“The gospel of the kingdom is preached not only in terms of individual forgiveness of sins found through the shed blood of Christ, but also in terms of a resurrected Christ who as defeated the principalities and powers and who reigns triumphant at the right hand of the Father…
“The preached gospel comes as an invitation, but an invitation with an authority because the one giving it is a King (Matt 22:8-10). It also comes with a sense of urgency, for ‘everything is ready’ (Matt. 22:8-10). The gospel is a victory proclamation, knowing that what Christ has accomplished in the past will be consummated in the future. By its very nature, the Kingdom is to be made available to all men, and all men may enter into it granted they respond in obedience by faith in Christ. The good news is an invitation to partake in fellowship not only with King Jesus but with other subjects of his Kingdom in the church (1 John 1:3). The preaching of the gospel of the kingdom is to bring men and women to salvation in Jesus Christ (2 Tim. 3:15), urging people to repent of sin to be part of the Kingdom now even as the church prays for God’s Kingdom to come (Matt. 6:10).”
– Russell Moore & Robert Sagers, The Kingdom of God and the Church: A Baptist Reassessment
