Don Carson explores God's love for the church, emphasizing the role of grace, the Holy Spirit, and biblical teachings in shaping believers' lives, uniting them in Christ, and enabling them to live out their faith in the world.
In this lecture, Don Carson critiques Western individualism and its societal effects, explaining the church’s unique role as an eternal institution distinct from the world. Carson emphasizes the transformative power of biblical grace, contrasting it with harmful uses of religion and secular ideologies, and he explains the role of the Holy Spirit in empowering believers to live righteously. Carson highlights the global impact of Christian faith, illustrating how it leads to profound spiritual transformation and societal change.
He teaches the following: