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| Foreword |
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| Preface |
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| Acknowledgment |
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| Chapter One |
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| Called to Follow Jesus who Revealed God as Abba |
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| Discipleship: A call to follow the Lord “who walked this earth” |
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| Individual Identity: Who am I as a Christian? |
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| Community identity: Who are we as Church Community? |
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| Who is Jesus really? |
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| Biographical notes |
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| The vision of Jesus: “I came to throw fire on this earth” |
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| Jesus - a man “on fire” with the Spiri |
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| Jesus - a social prophet: “Compassion I want not sacrifice!” |
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| Jesus - the teacher of Wisdom: “unconventional and alternative” |
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| The Good News Jesus is “on fire with”: the God-experience of Jesus |
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| God always loves me unconditionally |
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| God always forgives me |
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| God is always “present with me” |
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| Reflection: Set on Fire by Jesus |
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| Chapter Two |
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| The Gracious God in the Bible and our God Image |
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| Jesus’ image of God |
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| Objections to this image |
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| Our Image of God |
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| The foundational reality of our faith |
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| False God-images and false spiritualities: what to do aboutthem? |
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| False God-images and how to redeem them |
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| The change from a life-denying to a life-affirming spirituality |
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| Life-denying spirituality |
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| Life-affirming spirituality |
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| Reflection: Who is my God? |
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| Chapter Three |
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| God’s vision for Creation: Kingdom of God |
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| God’s intention - his plan for the world |
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| Kingdom as belonging to this world |
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| Two conceptions of God’s plan with creation |
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| Individualistic view of salvation |
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| Universal view of salvation |
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| Reflection: The Kingdom is God’s Dream for Creation |
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| Chapter Four |
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| Our Call: To be “set on fire” and to “throw fire” |
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| What is a vocation? |
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| Called to “throw fire” |
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| Discipleship is first of all a gift (The origin of discipleship) |
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| Called to be with him (The vertical aspect of discipleship) |
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| Called to be sent out (The horizontal aspect of discipleship) |
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| Being on a Journey |
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| Reflection - What Kind of Disciple am I? |
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| Chapter Five |
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| To remain “on fire”: the Gospels as Handbooks of Discipleship |
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| The Handbook of Mark |
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| The first part: the journey through Galilee |
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| The second part: the way to Jerusalem |
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| Handbook written for the Roman community |
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| The Handbook of Matthew |
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| The Handbook of Luke |
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| The Handbook of John |
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| Women and Discipleship in the Four Handbooks |
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| Mary the Mother of Jesus |
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| Reflection: Keeping alive Jesus’ Dynamism |
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| Chapter Six |
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| The Kingdom of God “in your reach” |
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| The Kingdom of God is “at hand” |
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| How to explain the “already and not yet” |
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| Reflection: The Kingdom of God is Here |
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| Chapter Seven |
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| The Anti-Kingdom of Evil |
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| The literary style of apocalyptic writings |
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| How did Jesus look at evil? |
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| The evil powers today |
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| Reflection: The Mystery of Evil and the Kingdom |
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| Chapter Eight |
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| The Kingdom of God: a gift and a task |
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| The Kingdom as a Gift |
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| The Kingdom as a Task |
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| Reflection: Children of God called to create the Kingdom Family |
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| Chapter Nine |
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| Salvation and the Kingdom of God |
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| The contrast between John the Baptist and Jesus |
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| The Kingdom of God as salvation for whom? |
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| a. The poor |
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| Poverty in the Bible |
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| The poor are God’s priviliged people |
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| Mistrust concerning riches and possessions |
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| Possessions are for sharing |
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| Who are the poor for Jesus? |
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| Preferential option for the poor |
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| b. The sinners and outcasts |
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| Jesus’ example |
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| Table-fellowship movement |
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| Sabbath |
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| Women |
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| Summary |
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| Reflection: There is no Jew, no Gentile, no Male, no Female |
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| Chapter Ten |
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| Definition of the Kingdom |
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| Justice |
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| Justice in the Old Testament |
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| Justice and worship |
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| Justice in the New Testament |
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| a. The allergy of Jesus |
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| b. The key to unlock the Torah: life-giving relationships and compassion |
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| Justice and the Integrity of Creation |
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| PEACE |
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| Peace in the Old Testament |
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| Peace in the New Testament |
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| JOY |
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| In the Holy Spirit |
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| Reflection: Act justly, love tenderly, walk humbly |
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| Conversion: Constant Demand of the Kingdom |
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| Turn around: “Let the Kingdom into your life” |
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| “Becoming a Child” |
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| Well up: “Let it well up from within you” |
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| To become Christ-like: “Let Christ make his home in you” |
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| Think differently: “To look at reality with the eyes of Jesus |
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| Commitment to the values of the Kingdom |
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| To love compassionately, to be ready to forgive and to serve |
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| Compassionate love |
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| Readiness to forgive |
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| Readiness to serve |
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| The Kingdom as trust and belief |
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| The Kingdom as commitment to the person of Jesus |
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| Reflection - Conversion as a Way of Life |
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| Chapter Twelve |
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| The Person of Jesus and the Kingdom he preached |
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| Jesus: God’s ultimate offer of salvation |
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| The death of Jesus and the final coming of the Kingdom |
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| Why was Jesus executed? |
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| How did Jesus interpret his death? |
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| The Last Supper and the Kingdom |
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| The death of Jesus: God’s ultimate Revelation |
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| Reflection: Jesus, the Kingdom of God in Person |
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| Chapter Thirteen |
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| The Kingdom and the Holy Spirit |
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| The Messianic Gift of the End-time |
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| The Spirit’s Link to Creation and Life |
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| The Spirit of Prophecy and Revelation |
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| The Spirit and the Messiah |
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| Jesus and the Holy Spirit |
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| The Earthly Jesus and the Holy Spirit |
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| The Annunciation Story |
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| The Baptism of Jesus |
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| The Public Ministry of Jesus |
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| The Glorified Christ and the Holy Spirit |
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| The Present Kingdom and the Holy Spirit |
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| Reflection: Spirit of Disturbing Peace |
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| Chapter Fourteen |
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| The Community of Disciples in the Service of the Kingdom |
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| Church and Kingdom are not identical |
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| The Kingdom present in the Church |
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| The Kingdom in 'spatial’ and ‘dynamic’ terms |
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| The Petrine ministry as the ‘key-holder’ to the Kingdom |
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| Voiced 'reservations’ to a 'Kingdom-centered Church’ |
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| The threefold mission of the Church |
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| Church - world - other religious traditions |
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| The two ways of mission |
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| Kingdom consciousness |
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| Reflection: The Church in the Service of the Kingdom |
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| Chapter Fifteen |
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| The Lord's Prayer: Summary of Jesus’ Kingdom Message |
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| A Jewish Prayer |
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| An Eschatological Prayer |
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| Difficulties with the Lord’s Prayer |
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| The Lord’s Prayer in the Ancient Church |
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| The Earliest Texts of the Lord’s Prayer |
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| What is the Original Form? |
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| The Meaning of the Lord’s Prayer |
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| Fatherhood of God in the Old Testament and Judaism |
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| “Father” as a Title for God in the Sayings of Jesus |
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| The Two “Thou Petitions” |
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| Hallowed Be Thy Name |
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| Thy Kingdom Come |
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| The Two “We Petitions” |
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| Our Bread for Tomorrow Give Us Today |
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| And Forgive us our Debts as we also herewith Forgive our Debtors |
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| The Conclusion:“And Let us not Succumb to Temptation” |
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| Conclusion |
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| Epilogue |
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| Selected Bibliography |
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Tác giả: Trần Văn Hiến Minh
Tác giả: Kurt E. Koch
Tác giả: C.S. Lewis
Tác giả: Han Kung
Tác giả: Canon Francis J. Ripley
Tác giả: Gerald O'collins, S.J.
Tác giả: Louis Ott
Tác giả: Ian Knơx, C.S.Sp.
