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    The Kingdom of God
    The Kingdom of God
    The Kingdom of God
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    The Kingdom of God

    By Stephen T. Um

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    “Contemporary people have difficulty with authority”—Stephen Um opens his concise explanation of the Bible’s teaching on the kingdom of God with these words. This new booklet from the Gospel Coalition is particularly timely in view of the postmodern rejection of authority.

    Um explores how the Bible uses the term “kingdom of God” and discusses its relevance and meaning for today. He offers a brief biblical theology of God’s kingship as found in the Bible. Christian identity and community are ultimately tied to the kingdom of God, and Um details the implications the kingdom has for Christians. This booklet is a helpful overview of a central theological theme of the Bible. 

    The Kingdom of God offers a thoughtful explanation for point 10 of the Gospel Coalition’s Confessional Statement. The coalition is an evangelical renewal movement dedicated to a Scripture-based reformation of ministry practices. 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCrossway Books
    Release dateAug 2, 2011
    ISBN9781433528071
    The Kingdom of God
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    Stephen T. Um

    Stephen Um (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is the author of Micah for You and 1 Corinthians in the Preaching the Word series. Stephen and his wife, Kathleen, live in Boston, Massachusetts, with their three daughters.

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      I'm a little less than half way through this so far, but I honestly don't think it's Dr. Jones best material. I loved his book Revival, which similarly to this book on the Kingdom is actually a collection of sermons. While I have found some useful insights in each one, many, if not most, are seem like Jones is up on one of his hobby horses or is decrying modernism. This one won't help you develop of theology of the Kingdom, though it may help us understand it's implications for living today...

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    The Kingdom of God - Stephen T. Um

    The Kingdom of God

    The Gospel Coalition Booklets

    Edited by D. A. Carson & Timothy Keller

    Gospel-Centered Ministry by D. A. Carson and Timothy Keller

    The Restoration of All Things by Sam Storms

    The Church: God’s New People by Tim Savage

    Creation by Andrew M. Davis

    The Holy Spirit by Kevin L. DeYoung

    What Is the Gospel? by Bryan Chapell

    The Plan by Colin S. Smith

    Can We Know the Truth? by Richard D. Phillips

    Sin and the Fall by Reddit Andrews III

    Christ’s Redemption by Sandy Willson

    Justification by Philip Graham Ryken

    Baptism and the Lord’s Supper by Thabiti Anyabwile & J. Ligon Duncan

    The Gospel and Scripture: How to Read the Bible by Mike Bullmore

    The Kingdom of God

    Copyright © 2011 by The Gospel Coalition

    Published by Crossway

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    Cover design: Matthew Wahl

    First printing 2011

    Printed in the United States of America

    Scripture references are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 Biblica. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved. The NIV and New International Version trademarks are registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica. Use of either trademark requires the permission of Biblica.

    Scripture quotations marked ESV are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright 2001 Crossway. Used by permission. 

    All rights reserved.

    Scripture references marked RSV are from The Revised Standard Version. Copyright © 1946, 1952, 1971, 1973 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.

    All emphases in Scripture quotations have been added by the author.

    Trade paperback ISBN: 978-1-4335-2804-0

    PDF ISBN: 978-1-4335-2805-7

    Mobipocket ISBN: 978-1-4335-2806-4

    ePub ISBN: 978-1-4335-2807-1

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