Written by Jacob Ninian
Living a real life here on earth while keeping our heart in heaven works out something like this, doesn’t it? When we are faced with a choice, we could make one choice if this were the only life ever. But we make another choice because we know there is a life after [...]
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Written by Danny Kam
In the last post, we got one perspective that suggested the kingdom of God is primarily about looking forward to a heavenly kingdom. I agree with Jacob that we must keep our hearts set on the future, but also realize that we are presently on earth. I want to [...]
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Written by Jacob Ninian
The Bible talks about godly men of faith considering themselves as ‘pilgrims and strangers’ in this world and looking forward to being in the ‘heavenly city’ (He.11:13-16). Jesus tells us not to seek after earthly things such as food and clothes but, in contrast, to seek God’s kingdom and His righteousness first [...]
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Written by Danny Kam
I hope that one of my partners here at “kingdom conversations” will not be too upset that I am attempting to respond to his last post on the kingdom. This site attempts to promote effective dialogue that promotes a sense of community within the church. In the spirit of such dialogue, I [...]
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Written by Jacob Ninian
We could think of different reasons.
Material abundance and ease of life make it possible for people to enjoy a ‘good life’ without any reference to God. The flaw in this logic is that life here on earth is not the ‘real’ life, but the one coming afterwards – an eternity in heaven [...]
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Written by Danny Kam
Here at kingdom conversations we are doing a series on “the kingdom of God.” Jacob wrote a great post on how irrelevant this kingdom seems to be much of the world. Many pastors have tried, much to their demise, to make the gospel more “accessible” to a new generation. [...]
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Written by Jacob Ninian
The kingdom of God is where God is King, and that is everywhere. People may not realize this, recognize it or take note of it, but still the fact remains that God is King over all. Those who ignore it and imagine that there is no God or that they don’t need [...]
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Written by Danny Kam
18“The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to release the oppressed,
19to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
-Luke 4:18-19
I find it funny that the first thing that [...]
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