Kingdom Commentary

Kingdom Commentary
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Discussing the tools, ideas, and narratives that surround what Jesus called the Kingdom of God for the shaping of our imagination today.

  1. 4d ago

    Misconceptions about the Image of God with Carmen Imes - Humanity Part 10 - KC #038

    Matt and Josh interview Dr Carmen Imes. Dr. Imes explains what the image of God meant to an ancient Near Eastern people group and how the Bible gives wisdom and subverts expectations even today. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:11 Updates and Hot Yoga 04:03 Interview with Carmen Imes 05:49 What Is the Image of God? 12:43 Was Hitler the Image of God? 15:11 God’s Idol Statues 17:03 What Makes Jesus Different? 23:23 Do Humans Need Bodies? 30:09 Will AI Save Humanity? 37:10 AI Is NOT the Image of God 38:11 The Commodification of Each Other 41:04 New Hope 47:26 Outro Books or references:Bearing God’s Name: Why Sinai Still Matters by Carmen Imes’Being God’s Image: Why Creation Still Matters by Carmen ImesBecoming God’s Family: Why the Church Still Matters by Carment Imes We would love to hear from you! If you have questions or thoughts about today’s episode, feel free to email us at info@kingdomcommentary.com and engage the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ⁠Kingdom Commentary⁠. Learn more about ⁠Kingdom Commentary⁠. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Amazon Music. SUPPORT Kingdom Commentary on ⁠Patreon⁠ or feel free to make a donation at ⁠kingdomcommentary.com/give⁠. We are a crowd-funded non-profit supported by listeners like you! Thank you! Follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠Twitter (not calling it X)⁠, and ⁠TikTok⁠ to keep up to date and see what we’re up to next. To support us and/or access exclusive BONUS Content, subscribe to our ⁠Patreon⁠.

    48 min

  2. Jun 25

    The Judgment of Mankind in Revelation - Humanity Part 9 - KC #037

    Matt and Josh look at the end goal of human beings by turning to the book of Revelation. They get into judgment day, hell, the divinization of humans, the materiality of the new creation, and what all human beings hope for. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:11 Backrooms Review 07:49 Magnifica Humanitas 13:25 The End-Goal of Humanity 29:15 Symbolism in Revelation 36:07 Looking Forward to Judgment 1:00:53 Outro Books or references:Magnifica Humanitas by Pope Leo XIVThe Final Reconciliation: Reflections on a Social Dimension of the Eschatological Transition by Miroslav VolfExclusion and Embrace by Miroslav Volf We would love to hear from you! If you have questions or thoughts about today’s episode, feel free to email us at info@kingdomcommentary.com and engage the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ⁠Kingdom Commentary⁠. Learn more about ⁠Kingdom Commentary⁠. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Amazon Music. SUPPORT Kingdom Commentary on ⁠Patreon⁠ or feel free to make a donation at ⁠kingdomcommentary.com/give⁠. We are a crowd-funded non-profit supported by listeners like you! Thank you! Follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠Twitter (not calling it X)⁠, and ⁠TikTok to keep up to date and see what we’re up to next. To support us and/or access exclusive BONUS Content, subscribe to our Patreon.

    1h 2m

  3. Jun 18

    Do You Have a Soul? - Humanity Part 8 - KC #036

    Matt and Josh tackle human anthropology. What does the Bible say about what a human being is? How do the Old and New Testaments differ? How did the early church talk about the human being? And most importantly, how do the Resurrection and Pentecost change what a human being is? CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:21 Shakespeare Adaptations 07:06 We Are Not Brains on Sticks (Christian vs. Enlightenment Anthropology) 10:51 Inspirited Bodies in the Old Testament 23:50 The Hope of Resurrected Bodies 25:22 Pentecost Anthropology 31:34 The Resurrection 26:46 Anthropology in Church History 48:23 Ethics that Flow from Anthropology 52:14 Outro ⁠Books or references:⁠ ⁠The Experience of God: Being, Consciousness, Bliss by David Bentley Hart⁠ On the Incarnation by Athanasius On the Making of Man (The Glory of God is a Human Being) by Gregory of Nyssa We would love to hear from you! If you have questions or thoughts about today’s episode, feel free to email us at info@kingdomcommentary.com and engage the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Subscribe to our YouTube channel:⁠ ⁠Kingdom Commentary⁠⁠. Learn more about⁠ ⁠Kingdom Commentary⁠⁠. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Amazon Music. SUPPORT Kingdom Commentary on ⁠Patreon⁠ or feel free to make a donation at⁠ ⁠kingdomcommentary.com/give⁠⁠. We are a crowd-funded non-profit supported by listeners like you! Thank you! Follow us on⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠,⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠⁠,⁠ ⁠Twitter (not calling it X)⁠⁠, and⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠⁠ to keep up to date and see what we’re up to next. To support us and/or access exclusive BONUS Content, subscribe to our ⁠Patreon⁠⁠.

    53 min

  4. Jun 11

    Becoming God's Fire - Humanity Part 7 - KC #035

    Matt and Josh take a look at the Pope’s encyclical on AI, the craze around the new movie Obsession, and how, through Pentecost, the people of God become the light and fire of God. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:21 Blessings of Horror 05:34 AI Is Not Human 20:09 Recap (Jesus) 25:50 Pentecost and Becoming God’s Fire 33:40 The New Human 42:31 Meaning of Baptism 56:36 Purification through the Fire of Community 01:01:35 Importance of Christian Anthropology 01:07:42 Outro Books or references:“Magnifica Humanitas” Encyclical on AI by Pope Leo XIV We would love to hear from you! If you have questions or thoughts about today’s episode, feel free to email us at info@kingdomcommentary.com and engage the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ⁠Kingdom Commentary⁠. Learn more about ⁠Kingdom Commentary⁠. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Amazon Music. SUPPORT Kingdom Commentary on ⁠Patreon⁠ or feel free to make a donation at ⁠kingdomcommentary.com/give⁠. We are a crowd-funded non-profit supported by listeners like you! Thank you! Follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠Twitter (not calling it X)⁠, and ⁠TikTok⁠ to keep up to date and see what we’re up to next. To support us and/or access exclusive BONUS Content, subscribe to our Patreon⁠.

    1h 9m

  5. Jun 4

    The Weirdness of the Transfiguration - Humanity Part 6 - KC #034

    Matt and Josh turn to Jesus to see how his teachings, transfiguration, death, resurrection, and ascension all reveal what it means to be a human being. They discuss how Jesus is not just the first full human being, but the original image of God as well, and how much modern political and ethical disagreements flow from different accounts of anthropology. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:32 Remarkably Bright Creatures 04:31 Josh’s Science Corner 08:40 Is 2016 Nostalgic? 12:33 Jesus’s Way to Be Human 20:48 Born Again = Transfigured 30:49 Jesus’s Death and Making of Man 34:30 The OG Image of God 39:48 The Resurrected Human Body 44:30 Ethics Flow from Anthropology 58:01 Outro Books or references:  biologos.orgThe Lost World of Adam and Eve by John WaltonEvolution and the Fall by James K. A. SmithAdam and the Genome by Scot McKnightThe Evolution of Adam by Peter EnnsBeing God's Image by Carmen ImesThe Mystery of Christ by John BehrOn the Making of Man (The Glory of God is a Human Being) by Gregory of NyssaThe Genealogical Adam and Eve by Joshua SwamidassThe Great Divorce by CS Lewis We would love to hear from you! If you have questions or thoughts about today’s episode, feel free to email us at info@kingdomcommentary.com and engage the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ⁠Kingdom Commentary⁠. Learn more about ⁠Kingdom Commentary⁠. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Amazon Music. SUPPORT Kingdom Commentary on ⁠Patreon⁠ or feel free to make a donation at ⁠kingdomcommentary.com/give⁠. We are a crowd-funded non-profit supported by listeners like you! Thank you! Follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠Twitter (not calling it X)⁠, and ⁠TikTok⁠ to keep up to date and see what we’re up to next. To support us and/or access exclusive BONUS Content, subscribe to our ⁠Patreon⁠.

    59 min

  6. May 28

    Beasts and Fire - Humanity Part 5 - KC #033

    Matt and Josh explore the stories of Daniel and how they can be used to interpret Daniel's trippy LSD-like dreams. They respond to questions about humanity's ontology and discuss humanity's high calling to rule with God over the cosmos as his idol purified by fire. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:32 Josh’s Science Corner 5:00 Matt’s Addiction 12:44 Humanity’s Goodness and Distortion 17:45 Is the Food Chain Fallen? 24:38 The Context of Daniel 27:12 Walking through Fire 35:45 Humans that Act Like Beasts 37:45 Making Sense of Daniel’s Trippy Dream 47:32 Outro We would love to hear from you! If you have questions or thoughts about today’s episode, feel free to email us at info@kingdomcommentary.com and engage the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ⁠Kingdom Commentary⁠. Learn more about ⁠Kingdom Commentary⁠. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Amazon Music. SUPPORT Kingdom Commentary on ⁠Patreon⁠ or feel free to make a donation at ⁠kingdomcommentary.com/give⁠. We are a crowd-funded non-profit supported by listeners like you! Thank you! Follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠Twitter (not calling it X)⁠, and ⁠TikTok⁠ to keep up to date and see what we’re up to next. To support us and/or access exclusive BONUS Content, subscribe to our ⁠Patreon⁠.

    48 min

  7. May 21

    Idols Formed through Fire - Humanity Part 4 - KC #032

    Matt and Josh look at Israel's role as a microcosm of humanity...or of humanity's role as a macrocosm of Israel. By focusing on Moses, they show how the Hebrew Bible blurs the lines between God and his created images. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:32 Sponsor Us 01:29 Is Genesis 1 God’s Light? 09:10 Is Creation Good like God? 14:22 Cosmology Questions 15:30 What Changed in the Fall? 18:53 Israel and Adam as Mirror Images 21:19 Israel’s Origins 24:06 Moses the Image 37:47 Priests, Prophets, and Kings 44:10 The Idol Formed in the Furnace 50:14 Outro Books or references:The Lost World of Adam and Eve: Genesis 2-3 and the Human Origins Debate by John WaltonEvolution of Adam: What the Bible Does and Doesn't Say about Human Origins by Peter Enns We would love to hear from you! If you have questions or thoughts about today’s episode, feel free to email us at info@kingdomcommentary.com and engage the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ⁠Kingdom Commentary⁠. Learn more about ⁠Kingdom Commentary⁠. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Amazon Music. SUPPORT Kingdom Commentary on ⁠Patreon⁠ or feel free to make a donation at ⁠kingdomcommentary.com/give⁠. We are a crowd-funded non-profit supported by listeners like you! Thank you! Follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠Twitter (not calling it X)⁠, and ⁠TikTok⁠ to keep up to date and see what we’re up to next. To support us and/or access exclusive BONUS Content, subscribe to our Patreon⁠.

    51 min

  8. May 14

    A Series of Failures - Humanity Part 3 - KC #031

    Matt and Josh look at the event commonly called “the Fall.” They discuss why that might not be a great name for what happened, whether humans are, by nature, good or bad, and how the following eight chapters of Genesis are framed as a trajectory toward chaos and death. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:32 Josh’s Apocalyptic Dream 06:57 The Snake and the Tree 15:46 Sins vs. Mistakes 20:18 The Cursed World 29:27 Are Humans Good or Bad 40:34 God’s Wisdom in Jewish Customs 54:14 Outro We would love to hear from you! If you have questions or thoughts about today’s episode, feel free to email us at info@kingdomcommentary.com and engage the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ⁠Kingdom Commentary⁠. Learn more about ⁠Kingdom Commentary⁠. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Amazon Music. SUPPORT Kingdom Commentary on ⁠Patreon⁠ or feel free to make a donation at ⁠kingdomcommentary.com/give⁠. We are a crowd-funded non-profit supported by listeners like you! Thank you! Follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠Twitter (not calling it X)⁠, and ⁠TikTok⁠ to keep up to date and see what we’re up to next. To support us and/or access exclusive BONUS Content, subscribe to our ⁠Patreon⁠.

    55 min
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Discussing the tools, ideas, and narratives that surround what Jesus called the Kingdom of God for the shaping of our imagination today.

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    Kingdom Commentary
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    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    39
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