The Message of Humanity
1st Edition
Published on 20. February 2025
288 pages
978-1-78974-157-5 (ISBN)
Description
Who do humans think they are?! A cacophony of answers in the face of global challenges - like climate change, artificial intelligence, racism, nationalism, terrorism, feminism, abortion, gene therapy, gender constructivism - shows we do not agree.
To a deeply divided, despondent world, the Bible speaks today about the human condition and destiny by pointing us to Jesus Christ, the true human, the image of God.
Ian Payne's conviction is that the most important answer to the question of humanity is God's. He expounds a range of Old and New Testament passages and examines a wide range of issues in being human today. This biblical theology shows that hope and meaning for humans are found in remembering and trusting God's gift and goal.
Part 1: Created in the image of God Part 2: Image of God renewed in Christ Part 3: Issues in being human
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Executive Director for Theologians Without Borders and formerly Principal and Head of Theology, South Asia Institute of Advanced Christian Studies (SAIACS), Bangalore, India, where he taught systematic theology for over twenty years. Author of Wouldn't You Love to Know? (Pickwick).Based in New Zealand.
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General Preface
Author's Preface
Bibliography
Introduction: What are humans?
PART ONE: BEING HUMAN BACKWARDS
1 Chosen by God (Genesis 1:26-30)
2 Summoned by God (Genesis 2:4-25)
3 Disruption (Genesis 3:1-24)
4 Human Life and Planet Earth (Genesis 9:1-17)
5 Idolatry Prohibited (Exodus 20:4-6)
6 Heart Searching (Jeremiah 17:5-10; Psalm 139:1-24)
PART TWO: BEING HUMAN FORWARDS
7 Our Destiny (Psalm 8:1-9; Hebrews 2:5-18)
8 Two Founders: Christ and Adam (Romans 5:12-21)
9 The Word Became Flesh (John 1:1-18)
10 Rest for the Restless (Matthew 11:25-30)
11 The Humanity Project (Ephesians 2:1-22)
12 The Eucatastrophe (1 Corinthians 15:1-58)
PART THREE: ISSUES IN BEING HUMAN
13 Knowing Modestly (Matthew 7:7-10)
14 Growing Gradually (Luke 2:52; 2 Corinthians 3:7-18)
15 Being Authentic (John 5:16-30; Colossians 3:1-14)
16 Men and Women (1 Corinthians 11:7; Galatians 3:28)
17 Sexuality (Matthew 19:3-12; Ephesians 5:25-32)
18 Race and Ethnicity (Genesis 11; Acts 2; Revelation 9:7)
19 Constructing Our Future (Genesis 16:1-18:15)
Study Guide
Author's Preface
Bibliography
Introduction: What are humans?
PART ONE: BEING HUMAN BACKWARDS
1 Chosen by God (Genesis 1:26-30)
2 Summoned by God (Genesis 2:4-25)
3 Disruption (Genesis 3:1-24)
4 Human Life and Planet Earth (Genesis 9:1-17)
5 Idolatry Prohibited (Exodus 20:4-6)
6 Heart Searching (Jeremiah 17:5-10; Psalm 139:1-24)
PART TWO: BEING HUMAN FORWARDS
7 Our Destiny (Psalm 8:1-9; Hebrews 2:5-18)
8 Two Founders: Christ and Adam (Romans 5:12-21)
9 The Word Became Flesh (John 1:1-18)
10 Rest for the Restless (Matthew 11:25-30)
11 The Humanity Project (Ephesians 2:1-22)
12 The Eucatastrophe (1 Corinthians 15:1-58)
PART THREE: ISSUES IN BEING HUMAN
13 Knowing Modestly (Matthew 7:7-10)
14 Growing Gradually (Luke 2:52; 2 Corinthians 3:7-18)
15 Being Authentic (John 5:16-30; Colossians 3:1-14)
16 Men and Women (1 Corinthians 11:7; Galatians 3:28)
17 Sexuality (Matthew 19:3-12; Ephesians 5:25-32)
18 Race and Ethnicity (Genesis 11; Acts 2; Revelation 9:7)
19 Constructing Our Future (Genesis 16:1-18:15)
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