The Three Ignored Legs on the Kingdom Stool
Last week, in discussing the Ship of the Kingdom (our picture of the kingdom of God), at the conclusion of the post I explained Luther’s very critical idea —”what is above me” vs. “what is beneath me.” We saw that “above me” is my personal relationship with God, while “beneath me” is my relationship with the world around me, the domain over which Jesus Christ has given me to rule—my delegated responsibilities in His kingdom. Jesus is extending his rule over the earth through…