The Demand of the Kingdom

Quotes from The Gospel of the Kingdom by George Eldon Ladd - Chapter VII

"The Kingdom of God which is yet to come in power and in glory has already come in a secret and hidden form to work among men and within them."

"The modern man is usually quite casual about his religion. He will ofen undertake radical measures in the pursuit of wealth, success, power; but he is unwilling to become deeply moved about the concerns of his soul. Jesus says that such a man cannot know the life of the Kingdom.... Nominalism is the curse of modern western Christianity."

"...a cross is not a burden; a cross is a place of death. Don't talk about bearing the burden of a cross. Then you take up your cross, you are ready to die.