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The Gospel of Transformation Distinguishing the Discipleship & Ecclesiology Integral to Salvation |
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Note: page numbers correspond with pdf version of study
A Necessary Reintroduction to God’s Whole.....1 Our Model of the Gospel 2 1. Reduced Model 2 2. Convergence Model 3 3. Whole Model 6 From Transformation to Reformation 11 From Wholeness to Reductionism 14 From Assumptions to Accountability 16
Section I: God’s Relational Context and Process to Transformation
Ch 1 The Theological Trajectory & Relational Path to Whole Theology and Practice.....21 God’s Theological Trajectory Illuminated 22 God’s Relational Path Penetrates 26 Compatibility and Congruence for Whole Theology and Practice 33
Ch 2 The Unmistakable Face of God.....41 Introducing the Face of God 41 The Deeper Profile of God’s Face 48 Connecting with the Face of God 67
Ch 3 The Irreducible Subject of the Word.....83 The Referentialization of the Word 87 Transforming to the Language of the Word 92 1. Cosmological 93 2. Relational 93 3. Whole 96 Implications in Theology and Practice 98 The Subject Intrudes 101 Strategic Shift 103 Tactical Shift 109 Functional Shift 119 Embracing Complete Christology 124 Unavoidable Implications 136
Ch 4 Discipleship Distinguished Only by Reciprocal Relationship.....141 The Relationship of God 143 “Follow the Whole of Me” 147 Distinguished from Would-Be Disciples 148 Misguided Engagement: 149 Two Relational Errors Revising Discipleship: 150 Limited by the Surrounding Context: 152 Embracing the Whole Person 155 Refocused View of the Cross 156 Embracing the View from the Cross 159 The Irreplaceable Veil of the Cross 168 “Follow Me Whole-ly” 171
Ch 5 Called to Be, Live and Make Whole.....177 Default Human Condition 178 Default Due to Fact 181 Continuing by Default 183 The Inner and Outer Scope of Reductionism 190 Identity Formation 193 Identity Crisis 196 Bifocal identity 201 The Process Integrally Composing the New Identity in His Call 204 The Beatitudes 1-4 206 Paul’s Composition of Our New Identity 213 The Beatitudes 5-8 219 The Integral Process Clarified 225 To Be and Live in God’s Image and Likeness 227 The full Context from the Beginning 228 In the Qualitative Image of God 233 In the Relational Likeness of God 239 1. Within the Whole of God 240 2. With Other Persons in the Human Context 244 Distinguishing Our Person in Jesus’ Call 254
Ch 6 The Irreplaceable Replacement Person.....259 The Person Missed or Misunderstood 260 The Whole of Paul Distinguished by the Spirit 266 What emerges from this reciprocal relational involvement together with the Spirit? 270 What does Paul also make definitive as the outcome of reciprocal relational involvement together with the Spirit? 272 What is the significance of distinguishing this relational outcome ‘already’ by the Spirit? 275 The Irreplaceable Connection with God in Life Together 278
Section II: The Gospel’s Relational Outcome of Wholeness
Ch 7 The Kingdom of God’s Dwelling.....285 Understanding What Has Come 286 Transposed from Old to New 288 Further Clarification and Correction 295 Building the Church 300 Jesus’ Unanswered Post-Ascension Discourse for Ecclesiology 302 The Cross Reconstructed, God’s Dwelling Reconstituted 316
Ch 8 Ecclesiology Transformed to Be Whole.....319 The Transformation of Paul's Theology and Practice 319 The Transformed Paul's Transformed Ecclesiology 322 Paul’s Development 323 The Roots of Ekklesia 324 His Ecclesiology of God's Whole Family 326 Its Functional Basis 327 Its Ontology and Function of the Church 332 Its Functional Significance 339 Its Functional Imperatives and Implications 345 The Depth of Our Accountability 353
Ch 9 The Church on Jesus’ Intrusive Relational Path.....355 Defining the Steps on Jesus’ Path 355 Culture and Its Seduction 359 Jesus Engaging Culture 360 Jesus’ Integral Approach 361 His Whole Practice 362 Ethics and Its Illusion 368 Getting on Jesus’ Ethical Path 368 His Definitive Terms for Ethics 372 Mt 5:21-48 374 Mt 6:1-34 380 Mt 7:1-27 387 Ethics Sanctified and Made Whole 392 Mission and Its Simulation 394 Intruding Vulnerably in the Surrounding Context 400
Ch 10 The Church Composed In and Composing the New Relational Order.....405 The Deconstruction to Wholeness 406 Composed in the New Relational Order 410 Leadership Composed and Composing 412 Composed Only in Distinct Relational Terms 418 The Church Reconstructed as Equalizer 424 The Question about Slaves 436 The Question about Women 437 Composed In and Composing Holy Communion 447
Ch 11 Maturing in Difference and Likeness.....451 In Reverse Likeness 452 The Difference that Makes the Difference 454 Maturing in the Discipleship Distinguishing the Church 460 The Likeness that Makes the Difference 462
Ch 12 Reclaiming the Gospel........477 Disclaiming the Lack of Clarity 478 Reclaiming the Whole Distinguished 481
Scripture Index (Primary Source).....485
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