CRUX

two aspects of salvation

• what are we saved from?
• what are we saved for?

what does it mean to be saved?

through the cross we are saved to be a royal priesthood

the priestly vocation involves summing up the praises of creation before the Creator

“We humans are called to stand at the intersection between heaven and earth, holding together in our hearts, our praises, and our urgent intercessions the loving wisdom of our creator God and the terrible torments of his battered world.”
- NT Wright

the royal vocation involves reflecting God’s wisdom and justice into the world

“The vocation in question is that of being a genuine human being with genuinely human tasks to perform as part of the Creator’s purpose for his world. The main task of this vocation is “image-bearing,” reflecting the Creator’s wise stewardship into the world and reflecting the praise of all creation back to its maker. Those who do so are the “royal priesthood,” the “kingdom of priests.” the people who are called to stand in the dangerous but exhilarating point where heaven and earth meet.”
- NT Wright