Recently, Thomas Nelson sent me 2025 edition of The NET Bible (New English Translation), Full Notes Edition. This Bible is remarkable. The new edition of the NET Bible stands out as one of the most innovative and transparent English Bible translations available today. Created by a team of over 25 biblical scholars, it was designed with the explicit aim of bridging the gap between academic rigor and accessibility for ordinary readers. Since its official release, the NET Bible has distinguished... Read more

Over 680,000 downloads and counting! The idea of this podcast has been brewing in me even before I launched what many have called my signature book, INSURGENCE: Reclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom. I have seven different conversation partners on the podcast. All of them are impressive. One of them is Michael Heiser. You can listen to the podcast on any podcast app, including the following mediums.     Be sure to subscribe as we cover the waterfront on the gospel... Read more

Kingdom Myth 7. The kingdom of God is the equivalent of signs, miracles, and wonders. Today’s myth is the idea that the kingdom is the equivalent of signs, miracles, and wonders. This view is popular among some quarters of the charismatic segment of the body of Christ. The idea is that those who preach the kingdom today must always confirm it by miraculous signs and jaw-dropping wonders. As I’ve explained in great detail in my Titan Collectible, I’m a post-charismatic. So I... Read more

Kingdom Myth 6. The kingdom of God is “within you” as an individual, privatized reality. Many years ago I went on a trip with an old ex-pastor and an acquaintance who happened to be a professional debater with a reputation of being devious. My acquaintance also happened to have attended Bible school (something I chose not to do). All three of us were having lunch together and the old ex-pastor asked us, “In Luke 17:21, Jesus said that the kingdom of... Read more

Kingdom Myth 5. The kingdom is separate from the ekklesia. By “ekklesia,” I’m not talking about a church building, a Sunday morning service, a denomination, or an institutional organization that people call “church.” I’m speaking about what the New Testament writers meant by ekklesia—a local, face-to-face community of people who surrendered their lives to the lordship of Christ and were learning to live by His indwelling life together. (I’ve detailed the difference between ekklesia and “church” as we know it elsewhere.) Those... Read more

Kingdom Myth 4. Christians are called to build the kingdom. Young people are often captured by a vision to improve the world. When they get older, however, most of them realize that the vision was mostly informed by idealism. There may have been progress made, but in the grand scheme of things, it’s a dent. The problems of injustice, oppression, racism, sexism, hatred, violence, and war have been with us since the fall. (The first child ever born into this world... Read more

Kingdom Myth 3. The kingdom of God is the equivalent of heaven. If you polled every professing Christian on the planet today and asked them to define the kingdom of God, the majority would say “heaven.” But this is not what Scripture teaches. For years, I’ve defined the kingdom to be “the manifestation of God’s ruling presence.” Consequently, the kingdom is already, but not yet. It’s present, but it’s also future. We live in the time between times, where the kingdom... Read more

Kingdom Myth 2. The gospel of the kingdom was for the Jews; the gospel of grace is for the Gentiles. Okay, I’ll just say it without blinking. This myth is one of the most destructive doctrines in history. It began in the 19th century with the Plymouth Brethren, who taught a hyper form of dispensationalism. The doctrine was popularized by C.I. Scofield who published his famous Scofield Study Bible in 1909. Scofield’s Bible was used at Moody Bible institute and spread throughout evangelical... Read more

At this point in my series on the kingdom of God, I’d like to begin dispelling some stubborn myths. Today is part 1 of “dispelling kingdom myths.” Kingdom Myth 1. Jesus preached the gospel of the kingdom, and Paul preached the gospel of grace. This statement is patently false. Jesus preached both the kingdom of God and the grace of God. And so did Paul. Just read Acts chapters 14 through 28. There you will see Paul proclaiming the kingdom of... Read more

I want to alert you to a valuable resource that delves deeper into the kingdom message. My podcast – Christ is All — contains over 200 episodes, and it’s still available to access. The podcast is an eclectic mix of the following: Conference messages on God’s Eternal Purpose, the kingdom, and the deeper Christian life. Exclusive interviews. Monologues on controversial topics (that I haven’t discussed anywhere else). Satirical (zany, spoof) episodes. First chapters of books. It’s my feeling that Christianity today is... Read more