John Rakshith Prabhakar

“what we must not miss in this exhilarating declaration is that God loved the world not because it was so worthy and deserving of his love but because it was so needy and desperate for it, whether it realized it or not.”
― Andreas J. Köstenberger, The First Days of Jesus The First Days of Jesus: The Story of the Incarnation

“We join God’s story and allow him to write our stories by engaging in his mission to the world as his image bearers and commissioned representatives.”
― Andreas J. Köstenberger, The First Days of Jesus The First Days of Jesus: The Story of the Incarnation

“Salvation through the forgiveness of sins must precede political and economic salvation. The forgiveness of sins was accomplished through Jesus’s death on the cross, while political and economic salvation will be established at his return.”
― Andreas J. Köstenberger, The First Days of Jesus The First Days of Jesus: The Story of the Incarnation

“The inclusion of these non-Israelite women foreshadows the spread of the gospel to the Gentiles and bears witness to the grace of God that actively seeks to forgive and restore sinners and to reach out to those who are marginalized and viewed as outsiders.”
― Andreas J. Köstenberger, The First Days of Jesus The First Days of Jesus: The Story of the Incarnation