Tuesday, December 9, 2008

What is the Kingdom of God actually is according to Bible standard?

What is the Kingdom of God actually is according to Bible standard?
Have you ever hear that people share about Kingdom of God? 

The favourite verse that has been quoted a lot of time as below:
Matthew 6:33 (NASB) "But seek first His Kingdom and His Righteousness, and all these things will be added to you".

The common belief and sharing is Kingdom of God is doing this and doing that.

Doing community service, serving, mission and etc. for God's Glory. 
There is nothing wrong with doing community service, serving, mission and etc. for God's glory.
 
The question is what behind that empowered the believer to do so?  

Let's see what apostle Paul had been preaching and teaching in the early church in Acts.

In Acts 28:30-31(NASB) - And he stayed two full years in his own rented quarters and was welcoming all who came to him, preaching the kingdom of God and teaching concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all openness, unhindered.


As we can read from verse here apostle Paul is 
preaching the Kingdom of God and teaching concerning the Lord Jesus Christ
Let's go deeper a bit what actually is the Kingdom of God?

Let's the Bible Scriptures interpret the Bible Scriptures.
 
We can see that in
 Romans 14:17 has answer to us what is the Kingdom of God mean according to the Bible standard.

Romans 14:17(NASB) - For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.


From 
Bible standard we can concluded that the kingdom of God is righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

So we can put it that apostle Paul actually been 
1) Preaching righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit 
2) Teaching concerning the Lord Jesus Christ 
 
So in the early church, the preaching in the church is righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit and teaching concerning the Lord Jesus Christ.

Let's see in Acts 15:7-11, what apostle Peter preaching and teaching? 

In Acts 15:35 also mention that they teaching and preaching the word of the Lord.

The conclusion is the early church is preaching and teaching Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

The sad story is hardly hear Jesus Christ the Son of God being revealed more and more of His Glory His Finished Work in today church that He redeemed by His own blood on Calvary. 

Question 
Is Jesus Christ the Son of God is THE centered of the Kingdom of God today in churches? 
Is it man-centered gospel or Christ-centered gospel? 
 
Will the real pure Christianity please stand up?
Listen to the first sermon from apostle Paul recorded faifhfully by the Holy Spirit  in Acts 13:16 - 41 (NASB).


16 Paul stood  up, and motioning with his hand said, "Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen:
17 "The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with and uplifted arm He led them out from it.
and share on and on and on.... until verse 

Acts 13:38-39 (NASB)"Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through Him forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, and through Him everyone who believes is freed from all things, from which you could not be freed through the Law of Moses."


Lets the real Kingdom of God to be share; our Lord Jesus Christ the Son of the Living God to be Lord over All and All in our life.

Amen!

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