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The message of sonship : at home in God's household / Trevor J. Burke.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Bible speaks today. Bible themes series.Publication details: Downers Grove, Ill. : Inter-Varsity Press, c2011.Description: 241 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9780830824137 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0830824138 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 233 23
LOC classification:
  • BS680.S66 B87 2011
Contents:
Introduction : sonship as a Biblical metaphor -- Sonship in the Old Testament -- Sonship in the New Testament.
Summary: "Sonship" is an important, yet often overlooked, theme throughout the Bible. Adam, the first human being, is identified as a "son of God"; Israel is God's "first-born son"; the covenant with King David is cast in father-son terms; Christians are children of God, "adopted as sons"; and the same designation brings Scripture to a triumphant conclusion: "He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son" (Revelation 21:7). The story line of the Bible makes it clear that God is making for himself a family of sons and daughters who will serve him and reign with him in his kingdom forever- and this purpose is achieved through Jesus Christ, the incarnate Son of God. Trevor Burke shows how "sonship" is the focus of creation, is a metaphor for salvation, carries moral obligation and is the goal of the restoration of broken, suffering humanity.
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Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction : sonship as a Biblical metaphor -- Sonship in the Old Testament -- Sonship in the New Testament.

"Sonship" is an important, yet often overlooked, theme throughout the Bible. Adam, the first human being, is identified as a "son of God"; Israel is God's "first-born son"; the covenant with King David is cast in father-son terms; Christians are children of God, "adopted as sons"; and the same designation brings Scripture to a triumphant conclusion: "He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son" (Revelation 21:7). The story line of the Bible makes it clear that God is making for himself a family of sons and daughters who will serve him and reign with him in his kingdom forever- and this purpose is achieved through Jesus Christ, the incarnate Son of God. Trevor Burke shows how "sonship" is the focus of creation, is a metaphor for salvation, carries moral obligation and is the goal of the restoration of broken, suffering humanity.

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