“This has to be emphasized, because today too many of us emphasize kingdom but ignore the Holy Spirit and Pentecost and church—as if kingdom meant nothing more than justice and peace and love in the world (or in their country… — Scot McKnight Copy Share Image
Many think Jesus came to earth so you and I can have a special kind of spiritual experience and then go merrily along, as long as we pray and read our Bibles and develop intimacy with the unseen God but… — Scot McKnight Copy Share Image
“If you want to know how Jesus understands the Christian life, the place to begin is with what he means by kingdom of God.” — Scot McKnight Copy Share Image
“The test results also suggest that, even though we like to think we are becoming more like Jesus, the reverse is probably more the… — Scot McKnight Copy Share Image
We need to shed our unearthly and nonsocial and idealistic and romantic and uber-spiritual visions of kingdom and get back to what Jesus meant.… — Scot McKnight Copy Share Image
“One of my favorite kingdom preachers is Minneapolis pastor of Sanctuary Covenant Church, Efrem Smith.” — Scot McKnight Copy Share Image
To walk into the Jefferson memorial is to be in a temple of the pure idolatry of reason — Scot McKnight Copy Share Image
The ultimate end of redemption is that we worship God with our whole being and in the whole company of the redeemed. — Scot McKnight Copy Share Image
Those who aren't following Jesus aren't his followers. Its that simple. Followers follow, and those who don't follow aren't followers. To follow Jesus means… — Scot McKnight Copy Share Image
God's love entails a covenant commitment on the part of with us, and that covenant commitment means a promise to be with us and… — Scot McKnight Copy Share Image
“To reveal what the kingdom of God is like, Jesus tells parables. And these parables usher his listeners and readers into a world he… — Scot McKnight Copy Share Image
“God did not give the Bible so we could master him or it; God gave the Bible so we could live it, so we… — Scot McKnight Copy Share Image
Our biggest problem is that we have an entire culture shaped by a misunderstanding of the gospel. That so-called gospel is deconstructing the church — Scot McKnight Copy Share Image
