Not Home Yet Quotes

“At its core, Jesus’s teaching about the kingdom is summed up in the Lord’s Prayer: “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven” (Matt. 6:10). The prayer is that God’s kingdom will come to earth and that God’s will be done on earth as is the case in heaven. Earth is spoiled by sin, but the question is whether it is spoiled beyond restoration. Jesus’s prayer clearly implies that there is hope.”
― Ian K. Smith, Not Home Yet: How the Renewal of the Earth Fits into God's Plan for the World

“This picture of the enduring nature of purified, human accomplishments is seen in the image of the glory and honor of the nations being brought into the New Jerusalem (Rev. 21:24–27; cf. Isa. 23:18). As the dross is separated from the gold, so will be found the purity of human achievements in music, art, literature, architecture, drama, food, agriculture, craft, and so much more.”
― Ian K. Smith, Not Home Yet: How the Renewal of the Earth Fits into God's Plan for the World

“[Pentecost] was not the reversal of Babel but its redemption.”
― Ian K. Smith, Not Home Yet: How the Renewal of the Earth Fits into God's Plan for the World

“Such a view [Two Kingdoms theology] has little place for cultural renewal, social action, or political involvement, as the vessel is doomed to destruction. Such a view leads to the often-heard cry that Christian young people should leave their ambitions for a career in teaching, medicine, law, or politics to do something that has eternal significance!”
― Ian K. Smith, Not Home Yet: How the Renewal of the Earth Fits into God's Plan for the World

“In the Old Testament there are three major exiles: from the garden of Eden, from Egypt, and to Babylon. The return from these exiles helps us to understand the ministry of Jesus.”
― Ian K. Smith, Not Home Yet: How the Renewal of the Earth Fits into God's Plan for the World

“We know that land is more than a commodity and less than a god. It is to be neither exploited nor worshiped.”
― Ian K. Smith, Not Home Yet: How the Renewal of the Earth Fits into God's Plan for the World

“In the light of our inclination to see land as a commodity, it is not surprising that many of us fail to have a robust theology of the land.”
― Ian K. Smith, Not Home Yet: How the Renewal of the Earth Fits into God's Plan for the World

“Sickness is a result of the fall, and healing is anticipatory of the new heavens and the new earth; therefore, whether someone works as a nurse, a veterinarian, or a gardener, he or she is not beyond God’s commitment to his creation. The same can be said for many pursuits.”
― Ian K. Smith, Not Home Yet: How the Renewal of the Earth Fits into God's Plan for the World

“The resurrection is central to how we see salvation. We are not saved just for a purely spiritual experience in heaven. Jesus was raised to earth, not to heaven. We should not confuse the resurrection and the ascension.”
― Ian K. Smith, Not Home Yet: How the Renewal of the Earth Fits into God's Plan for the World