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The Hope of the Gospel

By George Macdonald
The Hope of the Gospel by George Macdonald digital book - Fable

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Sometimes we choke on the hors d'oeuvres at a biblical meal and miss the main course. The rich, profound, and uplifting message of biblical scriptures serves as the main course. In the end, you leave the biblical truth banquet feeling hungry and frustrated.Three appetizers are presented to us in today's devotional reading from the Bible, but they actually side dishes rather than main meals.If a person does not make an effort, he is left to do evil and pay the price. Our sinful ideas are our living sins, while our wrongdoings are our dead works.In response to his forerunner's skepticism, the Lord sent a messenger back who had witnessed what he was doing in order to awaken or strengthen his understanding that his kingdom was not of this world.The Lord's remarks seemed to indicate that he didn't need to worry about his own security. There are numerous explanations for why Jesus of Nazareth was discovered in God's temple.Gospel is the good news that even the greatest sinners have hope-hope for reconciliation, forgiveness, and holiness. It is alive and active, piercing to the division of the soul and spirit, and sharper than a two-edged sword.

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“The Goat. This man is a fascinating character. I hear echoes of David Bentley Hart, CS Lewis, and Chesterton in his work (not a surprise since he was shaping for them). I also heard echos of early Anabaptists, which was just fun.”
“The modern church would be better if George MacDonald were more widely read. I find it odd that he is not more popular given that he influenced some very well read authors of the last two centuries. His friendship impacted Lewis Carroll. His writings greatly inspired the likes of JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis. I’ve enjoyed his fantasy and fiction writing before, but to dive into his understanding of the Bible was fascinating. “The Hope of the Gospel” is made up of twelve short sections based on scenes from the life of Jesus, a full breakdown of the Sermon of the Mount, and a few passages of Paul’s writings. MacDonald’s explanation of the Beatitudes alone makes this book worth the read. His thoughtful exploration of Jesus’ teachings indeed conveys the great “Hope of the Gospel,” to be set free of the enslaving love of self and set free to accept love and love others with abandon, being brought further and further into union with the Creator. I want to understand the Gospel as George MacDonald did. As many other reviews mention, the final chapter devotes a lot of time to MacDonald’s belief that even the animal kingdom will share in the resurrection and recreation of the world to come. I’ll admit, I initially found this an odd place to land such an incredible set of sermons… and while it leaves me more to chew on, I find myself drawn to his passionate plea that a true understanding of the Gospel would radically transform the way humans relate to not only the Creator, and fellow human creatures, but even those “subordinate” to us in the created order. That true transformation would develop in us “a heart big enough to love any life God has thought fit to create.””

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