Reading another book by N.T. Wright. This one is about rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection and the Mission of the Church. Thought I would share this thought from it with you;
“…we (followers of Christ) live between ascension and appearing… the task of the Church between ascension and appearing is therefore set free both from the self-driven energy that imagines it has to build God’s kingdom all by itself and from the despair that supposes it can’t do anything until Jesus comes again. We don’t “build the kingdom” all by ourselves, but we build for the kingdom. All that we do in faith, hope and love in the present, in obedience to our ascended Lord and in the power of his Spirit, will be enhanced and transformed at his appearing.” (page 143)
Tags: books, church, Kingdom of God, N.T. Wright, Resurrection, surprised by hope
February 1, 2009 at 3:57 am |
Sounds very postmillennial to me. I like it! You should also check out Heaven Misplaced: Christ’s Kingdom on Earth by Doug Wilson. Glad I stumbled onto your blog tonight. I’ll keep checking back.