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Two resources

The Internet is such a great resource for finding really helpful materials for encouraging your faith. Here are two that I’ve come across recently.

The Kingdom of Christ Lectures

This summer I read a book called the Kingdom of Christ by Russell Moore. Moore is the dean of theology at Southern Baptist. He is a relatively young guy but someone who is already a strong contributor of Biblical writings. In his book, Moore articulates an excellent understanding of the Kingdom which reframes the conversation beyond the divide that existed between older versions covenant and dispenstional theologies. There are some really encouraging developments going on in covenant and dispensational circles which are actually bringing together these two groups. The main insight motivating this is a better understanding of the eschatological nature of the Kingdom; that is has been inaugurated with the incarnation of Christ but awaits its consummation on the day when Christ comes again. The implications for this understanding are manifold, as Moore tries to show in his book.

Recently, Moore gave the 2005 Criswell Lectures where he spoke on this topic and highlighted many of the things which he covers in the book. I’ve listened to two of the three lectures and, on the whole, have found them to be encouraging. As with anything, there are points where Moore and I disagree, but I think the overall theme of what he is trying to say regarding the Kingdom is a breath of Biblical fresh air. I’ll probably post some thoughts on the lecture in the coming days/week but until then you can go and listen to the lectures yourself:

http://www.henryinstitute.org/forums_view.php?cid=10

Reformation21

Another great resource that I have known about for a while now is the Reformation21 site. This site is run by some great people in the reformed community. They are providing some great biblical wisdom on a host of different areas. I think it is great that men of such stature make themselves so accessible on the web. Be sure to check out their blog and current edition of the online publication.

http://www.reformation21.com