Understanding the Kingdom concept of Citizenship
The most awesome power and position of National
Previlage is CITIZENSHIP.Citizenship is the most
valuable asset of a nation and is not easily given
because of its power and impact.
Citizenship is not Membership.
Religions function on Membership while nation and
kingdom function on citizenship.
Citizenship has great power as well as great
privileges,that is why people are willing to risk
their lives and cross borders even to the point of
death to pursue the hope of Citizenship.
Citizenship is not only Sacred,but Sanctified-Set
Apart.
A Citizen is part of an elite,previledged group.
People who have lived as subject of the foriegn
government rather than citizens understand this
distinction much better that people who were born
citizens.
they same is true for people who have worked very
hard to earn the privilege to become a naturalized
citizen of thier chosen country.
As a sacred privilege,citizenship is the most
precious gift that any nation can give.
When it comes to matter of citizenship.The kingdom
of God is no different from any other
country.Remember-The kingdom of God is not a religion
It is a government with a country.Heaven is that
Country,and Jesus Christ is the King.
Christ is our king(Eph.2:6 He raised us up together)
The ancient Hebrew prophet Isaiah Wrote: For to us
a child is born,to us a Son is given,and the
government will be on His shoulder of the increase
of HIs government and peace there will be no end.
He will reign on Davids` throne and over HIs
kingdom,establishing and upholding it with justice
and righteousness from that time on and
forever(emphases added)
Like any other country,the kingdom of God has the
principle of Citizenship.
Luke 16:16 the law and the prophets were proclaimed
until John.
Since that time,the goodnews of the kingdom of God
is being preached,and everyone is forcing his way
into it.
"Everyone is forcing his way into it,
once people learn clamoring to get into the church?
why does the church as a whole seem to have so
little impact on our culture? the reason is simple
and sad.Most of us dont understand the kingdom,so
we dont preach it or teach it,
many people in the church don`t understand the
kingdom either,so they don`t model kingdom living.
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