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Donald B. Kraybill's The Upside Down Kingdom
The book The Upside- Down Kingdom by Donald B. Kraybill is a written version of who people think Jesus’ kingdom is like today. The point that Donald Kraybill makes in his book is to let people know the importance of God in an upside down world, in other words ‘Kingdom’. Kraybill wants people to know about the importance of God. The most important point referenced in this book is that one has to show the love of God to the weak people, or life is not worth living. The main point is how Kraybill shows that people who are at the top of the pyramid in the world will be at the bottom of the kingdom in God.
If a person is not humble or kind towards those of lower ability they are doing the opposite of what Jesus is teaching and expressing. In chapter one, Kraybill tells people that down is up. In this chapter he is referring to the social aspect of the world. In the world today, the ultimate point of teaching about Jesus is the kingdom of God, some people may know it as the kingdom of heaven. The kingdom of God can have a massive list of different views. The first century was known as the Jews and Palestines, however throughout the years it has become more religion based. …show more content…
There is an inverted kingdom and the relational kingdom. “We can capture the idea of inversion by thinking of two ladders side by side – one representing the kingdom of God- the other the kingdoms of this world” (Kraybill,2011,p.17). The kingdom of God is normality in today’s world. It is actually more real than many understand in todays disoriented world. Regarding living in today’s kingdom, it is fundamentally social. In today’s world it involves identity and relationships. Kraybill tells us that many people argue with what Jesus offers the world today. Jesus gives light to the
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