The Nature of God’s Kingdom: insights from George Eldon Ladd

As I mentioned yesterday, I am in the midst of preparing for an upcoming sermon series on the kingdom of God. One of the greatest American scholars on this topic is George Eldon Ladd, who gave significant attention to this theme in his teaching and writing career. In his brief book, The Pattern of New Testament …

Total and Radical Obedience: a word about Jesus’ call into God’s Kingdom from John Bright

While studying for an upcoming sermon series on the kingdom of God, I came across this gripping description of Jesus' invitation to the kingdom from Old Testament scholar John Bright: Christ, then, has come to call men to his Kingdom. His mission was not to instruct men in a better and more spiritual ethic, to …