John Rakshith Prabhakar

“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 Story of the Incarnation

“The child had finally been born! All of history had been marching forward to this one moment, the moment at which God would come to live physically within his creation in order to defeat Satan, sin, and death. God had come, but not in the way everyone expected.”
― Andreas J. Köstenberger, 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 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 Story of the Incarnation