Chapter Six
*Please plan to use
your book for this discussion.
1. The clearest
statements of the large-scale Christian hope are found in Paul’s letters and in
the book of Revelation. Here, we find three emergent themes:
1.) The goodness of creation
2.) The nature of evil
3.) The plan of redemption
What does Wright tell
us about each of these themes?
2. Next, Wright sets out
to explore the key New Testament texts that speak of the cosmic dimension of
Christian hope. These include:
- Seedtime and harvest (Jesus is the firstfruits)
- The victorious battle (Jesus as king)
- Citizens of heaven, colonizing the earth (bodily
transformation)
- God will be all in all (with his own presence and love)
- New birth (from the womb of the old)
- The marriage of heaven and earth (both made new)
Again,
what does Wright tell us about each of these dimensions?
How
does each of these point us toward genuine hope?
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