The 4-Chapter GospelThe 4-Chapter Gospel

Created for GoodCreated for Good Damaged by EvilDamaged by Evil Redeemed by LoveRedeemed by Love Sent Together to HealSent Together to Heal

"Our task, as image-bearing, God-loving, Christ-shaped, Spirit-filled Christians, following Christ and shaping our world, is to announce redemption to a world that has discovered its fallenness, to announce healing to the world that has discovered its brokenness, to proclaim love and trust to the world that knows only exploitation, fear and suspicion...”

--N.T. Wright

Sent Together to

Heal Liv in g O u t t h e

’ G o s p e l s F o u r t h a n d

F in a l C h a p t e r

Revelation 221Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the TREE OF LIFE, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.

Revelation 223No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. 4They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 5There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.

The Curse Genesis 3:14-19

Shalom was shattered

Wrong Views of God

Wrong Views of PeopleWrong Views of Creation

Suffering and Misery

Enmity and Evil

Cross lifted the Curse!New Creation

The Great CommissionThe Great Commission

Mark 16 15[Jesus] said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. 16Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned..."

“All of creation is groaning...” Romans 8:18-25Only human beings can be saved from hell and blessed with heaven

But the rest of God’s creation is suffering because of human sin

Jesus is also sending us to bring healing to His creation

"Our task, as image-bearing, God-loving, Christ-shaped, Spirit-filled Christians, following Christ and shaping our world, is to announce redemption to a world that has discovered its fallenness, to announce healing to the world that has discovered its brokenness, to proclaim love and trust to the world that knows only exploitation, fear and suspicion...”

--N.T. Wright

“The Gospel of Jesus points us, and indeed urges us, to be at the leading edge of the whole culture, articulating in story, and music and arts and philosophy and education and poetry and politics and theology, and even, heaven help us, biblical studies, a world view that will mount this historically rooted Christian challenge, that joy and humor and gentleness and good judgment and true wisdom... --N.T. Wright

“I believe that we face the question ‘if not now then when?’ And if we are grasped by this vision, we may also hear the question ‘if not us, then who?’

And if the Gospel of Jesus is not the key to

this task, then what is?”

--N.T. Wright

““And the leaves of the Tree are And the leaves of the Tree are for the healing of the nations”for the healing of the nations”

Wrong Views Wrong Views of Godof God

Wrong Views Wrong Views of Peopleof People

Wrong Views Wrong Views of Creationof Creation