Resurrection Quote by N.T. Wright
““Our present experience, even our present Christian experience, is incomplete. But in Christ we have heard the complete tune; we know now what it sounds like and that we shall one day sing it in tune with him. Our present experience, with all its incompleteness, is meant to point us to the fact that we will one day wake up and arise from sleep. That, after all, is what resurrection is all about. It””
About This Quote
Source Book: Surprised by Hope, 2008
Christian experience is incomplete now, but Christ offers the full, future harmony of resurrection.
In simple terms: Current life is incomplete; future resurrection completes it.
Key Takeaway
Live with hope toward ultimate fulfillment.
Themes
faith
hope
resurrection
spiritual growth
Mood
contemplative
hopeful
Type
theological
inspirational
When to use this quote
- personal prayer
- church teaching
- life planning
- grief counseling
Key Concepts
eschatology
spiritual maturity
theology of worship
Questions to Reflect On
- How does this hope shape daily choices?
- What does “complete tune” mean for you?
A Different Perspective
Focusing on future hope may neglect present challenges.
![“[Jesus'] resurrection is therefore God's promise of new creation for the whole of the godforsaken reality which the crucified Jesus represents. It is therefore an event of dialectical promise: it opens up a qualitatively new future, which negates all the negatives of present experience. It opens…” quote by Richard Bauckham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/dc1/richard-bauckham-18561_hope_jesus-resurrection-is-therefore-god-s-pr_566748.jpg)
![“Perhaps [the critics are right and] the drama is played out now and Jesus is safely dead and buried. Perhaps. It is ironical and entertaining to consider that at least once in the world's history those words might have been said with complete conviction, and that was on the eve of the Resurrection.” quote by Dorothy L. Sayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/467/dorothy-l-sayers-738_buried_perhaps-the-critics-are-right-and-the-dr_43252.jpg)
