“So Jesus deposits on public record, available to all, the most beautiful teachings about God and his world that have ever been given. At the same time he embodies and modes this teaching in his own life. With his public death and resurrection, Jesus’ name an face are inscribed on the drama of world history, and ever afterward he becomes the greatest historical figure in the whole of humanity. And by nurturing and cultivating a small group of carefully selected individuals, he initiates a society of God-inhabited people who carry God’s salvation to the ends of the earth. Today, this task is still in progress and waits for each generation to take it up and carry it forward.” (Renovare Spiritual Formation Bible)