Oh wow, I'd totally forgotten about that post and thread last year. And looking back at my comment then, I can't think of much to add. Except that in the act of worship, I much prefer Kingdom over kin-dom because I think the latter can put too much emphasis on us and our relationships instead of on glorifying God. If it's used in, say, a sermon illustration, I can see how it can be helpful.
I think that I can sometimes put too little emphasis on helping to embody Kingdom values and relationships in this life--arguably a pitfall of some evangelical theologies. For me, it's usually a reaction to what I saw as an overemphasis on human ability to bring about the kingdom when I was at Yale. I'm still a pre-millennialist at heart.
I think reading CWM's explanation would be helpful, though.
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Date: 2009-01-28 05:44 am (UTC)I think that I can sometimes put too little emphasis on helping to embody Kingdom values and relationships in this life--arguably a pitfall of some evangelical theologies. For me, it's usually a reaction to what I saw as an overemphasis on human ability to bring about the kingdom when I was at Yale. I'm still a pre-millennialist at heart.
I think reading CWM's explanation would be helpful, though.