This document discusses the importance of costly grace, or grace that requires sacrifice and discipleship, over cheap grace which does not require repentance or following Christ. It contrasts Dietrich Bonhoeffer's view of costly grace with cheap grace, which involves forgiveness without the need to change one's ways. The document also addresses integrating faith and science, discussing how to approach issues like the beginning of life, evolution, and suffering from a Christian worldview perspective. It views the university setting as a strategic mission field to have conversations about such topics with students exploring life directions.
This document discusses the importance of costly grace, or grace that requires sacrifice and discipleship, over cheap grace which does not require repentance or following Christ. It contrasts Dietrich Bonhoeffer's view of costly grace with cheap grace, which involves forgiveness without the need to change one's ways. The document also addresses integrating faith and science, discussing how to approach issues like the beginning of life, evolution, and suffering from a Christian worldview perspective. It views the university setting as a strategic mission field to have conversations about such topics with students exploring life directions.
This document discusses the importance of costly grace, or grace that requires sacrifice and discipleship, over cheap grace which does not require repentance or following Christ. It contrasts Dietrich Bonhoeffer's view of costly grace with cheap grace, which involves forgiveness without the need to change one's ways. The document also addresses integrating faith and science, discussing how to approach issues like the beginning of life, evolution, and suffering from a Christian worldview perspective. It views the university setting as a strategic mission field to have conversations about such topics with students exploring life directions.
This document discusses the importance of costly grace, or grace that requires sacrifice and discipleship, over cheap grace which does not require repentance or following Christ. It contrasts Dietrich Bonhoeffer's view of costly grace with cheap grace, which involves forgiveness without the need to change one's ways. The document also addresses integrating faith and science, discussing how to approach issues like the beginning of life, evolution, and suffering from a Christian worldview perspective. It views the university setting as a strategic mission field to have conversations about such topics with students exploring life directions.
preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, communion without confession... It is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ, living and incarnate.
The Cost of Discipleship Costly grace is the treasure hidden in the field; for the sake of it a man will gladly go and self all that he has. It is the pearl of great price to buy which the merchant will sell all his goods. It is the kingly rule of Christ, for whose sake a man will pluck out the eye which causes him to stumble, it is the call of Jesus Christ at which the disciple leaves his nets and follows him.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The heart is what we use for religion
The brain is what we use for science
Integration of Faith And Science Science Whats Its Method and Limits? Should I assume only what can be tested in experiment is real knowledge? Ethics End of Life Issues? When does human life begin? Abortion? Stem cell research? Reality Is our behavior determined by genes? Evolution? Virtues Dealing with suffering and pain? Caregiver ?
Creation: Dignity of Life. Image of God. Gender roles. Fall: The Myth of Neutrality. Naturalism. Nothing buttery Redemption: Christ ushers in Kingdom through sacrificial service and newness of transformed life Restoration: Compassion, justice and courage makes sense only in light of the Kingdom. Christ comes again. Christian Worldview Strategic Mission Field - Multicultural, multiethnic context - Young Bright Students Exploring Direction in life - Opportunities (Bible study, friendship, conversations, topics) - Inter-denominational experience - Short time frame