![]() The Messianic Age will reach its consummation in the return of Christ.Ħ. The Holy Spirit in the church is the sign of Christ’s present power and glory.ĥ. By virtue of the resurrection, Jesus has been exalted at the right hand of God as Messianic head of the new Israel.Ĥ. This has taken place through the birth, life, ministry, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.ģ. The Age of Fulfillment has dawned, the “latter days” foretold by the prophets.Ģ. Dodd’s kerygma outline is accepted as an accurate distillation of New Testament preaching. Dodd, a distinguished 20th Century New Testament scholar provided an outline that summarized the basic tenets of apostolic kerygma (preaching/proclamation) provided in the New Testament. What is more, ‘Jesus loves you’ was not a part of the apostolic preaching (greek-kerygma), found in the New Testament.Ĭ.H. There is a grave danger, however, in reducing the Christian faith to ‘Jesus loves you.’ The difficulty, simply put, is that ‘Jesus loves you’ is not the complete gospel, and is not sufficient information for genuine conversion. ![]() Perhaps the most cited verse in the Bible underscores this central truth: “For God so loved the world….” In fact, it is without doubt central to Christian doctrine. ![]() The emphasis on the love of God is not in any way unorthodox. ![]() It is often said that the gospel or ‘good news’ can be reduced to its lowest common denominator through the phrase ‘Jesus loves you.’ It follows that conversion may likewise condensed to ‘accepting the love of Jesus.’ ![]()
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