"Then Pilate asked Him, saying, 'Are You the King of the Jews?'" (Luke 23:3)
The "evangelical church" has spent so much time over the years speaking of "Lord and Savior" that Christendom has little idea of, "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews." Even some of the "greats" of Church History spoke little of, "The Kingdom of God/Heaven." I think one reason, perhaps we could even say the main reason, for this was/is a reaction to "kings" and "kingdoms."
The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America was the rejection of the rule of kings. Furthermore, if you go back in English History, you have the Magna Carta Libertatum, "The Great Charter of the Liberties." Mankind has so longed for freedom, fought for freedom, died for freedom that to speak of a religion of "king of anything" is to go against the inherited nature from Eve and Adam. "Then the serpent said to the woman, 'You will not surely die. For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.'" Instead of, "The tree of Life...in the midst of the Garden," they chose the "tree" of ego, "....you will be like God," not in character but as in, "who needs God." In other words, "You will rule your lives."
The Church has parameters; the Kingdom does not. Remember the quote? "You can control the Church, but you cannot control the Kingdom." Many of you find yourselves as the only Follower of Jesus, not only in your family, but also in your work place. When Followers of Jesus are together, viz., the Church, the parameter is the Confession, "the faith of Jesus." Two may be in a restaurant. The whole restaurant is not included in the Church, but the whole restaurant is in the Kingdom, the reign of Jesus, "The Government of God." If we could only realize the release, the freedom of being Ambassadors of the, "Kingdom of Heaven/God."
There is a liberty in the message of, "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews," or, "Jesus of Nazareth, King of [Creation]." Revelation 1:6 declares, "He has made us a Kingdom," or, "formed us into a Kingdom."
Father, in Jesus' Name, I pray for myself and Your Church to manifest to the world, Jesus Christ is King.
The "evangelical church" has spent so much time over the years speaking of "Lord and Savior" that Christendom has little idea of, "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews." Even some of the "greats" of Church History spoke little of, "The Kingdom of God/Heaven." I think one reason, perhaps we could even say the main reason, for this was/is a reaction to "kings" and "kingdoms."
The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America was the rejection of the rule of kings. Furthermore, if you go back in English History, you have the Magna Carta Libertatum, "The Great Charter of the Liberties." Mankind has so longed for freedom, fought for freedom, died for freedom that to speak of a religion of "king of anything" is to go against the inherited nature from Eve and Adam. "Then the serpent said to the woman, 'You will not surely die. For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.'" Instead of, "The tree of Life...in the midst of the Garden," they chose the "tree" of ego, "....you will be like God," not in character but as in, "who needs God." In other words, "You will rule your lives."
The Church has parameters; the Kingdom does not. Remember the quote? "You can control the Church, but you cannot control the Kingdom." Many of you find yourselves as the only Follower of Jesus, not only in your family, but also in your work place. When Followers of Jesus are together, viz., the Church, the parameter is the Confession, "the faith of Jesus." Two may be in a restaurant. The whole restaurant is not included in the Church, but the whole restaurant is in the Kingdom, the reign of Jesus, "The Government of God." If we could only realize the release, the freedom of being Ambassadors of the, "Kingdom of Heaven/God."
There is a liberty in the message of, "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews," or, "Jesus of Nazareth, King of [Creation]." Revelation 1:6 declares, "He has made us a Kingdom," or, "formed us into a Kingdom."
Father, in Jesus' Name, I pray for myself and Your Church to manifest to the world, Jesus Christ is King.
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* "Israel: More Formidable Then Ever" (Read at: jhs58.blogspot.com
* "Israel: More Formidable Then Ever" (Read at: jhs58.blogspot.com
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
Hebrews 12:2
Hebrews 12:2
