无千禧年论的信徒(Amillennialists),也称为已进行的千禧年(inaugurated or realized millennialism),相信如今在天上的圣徒与基督同在(启6:9、腓1:23),基督已经在天上执掌王权治理祂的国(太28:18、徒2:36、弗1:20-22、腓2:9-11)。基督必要作王,等神把一切仇敌都放在他的脚下,尽末了所毁灭的仇敌,就是死(林前15:25-26)。魔鬼最终也将被扔进硫磺的火湖里(启20:10、太25:41)。
对于已进行的千禧年论者的理解来说,重要的是“已然、未然” already not yet的张力。基督徒现今已第一次属灵复活得新生命(启20:6、约5:25、罗6:4),顺服现今在天上掌权的基督。尚未完全应验的是神国度的完全彰显,这也是基督徒在地上坚忍到底,期待基督再临。
What is meant by obedience is belief in Jesus and a commitment to follow him. Jesus’ first disciples were not super-Christians deserving the gift of the Spirit because of their extraordinary faith and obedience. They didn’t understand things, and their thoughts were often the thoughts of mere humans, not the thoughts of God. At the time of Jesus’ greatest need, they forsook him and fled, and Peter even denied that he knew Jesus at all. But in contrast to those of the world, who did not love and obey Jesus, they did love him and in their own imperfect way they did obey him. It was to disciples such as these that Jesus promised the Advocate. By Kruse
Legalism is a distortion of obedience that can never produce truly good works. Its first fault is that it skews motive and purpose, seeing good deeds as essentially ways to earn more of God’s favor than one has at the moment. Its second fault is arrogance. Belief that one’s labor earns God’s favor begets contempt for those who do not labor in the same way. Its third fault is lovelessness in that its self-advancing purpose squeezes humble kindness and creative compassion out of the heart. J I Packer Concise Theology