Book contents
- The Divine Goodness of Jesus
- The Divine Goodness of Jesus
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Inquiry about and from Jesus
- 2 God through Divine Goodness
- 3 Divine Goodness from Abba
- 4 Good News of Divine Goodness
- 5 Stories for Divine Goodness
- 6 Suffering for Divine Goodness
- 7 Kingdom of Divine Goodness
- 8 God’s Gambit for Divine Goodness
- Index
7 - Kingdom of Divine Goodness
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 June 2021
- The Divine Goodness of Jesus
- The Divine Goodness of Jesus
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Inquiry about and from Jesus
- 2 God through Divine Goodness
- 3 Divine Goodness from Abba
- 4 Good News of Divine Goodness
- 5 Stories for Divine Goodness
- 6 Suffering for Divine Goodness
- 7 Kingdom of Divine Goodness
- 8 God’s Gambit for Divine Goodness
- Index
Summary
If we know anything about Jesus, we know that he had a message about the “kingdom of God.” The synoptic Gospels confirm this, if they confirm anything. A challenge arises, however, in our identifying (a) what Jesus thought of the arrival of this kingdom, especially regarding its timing and its role for divine judgment, and (b) what he considered its intended impact to be on a person’s experience, beyond talk about it. If the kingdom in question is just talk, with no intended impact on human experience, it will lack needed supporting evidence (for its reality) and motivational power (for being compelling).
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- The Divine Goodness of JesusImpact and Response, pp. 193 - 219Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021