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Mark G's avatar

Copy ordered. Looking forward to it.

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Robert Smith's avatar

Very good. I was first led into this line of thinking: that the Gospel is the proclamation of Jesus as King, by reading through the many evangelistic sermons in Acts.

Some books that confirmed and broadened this idea:

"How God Became King: The Forgotten Story of the Gospels", NT Wright

"The King Jesus Gospel: The Original Good News Revisited" by Scot McKnight

"Salvation by Allegiance Alone: Rethinking Faith, Works, and the Gospel of Jesus the King" by Matthew W Bates (and other books by the same author)

In that last one Bates argues that saving faith in the NT is exactly allegiance to Jesus the King. I have found this very helpful.

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