Is the idea that our good works in this life help build the kingdom of God in the next Biblical? This is an idea endorsed by NT. Wright (who I would not recommend and who I am not endorsing). However, it was mentioned at church recently, and it was something I had never heard before. A short snippet from a review of Wright's book "Surprised by Hope " fleshes the idea out a little more. I am skeptical of the idea, but would like other opinions. I do believe that our works here will have an influence on our heavenly state/reward (although not our salvation or justification), but I am not sure exactly what is meant by "building the kingdom of God".

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The conclusion that Wright draws from this is that the good works done in this life "will last into God’s future. These activities are not simply ways of making the present life a little less beastly, a little more bearable, until the day we leave it behind altogether.... They are part of what we call building for the kingdom of God" (p. 193). The present hope of the Resurrection is that the good works we do in this life will not only be preserved but they will also be brought to completion by God as part of the even better things to come.