Description
Are Christians actually making progress towards God's kingdom? If we are called to work for new creation, shouldn't the world be noticeably better after 2,000 years?
Chapters
00:00 Can You Really Be Sure You're Saved?
02:22 What Does the Bible Say About Salvation?
05:29 N.T. Wright: What Justification by Faith Really Means
06:36 Is Heaven Really Our Final Destination?
08:00 Can Baptism and Communion Give You Assurance?
09:47 Could Sin Return in the New Heaven and Earth?
11:48 What Revelation Says About the End of Evil
13:46 Could History's Worst Evils Happen Again?
16:32 If God's Kingdom Is Coming, Why Is the World Getting Worse?
19:47 Are Christians Supposed to Build God's Kingdom?
22:46 Jesus' Surprising Answer: The Sermon on the Mount
24:39 Does What We Do Today Matter for Eternity?
Tom Wright and Mike Bird explore why Christians must distinguish between building God's kingdom and building for God's kingdom. Tom reflects on the failures of nineteenth-century optimism, the catastrophe of the First World War and Jesus' surprising vision of kingdom people in the Sermon on the Mount. Using his famous cathedral stonemason illustration, he explains why even the smallest acts of faithful service will matter in God's future.
But first, how can Christians have assurance of salvation? Tom explores the Reformation, John Wesley, justification by faith and Romans 10, explaining why genuine faith, baptism and the Eucharist belong together rather than competing with one another.
Then, could the new creation fall into sin again? Tom contrasts the biblical story of God's final victory with ancient Stoic ideas of endless cosmic cycles, arguing that Revelation promises a world from which evil has finally been removed.
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