The Church and the Ever-Coming Kingdom of God

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Excerpt from The Church and the Ever-Coming Kingdom of God: A Discussion of the Evolution of a Righteous Social Order, With Special Reference to the Mission of the Church in the Process We are living in the morning twilight of a new age. There are indications of a change in the weather later in the day, although at this early hour the weather prophets cannot foretell with certainty how decided the change will be, or how soon it will come. Some things, however, are reasonably sure. There will be certain reconstructions in our social life - in government, in industry, in education, and in religion. And it is clear also that the reconstruction will proceed in accordance with the principles of a social idealism which is reacting against the individualism of the old order. The Christian church should be one of the vital factors in the work of reconstruction. But if the church shall assume moral leadership in the new age there is need, first of all, of a reconstruction of her own program - of her theology and of her practice. The individualistic program of salvation which was worked out in the individualistic ages of the past, and to which the church has steadfastly adhered all through the centuries, cannot meet the requirements of the new age. That a social Gospel is demanded in our day is clear to any one who can read the signs of the times. No other Gospel will get and hold the ear of the age. But the only Scriptural basis from which the social Gospel can consistently be preached are the ideals and principles which cluster about the prophetic conception of the kingdom of God. There is no other Scriptural material that will give adequate support to the message which the church must deliver. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.