From Rhythms Of Grace, by Mike Cosper:
Theologian Jeremy Begbie calls the gathering an “echo from the future,” a foretaste of something we;ll see come to fruition when Christ returns and all things are made new, a not-yet life that we taste in part already. Today, we gather in exile, in the world but not of it, but the day the exile will end. God will rebuild creation, and not one corner of it will be stained by sin and rebellion. Until then, we have these momentary and imperfect glimpses and foretastes as we gather, hear the Word, and respond together. As flawed and imperfect as these gatherings are, they’re the most truthful moment of our week, an outpost of the kingdom of God and a foretaste of eternity.
Rhythms Of Grace, Mike Cosper, Crossway, 2013, pg 100.
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