God the Peacemaker 8 again
Here’s a short post on a really helpful section at the very end of:
Chapter Eight: Life Between the Cross and the Coming.
Graham Cole highlights three ‘commissions’ that Christians are to obey, as we live for Jesus in the world:
- Creation Commission (Gen 1:28). Our exercise of dominion is one of both care and control (eg. Gen 2:15). I would put it this way: care for the environment is one aspect of being a follower of Jesus and a citizen of God’s Kingdom.
- Discipling Commission (Matt 28:18-20). God calls His people to make disciples – of all nations.
- Moral Commission (Matt 22:37-39). The Creation and Discipling Commissions are “to be shaped by love of God and love of neighbour.” Indeed, as Graham rightly concludes: “Without love, creation care and discipling others become vacuous. We gain nothing (1 Cor 13:1-3).”
Categories: Bible, Ethics, Following Jesus, Mission Creation, Culture, Discipleship, Environment, Evangelism, Genesis, Love, Love of God, Matthew