by Tim Brister | Feb 19, 2013 | Gospel, Idolatry
In 2007, Tim Keller penned an excellent (lesser known) article entitled “Talking about Idolatry in a Postmodern Age“. There has been a considerable amount of material published about idolatry, including articles, books, and sermons from various evangelical...
by Tim Brister | Nov 12, 2012 | Ecclesiology, Triperspectivalism
Tim Keller, in his new book Center Church: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City, writes about the triperspectival New Covenant nature of Christians united with Christ. Jesus has all the powers and functions of ministry in himself. He ha a prophetic...
by Tim Brister | Sep 4, 2012 | Idolatry, Jesus
One of the most important theological emphases with the gospel-centered movement is the subject of heart idolatry (functional saviors, god-replacements). There are many places you can start if this is new to you, such as David Powlison’s article “Idols of...
by Tim Brister | Apr 26, 2012 | Discipleship, Gospel
At the conclusion of my last post about the triperspectival framework, I mentioned the role of gospel “forms” in the diagram I created to explain gospel-centered spiritual formation. Before I jump into the perspectives individually, I want to explain what...
