I have had people ask why it is so important to think from a kingdom world and life view perspective. Why is it important to have a right kingdom paradigm?

This Little Church Had None is a call for the church to return to God’s agenda and assignment in preaching and teaching the truth in a life transforming way. What makes that so difficult today is we are living at a time when the concept of truth is not very clear because the emphasis is not on God but man.

In this book you will hear the plea for repentance for sin manifesting itself in changing the way you think which in turn determines the way you live or behave.  Yes, our lifestyle does make a difference and seeing Christ as Lord in all of life, living with a kingdom world and life view perspective is the proper aim for Christian living.

This book is really a book about Christian living as well as one that helps define and clarify the church's mission. The primary mission of the church is through proclamation and teaching of the Word to make disciples.  The church’s role is not changing culture but to preach and teach the Word of God to the end of making people to be more and more like Jesus.  

It will be a magnificent book to own, read, study, and use in one’s personal spiritual growth, as well as in preaching and teaching the Word. I feel much freer to recommend this one volume in hopes that it will encourage our pastors and teachers to read, use, and refer to Bavinck regularly.  The first chapter of the book,”Dogmatic Theology as a Science” is worth the entire book.  It should be required reading for every seminary student and or at least by the Presbytery’s examining committee of its candidates for ordination.  John Bolt and those who assisted him in this project are to be commended. 

After showing the impact and results of secularism and its dualistic approach to life in the area of art, movies, and culture in general, Pearcey reminds us of the challenge for Christians, people of the truth, who see Christianity as a total truth system, a way of life, a world view from a kingdom perspective, we must see ourselves as missionaries to our own cultue. Of course the church plays a major role in equipping people to live with a total Christian worldview.

The fall does not take man out of the world, but requires that as new creatures in Christ that he go into the world. This book will strengthen, broaden, and help equip you with a world and life view and with a kingdom of God perspective.  By the way, it is a good book to use in a small group setting. Much fruit will grow from that tree.

We believe the church’s role is to live redemptively in the kingdom, and while it has not been assigned the responsibility to transform culture, as salt and light, there will be a strong Christian witness as Christians live as kingdom disciples. If you will read this book from the perspective that the church is part of the kingdom, while not synonymous with the kingdom nor removed from it, but understand the “spiritual mission” of the church within the kingdom, you will find much to feed on in these pages.

How can and should a Christian seek to influence government and what are the biblical principles concerning government? Christians need to know that God cannot be left out of or separated from any area of life, especially the political.  What does a Christian need to know and do in such a circumstance to think clearly about politics from a biblical perspective?

I begin by introducing you to Bill and Mary Wright. Bill is a 34 year old husband and father of two children, Terry 10 and Susan 7. Mary is a stay at home mom and has home schooled her children for a couple years, though they are presently attending a Christian school that meets in their church. Bill and Mary are active church members and clearly demonstrate a love for the Lord that is obvious to others.