The Kingdom is both Invasive and Evasive.
By “invasive” I mean it is everywhere taught – it injects itself into all parts of the Bible and is a very central doctrine.
By “evasive” I mean it is largely ignored, as if it evades most Bible teachers’ studies and presentations.
Those who preach mainly topical sermons usually ignore the core topic of the kingdom, choosing topics mentioned far less often in the Scriptures. Those who prefer expository sermons often read right over the mention of the kingdom, choosing to deal with other aspects of their text. It is almost as if the kingdom is mentioned so often, that it becomes easy to overlook it in both topical and expository preaching.
Rick Howard (I don’t know who this author is, or what he believes about the Kingdom as found in the Bible. Nevertheless, I found this thought very intriguing and, I think, generally true.)
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