Which of the following are metaphors used in the Bible to understand the atonement?

The Christian story is a story about hope; hope that God’s project of creation will someday come to fulfillment. What event does the Christian story say will begin the consummation and fulfillment of this project?

According to the Christian story, what is the purpose of the gifts the Spirit gives to humanity?

Which view understands hell as restorative in nature; that all will ultimately be reconciled to God as a sign of God’s new creation?

According to McLaren, the term ‘Christian’ means ‘little Christ or mini-Messiah’

The Christian story asserts that the Spirit’s work is primarily focused on the individual person.

Guthrie says that inter-religious conversations should be characterized by ‘openness’. What does he mean?

According to the ‘Sin’ video the root meaning of the word ‘sin’ is ‘to fail to fulfill a goal’ or to ‘hit a target’. When used in the Christian story, ‘sin’ then refers to the ways human beings have failed to fulfill the goal of God’s design for life.

The Christian story not only says that the world is broken because human beings ‘sin’, but that human beings sin because there is something wrong with them. Which view says that something is wrong with humanity because we inherit a ‘social nature’ from Adam and Eve?

According to the ‘Ecclesiastes’ video what does the Teacher/Critic identify as the main threats to a meaningful life?