The Kingdom of God
December 16th, 2007
Theologians like, Wright, Peterson,Willard and my brilliant husband have helped me understand New testament eschatology and the kingdom of God. I think I will spend this lifetime chipping away at my understanding of it. Or maybe I should say, living it. I frequently find my husband’s nose in one of these books. So obviously, I have read some of N.T. Wrights books as well.
I love to read and to learn new things. For the past few years I have been captured by the concept of the kingdom of God and reading and studying about this reality has been very life giving to me. Presently reigning and ruling, healing and transforming is the primary work of Jesus and the advancement of his kingdom is breaking forth continually. I think Willard says that “The kingdom of God is present anywhere that Jesus gets his way.”
I have been listening (over and over again) to NT Wright’s talk on Whatever did St Paul do with the Kingdom of God. It has been deepening my understanding of the Kingdom of God and the rule and reign of Jesus. Take a listen for yourself and tell me what you think. (You will find the link in the middle of the page.)
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5 Comments
Add your own1. Raffi Shahinian | December 17th, 2007 at 1:12 pm
Diva:
Since you appreciated Wright’s talk on Paul/Kingdom, I think you will also appreciate this post.
Grace and Peace,
Raffi Shahinian
2. admin | December 17th, 2007 at 1:17 pm
Thanks Raffi. I will check it out once I finish digesting this one. Thanks for the comment. Your blog and future book look interesting. My husband is also currently wrapping up his book “What is church” You two should email and swap book stories:-)
http://whatischurch.com/mustardseed/
Peace to you!
3. Danny | December 17th, 2007 at 5:40 pm
Hi.
After reading your post I was wondering if you would like to contribute to “Kingdom Conversations.” It is a group blog that a group of us are creating to discuss what the kingdom means for our world today. Would you be interesting in contributing to our group blog. E-mail me at dkam136@gmail.com if you are interested. Thanks so much.
4. admin | December 18th, 2007 at 5:44 pm
Danny,
That sounds great.
Let me know about the group blog.
Thanks,
Amber
5. Rob | December 18th, 2007 at 6:11 pm
Hi Amber,
Danny tells me you are interested in contributing to our group blog. If so, you can e-mail dkam136@gmail.com and answer the question to our first series:
How should the kingdom of God view the urban poor in our nation? Or perhaps, how would Jesus help the urban poor in our nation?
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