Lessons from the Past to Guide the Church into the Future
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Introduction The kingdom of God continues to expand. What is amazing about the history of the kingdom of God is the manner by which God has chosen to expand it on earth. God the King chose to incorporate the people of God into the growth of the kingdom of God. The people of God remain on earth to proclaim the gospel of the kingdom of God (Ladd 2009, 92). Luke wrote the book of Acts about the beginning of the dissemination of the gospel. The book of Acts ended with Paul in Rome “proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ” (Acts 28:31 ESV). The people of God still have the same job—to proclaim the kingdom of God and teach about the Lord Jesus Christ. That same Jesus Christ promised, “This gospel will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come” (Matt. 24:14). In other words, until the end of the earth,
Lessons from the Past to Guide the Church into the Future
Lessons from the Past to Guide the Church…
Lessons from the Past to Guide the Church into the Future
Introduction The kingdom of God continues to expand. What is amazing about the history of the kingdom of God is the manner by which God has chosen to expand it on earth. God the King chose to incorporate the people of God into the growth of the kingdom of God. The people of God remain on earth to proclaim the gospel of the kingdom of God (Ladd 2009, 92). Luke wrote the book of Acts about the beginning of the dissemination of the gospel. The book of Acts ended with Paul in Rome “proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ” (Acts 28:31 ESV). The people of God still have the same job—to proclaim the kingdom of God and teach about the Lord Jesus Christ. That same Jesus Christ promised, “This gospel will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come” (Matt. 24:14). In other words, until the end of the earth,