Category: Eschatology
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When is the Kingdom of God Coming? Then? Now? Neither? Both?
Mark D. Roberts: When is the Kingdom of God Coming? Then? Now? Neither? Both? … In two recent posts, I cited examples of Jesus’ speaking of the kingdom of God as either future or present. In a few instances, however, he indicated that the kingdom has both present and future dimensions. Take this parable for…
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When is the Kingdom of God Coming? In the Future?
Mark D. Roberts: When is the Kingdom of God Coming? In the Future? In my previous posts in this series (May 16, May 19), I considered the question: Where is the kingdom of God? I showed that in the teaching of Jesus, the kingdom of God is not just in heaven or in our hearts,…
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Where is the Kingdom of God? Is It Heaven?
Mark D. Roberts: Where is the Kingdom of God? Is It Heaven? … Part of our confusion comes from the fact that the Gospel of Matthew records Jesus as speaking about “the kingdom of heaven” rather than “the kingdom of God.” Where Mark 1:15 reads “the kingdom of God has come near,” Matthew 3:2 has…
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Is Hell Dead?
TIme magazine has a feature article on Rob Bell and his book "Love Wins." (Or, as I like to refer to it, "HarperOne Wins.") I have stayed out of this event at my blog. It is not a topic to which I've devoted extensive study but I do have my own perspective. I haven't read…
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Mouw on Rob Bell
Mouw's Musings: The Orthodoxy of Rob Bell I told the USA TODAY reporter that Rob Bell's newly released Love Wins is a fine book and that I basically agree with his theology. I knew that the book was being widely criticized for having crossed the theological bridge from evangelical orthodoxy into universalism. Not true, I…
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The Future of the People of God
Tall Skinny Kiwi: The Future of the People of God Andrew Perriman, who was at the Christian Associates gathering last week in Germany, gave me his new book "The Future of the People of God: Reading Romans Before and After Western Christendom." Thanks Andrew!! I had an enjoyable Sunday reading through the book. Perriman's book…
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Less Valuable and More Serious – Work and Life as a Sketch
The High Calling: Less Valuable and More Serious – Work and Life as a Sketch by Scot McKnight Julian Barnes, an atheist, claims that he '"misses God.'" In the midst of his reflections on a life without faith wracked by a haunting fear of death, Barnes reflects on the impact belief in heaven would make…
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Best of It: The Story and the Mission (Part 3)
[Series Index] We return to Chapter 6, “The Story and the Mission,” in John Stackhouse’s Making the Best of It. I’ve been reviewing the chapter section “The Christian Story – and Us Within It.” So far, we’ve seen how the biblical story might inform our ethical considerations and noted the importance of keeping the whole…
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Best of It: Dietrich Bonhoeffer – The Christian and the Church in and for the World (Part 3)
[Series Index] Today we conclude our review of the chapter on Dietrich Bonhoeffer in John Stackhouse's Making the Best of It.Religionless Christianity. Here Bonhoeffer is thinking of religion in the sense of trying to find timeless, universal truths in Christianity just as we might in other religions – it is an exercise in getting answers…