The New Testament develops two interrelated themes. First, the Christian faith shows us the way things really are. This is about revelation, coming to see things properly. But revelation alone doesn't change our situation. Christianity doesn't just tell us that we are sinful; it offers forgiveness. It doesn't just tell us that we are in prison; it throws open the doors so that we can go free. This is what the New Testament calls salvation, the second theme. To use a medical analogy, the gospel offers both diagnosis {revelation} and cure {salvation}. It helps us to grasp our true situation, but it also declares that our situation can be transformed, and it makes that transformation possible.
( Alister E. McGrath )
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