North Korea and a reminder to western Christians
March 9, 2014 By Peter Enns Leave a Comment http://www.patheos.com/blogs/peterenns/2014/03/north-korea-and-a-reminder-to-western-christians/ Each year my New Testament intro students watch a one hour video of N. T. Wright explaining the Gospel in a lecture entitled “ Kingdom and Cross: The Forgotten Message of the Gospel. ” Wright uses an analogy of four “speakers” in four corners of the room that need to be balanced so the entire musical score is heard in its fulness, as it is intended to be. Two of those Gospel speakers, Wright claims, are turned up too far in American evangelicalism Jesus is divine. Jesus initiates the Christian movement. Wright isn’t denying these things (don’t you worry, Tom Wright fans). He is saying the church has tended to put too much–or the wrong kind–of emphasis on them. (And watch the video for yourself if you want to see more about this.) Two other speakers are turned too far down and, Wright contends, need to b...