[The Kingdom of God], in a nutshell, is the primary thing God is up to in our world. He’s not primarily about getting people to pray a magical “sinner’s prayer” or to confess certain magical truths as a means of escaping hell. He’s not about gathering together a group who happen to believe all the right things. Rather, he’s about gathering together a group of people who embody the kingdom—who individually and corporately manifest the reality of the reign of God on the earth.
~p. 30, The Myth of a Christian Nation, by Greg Boyd
In your experience, has the goal of Christianity been more about converting people (by getting them to say a particular prayer or agree with particular doctrines), or has it been about people manifesting the reality of the reign of God on the earth? Is this a significant distinction? What would it look like for people to “individually and corporately manifest the reality of the reign of God on earth”?
Sixpence None the Richer has a lyric: "My thoughts were like willow branches caught in autumn winds." That is a perfect description of my brain. This blog is where I get those thoughts out of my head and into the world.
