Gospel-Centered Theology for Today Evangelical Theology, Second Edition helps today's readers understand and practice the doctrines of the Christian faith by presenting a gospel-centered theology that is accessible, rigorous, and balanced. According author Michael Bird the gospel is the fulcrum of Christian doctrine; the gospel is where God meets us and where we introduce the world to God. And as such, an authentically evangelical theology is the working out of the gospel in the various doctrines of Christian theology. The ...
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Gospel-Centered Theology for Today Evangelical Theology, Second Edition helps today's readers understand and practice the doctrines of the Christian faith by presenting a gospel-centered theology that is accessible, rigorous, and balanced. According author Michael Bird the gospel is the fulcrum of Christian doctrine; the gospel is where God meets us and where we introduce the world to God. And as such, an authentically evangelical theology is the working out of the gospel in the various doctrines of Christian theology. The text helps readers learn the essentials of Christian theology through several key features, including: A "What to Take Home" section at end of every part that gives readers a run-down on all the important things they need to know. Tables, sidebars, and questions for discussion to help reinforce key ideas and concepts A "Comic Belief" section, since reading theology can often be dry and cerebral, so that readers enjoy their learning experience through some theological humor added for good measure. Now in its second edition, Evangelical Theology has proven itself in classrooms around the world as a resource that helps readers not only understand the vital doctrines of Christian theology but one that shows them how the gospel should shape how they think, pray, preach, teach, and minister in the world.
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Michael Bird updated this volume as ââ?¬Å"a continued defense and thoughtful explication of what it means to be an evangelical Christian" (xvi). Since people come to Christ through the gospel, Bird's purpose for this evangelical theology is to show how the gospel works out in different parts of Christian theology. This is then applied to our daily lives and to the offices of church leaders. As Bird writes, "The gospel is the glue between doctrine, experience, mission, and practice" (xxix). Bird's task is "to lay out what a theology driven and defined by the gospel looks like" (xxix). Theology gospelizes. That is, theology makes "the gospel shape our thinking, praying, preaching, teaching, and ministering in relation to God so that we increasingly participate in the life and mission of God" (xxix-xxx).
The Trinity is Christianityââ?¬â?¢s most distinctive doctrine (107). Bird examines both the Athanasian and Nicean creeds to show how these two creeds explain ââ?¬Å"how the three persons were all divine and yet separate persons and rejecting all the wrong ways of articulating that factââ?¬Â? (116-17). The Trinity is ââ?¬Å"a theological and hermeneutical framework drawn from the biblical materialsââ?¬Â? (119). As well, it is deduced from Scripture. It is derived from reading Scripture closely on how God has revealed himself through his words and redemptive acts.
Bird scans through both Testaments to see how trinitarian language develops. Bird offers hosts of texts from the NT on the relationship between the Triune persons.
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Bird�s volume is both bolstered by good biblical, systematic, and historical theology and is easy to read. Wayne Grude�s ST is backed by a lot of biblical texts and theology, but he�s not as strong on historical exegesis as Bird, meaning Bird�s conclusions receive more support from historical exegesis than Grudem�s. Where Bird and Grudem diverge, I usually go with Bird. Highly recommended.
