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Eschatological Nature Of Jesus Ministry Essay

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INTRODUCTION
Anderson notes that Jesus' mission "was not entirely completed in his death and resurrection" (p. 189). He understands that Jesus' missional activity continues as he sends the Spirit to form and gift the church to participate with him in his ongoing paracletic ministry on earth.

The Eschatological Nature of Apostolic Ministry
Anderson’s position in chapter 12 is Jesus' ministry has a distinctly "eschatological nature" in that it brings into the present, piece-by-piece, and through the church, the future fullness of the kingdom. Paul refers to the church as God's "new creation"---the in-breaking of what God has done to reconcile the world through Christ and the Spirit continues through the church's ministry of reconciliation. Anderson remarks: “Paul…argued that with the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ a new age had broken into the old, so that these eras now overlapped.” (191)
In Anderson's perspective, it’s not historical precedence and institutions that unifies the church, it’s the Spirit who releases the imminent church to join Jesus in his present and ongoing mission to the world. Regrettably, the church has emphasized the …show more content…

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