The Great Story and the Great Commission : Participating in the Biblical Drama of Mission

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Christopher Wright, a highly respected biblical scholar and speaker, demonstrates for us that the way in which we interpret the Bible has a significant bearing on our conception of what it means to be on a mission. As Wright points out, “People read (and preach) the Bible in tiny bits and pieces, for its promises or rules or doctrines, and fail to take it . . . as the true story of the universe, past, present, and future, within the plan and purposes of God–as the true story of the universe, past, present, and future, within the plan and purposes of God–a story in which we are called to participate as coworkers with God.” Wright invites us to investigate the overarching storyline of the Bible and to incorporate the complete revelation of God found in the Scriptures into our comprehension of who we are and what we are obligated to do as God's people. He helps us comprehend mission in its most comprehensive sense, including the obligations that come with being creators. The purpose of Wright's work is to pique our interest in the dramatic vista that is shown by the entirety of the Bible and to assist us in comprehending the scope and depth of the missional engagement that we are called to live as participants in that drama.