Christ Triumphant
Biblical Perspectives on His Church and Kingdom
| Weight | 0.45 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 22.3 × 14.3 × 1.9 cm |
| ISBN | 9780851516967 |
| Format | Book |
| Binding | Cloth-bound |
| Original Pub Date | 1962 |
| Banner Pub Date | Dec 1, 1997 |
| Topic | The Church |
| Scripture | Whole Bible |
| Page Count | 264 |
Book Description
Christ Triumphant is an important exposition of the biblical teaching on the kingdom of God and its relationship to the church. With the care of the scholar and the devotion of the pastor, Raymond Zorn deals with important issues: What is the connection between the New Testament church and ancient Israel? Is there a difference between the kingdom of God and the kingdom of Christ? What about the millennium? Should Christians be theonomists? In addition he draws out the implications of his exposition of the nature of the kingdom for the life of the individual, the family, the state, and society as a whole.
The most thrilling aspect of this book, however, is its constant emphasis on the absolute supremacy of the Lord Jesus Christ at present on his Father’s glorious throne throughout eternity.
The earlier version of this study, Church and Kingdom, was first published in 1962 and has been unobtainable for a new generation of Christians. The republication of the material in this new and revised version will be widely welcomed. It is a significant work for all who think seriously about the message of the New Testament and its implications.
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| Page | ||
| INTRODUCTION | ||
| PART I | ||
| THE CHURCH IN RELATION TO THE KINGDOM | ||
| I. | The Kingdom of God Defined | 1 |
| 1. Its etymological definition | 1 | |
| 2. Is it only future? | 2 | |
| 3. Its present aspect | 4 | |
| 4. May the kingdom be identified with the church? | 6 | |
| 5. The demand of the kingdom of God | 7 | |
| II. | Old Testament Israel | 10 |
| 1. Israel’s place in the world | 10 | |
| 2. Its king | 12 | |
| 3. Its role as the people of God | 13 | |
| 4. Its promises and expectations | 15 | |
| 5. True Israel | 17 | |
| a. As alone the people of God | 17 | |
| b. As a church | 20 | |
| III. | The New Testament Church (successor and embodiment of true Israel) | 22 |
| 1. Because the Lord’s Messiah is her king | 22 | |
| a. The New Testament interpretation of Psalm 110:1 | 22 | |
| b. Christ’s present reign | 23 | |
| (1) Over the cosmos | 26 | |
| (2) Over the powers of darkness | 28 | |
| (3) Over God’s people | 29 | |
| 2. Because the church has become possessor of Israel’s promises and status | 30 | |
| a. Jesus’ own teaching | 31 | |
| b. Jesus’ choice of twelve apostles | 33 | |
| c. The establishment of the new covenant | 36 | |
| 3. Because the church is her Lord’s redemptive instrument (gospel preaching and kingdom membership) | 38 | |
| a. Christ as the personification of the kingdom | 39 | |
| b. The kingdom of God and the kingdom of Christ | 41 | |
| c. Christ as head of his church | 43 | |
| d. The church as the body of Christ | 47 | |
| Exegetical Excursus on Texts which Relate the Kingdom of Christ and of God | 50 | |
| IV. | The Church as Distinguished from the Kingdom | 66 |
| 1. In what way allied? | 68 | |
| 2. In what way different? | 71 | |
| PART II. | ||
| CHURCH AND KINGDOM IN ESCHATOLOGICAL FULFILMENT | ||
| V. | The Merging of Church and Kingdom (the removal of antithesis) | 77 |
| 1. The realization of eschatological principles already present | 77 | |
| 2. The completion of the body of Christ | 80 | |
| 3. Cosmic renovation | 82 | |
| VI. | A Millennial Rule? | 86 |
| 1. Preliminary considerations | 86 | |
| 2. The teaching of the Old Testament | 90 | |
| 3. The teaching of the New Testament | 98 | |
| 4. The teaching of Revelation 20 | 102 | |
| a. When does death’s final defeat occur? | 106 | |
| b. Do the battles of Revelation 19 and 20 signify the same event? | 106 | |
| c. When is Satan bound? | 108 | |
| d. When do the martyred saints live and reign? | 110 | |
| VII. | Victory of Christ | 113 |
| 1. The totality of Christ’s mediatorial rule | 120 | |
| a. Over the world | 113 | |
| b. Over the devil | 114 | |
| c. Over the flesh | 116 | |
| d. Over death | 118 | |
| 2. The termination of Christ’s mediatorial rule | 120 | |
| a. The second advent of Christ | 120 | |
| b. The handing over of the kingdom to the Father | 122 | |
| 3. God is all in all | 123 | |
| a. The eschatological goal (to make the revealed and secret will of God coincide with each other) | 123 | |
| b. The settled, permanent state of the eternal order | 126 | |
| PART III. | ||
| THE TASK OF THE CHURCH IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD | ||
| VIII. | The Church Versus the Kingdom of Darkness | 133 |
| 1. The battle against invisible foes | 135 | |
| 2. The battle against visible embodiments of enmity against the kingdom of God | 137 | |
| a. In connection with the church | 137 | |
| b. As opposed to the church | 137 | |
| IX. | The Church and the Individual | 141 |
| 1. Reconciliation with God | 141 | |
| 2. Continuance in the apostolic doctrine | 146 | |
| 3. Discipline in the community of God’s people | 147 | |
| X. | The Church and the Family | 151 |
| 1. The distinction of the family from the church | 151 | |
| 2. The dependence of the family on the church | 153 | |
| XI. | The Church and the State | 160 |
| 1. The separation of the church from the state | 161 | |
| 2. The rule of the state by Christ | 167 | |
| a. The state as a world-power | 167 | |
| b. The state as subservient to Christ | 168 | |
| 3. The relationship of church and state | 170 | |
| a. The duties of the church to the state | 171 | |
| b. The duties of the state to its subjects (including the church) | 174 | |
| Excursus: Another Look at Theonomy | 180 | |
| 1. Are Old Testament case laws to be enforced today? | 181 | |
| 2. What does “fulfil” in Matthew 5:17-20 mean? | 186 | |
| 3. Theonomy’s attempt to make Moses still binding after all | 192 | |
| 4. The relevance of the already/not yet aspect of the present era | 193 | |
| 5. Divine law in relation to the present era | 195 | |
| XII. | The Church and Society | 202 |
| 1. Preserving and propagating redemptive truth | 202 | |
| a. Preserving redemptive truth | 203 | |
| b. Propagating redemptive truth | 204 | |
| 2. Nurturing the diversity of gifts | 205 | |
| a. Gifts of common grace | 208 | |
| b. Maximizing the gifts of common grace | 211 | |
| c. Cultivating special gifts of grace | 212 | |
| 3. Transforming society | 215 | |
| 4. Bearing witness to and directing toward the true utopian goal | 221 | |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 225 | |
| INDEX OF AUTHORS | 231 | |
| INDEX OF SELECTED SUBJECTS | 233 | |
| INDEX OF SCRIPTURE REFERENCES | 235 |
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