on the long road o" rede$ptionto reclai$ the lost as his people

and the orld as his kingdo$ %&T, '()#


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Genesis *+'+ Mother -ro$ise

Although Ada$ and Eve ereAlthough Ada$ and Eve ere

e.pelled "ro$ the garden and theire.pelled "ro$ the garden and theirork as burdened by sins e""ects,ork as burdened by sins e""ects,

God held on to the$ in love# /eGod held on to the$ in love# /e

pro$ised to crush the evil "orces theypro$ised to crush the evil "orces they

unleashed# %&T, par# 01)unleashed# %&T, par# 01)


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Genesis *#'

-ro$ise o" battle

-ro$ise o" a &ha$pion

-ro$ise o" victory


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2bservations on rede$ption

Rede$ption is progressive in its outorking

Rede$ption is restorative in its nature

Rede$ption is co$prehensive in scope


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-rogressive in 2utorking

Act 2ne+ God Establishes /is 3ingdo$+ &reation

Act To+ Rebellion in the 3ingdo$+ 4all

Act Three+ The 3ing &hooses 5srael+ Rede$ption 5nitiated

6cene 2ne+ A -eople "or the 3ing

6cene To+ A 7and "or the -eople

5nterlude+ A 3ingdo$ 6tory Waiting "or an Ending+ The5ntertesta$ental -eriod

Act 4our+ The &o$ing o" the 3ing+ Rede$ption Acco$plishedAct 4ive+ 6preading the 8es o" the 3ing+ The &hurchs Mission

6cene 2ne+ 4ro$ 9erusale$ to Ro$e

6cene To+ To the Ends o" the Earth

Act 6i.+ The Return o" the 3ing+ Rede$ption &o$pleted


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6tory o" Gods Mission

:The ;ible renders to us the story o" Gods

$ission through Gods people in theirengage$ent ith Gods orld "or the sake o"

the hole o" Gods creation#< %&hris Wright)


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6tory o" $ission

Gods $ission+ 7ong ter$ purpose to restore thehole creation and all o" hu$an li"e

5sraels $ission+ E$body Gods original creationalpurposes "or the sake o" the orld

9esus $ission+ Reveal and acco$plish Gods "inalrede$ptive purpose "or the creation

&hurchs $ission+ &ontinue 9esus $ission to $akeknon the kingdo$ o" God to the ends o" the earthin li"e, ord and deed


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Mistaken 8otion

=ery o"ten people have co$e to the

8e Testa$ent ith the presu$ptionthat >going to heaven hen you die is

the i$plicit point o" it all# # # # They

ac?uire that viepoint "ro$so$ehere, but not "ro$ the 8e

Testa$ent# %8# T# Wright)


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Restoration o" thisli"e

# # # it is precisely ordinary earthly e.istence

that is redee$ed %G# ;erkouer)#


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Rede$ption is restorative

The creation is very good, the ay God intended it

/u$an beings are created to live a bodily li"e in the conte.t o"creation#

6in is the proble$ not $ateriality#

2ld Testa$ent vies "uture kingdo$ as restored li"e on necreation#

9esus proclai$s the gospel o" the kingdo$#

9esus resurrection is a previe#

The biblical language o" rede$ption, restoration, reneal allpoint to the return o" the good creation to hat it as $eant tobe#

@estruction o" the creation ould $ean a 6atanic victory#


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Restoration is co$prehensive

And he $ade knon to us the $ystery o" his

ill according to his good pleasure, hich hepurposed in &hrist, to be put into e""ect hen

the ti$es ill have reached their "ul"il$ent

to bring all thingsin heaven and on earth

together under one head, even &hrist

%Ephesians '+(B'1)#


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As 4ar as the &urse is 4ound

4or God as pleased to have all his "ullness

dell in hi$, and through hi$ to reconcile tohi$sel" all things, hether things on earth or

things in heaven, by $aking peace through

his blood, shed on the cross# %&olossians

'+'(B01)


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Mission o" 5srael+ E$body a

&o$prehensive Restoration

5srael called to e$body a co$prehensive salvation

"or the sake o" the nations

2T 6tory+ 4or$ation o" people and placed on land

to be light to nations

7a+ 2rders hole li"e o" 5srael

Wisdo$+ 2rders hole li"e o" 5srael

-rophets con"ront 5srael "or not e$bodying Gods

salvation in hole o" their lives


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&o$prehensive restoration $ade

knon in 9esus

Everything he said and did as directlyrelated to the co$ing o" the kingdo$# /ereversed all the conse?uences o" evil in theorld+ disease, possession by inhu$anspirits, guilt, ritualistic and e$pty religion, a

caste syste$ o" purity and i$purity, scarcityo" "ood, a hostile nature, co$$erciale.ploitation and death %Andre 3irk)#


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&o$prehensive restoration

acco$plished in cruci"i.ion

Gustav AulCn+ :The ork o" &hrist is "irst and"ore$ost a victory over the poers hich hold

$ankind in bondage+ sin, death, and the devil#< 9ohn '0#*'B**! &ol# 0#'! Rev#'0#DB'0

-ublic battle and victory "or the hole creation

7esslie 8ebigin+ We :privatie this $ighty orko" grace and talk as i" the hole cos$ic dra$a o"salvation cul$inates in the ords >4or $e! "or$e#Jou ill be $y itnesses#


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;attle "or creation

K i n g d o m o f d a r k n e s s K i n g d o m o f G o d

one domain


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Antithetical encounter

5sraels battle ith idolatry

&hurch takes up 5sraels $ission %E.#'(#*BH!c"# ' -et# 0#(B'1)

=ery di""erent situation+

-art o" another culture based on di""erent "aithco$$it$ents


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@ile$$a o" the ;elieving

&o$$unity -art o" estern culture

&reational $andate+ responsible "or cultural develop$ent

&hrists rede$ption is co$prehensive

Whole o" estern culture distorted by sin"ul

idolatry

5nco$patibility beteen 6criptural and estern story


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5n the orld but not o" it

5 have given the$ your ord and the orld has

hated the$, "or they are not o" the orld any $orethan 5 a$ o" the orld# My prayer is not that youtake the$ out o" the orld but that you protectthe$ "ro$ the evil one# They are not o" the orld,

even as 5 a$ not o" it# As you sent $e into theorld, 5 have sent the$ into the orld#

B 9ohn 'D+'KB'

Jesus Prayer for His Disciples


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5 didnt realie until 5 took 58T, and

no this course ho $uch 5 try to $akeWestern culture and the ;iblical

orldvie "it together# 5 realie $ore

and $ore that they are actually opposite

and against each other# Jet 5 $ust live

in this culture because 5 a$ a part o" it#Many ti$es 5 struggle ith ho to do it#

B Redee$er 6tudent


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&on"lict ;eteen 6tories

@o$inant story in culture seeks to beco$e

e.clusive story %e#g# European vs# 8ative)

Minority co$$unities 4aith"ulness and con"lict

2R

Acco$$odation and peace

Jes ;iblical story is translatable


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-urity o" /eart is to Will 2ne Thing+

&hrist or 5dols8o one can serve to $asters# Either he ill

hate the one and love the other, or he ill be

devoted to one and despise the other# Jou

cannot serve both God and $a$$on#

B 9esus, in Matthe H+0K


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Unbearable Tension o"

7iving at the &rossroads


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Unbearable Tension

Me$bers o" estern co$$unity 6haped by cultural story

Me$bers o" covenant co$$unity

6haped by ;iblical story

Christians are:

To inco$patible stories Unbearable tension


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@o estern &hristians "eel this

unbearable tensionL:Why did 5 not hear about $odernity and its a""ecton $e be"oreL 5 really never kne ho $uch

$odernity shapes $y li"e until 5 ca$e toRedee$er# 5t as alays called >orldly but 5never kne hat that $eant# Modernity a""ects allo" $y li"e and 5 ish 5 had knon#

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