This is part 5 of the Kingdom Seminar, based on the book Kingdom Journey.
This episode begins by delving into the history of how the theologians of the third and fourth centuries rejected the kingdom since they thought it was too crude, too hedonic, and too Jewish. Next I briefly cover three rediscovery movements, including the Anabaptists of the 16th century, the Adventists of the 19th century, and the New Testament scholars of the 20th century. Still, the majority of Christendom lies in the shadow of heaven-at-death mythology, hidden from the light of God’s grand vision for our world. You and I have work to do. The kingdom of God is not a side doctrine–a footnote in eschatology. It’s extremely important. We are kingdom ambassadors. And we have a winning message to tell the world.
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Hi Sean,
First of all, I love your work and listen to every podcast episode.
The kingdom is something I’ve been trying to figure out for a long time and have arrived at the same conclusion as you, but can’t help wondering whether God actually expects us to partake in establishing His kingdom on earth. In fact, I can’t see how we can do anything but that. We speak truth and behave righteously and encourage others to do the same. Isn’t this exactly how we change the world to the way it was intended to be?
It seems to me like most Christians expect the world to get much worse before Jesus comes back. Therefore, they do nothing but play the victim and complain about corruption and wickedness in the world. They wait for Jesus to fix it all. They might preach the gospel of forgiveness of sins but don’t lift a finger to do anything to fight the evil that exists. Doesn’t the parable of the talents address this very issue?
Shouldn’t we be doing much, much more?