N.T. Wright - After you Believe: Why Christian Character Matters

What does eschatology have to do with ethics? What does the new heaven and the new earth have to do with the world in which we live now? Ultimately, it means that love is not our duty but our destiny. Through God's grace in our lives, Christians strive to develop habits and character which build them up into the people that God originally created them to be. Christians are not called to merely pray a prayer and forget the rest. Instead, we are called to be a royal priesthood, bringing God's love and royal stewardship into the new world that God is creating.
This lecture was given as part of the Gospel & Culture Lecture series featuring Dr. N. T. Wright. A leading scholar in New Testament studies and the mission of the church (authoring over 40 books), Dr. Wright is a significant voice in bridging theology and practice. In this lecture he discusses his newest book, After You Believe, the third in a series following Simply Christian, and Surprised by Hope.
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[@Alex-gg3qm]

"Love is not our duty, it is our destiny. Love is the language they speak in the new creation and we get to learn it here."

[@jamesgibbonswalker]

What a genius. What a bishop. What a fine expositor of Christian character and the message of the Gospel.

[@eromedaniel2]

9 minutes in and already feeling edified and increasing in the knowledge of God. My God! This man is truly a gift of Christ to the Body! May God multiply His understanding.

[@philipgeorge5142]

What an absolutely beautiful picture of Christian living.

[@Orthodoxy.Memorize.Scripture]

Encouraging and hopeful message. Be doers of the word and not hearers only. Amen.

[@AuxentiusZ]

This deserves so many more views. God bless Tom Wright.

[@franzjohnston]

A wonderful, clear, intellectual talk by one of today's great Christian thinkers making great sense of scriptures. Thank you N.T.Wright

[@MrLeejunfan]

This is the simple yet transformative, Gospel message communicated at the highest level of academic excellence!

[@davespiano]

Thank you. You framed a future where I long to be. Second nature.

[@charlesrose7212]

Brilliant man! Out of the belly will flow rivers of living water.

[@MrLostMD]

Wow, I sorry I haven't listened to him earlier. My ethics professor recommended him, should have followed his direction sooner.

[@richardword4455]

He has a wonderfully engaging manner. I have enjoyed his books too.

[@alanevans4905]

Wow more GOOD stuff from The Bishop. Thank you, thank God.

[@93556108]

What a wonderful message to the Christians !!!

[@annebritraaen939]

It's not like I choose to do the right thing, but I know The Holy spirit will convict me so heavy if I don't. Praise Jesus.

[@RespectWong]

Wonderful speech. Loved the Apple and Christmas tree similitude!

[@WeLoveAshleigh]

Wonderful teaching! God bless N.T Wright for this message. Faith, Hope and Love 💕 must be actively applied to transform our characters. 🤍

[@johnpoling3831]

Love Tom Wright. Great presentation.

[@louisadu-amoah1504]

A great testimonial on Rowan William's. I got to know him in my search on N. T. Wright himself. Great pastors

[@budekins542]

Wise observations by N.T Wright.

[@katharinedavis4947]

Thankyou Tom. With the end times growing ever closer i feel even more hunger to find out these things, than i did thirty years ago. K

[@ernestrandolph]

NT Wright is the most right about the N.T. Today.

[@ernestrandolph]

Great insights. He puts things so well. I am not fully on board with his understanding of law and grace but his description of the kingdom of love is amazing.

[@katharinedavis4947]

I love his sense if humour, " getting it sort of right . " K

[@SempreGumby]

Joy in listening.

[@richardword4381]

Excellent!

[@MrWoofti]

I've noticed, the better the video, the fewer the comments lol. What that says is anyone's guess.

[@RubenCardenas79]

Absolutely good!

[@radupavel5481]

3:35-3:43 so well explained!

[@nataliavicencio193]

Very good!

[@paigereaux]

Amazing

[@lwhuang7858]

Wonderful speech that conveys key thoughts of Wright! Can I help add Chinese subtitles for this film?

[@lauradaniels6173]

Rock and Roll!!!!!!!!!!!

[@michaelfasbender]

If God never changes then he is making the new earth now

[@MrMurfle]

A more accurate title for Wright's "After You Believe" would be "The Teachings of Dallas Willard Restated." Regarding NTW's 'new heaven and new earth' and the hope of 'life after life-after-death': A spiritual body in a spiritual heaven is good enough for me. I don't expect to be there (in the Most Holy Place) longing for a physical add-on. Of course, if that's what God wants to do, I'm all for it. I would point out, though, that when a nation is conquered and destroyed by a foreign army, the Bible sometimes portrays this tragedy in the highly figurative apocalyptic language of the destruction of heaven and earth. The fall of Babylon (Isaiah 13:9-13), Israel (Jeremiah 4:23-26), Egypt (Ezekiel 32:7-9) and Edom (Isaiah 34:4-5) in the sixth century B.C. are all depicted together with the destruction of heaven and earth.

[@mmmkimmm1]

Wowwwwww

[@fromanabe8639]

I'd like to know what Wright makes of Ecclesiastes 9:5, Acts 2:29 & 34.

[@MariusVanWoerden]

Justification is a work of God the Father and the Holy Spirit in us and without us. Justification and faith do not have a sequence in time but in order Faith- Justification but are simultaneously in time. Sanctification is a work of The Holy Spirit in us but not without us. Justification and sanctification cannot be separated. There is no sanctification without justification or justification without sanctification, this even when sanctification is just a begin of regeneration through all our life. Faith is by Grace and the free gift of God. it is Called Fruits of the Spirit. Not the fruits of our works. The First does Glorifies God the other make us proud. Martin Luther said: “This gospel blessing of Grace alone” will be for a short time, and come under attack from every side. One generation after Luther; Arminius came with his damnable heresy denying Romans 3 the Total depravity of men. Which is the root of all heresies and goes together with denying the supremacy of God. Martin Luther wrote: The Bondage of the will” It was in response of Erasmus’s “Discourse on Free Will” Predestination is a biblical doctrine, You see, without predestination, you would have no Bible. The Word is Eternal!! Judas was predestined to betray the Lord. Abram was chosen out of Ur of the Chaldeans (Gen. 12). Israel was chosen out of all the nations of the earth. A new Israelite remnant was chosen after their exile. The Apostles taught predestination (Rom. 8:28-39; 9-11; Eph. 1; Phil. 1:6; 2:13; 1 Peter 2:5-10). 8

[@wmarkfish]

Ain't he Wright?!

[@louisadu-amoah1504]

This is brain

[@hondobondo]

virtue doesn't require redemption, however. any sinner can be _virtuous_ but only the redeemed can bear the fruit of the Spirit. sounds like typical unregenerate moralism with a hint of Christ to legitimize it in the ears of Christians

[@HW.37]

He doesn’t believe in penal substitution or that the gospels teach us we are saved by grace. Beware of this man.