Brian McLaren and Thoughts on The Kingdom of God

It will come as no surprise to long-time readers of mine that I believe in the Kingdom of God, not as an abstract concept or just the hope of heaven when I die but also as a present, current reality and the Gospel Jesus preached.

I came across a beautiful discussion of the Kingdom of God by Brian McLaren. While his views will not be a surprise to anyone who has read his The Secret Message of Jesus (which is a must read, and one of the 10 or so most influential books on me and my ministry), they are definitely different than what is taught in churches all across America.

The kingdom of God, Jesus said, was “good news for the poor.” There is a personal dimension to the kingdom of God, to be sure, in which we have a personal relationship with the King. But there is also a social dimension to the kingdom of God, a dimension that challenges normal human (and religious) assumptions about peace, war, prosperity, poverty, privilege, responsibility, religion, and God.

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