The Face of Christ as the Hope of the World: Missiology as Making Christ Present

Weinrich, William C.  "The Face of Christ as the Hope of the World: Missiology as Making Christ Present." All Theology Is Christology: Essays in Honor of David P. Scaer. Fort Wayne, IN: Concordia Theological Seminary Press.  2000.  215-227.

Weinrich evaluates the Scripture to see what the normative result is of people following Christ.  He concludes in this article that the longer people are believing in Christ the more they see the job of the Christian as bringing a living knowledge of Jesus into every situation.  As we look to Jesus we see that Jesus is becoming evident through our work.  We become less engaged in social change and more engaged in seeing Jesus working in society, changing it.  We see that the mission of the Church is to proclaim Jesus as lord over all heaven and earth.

I would highly recommend a close study of this article as it pulls many biblical threads together, pointing to a wide variety of passages of Scripture throughout.  Great reading for a church leadership board or individual interested in seeing what the Bible has to say about cultural and societal change. 

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Dave Spotts
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