1. PHI 423 Ethical Theory & Practice
Mere Discipleship, Ch. 4

2. The Gospel God’s creation was good. Humanity rebelled against God.
The Fall.
This is the world we live in.
God promised to set things right again.
So he calls a people to embody an alternative world: Israel.
God sent the prophets.
Then God sent his Son.

3. Vocabulary Eschatology = study of the last things
Parousia = appearing, or coming (the second coming of Jesus)

4. PAST
PRESENT
FUTURE

5. Common Jewish Eschatological Expectation
Parousia
This age
Age to come

6. Common Christian Eschatological Expectation
Parousia
NEW
AGE
Heaven
OLD AGE

7. New Testament Eschatology
Parousia
NEW
AGE
OLD AGE
New Testament Eschatology

8. Leon Lett

9. Homework Assignment Mere Discipleship, Chapter 5 Page 230, question 2