07 October 2007

Jesus' teaching

What is the central teaching of Christ and the New Testament?

Well, it really depends on whom you ask.

I hear two main answers in the circles I run.

1. "Justification by grace through faith as a result of the death of Christ on the cross," usually accompanied by a lot of legal and monetary language.

2. "The announcement of the Kingdom of God," usually accompanied by a lot of narrative and ethical language.

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The answer to this question seems pretty important to understanding what Christianity is, or at least what it is supposed to be.

So what do you think? Which one is it, if either, and why do you think that?

My thoughts coming soon.

-ND

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