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THE KINGDOM OF GOD AS THE GOAL OF THE MISSIO DEI
Author(s) -
Verkuyl Johannes
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
international review of mission
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.118
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1758-6631
pISSN - 0020-8582
DOI - 10.1111/j.1758-6631.1979.tb01307.x
Subject(s) - missiology , evangelism , publishing , theology , kingdom , gospel , righteousness , philosophy , sociology , classics , library science , history , law , political science , computer science , paleontology , biology
What really does God intend for the world to which he has revealed himself in Jesus Christ? What is the ultimate goal of the missio Dei? The answer is easy to find; in both the Old Testament and the New, God by both his words and deeds claims that he is intent on bringing the kingdom of God to expression and restoring his liberating domain of authority. From the countless biblical images and symbols which describe God's intentions I select this one as the clearest expression of God and his purposes.