Quotes About George Eldon Ladd

The Pauline statement that in Christ the old has passed away and the new has come is an eschatological statement. "The new aeon, which has dawned with Christ, brings a new creation, the creation of a new man.

This missionary aspect is probably the most important single aspect of the story [of Pentecost] in Luke's view."109

We conclude that the "blood" in separation from the flesh does not mean life but death, life surrendered in sacrifice.18

The whole history of New Testament thought is to be understood as the invasion of God's world into the realm of history to secure humanity's redemption.

Dalman recognized that the Kingdom in Jesus' teaching could be "a good which admits of being striven for, of being bestowed, of being possessed, and of being accepted.

This "gospel" was the very presence of Jesus himself, and the joy and fellowship that he brought to the poor.

Theology and history are intellectual pursuits; faith is commitment of the whole person.

The Kingdom of God involves two great moments: fulfillment within history, and consummation at the end of history. It is precisely this background which provides the setting for the parables of the Kingdom.

Life in the Spirit means eschatological existence — life in the new age. This is established by the fact that the presence of the Holy Spirit in the church is itself an eschatological event.26