Sabbath rest for the people of God
Graeme Goldsworthy
Copyright © 2019 Graeme Goldsworthy
First published 2019 by Paternoster
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Cover design by Arnel Gregorio
Donald William Bradley Robinson (1922–2018)
Vice Principal, Moore Theological College 1959–73
Archbishop of Sydney 1982–93
So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for
the people of God, for whoever has entered
God’s rest has also rested from his works as
God did from his.
1 Introduction: Which Day of Rest, and What May I Do on It?
2 Rest: Belonging Somewhere and Getting There
The Journey of Life towards Inevitable Death
In Search of the Biblical Idea of the Sabbath Rest
We Begin with Where We Are Now
3 Exile and Homelessness: Humanity’s Expulsion from God-given Rest
Home and Homelessness: God in Our Exile
Christians Yet Are Homeless Exiles Longing for Rest
4 The City as Humankind’s First Futile Attempt to Find Rest without God
The Ambiguity of the City in the Old Testament
The City of God and the House of God
The New Jerusalem and Its Temple
5 The Sabbath Rest: Its Definition and the Promise of God-given Rest
The Sabbath Rest for the People of God
6 The Authentic Christian Life of Rest While Still Moving towards Our Rest
Our Choice of Agendas: Biblical or Secular
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About Homeward Bound: Sabbath Rest for the People of GodA thorough but highly accessible guide to thinking more creatively and biblically about the theme of Sabbath Rest throughout Scripture. Homeward Bound examines the biblical theme of ‘rest’ and how this should impact on our understanding of faith and life. While many Christians today have focused on a Sabbath rest as somehow just relating to what we do or do not do on a Sunday, Goldsworthy takes the reader on a journey of discovery through the whole Bible to show that God’s idea of Sabbath rest goes far beyond taking one day a week off work. In fact, the idea of a Sabbath rest for God’s people is deeply embedded in the whole history of humanity, from creation to Revelation. With an expert eye and a light touch, Goldsworthy looks at key areas of the Christian idea of rest, including the Sabbath day, the idea of the promised land, return from exile, heaven as the Christian’s final ‘home’, and ultimately the final consummation of time in ‘the kingdom of God’, the new creation. Goldsworthy expertly shows how the themes and ideas of rest in the Old Testament foreshadow truths that are ultimately revealed in the New Testament. |
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