Philip Arthur Bence PhD Thesis - Research@StAndrews:FullText

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At its worst, this system's unreachable goal could become
a cruel taskmaster, the carrot at the end of the stick,
that drives one on, but never fully satisfies.
C. KARL BARTH
Strength: Proclamation of God's objective victory
Weakness: Belief that man could not subjectively
participate in that victory.
Further Distinctive: Barth ruled out the possibility of
natural revelation, stating that God has spoken his
Word in three ways: through Jesus Christ,
Scripture, and proclamation."
STRENGTH/
WEAKNESS
A Proclamation of
R God's objective
T victory/Man's
H inability to
participate
FURTHER
DISTINCTIVE
Three means
of revelation
CONTENT
Announcement
of God's action--past,
present, and
future
Exposition
of Scripture
and its
proclamation
of Jesus
METHODOLOGY
Calm but
confident
retelling of the
truth; (teaching
in the indicative
mood)
Avoidance of anything
that detracts from
Jesus and Scripture--anything
remotely selfcentered
or self
proclaiming
Evaluation: At its worst, teaching (preaching) in this
style could become distant or impersonal. At its best,
its presentation of God's adequate action comforts and
encourages persons who feel their limitation.