[CS-FSLUG] TH The kingdom of Heaven

[Nigel Ridley]

On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 08:42:04 -0500
Ed Hurst <softedges at tconline.net> wrote:

> Nigel Ridley wrote:
> > How do the 'birds of the air' and the 'yeast' fit into the picture?
> > How can evil and sin be a part of the Kingdom of God if it is an
> > eternal state within us? This is a tricky passage and I really want
> > to be able to understand it.
> 
> I forgot the punchline: These parables are about the appearance of The
> 
> Eternal Kingdom in a fallen world.
> 
> If you want to see birds and yeast as the presence of sin in some way,
> 
> consider the parable of the tares and wheat. The Kingdom is eternal; 
> it's appearance for this time will include an openness that permits 
> sinners to be in the congregations. To uproot them now would harm the 
> true believers, because removal in that sense cannot be surgical. How 
> about the woman whose lost husband comes to church with her? A
> judgment on his sin at this moment may be premature. Perhaps he will
> turn to Christ before He returns and ends this world.

That is sort of the way that I see it too. So basically it is possible
to see the birds of the air as evil and yeast as sin -- after all there
is both in the *church* today.

Thanks. It's great to be able to discuss things.........

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Blessings,

Nigel

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