Bloesch: the whole Gospel, but only the Gospel

Wednesday, May 16, 2012
    Commemoration of Caroline Chisholm, Social Reformer, 1877
Meditation:
    Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all, for I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.
    —Acts 20:26-27
Quotation:
    I speak as a socially concerned evangelical, one who sees that the Gospel is a stick of dynamite in the social structure. We need to proclaim the whole Gospel to the whole man, and this includes relating Christian faith to the whole man, and this includes relating Christian faith to the economic and political areas of life as well as the so-called religious area. At the same time we must beware of combining the Gospel with any social ideology.
    ... Donald G. Bloesch (1928-2010), Essentials of Evangelical Theology, Harper & Row, 1978, p. xi (see the book)
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, awaken Your people to Your whole counsel. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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