Quote of the Week
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Nov 29, 2021: The Center of Time
From a Christian point of view, the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ are at the center of time, for from Christ we look backward toward creation, the Fall, the Covenants, and God’s working in history to bring redemption. But from the time of the incarnation of Christ we also look forward to the fulfillment of history in his second coming. . . . The Christian believes that history is moving toward a fulfillment, not an ending.
-Robert Webber, Ancient-Future Faith: Rethinking Evangelicalism for a Postmodern World (Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1999), 112. -
Nov 22, 2021: Worship is . . .
Worship is the rehearsal of the Christ event through which one’s experience with God is established, maintained, and repaired.
-Robert Webber, Ancient-Future Faith: Rethinking Evangelicalism for a Postmodern World (Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1999), 106. -
Nov 15, 2021: Prescribed Worship
One of the most immediate consequences of recapturing worship as a telling and acting out of the Christian vision is the impact it makes on the order of worship. The rule of thumb is that this order, rooted in the living, dying, and rising of Christ, which it re-presents, is the vehicle through which the story of the work of Christ is proclaimed and enacted. The order of worship itself is active, not passive. . . . Throughout history this structure of worship has been seen as a prescription for order and not a mere description.
-Robert Webber, Ancient-Future Faith: Rethinking Evangelicalism for a Postmodern World (Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1999), 105-106. -
Nov 8, 2021: The Content of Worship
The content and meaning of classical worship tells and acts out the story of God’s saving work in history, culminating in the work of Christ to overthrow the powers of evil and to ultimately establish his kingdom over creation. This story is in our hymns and songs, in our prayers and testimonies, and, supremely in the reading of Scripture, preaching, and the Eucharist.
-Robert Webber, Ancient-Future Faith: Rethinking Evangelicalism for a Postmodern World (Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1999), 104. -
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