We have nearly finished reading through Mark Strom's 'Symphony of Scripture', it is a helpful Bible overview which pulls together many of the Bibles strands and threads. I guess in terms of technical language and ideas it sits in between Goldsworthy's 'Gospel and Kingdom' and Vaughan Roberts 'God's Big Picture'.
I've been particularly encouraged with chapter 20 'Lifestyle of the Kingdom' especially its call to us as Bible teachers to teach and apply the gospel as a community not just as individuals.
"But we need a third dimension to our concept of self worth. We need to see ourselves more as people in community than as individuals... The gospel is not a purely personal matter. It has a social dimension. It is a communal affair. We need to deveop a sense of community where together we can wrestle honestly with the Bible and with life."
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