![]() ![]() ![]() “What saves us is Jesus, and the way we lay hold of Jesus and the power of his resurrection to do in us what it did in him.” What does this mean in terms of today’s call to discipleship in the North of the Americas? Capon maintains, “No meddling, divine or human, spiritual or material, can save the world. In this work Capon exhibits to this reader a fundamentalist faith that at times borders on Quietism. In parables Jesus rewards bad people, good people are scolded and “everybody’s idea of who ought to be first or last is literally doused with cold water.” The Christian scriptures are concerned about the mystery of that Kingdom of which Jesus as revelation is central. ![]() ![]() The central message of his teaching in parables is quite plainly the Kingdom of God. Capon is an Episcopal priest and exhibits in this work a popular common touch, a New Age sentiment.Īnyone who holds the Christian scriptures to be precious and meditates with them will know that Jesus taught in parables. Originally published in three volumes: The Parables of the Kingdom, The Parables of Grace, and The Parables of Judgment, Robert Capon brings the 3 into one volume: Kingdom, Grace, Judgment. They are so much more than a simple feel good read. ![]()
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