I thought I´d start a new thread on the nature of God's kingdom in this present age. I know that the nature of millennium has been discussed in a previous thread... But I would like to hear your views on whether or not the Kingdom of God goes beyond Word and Sacrament in this present age? I believe that the Kingdom is only manifested on earth in this present age through Word and Sacrament.
Here's an interesting quote from the Lutheran church of Missouri Synod. http://www.lcms.org/pages/internal.asp?NavID=578
Scripture clearly teaches, and we teach accordingly, that the kingdom of Christ on earth will remain under the cross until the end of the world, Act 14:22; John 16:33; 18:36; Luke 9:23; 14:27; 17:20-37; 2 Tim. 4:18; Heb. 12:28; Luke 18:8; that the second visible coming of the Lord will be His final advent, His coming to judge the quick and the dead.
Therefore I would conclude that the Kingdom of God should influence every area of life but it is not manifested in any other institution other than the church. Would you say that this is the amillennial view? And would a postmillennialist see God's Kingdom including other institutions such as the state, the arts, etc.?
VanVos
[Edited on 4-11-2004 by VanVos]
Here's an interesting quote from the Lutheran church of Missouri Synod. http://www.lcms.org/pages/internal.asp?NavID=578
Scripture clearly teaches, and we teach accordingly, that the kingdom of Christ on earth will remain under the cross until the end of the world, Act 14:22; John 16:33; 18:36; Luke 9:23; 14:27; 17:20-37; 2 Tim. 4:18; Heb. 12:28; Luke 18:8; that the second visible coming of the Lord will be His final advent, His coming to judge the quick and the dead.
Therefore I would conclude that the Kingdom of God should influence every area of life but it is not manifested in any other institution other than the church. Would you say that this is the amillennial view? And would a postmillennialist see God's Kingdom including other institutions such as the state, the arts, etc.?
VanVos
[Edited on 4-11-2004 by VanVos]