Foundations for Christian Mission, Mentor's Guide, MG04

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F O U N D A T I O N S F O R C H R I S T I A N M I S S I O N

2. The loss of freedom: the entrance of sin and satanic bondage

3. The absence of wholeness: the inauguration of sickness and reality of death

4. The end of justice: the brokenness and fragmentation of human relationships

D. The protoevangelium : the first telling of the Gospel, Gen. 3.15

1. God will place hostility between the serpent’s seed and the Seed of the woman.

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2. The Seed of the woman will crush the head of the serpent.

3. The serpent will bruise the heel of the Seed of the woman.

4. This is the first telling of the Gospel and the outline of the story: the universe is at war, and God is the warrior.

E. Senses of God’s role as divine warrior in the OT

1. In the times before the monarchy, God is viewed as a warrior who defeats the sea or river (Exod. 15.4–10; Judg. 5.19–21; Ps. 68.22–23; Hab. 3.8–15).