the gospel as resurrection reversal

The Christian gospel - the "good news" - is that God has acted in Jesus to reverse everything that is wrong in this world. The focal point of this divine reversal is the resurrection of the crucified Jesus, in which his condemnation, shame, oppression, and death are transformed into vindication, glory, freedom, and undying life. This divine reversal was inaugurated by God through Jesus in the past, it is enacted by the Spirit through the Church in the present, and it will be fulfilled by God through Jesus in the future.

In Jesus,

the dead live,
the lame walk,
the blind see,
the deaf hear,
captives are set free...

In Jesus,

the last are first,
the least are feasted,
the lost are found...

In Jesus,

the poor are rich,
the hungry are well fed,
the suffering are comforted,
the sorrowful are filled with joy...

In Jesus,

the ungodly are justified,
the weak are strong,
the shamed are honored,
the cursed are blessed,
enemies are neighbors,
slaves are sons and brothers...

In Jesus,

the old is made new,
the impossible happens,
sin is stingless,
death is defeated!

This is the gospel of resurrection reversal, the "good news" we as Christians are called to confess, to proclaim, and to live out in the world.