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The Kingdom of God: The Great Unfolding Drama of Salvation By Sigurd Grindheim When he speaks of the kingdom of God, Jesus simultaneously captures our greatest dreams and summarizes the drama of salvation history. The idea of God's own kingdom is evocative: the ideal society, utopia, paradise. A kingdom in which all citizens will be wealthy, healthy, and happy. A community in which all people will love each other, where no one has ever heard about injustice, conflict, class warfare, racism, discrimination, or loneliness. When we want to understand what Jesus has in mind when he talks about the kingdom of God, it is helpful to begin with the vision of a perfect society. To experience the kingdom of God, we also need the right leader. In his kingdom, all citizens will enjoy the ultimate form of well-being. Read more Lecture Hall 2 Trees of Eden & What They Mean: Knowledge of Good & Evil vs. Life By Mark Brians   If we wish to understand the Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, we must begin with seeing them as a part of the creational order. Trees, along with plants and seed-bearing things, come to life by the word of God as part of the creation sequence on the […] Read more Reading Nook What Is the Will of God? Answering One of Life's Toughest Questions By Loraena Tuttle   Poet Robert Frost famously wrote about two roads that diverged in a yellow wood, and he expressed regret that he could not take both paths. This captures a universal human experience: as finite humans, a yes to one path is necessarily a no to the others. By the end of the poem, Frost reveals which path he chose—a less common one—and proclaims that this choice has made all the difference. I think that is what we all hope for. We want to make the best choice, but we often struggle to know what that is. Read more © 2023 Faithlife. All rights reserved. 1313 Commercial St. Bellingham, WA 98225 US Faithlife, LLC

 

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