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Victory Already and Not Yet

biblical tension of the kingdom

The New Testament holds two truths together: the decisive victory has been won in the cross and resurrection, and the final consummation is still ahead. Believers live between the already and the not yet—assured of the outcome, still engaged in the conflict. Neither triumphalism nor despair fits the tension. Hope does.

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Christian victory is secured in Christ and still contested in experience.

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