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TITLE PAGE |
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THY KINGDOM COME ON EARTH |
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A WORD FROM THE AUTHOR |
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SUGGESTIONS FOR STUDY |
CHAPTER 1 |
JESUS THE TEACHER |
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The Kingdom and the Bible. The Place of Christ. The Place of Teaching in Jesus'
Work. The Teacher's Creed. Jesus' Originality and Independence. The Ground of
Jesus' Authority. |
CHAPTER 2 |
JESUS' METHOD AS TEACHER |
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The Character of His Teaching. Teaching by Pictures. The Parables. The Examples.
The Misuse of Jesus' Teaching. |
CHAPTER 3 |
THE FATHER |
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The Idea of God in Israel. The God of Jesus. The King is Father. The Father is
King. The Holiness of God. |
CHAPTER 4 |
THE HIGHER RIGHTEOUSNESS |
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Righteousness with the Jews. An Inner Righteousness. Righteousness as
Brotherhood and Sonship. Not Letter nor Law, but the Spirit. What Then is
Goodness? |
CHAPTER 5 |
SONSHIP AS A GIFT |
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Grace as the Law of God's Life. What is Sonship as a Gift? The Power of a New
Life. Other Aspects of Sonship. |
CHAPTER 6 |
SIN, REPENTANCE, AND FAITH |
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Jesus' Teaching About Sin. The Message of Repentance. Jesus' Teaching About
Faith. |
CHAPTER 7 |
HUMILlTY AND ASPIRATION |
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Humility and Desire. The Soul of a Christian. The Spirit of a Child. Saints and
Sinners. |
CHAPTER 8 |
DEVOTION AND TRUST |
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Jesus' Great Demand. What is this Obedience? The Life of Trust. |
CHAPTER 9 |
PRAYER |
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Jesus Summoning Men to Pray. The Nature of
Prayer. What to Pray for and How. Does
Jesus Teach Importunity? The Lord's Prayer. |
CHAPTER 10 |
THE LAW OF BROTHERHOOD |
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The Supreme Rule of Life. The Scope of Brotherhood. Fellowship in the Christian Church. |
CHAPTER 11 |
THE LAW OF REVERENCE AND REGARD |
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The Worth of a Man. The Law of Reverence in
Jesus' Life. Reverence for Self. Reverence for
Fellow Man. The Rule of Reverence as an
Instrument of Power. |
CHAPTER 12 |
THE LAW OF GRACE AND GOOD WILL |
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Was the Teaching New? The Law in God and
Man. The Law of Forgiveness. The Spirit of
Good Will. Jesus' Confidence in the Power of
Good Will. |
CHAPTER 13 |
THE LAW OF SERVICE AND SACRIFICE |
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The Law of Service. The Mark of a Christian.
How Men May Serve God. The Law of Sacrifice. The Principle of Service To-Day. |
CHAPTER 14 |
THE LAW OF BROTHERHOOD AND THE NATIONS |
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Some Objections. Some Teachings of Jesus.
Caesar or Christ. The New Nationalism. The
New Internationalism. Christianity and War. |
CHAPTER 15 |
THE DISCIPLE AND THE WORLD |
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Some Opposing Views. God's World. Jesus'
Words About Wealth. What Jesus Teaches.
The Christian Man in the World |
CHAPTER 16 |
STEWARDSHIP AND LIFE |
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Jesus' Words About Stewardship. Two Fundamental Principles. Stewardship as Broad as
Life. The Stewardship of Business. The Spending of Money. |
CHAPTER 17 |
THE KINGDOM AS A GIFT AND A GOOD |
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What is the Kingdom? The Kingdom as a Good.
What is this Good? The Kingdom as Life.
The Kingdom as a Gift. |
CHAPTER 18 |
THE KINGDOM AS A TASK |
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Gifts and Tasks. God's Rule as our Task. Eternal Life as a Task. The Summons of Jesus. |
CHAPTER 19 |
THE KINGDOM AS INWARD AND OUTWARD |
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The Kingdom as Inward. The Kingdom as Social
and Visible. The Kingdom as a Fellowship.
Some General Conclusions. |
CHAPTER 20 |
THE KINGDOM AS PRESENT AND FUTURE |
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The Kingdom as Future. The Kingdom as Already
Present. The Kingdom as both Present and
Future. The Coming of the Kingdom |
CHAPTER 21 |
THE FORMS AND INSTITUTIONS OF RELIGION |
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A Religion of the Spirit. Jesus' Attitude toward
Jewish Institutions. Christian Institutions and
Forms. |
CHAPTER 22 |
JESUS' CONCEPTION OF HIS MISSION |
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Why Did Jesus Come? What Did He Have to
Do? Jesus Came to Give His Life. |
CHAPTER 23 |
WHAT JESUS THOUGHT OF HIMSELF |
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What Jesus says of Himself. A Unique Sonship.
Jesus as Saviour. Jesus as Lord and Master. |
CHAPTER 24 |
THE CHARACTER OF JESUS AS SEEN IN RELATION TO MEN AND TO HIS
WORK |
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Friendliness of Jesus. Love and Compassion. The
Loneliness of Jesus. The Severity of Jesus.
Loyalty and Devotion. |
CHAPTER 25 |
THE CHARACTER OF JESUS AS SEEN IN HIS PERSONAL LIFE AND HIS
RELATION TO GOD |
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The Life of Jesus with God. The Spirit of Jesus. |
CHAPTER 26 |
HE HEART OF JESUS' MESSAGE - A SUMMARY |
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The Christian Faith According to Jesus. The
Christian Life According to Jesus. The Christian Hope According to Jesus. |
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