Living in God’s World on His Terms

The nature of evangelical theology is determined for it by the nature of that Word of which it is the exposition and application. The Word of God is the unique, written disclosure of God’s character, will, acts, and plans. It is given so that men and women who have come to faith through its teaching might learn to live in God’s world on his terms, loving and honoring him in all that they do and seeking to make known to the world his law and gospel. That is the purpose of God’s revelation and the task of theology is to facilitate this. – David Wells

6 Thoughts on the Integrity of God

Romans is focussed on the Integrity of God. This integrity is tested by accusations that God is essentially hypocritical. So God is challenged and Romans reaffirms that:

  1. God will judge the Wicked, even if it looks like he won’t. (ch 1)
  2. God does justify the Ungodly through Faith in Christ (Ro 3.26)
  3. All things do work together for good to those that love God and are called according to his purpose (8.28)
  4. God has kept his promises to Israel (9-11)
  5. God has loved us in Jesus Christ, and nothing “will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord” (8.39)
  6. Our duty is to show genuine love, because we have been shown genuine love in the gospel of Jesus Christ. (12.9).

So the integrity of God is displayed even in the integrity of Christian love. This is a connecting thread through Romans.