The kingdom of God was central to the preaching of Jesus. This article surveys the Gospels on this point, explains four components of kingdom-focused preaching (from Mark 1:14), and challenges the reader to appropriate kingdom involvement.
The cross of Jesus was the victory over the world. This victory tells us something about Jesus' kingdom and the enemies of humanity.
Are you seeking self-approval? Are you building your kingdom and not the kingdom of God? There are three habits that can help you stop seeking your kingdom and start focusing on God's kingdom.
The coming of Jesus marked an inaugurated eschatology that pointed to his second coming. This is so because Jesus brought the kingdom, bound the strongman, and through the preaching of the gospel is fulfilling the reality of the kingdom. This understanding is crucial to missional living.
As a Christian what is it that you want to do before you die? Is this desire shaped by the fear that you only live once? This article shows how the truth of eternal life and God's kingdom transforms our daily life and desires.
What is the nature of the continuity and discontinuity between the Old and New Testaments? A related question has to do with the relationship between Israel and the church. The article further reflects on the nature of God's theocratic rule and his kingdom.
Chapter 1 reads Genesis from a biblical-theological perspective demonstrating what it means to read the Bible to ascertain the main themes and theology of each book while also demonstrating that the Old Testament has a covenantal framework, a kingdom perspective, and Christ at its centre. The author notes the literary structure of Genesis and the importance of the covenants, and conducts a literary analysis to determine the leading theme or motif of Genesis.
The Bible is not a self-help guide, a religious encyclopaedia, a history textbook, a story, a legal code, a collection of ancient letters, or a religious handbook. Rather, the Bible is the testimony of God’s good news in Jesus Christ. The Introduction explores what it means to read the Bible to ascertain the main themes and theology of each book while also demonstrating that the Old Testament has a covenantal framework, a kingdom perspective, and Christ at its centre.
The book The Theocratic Kingdom by George Peters is reviewed here. Peters's book is a defence of dispensationalism. The article aims its refutation against the idea that God's purpose through Christ was to erect on earth a kingdom under direct divine rule. He aims at Peter's thesis that the sin of the Jews was that they rejected that theocratic ideal.
The idea of covenant is fundamental to the message of the Bible. The purpose of Chapter 1 is to demonstrate just how central the covenants are. Correctly relating the different covenants is central to doing good theology. The authors deliberately distance themselves from classic Reformed covenantal theology. For them “kingdom through covenant” is the central message of the story of the Bible.
Christ is king of the church, but is also king of the world. Christ rules over these two kingdoms differently. This article shows the implications of this different rule for the Christian.
This is the second article in a seven part series on the Lord's Prayer. When we pray for God's kingdom to come (the second petition), we are expressing the desire to see God ruling the lives of men. We are also praying for the fullness of the kingdom that will come with Christ's return.
This is the third article in a trilogy looking at the offices of Christ. This article shows what it means that Christ is anointed to be King. Christ's kingdom is spiritual, is characterized by righteousness and victory, and is eternal. Christ is sovereign over all.
This is the eighth article in a series on various doctrinal issues facing the church today. This article acknowledges the centrality of the kingdom of God throughout the New Testament. The kingdom of God is the dynamic rule of God.
This is the ninth article in a series on various doctrinal issues facing the church today. This article looks at the kingdom of God, discussing the citizens of the kingdom (those who are regenerated) and the characteristics of the kingdom.
Spirituality of the church doctrine can be better understood when one studies the link between the two kingdoms in Calvin's theology - the spiritual kingdom and the political kingdom.Should the church address social and political issues?
This article looks at the Bible's teaching on the two kingdoms doctrine - the kingdom of God and the kingdom of this world. Focus is given to the eschatological nature of the kingdom of Christ. The author shows how the church functions as a experience of Christ's kingdom.
This article discusses the two kingdoms doctrine. This article shows how the perspectives around the kingdom of God and the kingdom of this world were used during the Reformation to argue against the separation of church and state, and is used today to support the social gospel. This warrants a new look into the discussion of the two kingdoms.
Living in the last days is about knowing how to live as God's people. Looking at the relationship between eschatology and the kingdom, this article shows that the first coming of Christ ushered in the kingdom of God which will be completed when He returns. This has bearing on the Christian life, because Christians live their lives looking at the completed work of Christ while waiting for the full realization of it.
This article shows how church planting movements are rooted in understanding God's movement from glory to greater glory of the coming kingdom. The author identifies seven aspects of God's movement from glory to greater glory, and discusses how each shapes an understanding of church planting and how each may address needs in different cultures and contexts.
Th author of this article maintains that competition is not something we can avoid. This thinking is rooted in the creation mandate in the call for dominion over the world. Believers are instruments in God's hands through which His kingdom will be realized. Believers are certain of their victory in Christ as they compete against the works of the evil one - this is the competition they are engaged in.
What exactly is the kingdom of God? In his book The Kingdom of God, John Bright emphasizes the unity between the Old and New Testaments by looking at the biblical theme of the kingdom of God. This is a review of this book.
