Salvation And The Kingdom Flashcards
1
Q
What does God do through Christ
A
Helps those who seek his kingdom find it and receive eternal life
2
Q
What does Jesus talk about in the Sermon on the Mount
A
Talks about the kind of people who will enter the kingdom of God
3
Q
Who will enter the kingdom of God
A
- spiritually poor
- the spiritually hungry
- those who weep at the suffering caused by humanity’s rejection of God
- those who persecuted because of the Son of Man
4
Q
Jesus also warned those who will not enter the kingdom
Who were they?
A
- ‘woe to the rich’ - they reply oh money rather than God
- ‘woe to you who are well fed’ and who ‘laugh now’ - they feel that they lack nothing and do not need God
5
Q
What did I.H Marshall write about the rich?
A
That they had warnings about the danger of being kept out of the kingdom of God but their possessions
6
Q
Salvation is not achieved without what!
A
Without action
7
Q
What must the sinner do to enter the kingdom of God and what will God do in response?
A
- must seek God
- God will help the sinner find him
