A call to a new Reformation in the teaching and life of Jesus' followers
There are perhaps deeper issues I should pursue first, but I’d like to take a look at a couple of highly symbolic elements of the kingdom, and how they aren’t commonly practiced in church, although perhaps they should be. First the element of sanctuary. We all know the word; until the more-hip “worship center” started taking hold in churches that didn’t want to sound too … Continue reading The Kingdom of Jesus Christ – of Sanctuary and Flag
Since the language of “Kingdom” implies citizenship and allegiance, it’s instructive to see what the kingdoms of this world think of citizenship. I decided to take a look at the law of the kingdom in which I reside, the United States of America. The basis for defining citizenship in the United States is the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, the first sentence of which reads: … Continue reading The Kingdom of Jesus Christ, Citizenship
I have alluded in various posts up to now, about the notion that Jesus is our king, that he was anointed the same by God the Father, and that we are called to follow and obey him rather than merely to give intellectual assent to some list of propositions about him. In the next few posts I want to ruminate a bit about what this … Continue reading The Kingdom of Jesus Christ, Introduction