Top 6 Quotes by George Eldon Ladd

The life and fellowship of the church is to be a foretaste of life in the Kingdom of God.

The life and fellowship of the church is to be a foretaste of life in the Kingdom of God.

Church, Kingdoms, Fellowship

Jesus is now the Lord; He is enthroned at the right hand of God; He is reigning in His kingdom. But this is a Lordship and a kingly reign which is known only to believers. It must be confessed by faith. His Second Coming will mean nothing less than the Lordship which is His now will be visible to all the world. When we pray, 'Thy kingdom come,' this is what we are praying for: the effectual and universal rule of Christ in all the world, not only over believers.

George Eldon Ladd

Jesus, Mean, Hands

Jesus’ words are inseparable from his person. He himself is the message he proclaims.

George Eldon Ladd

Faith, God, Christian

George Eldon Ladd (1996). “The Presence of the Future: The Eschatology of Biblical Realism”, p.167, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

The righteousness of God's Kingdom is the product of God's reign in the human heart. God must reign in our lives now if we are to enter the Kingdom tomorrow.

George Eldon Ladd

Heart, Kingdoms, Reign

George Eldon Ladd (1959). “The Gospel of the Kingdom: Scriptural Studies in the Kingdom of God”, p.83, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Jesus’ message of the Kingdom of God is the announcement by word and deed that God is acting and manifesting dynamically his redemptive will in history. God is seeking out sinners; he is inviting them to enter into the messianic blessing; he is demanding of them a favorable response to his gracious offer. God has again spoken. A new prophet has appeared, indeed one who is more than a prophet, one who bring to people the very blessings he promises.

George Eldon Ladd

Jesus, Blessing, People

George Eldon Ladd (1996). “The Presence of the Future: The Eschatology of Biblical Realism”, p.178, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

It appears likely that there was no normative pattern of church government in the apostolic age, and that the organizational structure of the church is no essential element in the theology of the church.

George Eldon Ladd

Government, Age, Church

George Eldon Ladd, Donald Alfred Hagner (1993). “A Theology of the New Testament”, p.579, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing