Comments on: Talking Two Kingdoms http://deregnochristi.org/2007/11/06/talking-two-kingdoms/ The Reign of Christ Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:07:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Rusty O. http://deregnochristi.org/2007/11/06/talking-two-kingdoms/#comment-2427 Rusty O. Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:04:14 +0000 http://deregnochristi.org/2007/11/06/talking-two-kingdoms/#comment-2427 I don't dispute the predominance of the two kingdom outlook. That's the problem, it's pervasive, and no one seems to see that it has always ended in death. Here's the proposition: I'd like to argue that the state, as a mock incorporation of men is inherently competitive with the church (even if the state is "Christian" if we grant that christian can be an adjective- if we tried "Jesusy" instead maybe Kuyperianism wouldn't be so cool). -thanks I don’t dispute the predominance of the two kingdom outlook. That’s the problem, it’s pervasive, and no one seems to see that it has always ended in death.

Here’s the proposition: I’d like to argue that the state, as a mock incorporation of men is inherently competitive with the church (even if the state is “Christian” if we grant that christian can be an adjective- if we tried “Jesusy” instead maybe Kuyperianism wouldn’t be so cool).

-thanks

]]> By: W.H. Chellis http://deregnochristi.org/2007/11/06/talking-two-kingdoms/#comment-2426 W.H. Chellis Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:17:54 +0000 http://deregnochristi.org/2007/11/06/talking-two-kingdoms/#comment-2426 Rusty- did you read my article A Kingdom Not of the World? I will flesh out more in the next few months. Still, in terms of history... the whole history of Christendom from Augustine's two cities to the Medieval two swords, to the Scottish 2nd Book of Discipline's two kingdoms reflect various paradigms that are reflect a two kingdom outlook. Rusty- did you read my article A Kingdom Not of the World?

I will flesh out more in the next few months.

Still, in terms of history… the whole history of Christendom from Augustine’s two cities to the Medieval two swords, to the Scottish 2nd Book of Discipline’s two kingdoms reflect various paradigms that are reflect a two kingdom outlook.

]]> By: Rusty O. http://deregnochristi.org/2007/11/06/talking-two-kingdoms/#comment-2425 Rusty O. Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:52:24 +0000 http://deregnochristi.org/2007/11/06/talking-two-kingdoms/#comment-2425 How can two kingdoms peaceably exist within any degree of proximity? What is the historical case for this being a possibility? Rusty How can two kingdoms peaceably exist within any degree of proximity? What is the historical case for this being a possibility?

Rusty

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