“The mission of Jesus brought not a new teaching but a new event. It brought to people an actual foretaste of the eschatological salvation. Jesus did not promise the forgiveness of sins; he bestowed it. He did not simple assure… — George Eldon Ladd Copy Share Image
The righteousness of God's Kingdom is the product of God's reign in the human heart. God must reign in our lives now if we… — George Eldon Ladd Copy Share Image
“The presence of the messianic salvation is also seen in Jesus' miracles of healing, for which the Greek word meaning "to save" is used. The presence of the Kingdom of God in Jesus meant deliverance from hemorrhage (Mk 5:34), blindness (Mk 10:52), demon possession (Lk 8:36), and even death itself (Mk 5:23). Jesus claimed that these deliverances were evidences of… — George Eldon Ladd Copy Share
Jesus is now the Lord; He is enthroned at the right hand of God; He is reigning in His kingdom. But this is a Lordship and a kingly reign which is known only to believers. It must be confessed by faith. His Second Coming will mean nothing less than the Lordship which is His now will be visible to all… — George Eldon Ladd Copy Share
“The events of the eschatological consummation are not merely detached events lying in the future about which Paul speculates. They are rather redemptive events that have already begun to unfold within history. The blessings of the Age to Come no longer lie exclusively in the future; they have become objects of present experience. The death of Christ is an eschatological… — George Eldon Ladd Copy Share
“The miracles of healing, important as they were, were not an end in themselves. They did not constitute the highest good of the messianic… — George Eldon Ladd Copy Share Image
The life and fellowship of the church is to be a foretaste of life in the Kingdom of God. — George Eldon Ladd Copy Share Image
Jesus’ words are inseparable from his person. He himself is the message he proclaims. — George Eldon Ladd Copy Share Image
Jesus’ message of the Kingdom of God is the announcement by word and deed that God is acting and manifesting dynamically his redemptive will… — George Eldon Ladd Copy Share Image
“In fact, Christ’s resurrection was itself the first act of the final resurrection. It is the “first fruits” of which the eschatological resurrection will… — George Eldon Ladd Copy Share Image
“Justification is an eschatological fact that has occurred in history. It means acquittal from the guilt of sin by a favorable decision of the… — George Eldon Ladd Copy Share Image
It appears likely that there was no normative pattern of church government in the apostolic age, and that the organizational structure of the church… — George Eldon Ladd Copy Share Image
“The mission of Jesus brought not a new teaching but a new event. It brought to people an actual foretaste of the eschatological salvation.… — George Eldon Ladd Copy Share Image
