An over realized eschatology
I think one of the major problems we have in modern evangelicalism is kingdom confusion. Beggars All hits this right on the head with its recent post "Every day with Jesus is sweeter than the day before..." While we have been freed from the bondage and oppression of sin, we are not yet in the promised land. That is, the kingdom of God is already/not yet. There is no room in modern consumer driven Christianity for the "blue note" which is so prominent in the Psalms of King David. Accordingly, worship services must be upbeat and "happy clappy," the word "funeral" has been changed to "celebration," and our cemeteries have been moved from church grounds to the outskirts of town -- out-of-sight and out-of-mind. The White Horse Inn has a great series on this topic entitled the "Blue Note." I imagine you can find it in the archives at the website.
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Preachers must be careful of preaching an over-realized sanctification, which comes from an over-realized eschatology. A big part of the joy of the New Heavens and the New Earth is that we will all be law-keepers without temptation to break it. Not so in this life.
The Beggar's All post is excellent. Over-realized sanctification in preaching interestingly doesn't lead to more sanctification: it leads to despair. Not so with the gospel.
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