TY  - BOOK
AU  - Burke,Trevor J.
TI  - The message of sonship: at home in God's household 
T2  - The Bible speaks today : Bible themes series
SN  - 9780830824137 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - BS680.S66 B87 2011
U1  - 233 23
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Downers Grove, Ill.
PB  - Inter-Varsity Press
KW  - Son of God
KW  - Biblical teaching
KW  - Children of God
KW  - Adoption
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Metaphor in the Bible
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Introduction : sonship as a Biblical metaphor -- Sonship in the Old Testament -- Sonship in the New Testament
N2  - "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
ER  -