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What 3 sections does the Kingdom of God fit into? |
Nature, salvation and eschatology. |
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What is a definition for the Kingdom of God? |
Ways in which God acts and intervenes in human history to establish his rule. |
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What 4 points can help explain the Kingdom of God? |
It's not literally a kingdom, but a state of being arising from God's saving activity in the world which happens through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is through Jesus that the kingdom will be established. |
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What does Marshall say Luke associates the coming of the kingdom with? |
Not only with the preaching but also with the mighty works of Jesus that are signs of the activity of God. |
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From the beginning of the Gospel, what does Luke portray Jesus as? |
The king and ruler of the kingdom that shall last forever. |
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Why did Jesus say that the person who is least in the Kingdom of God is greater than the greatest person? |
Because those in the kingdom belong to the time of fulfilment. |
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What verse backs up the idea that the kingdom existed as a present reality in Jesus, and also something that would be established in the future? |
Luke 4:43 - "I must preach the good news of the Kingdom of God...because that is why I was sent". |
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What 3 explanations have scholars given about the nature of the Kingdom of God? |
Present, Future, Present and Future. |
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What 4 scholars think it is a present kingdom? |
Schweitzer Dodd Caird Morris |
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What did Schweitzer believe regarding the Kingdom of God? |
That Jesus was teaching there would be an immediate coming of the kingdom. |
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What book did Dodd write? |
Parables of the Kingdom (1968) |
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What is realised eschatology? |
Jesus was teaching that the kingdom was already present in him and displayed in his miracles. |
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What verse can back up the idea of realised eschatology? |
"But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the Kingdom of God has come to you" (Luke 11:20). |
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Dodd suggested Jesus taught about the kingdom in the present when he said what? |
That the kingdom was a gift for the poor (Luke 6:20) and those who were least on earth (Luke 7:28). |
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Luke 6:20 |
"Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the Kingdom of God". |
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Luke 7:28 |
"There is no one greater than John; yet the one who is least in the Kingdom of God is even greater than he". |
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What did Caird argue the Kingdom of God was established to stand against and how was this shown by what Jesus did? |
The Kingdom of God was established to stand against the kingdom of Satan and this was shown as Jesus, through his exorcism and healing miracles, was fighting on behalf of the Kingdom of God to drive Satan out of this world. |
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Caird argued the Kingdom of God was present and therefore people needed to do what? |
Respond to it positively, by proclaiming it and living in accordance with it, or risk losing it through judgement. |
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What did Caird say regarding this? |
"The ultimate triumph of the kingdom is assured, but the individual servant of the kingdom must be content to know that his name is written in Heaven". |
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What did Morris suggest proved the kingdom was in the present? |
The miracles of Jesus established by Christ, through the power of God. |
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Luke 7:22 |
"The deaf hear, the dead are raised and the good news is preached to the poor". |
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What did Sanders believe regarding the Kingdom of God? |
That Jesus was actually talking about a kingdom that would be established in the future, possibly after a day of judgement. |
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What statements from Jesus make it seem unclear as to whether the kingdom is present or future? |
In Luke 10:9, Jesus says "the Kingdom of God is near". In Luke 17:25, Jesus speaks of the need for him to die before the kingdom will be established - "but first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation". |
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In what passage does Luke record Jesus making the statement of a future kingdom linked to the judgement of God? |
Luke 9:27 - "I tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Kingdom of God". |
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What 2 parables support the idea of a future kingdom? |
The Parable of the Ten Minas The Parable of the Sower |
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Parable of the Ten Minas |
There are references to a future kingdom where the ruler will return to judge his people. |
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Luke 19:26 |
"I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but as for the one who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away". |
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Parable of the Sower |
Deals with the reasons as to why not everyone who hears the message of the Kingdom of God will subsequently act upon it. |
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Luke 8:15 |
"But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop". |
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What did Morris observe regarding the parables? |
"Parables both reveal and conceal truth: they reveal it to the genuine seeker who will take the trouble to dig beneath the surface and discover the meaning, but they conceal it from him who is content simply to listen to the story". |
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Which scholar believes the Kingdom of God is both present and future and why? |
Marshall as he suggested that the kingdom was in both the present and future and that, whenever the kingdom comes, it is a present reality and relevant for the life of all people in all ages. |
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What did Marshall say regarding this? |
"While Luke retains the hope of the future coming of the kingdom, he also stresses the presence of the kingdom as a reality in the ministry of Jesus". |
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The difficulty of knowing exactly when the kingdom will be established is shown most clearly in which conversation? |
Jesus' conversation with the criminal on the cross. The criminal's request implies a future kingdom - "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom" (Luke 23:42). Jesus' reply suggests a present one - "Today you will be with me in paradise" (Luke 23:43). |
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What kinds of people does Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount say will enter the Kingdom of God? |
The spiritually "poor" and those who "weep" at the suffering caused by humanity's rejection of God. |
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In the Sermon on the Mount, who does Jesus warn will not enter the Kingdom of God? |
"Woe to the rich" who rely on money rather than God. "Who to you who are well fed and who laugh now" as they feel they lack nothing and do not need God. |
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What did Marshall say regarding salvation? |
"In the teachings of Jesus the good news of the Kingdom of God was for the poor and there were stern warnings to the rich about the danger of being kept outside the kingdom by their possessions". |
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What must the sinner do to gain salvation and entrance to the kingdom and what will God's response be? |
The sinner must seek God and in response, God will help the sinner find him. |
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What 3 key points does the Parable of the Banquet teach us? |
God seeks everywhere for his people, and everyone who accepts his invitation will enter the Kingdom of God and be saved. The places at the banquet (kingdom) will not be given to those considered important by human standards, as it is the humble who will receive the seats of honour. The kingdom is not only open to the Jews, but to all who respond to the invitation. Those who reject the invitation have lost their opportunity. |
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What did Morris say regarding the Parable of the Banquet? |
"The story of the banquet emphasises the truth that people are saved by responding to God's invitation, not by their own effort, whereas if they are lost it is by their own fault". |
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What 2 parables show the need to respond to God? |
The Parable of the Lost Sheep The Parable of the Lost Coin |
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What was unique about Jesus' teachings in these parables? |
The notion that God would actually take the initiative to seek the lost sinner himself. |
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Luke 15:7 (Parable of the Lost Sheep) |
"There will be more rejoicing in Heaven over one sinner who repents than over 99 righteous persons who do not need to repent". |
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What does the Parable of the Lost Son emphasise? |
God's forgiving love. |
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What is the message of the Parable of the Lost Son? |
God welcomes the lost sinner back and does not accept the complaint of the righteous who refuse to share his joy. |
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Luke 15:32 |
"This brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found". |
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What further meaning did Caird see in the Parable of the Lost Son? |
"The parable was...to entreat the respectable Jews to rejoice with God over the restoration of sinners, and to warn that, until they learnt to do this, they would remain estranged from their heavenly father". |
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How does Luke show that Christ is the fulfilment of Old Testament scriptures and is at the heart of God's plan of salvation? |
Luke shows Jesus fulfilling prophesies of Isaiah 61:1-2 to preach the "good news to the poor", give "recovery of sight for the blind" and release "the oppressed". |
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Name 1 thing which Jesus warned would happen at the end times? |
"Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles" (Luke 21:24). |
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Name a warning that Jesus gave to those awaiting the kingdom? |
Jesus told the disciples that it was not what they said nor did that would be counted, the most important thing was to be a part of the kingdom. |
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Luke 10:20 |
"However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in Heaven". |
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What famous quote did Jesus say to illustrate how hard it is for those who love their money more than God to enter the kingdom? |
"It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God" (Luke 18:25). |
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What did Jesus say people had to receive the Kingdom of God like or they will never receive it? |
A little child. |
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When will the coming of the Kingdom of God be fulfilled? |
The End times, after Judgement Day. |
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What does Morris observe regarding the End? |
"He looks for the coming of the End when the salvation of which he writes will reach its consummation". |
