I just began Mike Horton's new book and the very first lines of the introduction, no less, is worth the price of the book. Here is what Horton states:
A gracious disturbance is at work in the world today. With the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the age to come has broken into this present evil age. It’s not business as usual. God isn’t coming alongside us to empower us for our projects of personal and social transformation. God did not become flesh and suffer an ignominious death at our hands so that we could have sprawling church campuses, programs, and budgets. There’s something more profound—more radical—going on. But what is it?
In Christ, God has broken into our world of sin and death and is even now bringing the powers of the age to come into the present age by his Word and Spirit ( The Gospel Commission, 7).
As we approach worship on the Lord's Day, Horton's comments should remind us that we, the Lord's people, are taking part in this cosmic conflict. Preaching, teaching, evangelism, and missions are nothing less than a call to take on the domain of darkness with the "sword of the Spirit." And the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ is the historical event and marker that our battle is secured. We are merely involved in the mop-up operation.
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