January 18, 2009: Apples and Oranges – Michael Hidalgo

Their love and faith springs out of a hope in the gospel. Hasn’t the gospel already happened? Yet Paul still uses the language of “bearing fruit.” This is the language of covenant and creation. Throughout the Old Testament we hear God speaking to his people about “fruitfulness” and “being fruitful.” This is the language of growth, the language of renewal and the language of continued creation. This points toward a future – and this gives us our hope. God also speaks to his people Israel of what awaits them when they go to the promised land – a land that is fruitful. What does it mean to live as an Eschatological people? We will explore what it means to live as Kingdom citizens with a posture toward the future.