Burke, Trevor J. <br/><br/>
The message of sonship :  at home in God's household /  [manuscript] : 
Trevor J. Burke. 
 - Downers Grove, Ill. :  Inter-Varsity Press,  c2011. 
 - 241 p. ;  21 cm. 
 - The Bible speaks today .
 - The Bible speaks today. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : sonship as a Biblical metaphor -- Sonship in the Old Testament -- Sonship in the New Testament. 
<br/><br/> "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-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 story line of the Bible makes it 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. Trevor Burke shows how "sonship" is the focus of creation, is a metaphor for salvation, carries moral obligation and is the goal of the restoration of broken, suffering humanity. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780830824137 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0830824138 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011023278 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Son of God--Biblical teaching.<br/>Children of God--Biblical teaching.<br/>Adoption--Religious aspects--Biblical teaching.<br/>Metaphor in the Bible.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BS680.S66  / B87 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>233