Your Kingdom Come, Your Will Be Done: A Study of Matthew 6:10
One of the most quoted and important verses today, Matt 6:10, is generally misunderstood. The second petition of the Lord’s Prayer is a prayer for the eschatological ushering in of the kingdom. It cannot have the sense of a gradual coming of the kingdom. The third petition is a prayer that God’s pur...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Penn State University Press
[2020]
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Bulletin for biblical research
Year: 2020, Volume: 30, Issue: 2, Pages: 208-230 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Monarchy
/ Bible. Matthäusevangelium 6,10
/ Bergpredigt
/ Lord's Prayer
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity NBB Doctrine of Revelation NBQ Eschatology |
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| Summary: | One of the most quoted and important verses today, Matt 6:10, is generally misunderstood. The second petition of the Lord’s Prayer is a prayer for the eschatological ushering in of the kingdom. It cannot have the sense of a gradual coming of the kingdom. The third petition is a prayer that God’s purposes come to pass. It is not, as is often suggested, a prayer for the increase in obedience to God’s will. These petitions are not synonymous. |
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| ISSN: | 1065-223X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Bulletin for biblical research
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