1. “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” 2. “Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.” 3. And saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in…
Yes, the Kingdom of God, which also called the Kingdom of Heaven, in Christianity, the sacred sovereignty over which God reigns as King, or the fulfillment on Earth of God’s Will. The phrase frequently occurs in the New Testament, primarily used by Jesus Christ in the first three Gospels. It’s not difficult to consider the Kingdom of God an actual reality. The realm infers a sensational, real spot or land parcel. Similarly, as Jesus utilized illustrations to instruct, HE used…
Eberhard Arnold said: “We love the soil because God’s spirit spoke and created the earth and because he called it out of its uncultivated natural state so that the collaborative work of human beings might cultivate it. We love physical work – the result of muscle and hand – and we love the craftsman’s art, in which the spirit guides the hand. In the way energy and handwork together and through each other, we see the mystery of community. God…
1. “For freedom, Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.” 2. “For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.” 3. Live as free people, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God. 4. “And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you…
Yes, we are on divine assignments to always stand against oppressors for the sake of others. Christians calling is all about walking with God of Justice and who in HIS power conquer the world. Martin Luther King Jr once said: “Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. When the Spirit of truth comes,…
There is an excellent write-up from Joe George, and I quote: “Watching documentaries about injustice, I can’t help but ask, “God, what do I do?” The answer I hear comes from Micah 6:8 (https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Micah%206.8) : “Act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God.” Just how we act, love, and walk changes depending on the situation. But that makes me all the more grateful for films like Athlete A, Coded Bias, and Time, movies that remind me that when…
1. “Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on…
How best to identify the humble? Have we not heard that the humble will dress modestly, pray faithfully, think wisely, worship religiously, act kindly, smile honestly, speak truthfully, give cheerfully, and love sincerely? Is there a better way to describe the humble? Can we find another who is as humble as Jesus, the man? I remind you of the humility of Jesus Christ, I mean, Jesus being humble: “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though…
Ann Spangler said: “The risen Jesus had appeared, not to rulers and kings, nor even first of all to his male disciples, but to a woman whose love had held her at the cross and led her to the grave. Mary Magdalene, a person who had been afflicted by demons, whose testimony would not have held up in court because she was a woman, was the first witness of the resurrection. Once again, God had revealed himself to the lowly,…
1. “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.” 2. “For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 3. Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. 4. “For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.”