Being a Christian, one who hopes for the glory of God, is not wishful thinking. It’s a daily reality for those who have believed the Good News of Jesus. In this series we’re considering our book, The Gospel of the Kingdom. Here is a brief excerpt from pages 37 and 38:
“With the coming of the Kingdom of God a new era has broken into human history. A new King is on the throne, and He is advancing a new economy – a spiritual economy in which grace fuses with Law, issuing, by the power of God’s Spirit, in widespread, ever-increasing love and truth among men. A new agenda governs the affairs of men: King Jesus is building His Church and calling out a people for Himself. His people pursue an altogether new priority – seeking the Kingdom of God and His righteousness for all of life. And they are infused with a new hope, the hope of knowing God’s glory and showing His glory to the world.
“All this has come about because of the glorious saving work of our Lord Jesus Christ. His incarnation, life, death, resurrection, and ascension – and the promise of His imminent return – have ushered out the old era, overcome the old tyrant that ruled men’s souls, canceled the old economy of sin and death, replaced the old agenda and priority of mere self-seeking, and set aside the old, unreliable hope in fleeting things and circum-stances.
‘The Kingdom of God is thus good news – Gospel! If we could summarize in one word just what that good news consists of, surely it would be the word, power.
‘The Kingdom of God is power! And the active presence and ready availability of that power – the power of God’s Word and Spirit – is Good News for the world because it makes possible a life that is new and transforming in all its aspects.”
For reflection or discussion
1. How do you experience that transforming power?
2. What could you do to experience more of it?
Order a copy of The Gospel of the Kingdom from The Ailbe Bookstore. Order several, in fact, and share them with friends. Transforming power awaits them! What are we waiting for?
T. M. Moore
