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NASB | Amos 1:1 The words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders from Tekoa, which he envisioned in visions concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Amos 1:1 The words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders of Tekoa, which he saw [in a divine revelation] concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. [Zech 14:5] |
Bible Question (short): Yet Another Opinion on Baptism, Part 1 |
Question (full): Excerpts from a book review, Part I From: Bobby Valentine Date: Tue Aug 31, 2004 7:56 am Subject: Unveiling Glory: A Review Greetings Cyberfriends and family, Unveling Glory: Visions of Christ's Transforming Presence by Jeff Childers and Frederick Aquino (ACU Press, 2003). On one level the book is well written. It is easy to read and the authors do a fine job of presenting a challenging subject to a reader who is unfamiliar with Christological issues. But we are not interested in just the finesse of the prose but in what the authors are trying to say. The burden of the book is that the life of Jesus Christ matters to Christian discipleship and how we "do" church. This is, in my view, a very healthy and sound position to take. Jesus did not just come to demonstrate his authority to empower the apostles to give a new law, he himself is central to the entire "equation." Through the Incarnation we learn fundamental truths about the nature of Christian existence as the new humanity. I personally think this section of the book is among the most needed in our fellowship. The book also looks at Jesus as our Teacher and ourselves as Learners (disciples). This again is very good material. Here again the concern of the authors that Jesus matters himself for the church is quite evident. We all agree that Jesus matters, that is not the issue and we should be clear on that. However what the authors, I think, wish to make clear is that Jesus himself is the church's Teacher, not simply his empowered apostles. This is important because some (not all) brethren will relegate the teaching of Jesus in the Gospels as "before the cross" and not binding. But these authors challenge this view . . . I think correctly. Jesus' teaching on living in the kingdom is for the Christian, not just Jews in Palestine in the first century. Please check out Part II. Rowdy |