Vos Group #107 — Kingdom and Church

About this episode

The episode explores Geerhardus Vos's insights on the relationship between the kingdom of God and the church, highlighting key biblical moments and theological implications.

In this episode of Christ the Center , Camden Bucey and Lane Tipton continue their study of Geerhardus Vos's Biblical Theology . Turning to Vos's treatment of the kingdom of God and the church, they explore the importance of Caesarea Philippi, Peter's confession, and Christ's promise, "I will build my church." Lane explains why Vos sees this moment as a decisive redemptive-historical transition: the kingdom of God, proclaimed and embodied in Christ, begins to assume its ecclesial form. Together, Camden and Lane discuss the church as the kingdom in its present historical expression, the role of the Spirit poured out from the ascended Christ, and the distinction between the kingdom's inaugurated and consummated forms. They also consider how Vos's teaching helps clarify ongoing theological questions concerning the kingdom of grace and glory, the already/not-yet structure of redemptive history, the thought of Meredith Kline, and the strengths and weaknesses of more recent reductionist or two-kingdom approaches. Watch on YouTube Chapters 00:00 Introduction and transition into Vos on the kingdom and the church 01:46 The kingdom as the sphere of blessedness 05:39 Caesarea Philippi as a…

People in this episode

Host: Camden Bucey

Guest: Lane Tipton

Topics covered

• kingdom of God
• church
• redemptive-historical transition
• theological questions
• kingdom of grace
• kingdom of glory

Keywords

• kingdom
• church
• redemptive history
• Caesarea Philippi
• Peter's confession
• already/not-yet
• theology

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Geerhardus Vos's Biblical Theology, Christ's promise

Places: Caesarea Philippi

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