7.10.2008

Post #50 on the Kingdom

It is my understanding (from great thinkers like N.T. Wright and Mark Fairchild) that the Kingdom of God is something that is already/not yet.  To explain, the Kingdom is here now among the Church being built but not yet fully realized in its maximum.

However, I feel as though I've always been taught to be waiting for the Kingdom.  I see it in many Christians, also.  They're waiting for something that is already here and in which they should be taking part.  I think that might be what Jesus meant (see: KINDA) when he said we wouldn't know the day or the hour when he would return.  We're supposed to be working so hard at ushering in the Kingdom that it takes us by surprise when Jesus comes back to finish the work we've been doing for him all along.

What are we waiting for?  We've got a Kingdom to build!

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