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  • When the Kingdom Did Not Come, What Came Instead?

    (This is the continuation of the article The Kingdom That Did Not Come.) Here’s a problem Christianity inherited almost from the moment it began. Jesus seems to have expected the kingdom of God within the lifetime of the people listening… Continue reading

    When the Kingdom Did Not Come, What Came Instead?

  • The Kingdom That Did Not Come

    The Kingdom That Did Not Come Jesus prayed for something concrete, not something vague. “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” Rather than a wish about the distant future or the far side… Continue reading

    The Kingdom That Did Not Come