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this'world,'still'clothed'in'a'human'body:'it'is'fulfilled'now'by'His'spiritual'presence.'So,'a'
Chaplain͛Ɛ consistent'presence'in'the'host'institution''is'at'the'core'of'his'calling:'from'his'
ƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞ ĨůŽǁ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚŝĞƐ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ ƚŽ ďƌŝŶŐ 'ŽĚ͛Ɛ rich'grace'to'those'he'serves'as'ʹ'the'
elect'witness'ʹ'to'the'atoning'work'of'Christ'T''in'the'fallen'world'that'God'still'sustains.''

7. The'overriding'paradigm'of'Chaplaincy'then,'is'presence͗ ŝƚƐ ƐůŽŐĂŶ͕ ͞Immanueů͟:'God'with'the'
people'among'whom'we'move.'Presence'in'God͛Ɛ ǁŽƌůĚ,'among'people'He'loves,'for'whom'He'cares.'
Presence'among'people'to'identify'with,'serve,'and'be'gracious'towards'them.'Presence'so'that'when'
we'have'opportunity,'and'without'contravening'the'understanding'we'have'with'the'institution'and'
people'who'have'welcomed'us,'we'can'offer'the'Crucified'and'Risen'Saviour'to'them.'So'what'Biblical'
Theological'principles'help'us'to'honour'the'true'Immanuel'in'Chaplaincy?'

Part'2'8'Biblical8Theological'Principles'of'Chaplaincy'

8. Method.'The'BiblicalTTheological'method'takes'Jesus'as'the'prime'referent'and'supreme'
authority'for'all'Christian'ministry'(and'everything'else!).'So'we'consult'him'first,'then'understand'him'
better'by'then'exposing'ourselves'to'the'Old'Testament'which'cradled'His'worldview.'Next'we'turn'to'
the'apostolic'church'in'Acts'and'the'Epistles'to'see'how'He'works'by'His'Holy'Spirit'to'make'this'world'
His'Kingdom.'Finally,'Revelation'displays'the'path'to'the'terminus,'the'consummated'New'Creation.'We'
are'guided'and'controlled'throughout'by'our'Analogy'of'Faith'T'all'the'other'branches'of'Evangelical'
Theology'(Systematic,'Pastoral,'Historical'etc).'''

9. Framework.''In'the'following'section,'we'identify'Jesus'as'the'Chaplain(to(the(World.''Under'an'
Evangelical'Analogy'of'Faith,"we͛ll'make'observations'about'His'Old'Testament'background'and'New'
Testament'development'as'we'trace'JesuƐ͛ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ŵŝŶŝƐƚƌLJ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ŝƚs'stages.''Reading'the'whole'Bible'
through'a'Chaplain͛Ɛ ĞLJĞƐ LJŝĞůĚƐ ŵƵĐŚ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƐĂŝĚ:'for'brevity͕ ǁĞ͛ůů ƐĂŵƉůĞ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ
exhaust'the'material'available,'checking'our'understanding'of'Jesus'in'the'Chaplaincy'context'is'true.''

Jesus,&Chaplain&to&the&World&

10. Cardinal'Points.'Jesus''life'and'ministry'had'3'cardinal'points:'Incarnation,'Crucifixion,'and'
Glorification:'the'latter'in'its'stages'of''Resurrection,'Ascension,'Pentecost,'and'Return.''Central'in'these'
is'his'death,'which'was'both'the'principal'purpose'of'his'Incarnation,'and'the'precondition'of'his'
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Resurrection.''The'primacy'of'his'death'is'implicit,'if'not'explicit,'in'the'purpose'statements 'He'Himself'
gave;'the'Gospel'centres'on'the'substitutionary'death'of'Christ'applied'for'the'salvation'of'sinners.''
However,'Jesus''ministry'was'more'than'one'Good'Friday'and'Easter.''While'we'recognise'that'primary'
reason'of'his'33'years'was'for'him'to'learn'obedience'and'for'his'body'to'be'prepared'for'sacrifice,'his'
cross'was'not'all'his'ministry'comprised.''We'must'give'proper'weight'to'all'his'example'and'teaching,'
including'the'30'years'of'almost'complete'silence.''For'Chaplaincy'to'be'Gospel'ministry,'it'will'be'
patiently'CrossTcentred,'even'if'our'years'of'preparation'and'waiting'seem'as'frustrating,'exasperating'
and'even'as'fruitless'as'ƚŚĞ >ŽƌĚ :ĞƐƵƐ͛ ĨŝƌƐƚ ϯϬ LJĞĂƌƐ ŵĂLJ have'appeared'to'the'angels'watching.'

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'Mt'5:17,'10:34ff,'15:24,'Mk'1:38,'2:17,'10:45,'Lk'9:56,'12:49,'19:10'and'parallel'passages'

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