Christ’s Kingdom, Come! by Dr. Jules Gomes

By Jules Gomes, The Stream, April 29, 2024

Dr. Jules Gomes, (BA, BD, MTh, PhD), has a doctorate in biblical studies from the University of Cambridge. Currently a Vatican-accredited journalist based in Rome, he is the author of five books and several academic articles. Gomes lectured at Catholic and Protestant seminaries and universities and was canon theologian and artistic director at Liverpool Cathedral.

Jesus’s favorite topic was the Kingdom of God. So why don’t we ever talk about it?

Imagine inviting Jesus to preach at a retreat or a conference. What do you think He would talk about? What would you like Him to talk about?

I suspect the current crop of internet Catholic apostolates would expect Jesus to storm His audience with robust discourses on the Traditional Latin Mass, or the Church, or Mariology, or the saints, or heaven, hell, limbo, and purgatory, or even caustic diatribes against liberals, Protestants, Pope Francis, and secular Jews!

Protestant ministries, on the other hand, depending on whether they are evangelical or Pentecostal, would love to hear Jesus thump the pulpit as He preaches on the five Solas of the Reformation, or the gifts of the Holy Spirit, or even a series of “woe unto you” sermons against liberal mainline denominations who have approved of same-sex “marriage.” …

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