Foundational Documents for the Gospel Coalition
The twelve page paper, originally envisioned by Don Carson and Tim Keller, is now available.
A brief outline:
I. The Gospel For All of Life: Preamble
II. Confessional Statement
A. The Triune God
B. Revelation
C. Creation
D. The Fall
E. The Plan of God
F. The Gospel
G. The Redemption of Christ
H. The Justification of Sinners
I. The Power of the Holy Spirit
J. The Kingdom of God
K. God's New People
L. Baptism and the Lord's Supper
M. The Restoration of All Things
III. Theological Vision for Ministry
A. How should we respond to the cultural crisis of truth? (The epistemological issue)
1. Truth is corresponding to reality.B. How should we relate to the culture around us? (The contextualized issue)
2. Truth is conveyed by Scripture.
3. Truth is correspondence of life to God.
4. This vision of truth shapes us.
1. By being counter-cultural.C. How should we read the Bible? (The hermeneutical issue)
2. For the common good.
3. How this relationship to culture shapes us.
1. Reading 'along' the whole Bible.D. In what ways is the gospel unique?
2. Reading 'across' the whole Bible.
3. How this reading of the Bile shapes us.
E. What is gospel-centered ministry?
1. Empowered corporate worship.IV. Conclusion
2. Evangelistic effectiveness.
3. Counter-cultural community.
4. The integration of faith and work.
5. The doing of justice and mercy.
(HT: Justin Buzzard)
Comments
thanks for the resource, Alex. I tried to respond to your question about Allender on my old blog, one I rarely visit. Short answer, yes, I am fairly certain Allender is calvinistic, MDiv WTS, though perhaps not enough for some...
Posted by: Jonathan Dodson | May 25, 2007 04:08 PM