Category: Kingdom Theology
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Atonement and the Kingdom
Does our view of the atonement affect how we live as the Kingdom? This excerpt from “Apostolic Foundations”, written by a kingdom-minded Pentecostal Christian, explores the idea of Christ’s triumph over the powers and our reigning with Him. We do not mean to promote everything by this author, nor to promote any specific view of…
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(That Jesus Podcast) Ep. 63 Deconstructing our Deconstruction of Deconstruction
If you ever get past deciphering the title you are in for a real treat today. Our friends Rebekah and Christopher joined us to push back on Titus’ insensitivity in the last episode. We went long, just like your deconstruction should (unless you believe in reconstruction like Dru). Following a previous episode featuring a discussion…
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Constantine, Compromise and Consequences
Major changes in the Church were about to occur. Constantine was a Roman emperor. He wanted to rule the world. He saw a sign in the sky. It was the sign of the cross and the words, “In this sign, conquer.” He went to battle believing that he would be victorious if he went with…
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Redeemed Hierarchy: Love and Anarchy
Anarchy has usually been defined as a societal utopia wherein absence of governance is employed to the achievement of well ordered, sustainable, yet absolute freedom of the individual. This is obviously a paradox. And while, in spite of the fact that this is an excellent starting point, I believe most practical and romantic models of…
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(VIDEO) Critical Theory… And the Kingdom of God???
How do we make sense of the whole “CRT vs. the Gospel” debate going around? In a new series where “the outpost goes off-script”, editor Rebekah takes on research paradigms and media sensationalism, drawing from postcolonial and Anabaptist history to talk about marginalization, oppression, violence, exploitation in the systems of “empire” vs. the Kingdom of…
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(VIDEO) Answering Objections to Christian Nonviolence
In Episode 2 of our Kingdom Outpost video series, we discuss common objections to Christian nonviolence. Check out Episode 1: Christian Nonviolence: Why Every Christian Must Oppose War as well! Hi, I’m Francis and in this video I wanna respond to some common objections to Christian nonviolence. In our previous video, we demonstrated from the…
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The Stars and Stripes and the Tension Between
The party had been going for two full days, and my hosts said we had another day. Sitting in a jungle village, surrounded by an inscrutable language, I felt lost. But it wasn’t just the foreign-to-me tongue that left me bewildered: Behind the loud music, half-drunken laughter, gambling, and endless food, I could hear loud,…
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The Way of the Cross – Excerpts from Pilgram Marpeck’s Writings
Today, we would like to share excerpts from an early Anabaptist tract by Pilgram Marpeck on “”Defencelessness and Fidelity to Christ”. It was originally published as Die Aufdeckung der Babylonischen Hurn and was translated by Peter Hoover and edited by Edsel Burdge. You can download it for free from Scroll Publishing here. To learn more…
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How Some of the Most Active Missionaries Can Still Be Very Prejudiced
If our outlook on ‘missions’ is focused only on ourselves, and namely the things we do and the ways we behave, it is going to manifest itself in inadequate and half-hearted relationships. I sent that in response to a brother I met a few months ago through online discussion. He has been struggling significantly with the…
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You Cannot Love God and Hate Palestinians: Christianity and the “Other”
“You shall love the stranger as yourself” This is proverbially dipping our toes into a maelstrom and one can hardly expect not to be battered in the ensuing lashing winds. But, come, let us speak. Anti-semitism is real. I have seen its face, its faces. The hate is something that stews in the background of…
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