{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Vos Group #108 \u2014 Kingdom and Church (The Finale)","description":"In this concluding installment of Vos Group\u2019s extended journey through Geerhardus Vos\u2019s&amp;nbsp;Biblical Theology: Old and New Testaments, Camden Bucey and Lane Tipton reflect on one of the most significant themes in Vos\u2019s account of redemptive history: the relationship between the kingdom of God and the church. Focusing especially on Matthew 16 and Jesus\u2019s promise, \u201cI will build my church,\u201d they explain that Christ is not introducing an unrelated people, but bringing the covenant people of God into a new, eschatological mode of existence through his death, resurrection, ascension, and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. The church is not a mere institutional add-on to the kingdom. Rather, in its inaugurated form, the church is the kingdom of God as constituted by the Spirit of the ascended Christ. The episode also explores the church\u2019s indestructible life, the meaning of the \u201cgates of hell,\u201d the centrality of the means of grace, and the already\/not-yet character of the kingdom\u2019s coming. Along the way, Camden and Lane also mark the end of this long-running series on&amp;nbsp;Biblical Theology&amp;nbsp;and preview the next phase of Vos Group on&amp;nbsp;The Teaching of Jesus concerning the Kingdom of God and the Church. Chapters  00:00:08 Introduction and Vos Group finale 00:01:06 Save the date for the 1,000th episode celebration 00:07:23 Transition from&amp;nbsp;Biblical Theology&amp;nbsp;to&amp;nbsp;The Teaching of Jesus concerning the Kingdom of God and the Church 00:09:01 Matthew 16 and the meaning of \u201cmy church\u201d 00:12:14 Continuity and redemptive-historical newness in the church 00:15:28 Pentecost, Acts 2, and the constitution of the church 00:21:56 The church after Christ\u2019s ascension and the new mode of life in the Spirit 00:29:23 The indestructible life of the kingdom and the gates of hell 00:35:29 The means of grace, preaching, and the keys of the kingdom 00:36:52 The nearness of the kingdom and inaugurated eschatology 00:42:10 The church is not merely instrumental to some higher kingdom purpose 00:49:20 The church as the kingdom of God in inaugurated form 00:53:20 Pilgrim identity and longing for consummation 00:56:42 Closing reflections and upcoming resources  Participants:&amp;nbsp;Camden Bucey,&amp;nbsp;Lane Tipton ","author_name":"Reformed Forum","author_url":"http:\/\/reformedforum.org","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40722280\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/200420885"}