The Bible itself does not seem too bothered by the idea that talking of God suffering might in any way diminish God, or detract from his perfection. On the contrary, the Bible seems to revel in the richness of describing… — Christopher J. H. Wright Copy Share Image
Mission means inviting all the peoples of the earth to hear the music of God's future and dance to it today. — Christopher J. H. Wright Copy Share
“Evil and sin weave their way into every aspect of God’s creation and every dimension of human personhood and life on earth.” — Christopher J. H. Wright Copy Share
It's important, though, that there are not "four gospels." There is only one gospel: the good news of what God has done through Christ… — Christopher J. H. Wright Copy Share
Old Testament Israel had some foundational pillars of faith. They were true and robust and God given. The trouble was that people had come… — Christopher J. H. Wright Copy Share
Yahweh demanded justice for the poor, compassion and equality for foreigners and refugees, systemic redress for poverty, structural mechanisms to protect the homeless and… — Christopher J. H. Wright Copy Share
What is so striking in the book of Jeremiah is how many times it is impossible to distinguish between the words of Jeremiah and… — Christopher J. H. Wright Copy Share
God cannot suffer - at least not as we do. It has some roots in Greek philosophy: if God is a perfect being, suffering… — Christopher J. H. Wright Copy Share
The Jews believed they were the nation God had chosen among all the nations. And they were. But that did not give them immunity… — Christopher J. H. Wright Copy Share
“The reality is, of course, as soon as you think seriously about it, that the mission field is everywhere, including your own street –… — Christopher J. H. Wright Copy Share
If "gospel" means good news, then Jeremiah had some for sure. He saw the judgment coming, in horrifying technicolour. But he saw beyond it… — Christopher J. H. Wright Copy Share
The trouble today is that many Christians live in a kind of bubble of assumptions about what their Christianity means, especially if it places… — Christopher J. H. Wright Copy Share
God has made us humans in God's own image. So therefore the highest way to talk about God is by some kind of analogy… — Christopher J. H. Wright Copy Share
There are four accounts of the gospel itself! The momentous events of the conception, birth, life, teaching, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus of… — Christopher J. H. Wright Copy Share
