Kingdom Citizenship, what does such a thing mean? In 35 years of attending church I never once heard a sermon on the Kingdom of God. This is amazing since Jesus talked about this subject more than hell, money or even salvation.
In the gospels, the Kingdom of God [or kingdom of heaven] is mention 90 times. How is it, something so primary to the teachings of Christ barely is mentioned in today’s buildings said to be dedicated to His service?
It is the conclusion of much study that the kingdom of God is a...
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Alan Knox on
Feb 9th, 2010
Alan KnoxWe’ve been studying Matthew for some time now… probably too long. It’s impossible to read Matthew without recognizing a focus on the Kingdom of God (Kingdom of Heaven). In fact, Jesus told his disciples to ask, “Your kingdom come…” What does this mean?
Concerning “The coming of the kingdom in the NT,” Goldsworthy writes:
Against the background of the OT expectations of the coming...
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Keith Giles on
Feb 8th, 2010
Fisheye view into Keith's world
This weekend I had an opportunity to see the destructive power of pride in action. My friend Robert is 77 years old and homeless. He lives in a motel room in Santa Ana all alone. He can barely breathe. He has no strength to stand and walk to the bathroom without stopping halfway to rest against the wall and catch his breath. He eats Ramen noodles and donated food, and yet he...
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Admin on
Jan 19th, 2010
This book is about the major diluting factors in the organized church in this country (USA). This dilution has to do with the church’s – particularly the conservative religious right crowd’s – dependency and focus on politics as the major means of changing culture in this country. This book was written to conservatives by a former conservative.This book is nowhere near the usual “for” or...