The Upside Down Kingdom

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The Upside Down Kingdom
The Paradox Of Becoming Human
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The Kingdom of God is basically the rule of
God. It is Gods reign, the divine sovereignty
in action. George Eldon Ladd
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The incarnation is the one absolute expression
of what God is like and also of what true
humanity is like. Myron S. Augsburger
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There is more to you than you know.
Gandalf the Wizard to Bilbo in J.R.R. Tolkiens
The Hobbit
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The Christian ideal has not been tried and
found wanting. It has been found difficult, and
left untried. G.K. Chesterton
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The gospel Jesus proclaimed was a call to
discipleship, a call to follow him in submissive
obedience, not just a plea to make a decision or
pray a prayer. John F. MacArthur, Jr.
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Jesus is not asking people to add him to the
milieu of their lives. He wants disciples
willing to forsake everything. John F.
MacArthur, Jr.
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A good mind possesses a great kingdom a good
fortune is a great slavery. Seneca
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Whoever wishes to be first among you must be
slave of all. Mark 1044, NRSV
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Freedom in slavery is an unsettling yet
exquisite Christian paradox, comparable to that
other quintessential Christian paradox, strength
in weakness. Murray J. Harris
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For you were called to freedom, brothers and
sisters only do not use your freedom as an
opportunity for self-indulgence, but through love
become slaves to one another. Galatians 513,
NRSV
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Gods word is not a cafeteria where we can pass
over the asparagus to get to the desert. We
cant pick and choose our favourite passages and
ignore the rest. Kent Crockett
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Though I am free with respect to all, I have
made myself a slave to all, so that I might win
more of them. 1 Corinthians 919, NRSV
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The most convincing evidence of the possession
of freedom is the willingness to surrender it to
achieve a worthy goal. The supreme example of
this, of course, is the incarnation. Murray
J. Harris
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Do you know what I have done to you? You call
me Teacher and Lord--and you are right, for that
is what I am. So if I, your Lord and Teacher,
have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one
another's feet. John 1312-14, NRSV
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A Christian is a perfectly free lord of all,
subject to none. A Christian is a perfectly
dutiful servant of all, subject to all.
Martin Luther, 1520
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Doubtless the Wests involvement in slavery in
centuries past has contributed to our reluctance
to perceive what should be obvious very often
when our English translations speak of servant,
the Greek writers are thinking of a slave. D.
A. Carson
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Act as free men, and do not use your freedom
as a covering for evil, but use it as bondslaves
of God. 1 Peter 216, NASBi
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Long my imprisoned spirit lay Fast bound in sin
and natures night Thine eye diffused a
quickning ray, - I woke, the dungeon flamed with
light My chains fell off, my heart was free, I
rose, went forth, and followed Thee. Charles
Wesley
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Whoever wishes to be first among you must be
slave of all. Mark 1044, NRSV
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You are not your own you were bought at a
price. Therefore honor God with your body. 1
Corinthians 619-20, NIV
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Slave doulos (Greek) Servant diakonos
(Greek) (or oiketes, pais, hyperetes,
leitourgos, paidiske)
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"I am the Lord's servant doulos," Mary
answered. "May it be to me as you have said."
Luke 138, NIV
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Am I now seeking human approval, or God's
approval? Or am I trying to please people? If I
were still pleasing people, I would not be a
servant doulos of Christ. Galatians 110,
NRSV
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Act as free men, and do not use your freedom
as a covering for evil, but use it as bondslaves
of God. 1 Peter 216, NASBi
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Whoever wishes to be first among you must be
slave of all. Mark 1044, NRSV
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Do you know what I have done to you? You call
me Teacher and Lord--and you are right, for that
is what I am. So if I, your Lord and Teacher,
have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one
another's feet. John 1312-14, NRSV
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For you were called to freedom, brothers and
sisters only do not use your freedom as an
opportunity for self-indulgence, but through love
become slaves to one another. Galatians 513,
NRSV
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Though I am free with respect to all, I have
made myself a slave to all, so that I might win
more of them. 1 Corinthians 919, NRSV
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FVGITIVVS (Runaway Slave)
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You are My friends, if you do what I command
you. No longer do I call you slaves, for the
slave does not know what his master is doing but
I have called you friends, for all things that I
have heard from My Father I have made known to
you. John 1514-15, NASB
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For you have not received a spirit of slavery
leading to fear again, but you have received a
spirit of adoption. Romans 815, NASB
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The Upside Down Kingdom
The Paradox Of Becoming Human