The Message of Sonship: At Home in God’s Household (The Bible Speaks Today Themes)
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.
- 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: 2023-10-27T23:48:46Z
Reviews
1 rating
Michael Kinch
5/1/2022
Michael Kinch
5/1/2022
This book was a fascinating read to me. I read this book in preparation for a sermon that I will be preaching in a couple of weeks. I had not read Trevor Burke previously and was surprised at the quality of his writing. His research is solid and well documented. The book is divided in 12 chapters and a study guide at the end. In each chapter Trevor adequately covers his chosen topic and section of scripture. His study guide is more extensive than what I had expected and exceeds what I have seen in other theological books. I read this book over a period of 4 days and I honestly could not get enough of it. Now that I have read it, my plan is to go back over it, chapter by chapter and study it at a slower rate using the study guide as a reference. I have rated this book with 5 stars because I feel the author has hit the mark in achieving his goals in writing this book. The only thing that I would change is to make it longer with more chapters covering other sections of scripture.