Inaugurated Eschatology
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Jesus’ statement that “the kingdom of God is within you” is often treated as an invitation to search for God inside ourselves. But the context of Luke 17:21 points in another direction. The kingdom was already among them because the King Himself stood in their midst.
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The empty tomb did more than prove that Jesus survived death. His resurrection marked the beginning of God’s new creation, bringing the future kingdom into the present and revealing what God ultimately intends for humanity and the whole created world.
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Paul’s comparison of Sarah and Hagar in Galatians 4 can sound troubling when isolated from its context. Read alongside Galatians 3–5, however, it becomes a powerful argument about promise, Torah, Christ, the Spirit, and the surprising shape of Abraham’s worldwide family.