Who We Were Meant to Be
Rediscovering Our Identity as God’s Royal Priesthood
- Theology
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Published: 2021
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Publisher's Description
What is our purpose in life? Is there an even grander story at work behind our salvation in Christ? Drawing on the reflections of early church writers and theologians, Who We Were Meant to Be invites the reader to consider the whole tapestry of God's plan from start to finish, culminating in a vision of all creation being restored and renewed as the temple of God's glory. Guided by the wisdom and insights of the patristic age, this book urges us to take up the mantle of our appointed role as royal priests, not only as a status to be enjoyed, but as a vocation to shape our entire lives. We have an open invitation to recapture the grand theological vision of Christianity's early centuries, and to step once again into the transfiguring light of who we were meant to be.
Endorsements (2)
“Who We Were Meant to Be is an interesting title for a book that tells us who we are in Christ. Matthew Burden has made biblical theology readable and understandable. Local church study groups ought to read and wrestle the content and themes of this book.”
“As a long-time pastoral theologian, when I see books like Who We Were Meant to Be, I am filled with hope. . . . Burden gently but firmly rejects the kind of ‘minimalist’ soteriology that too often is the foundation of how Christians interpret their salvation. He takes readers into the vast magnitude of God’s reconciling work to demonstrate the cosmic implications of Christ’s sacrifice and our role in it as priests to God. . . . This is a timely and important contribution to pastoral theology.”
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