That’s the question Dane Ortlund recently posed to the following:
- Greg Beale
- Dan Block
- Craig Blomberg
- Darrell Bock
- Mark Dever
- Kevin DeYoung
- John Frame
- Scott Hafemann
- David Helm
- Paul House
- Gordon Hugenberger
- Kent Hughes
- Andreas Kostenberger
- Phil Long
- Sean Lucas
- Ray Ortlund
- Grant Osborne
- George Robertson
- Leland Ryken
- Tom Schreiner
- Mark Seifrid
- Jay Sklar
- Erik Thoennes
- Doug Wilson
- Bob Yarbrough
You can read their answers here.
In 1978, we were asked in a Homiletics class at Tennessee Temple to summarize the message of the New Testament in 25 words or less. A student came up with this: “The Son of Man became the Son of God so the sons of men might become the sons of God.” I do not know if that was original with him, but it certainly is a perfect summary!
Hmmm… Maybe it was the “Son of God became the Son of Man so the sons of men might become sons of God”??? So the first half would be a statement on the incarnation. Otherwise it kind of seems like Arianism. Unless your using Son of God in a strictly regal sense, which would still be a bit contentious. Or I’m missing something.
Very edifying read!!! I also see that some answered with a sentence of Pauline proportions!
The triune God’s kingdom creation with his royal reflectors at his side has been marred and scarred by sin, Satan, and selfishness but is being restored by God’s covenantal promises to a people purchased by the Son and indwelt by the Spirit all because of God’s radical commitment to his own glory, beauty, justice, love, and truth which he will share with his church and his angels in ever-increasing measure in the new heavens and the new earth :)
Justin, how would you answer?
It would be interesting to ask some Internationals – Pastors, theologians and educators this question and see what the answer would be.
If different, it would be interesting to see where the emphasis lies. If similar, then it would be still interesting… we live thousands of miles apart, yet believe the same thing.
I asked my pastor, Jim Savastio: “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich”- 2 Cor. 8:9
…that is, God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation…and made him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we may become the righteousness of God in Him.
2 Corinthians 5: 19, 21.