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Beyond the EU: DORA and NIS 2 Directive's Global Impact
Living in the Light of the Future: Universal Restoration and Practical Theology—Robin Parry
1. 4. Living in the Light of the
Future
Universal Restoration and Practical Theology
GOSPEL CONVERSATIONS (July 2019)
2. FacingEvil
UR does not ‘solve’ the problem of evil, but it allows us
to live with hope in the face of evil
Rejection of UR amplifies the problem of evil
UR motivates the fight against evil because it says that
resisting evil is never futile
3. FacingDeath
UR and ministry with the grieving (hope for the hope-
less)
UR and ministry with the dying
4. FacingtheLost
1
UR sees every person as (a) created by God for theosis
(b) unwaveringly loved by God (c) a sinner in need of
salvation (d) someone for whom Christ died and rose
again (e) someone whom God has saved/is saving/will
save through Christ
This affects how we see and engage people: nobody is
rejected by God (though our Adamic selves are rejected
by God)
5. FacingtheLost
2
Does UR undermine evangelism?
Is believing that God will save all people through the
gospel a reason not to proclaim the gospel?
UR as a motivator of evangelism
UR avoids the paralysis of making the salvation of the
lost our responsibility
6. FacingGod
UR relieves us of the suspicion of darkness in God
UR brings assurance before God: perfect love casts out
fear
UR motivates the pursuit of holiness
UR gives us hope for transformation in spite of the gap
between where we are and were we should be
UR inspires love for God and worship of God