The Gospel, Disease, and Theistic Evolution

Through the cross, Christ established the kingdom of God, which set in motion a process that will bring about not only the restoration of God's people but the renovation of the entire cosmos. A key part of this restoration is the reversal of death and disease, mourning and pain, of which Jesus’...

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Main Author: Williams, Martin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 2022
In: Reformed theological review
Year: 2022, Volume: 81, Issue: 2, Pages: 120-138
IxTheo Classification:CF Christianity and Science
HA Bible
NBD Doctrine of Creation
NBE Anthropology
NBK Soteriology
Further subjects:B Disease
B Theistic Evolution
B Kingdom
B Gospel
B Death
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Summary:Through the cross, Christ established the kingdom of God, which set in motion a process that will bring about not only the restoration of God's people but the renovation of the entire cosmos. A key part of this restoration is the reversal of death and disease, mourning and pain, of which Jesus’ healings and revivifications in the Gospels are a confirmation and foretaste. If Jesus died to bear every illness and disease of those who place their faith in him, then all human disease must come as a result of the fall. Thus, sickness and disease are, from the Bible's perspective, related to the fall. If, however, sickness and disease were already a part of the human experience prior to the fall, then the Gospel is compromised.
ISSN:0034-3072
Contains:Enthalten in: Reformed theological review
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.53521/a296