Review of N. T. Wright's "The Day the Revolution Began" (8)
Ch.8: New Goal, New Humanity The redemption Jesus accomplished (though unexpected and unfathomable to his fellow Jews) on the cross and at the resurrection was not “from” the world (as in an escape to elsewhere) but “for” the world back to God’s original design for it. Humanity is reclaimed and restore to play their creational role as royal priest in God’s creation temple. What is humanity’s roll in God’s new creation and how did God rescue us so we can take up that role again. Traditionally we have held a view that rests on a threefold mistake: -We want to go to heaven -But we sinned and need to be rescued -Jesus offers the obedience we fa...