{"id":23758,"date":"2019-08-15T13:17:50","date_gmt":"2019-08-15T13:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baonline.cog7engage.net\/?p=23758"},"modified":"2023-08-29T11:24:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T17:24:12","slug":"2020-ba-themes-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baonline.cog7engage.net\/2020-ba-themes-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"2020 BA Themes Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Greetings readers! I’m excited to announce the 2020 Bible Advocate<\/em> theme and issue sub-themes.<\/p>\n In one of the most profound and exciting passages of Scripture, Paul explains to the church\u00a0what God has done for us in Christ. Reconciliation restores relationship and is nothing less than\u00a0\u201cnew creation\u201d and the ministry of the new covenant. It is all a gift of God through Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n But remarkably, God has committed this ministry of reconciliation to us. Together, we are workers with God, ambassadors for Christ, praying, \u201cBe reconciled to God!\u201d even as we are being made the righteousness of God in Him. In our deeply divided world, is there a more important message? What a responsibility!<\/p>\n It\u2019s humbling. We can\u2019t be His ministers of reconciliation if we aren\u2019t already new creatures reconciled to God in Christ. Therefore, the six BA issues of 2020 will explore the details of this divine ministry, and we invite you to join the effort. Our editorial team is looking for content rich in biblical insight, personal testimony, and practical application that will inspire and equip the church to bring the reconciling peace of Christ to a bitterly broken world.<\/p>\n Take a look at the sub-themes, deadlines, and basic descriptions of each issue and consider contributing to the ministry. See below and\/or download the theme flyer here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n \u2014 Jason Overman, Editor<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n January-February:\u00a0<\/b>Reconciled\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 2 Corinthians 5:18, 19<\/span> (vv. 14, 15, 21) \u2014\u00a0What God has accomplished for us in Christ March-April:\u00a0<\/b>New Creation\u00a0<\/b>\u2013\u00a02 Corinthians 5:17<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(vv. 14, 15) \u2014\u00a0Our new life as new creations in Christ May-June:\u00a0<\/b>The Ministry\u00a0<\/b>\u2013\u00a02 Corinthians 5:18<\/a>,\u00a019<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(cf. 3:3-9; 4:1; 6:3, 4) \u2014\u00a0God\u2019s gift of a new covenant in Christ\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/i>Article ideas: <\/i>Personal and biblical\u00a0new covenant\u00a0<\/i>stories; word study on key terms (like\u00a0ministry<\/i>,\u00a0 covenant<\/i>); the new and better promises of God in Christ. Spotlight on\u00a02 Corinthians 3
\nArticle ideas:\u00a0<\/i>Personal and biblical\u00a0reconciliation\u00a0<\/i>stories; word study on key terms (like\u00a0reconcile<\/i>,\u00a0 atonement<\/i>); the scope of peacemaking in Christ and the church. Spotlight on Ephesians 2
\n<\/i>Submission deadline<\/b>:\u00a0October 14, 2019\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
\nArticle ideas:\u00a0<\/i>Personal and biblical\u00a0new creation\u00a0<\/i>stories; word study on key terms (like\u00a0creation<\/i>,\u00a0life<\/i>); practical examples of how the love of Christ compels us. Spotlight on\u00a0Revelation 21
\n<\/i>Submission Deadline<\/b>:\u00a0December 13, 2019\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
\n<\/i>Submission Deadline<\/b>:\u00a0February 14, 2020\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n