Comments | mellanella: Christianized Society = The Kingdom of God?

mellanella

Christianized Society = The Kingdom of God?

Jun 27, 2006 14:17

You scored as Kingdom as a Christianised Society. Christians shouldn't withdraw from the world, but by being present in it they can transform it. The kingdom is not only spiritual, but social, political, and cultural.

Kingdom as a Christianised Society
100%
The Kingdom as Earthly Utopia
83%
The Kingdom is mystical communion
58%
The Kingdom as a counter- ( Read more... )

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mellanella June 27 2006, 21:37:23 UTC

Yeah, it was difficult to pick answers. I kept thinking, "yes, but..." or "no, but..."

disjunct thoughts lucypevensie June 27 2006, 19:05:31 UTC

Many years ago, I attended a prayer service from which I remember only one phrase: "[we/they] are already citizens of heaven". I'm pretty sure it was used to refer to people who may or may not still be alive, though I don't recall whether it included the people present or not. To this day, I think it's one of my favorite descriptions of the state of being Christian.

Recently I've been really interested in where the idea came from that one must die in the flesh to enter the Kingdom.

...I'm taking the quiz now and am somewhat perplexed by the number of statements with which I am so awkward that I cannot say whether I agree or disagree with them.

Re: disjunct thoughts lucypevensie June 27 2006, 19:11:09 UTC

My scores ranged from 67% (Kindgom as a counter-system) to 25% (Kingdom as an institutional Church). Somewhat less than impressive.

There were a few things I was very clear on, but I guess they didn't form a cohesive whole.

Re: disjunct thoughts mellanella June 27 2006, 21:39:31 UTC

I guess my notions of what the kingdom of God is has changed over the past few years. I was surprised that all my answers fit into one of their categories, because I was much like you -- do I disagree or agree?

illiander_9bees June 28 2006, 03:27:21 UTC

I agree; I've always been taught/have studied that the Kingdom is something God ushers in when He's good and ready for it, so it is new to me to think that there are people who think it will come about as a politically- or socially-driven force. Especially interesting was that some people apparently believe the church itself IS the kingdom, or will become it in a physical sense. But I'm with you - some questions I was thinking 'well, do they mean this or that?' It was difficult to choose.