The Message of Sonship: At Home in God’s Household (The Bible Speaks Today Themes)

by Trevor J. Burke

Publisher:

Inter-Varsity

, 2011

Overview

Sonship is an important, yet often overlooked, theme throughout the Bible. Adam, the first human being, is identified as a ‘son of God’; Israel is God’s ‘first-born son’; the covenant with king David is cast in father and son terms; Christians are children of God, ‘adopted as sons’; and the same designation brings Scripture to a triumphant conclusion: ‘He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son’ (Revelation 21:7). The storyline of the Bible is clear, that God is making for himself a family of sons and daughters who will serve him and reign with him in his kingdom forever and this purpose is achieved through Jesus Christ, the incarnate Son of God. In his warm-hearted, edifying exposition of this theme, Trevor Burke shows how ‘sonship’ is the focus of creation, is a metaphor for salvation, carries moral obligation, and is the goal of restoration of broken, suffering humanity. For those whom God the Father adopts into his household as sons and daughters, the family bonds that begin in this life will last for all eternity.

Product Details

• Title: The Message of Sonship: At Home in God’s Household
• Author: Trevor J. Burke
• Series: The Bible Speaks Today: Bible Themes Series
• Publisher: Inter-Varsity
• Print Publication Date: 2011
• Logos Release Date: 2020
• Pages: 241
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Son of God › Biblical teaching; Children of God › Biblical teaching; Adoption › Religious aspects--Biblical teaching; Metaphor in the Bible
• ISBNs: 9781844745388, 1844745384
• Resource ID: LLS:BSTTSONSHIP
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-08-21T22:28:26Z

About Trevor J. Burke

Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Trevor Burke has taught New Testament in seminaries in Nigeria, Wales and the Fiji Islands. Prior to coming to Moody he was a lecturer in New Testament and Head of the Department of Biblical Studies at Pacific Theological College, Suva, Fiji. Dr. Burke teaches courses on Greek Grammar, Greek Exegesis, Romans, Pauline Studies, and Hermeneutics. He is presently researching and writing on A Theology of Romans and Paul’s role as Missionary, and is a member of the Tyndale Fellowship for Biblical Studies, the Evangelical Theological Society and the Society of Biblical Literature.