by Scot McKnight

Reviving forgotten chapters in the story of redemption.

Any gospel that is not announcing a new society at work in the world, what the apostle Paul called the church, is simply not a robust gospel.

Our problems are not small. The most cursory glance at the newspaper will remind us of global crises like AIDS, local catastrophes of senseless violence, family failures, ecological threats, and church skirmishes. These problems resist easy solutions. They are robust—powerful, pervasive, and systemic.

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Scot McKnight challenges the reader to consider these eight marks and they provide a good framework for thinking through how we share good news with a thirsty world.

To summarize:
1. The robust gospel is a story.
2. The robust gospel places transactions in the context of persons.
3. The robust gospel deals with a robust problem. Read the full story

Scot McKnight challenges the reader to consider these eight marks and they provide a good framework for thinking through how we share good news with a thirsty world.

To summarize:
1. The robust gospel is a story.
2. The robust gospel places transactions in the context of persons.
3. The robust gospel deals with a robust problem.
4. A robust gospel has a grand vision.
5. A robust gospel includes the life of Jesus as well as his resurrection, and the gift of the Spirit alongside Good Friday.
6. A robust gospel demands not only faith but everything.
7. A robust gospel includes the robust Spirit of God.
8. A robust gospel emerges from and leads others to the church.