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Bringing The Kingdom: Progressive Reflections On Scripture
Resource Publications
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9781532619557
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People have used the Bible for a variety of purposes over the course of the past two thousand years; unfortunately, many of those uses have reinforced power structures and systems that oppress and dominate those without privilege. Worst of all, people have used the Bible as a means to divide humanity into those who are worthy of salvation and those who are not. However, if we look at the lectionary readings, especially the gospels, we can see that God actively seeks to undercut and subvert systems of power, and God calls Christians to do the same. Through an examination of Jesuss teachings, with support from a wide variety of other parts of the Bible, we can see that ideas of social justice and true liberation run throughout Gods message to humanity. Rather than focusing on who gets into heaven and who doesnt, Jesus seeks to proclaim Gods love for all humanity. By reading the Bible this way and attempting to live up to Jesuss call, we can seek to bring the kingdom to our world, as it is in heaven.
- | Author: Kevin Brown
- | Publisher: Resource Publications
- | Publication Date: Jan 18, 2018
- | Number of Pages: 212 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback/Religion
- | ISBN-10: 1532619553
- | ISBN-13: 9781532619557
- Author:
- Kevin Brown
- Publisher:
- Resource Publications
- Publication Date:
- Jan 18, 2018
- Number of pages:
- 212 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback/Religion
- ISBN-10:
- 1532619553
- ISBN-13:
- 9781532619557