The word "salvation" denotes rescue. Rescue? What from? Well, of course, ultimately death. And since it is sin that colludes with the… — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
All our language about the future ... is like a set of signposts pointing into a bright mist ... the New Testament… — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
I'm not a universalist, and the way I talk about final loss is this: People worship idols - money, whatever. Their humanness… — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
Jesus' death was seen by Jesus himself ... as the ultimate means by which God's kingdom was established. The crucifixion was the… — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
When Jesus wanted to explain to his disciples what his death was all about, he didn't give them a theory, he gave… — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
Jesus doesn't give an explanation for the pain and sorrow of the world. He comes where the pain is most acute and… — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
Almost all the early Christian Fathers were opposed to the death penalty, even though it was of course standard practice across the… — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
The Biblical vision is not so much concerned with life after death but about life after life after death. — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
The question of Heaven, the question of what happens after death, is one which a lot of people in our culture try… — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
Resurrection means bodily life after ‘life after death,’ or, if you prefer, bodily life after the state of ‘death’ — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
In the New Testament outside the Gospels and the beginning of Acts, again and again, the fact of Jesus’ resurrection is closely… — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
God's kingdom is launched through Jesus and particularly through his death and resurrection; but, by the Spirit, this kingdom is not an… — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
Death is the ultimate weapon of the tyrant; resurrection does not make a covenant with death, it overthrows it. — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
Whatever life after death is, being with Christ which is far better, being in Paradise like the thief, etc, the many rooms… — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
You can't reconcile being pro-life on abortion and pro-death on the death penalty. — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
Wherever St. Paul went, there was a riot. Wherever I go, they serve tea. — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
Rest you well, beloved Jesus, Caesar’s Lord and Israel’s King, In the brooding of the Spirit, in the darkness of the spring — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
Art is love creating the new world and justice is love rolling up its sleeves to heal the old one. — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
It is faith that looks up at the creator God and knows him to be the God of love. And it is faith that… — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
Scripture is, at its heart, the great story that we sing in order not just to learn it with our heads but to become… — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
Most of the things that really matter require faith. 'How do I know that my wife loves me?' 'How do I know that Mozart's… — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
Justice never means "treating everybody the same way", but "treating people appropriately". — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
People often get upset when you teach them what is in the Bible rather than what they presume is in the Bible. — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
The word "salvation" denotes rescue. Rescue? What from? Well, of course, ultimately death. And since it is sin that colludes with the forces of… — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
We cannot worship the suffering God today and ignore him tomorrow. We cannot eat and drink the body and blood of the passionate and… — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
Part of Christian belief is to find out what's true about Jesus and let that challenge our culture. — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
If you ask people in England where does Tom Wright sit on the theological spectrum, they say, "Well he's an evangelical of course," as… — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
