The communion of saints is our supernatural spiritual connection with all saints around the world at Mount Zion. Messiah Jesus is seated at the right had of God in the Jerusalem that is above, where we are all seated in Messiah. By the Holy Spirit, we can comprehend the communion of saints. For, we have … [Read more…]
The hope of glory is “based on the hope laid up for you in heaven. Some time ago you heard about this hope through the word of truth, the gospel that has come to you. Just as it is bearing fruit and spreading all over the world, so it has been doing among you from the … [Read more…]
Living in the Kingdom of God’s Son in our temporal life on this earth is the glorious blessing Paul focuses on in the first chapter of his letter to the Colossians and us. Paul greets with the blessing of grace and peace, thanks God for the faith, love and hope they had since they heard … [Read more…]
God’s wrath comes on unbelievers, for they are hostile toward God. “For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace; because the mind of the flesh is hostile toward God, for it is not subject to God’s Torah, neither indeed can it be. Those who are … [Read more…]
‘The LORD bless you, and keep you. The LORD make his face to shine on you, and be gracious to you. The LORD lift up his face toward you, and give you peace.’ Numbers 6:24-26 That Old Teastament blessing always lifts my spirit. May it lift yours. Kretzmann explains in his commentary The form of public blessing in … [Read more…]
Our kingdom view originates from God. Messiah Jesus proclaimed the gospel of the kingdom and described the harmonious relationships we thrive in in His kingdom now and will thrive in when He ushers in the eternal kingdom of God in the New Heaven and New Earth. For “God has rescued us from the power of … [Read more…]
Gospel of the Kingdom—Introduction. One of the reasons I write is to help us see and live the way Jesus proclaimed in the gospel of God’s Kingdom. God our Father has created us to be to the praise of His glory (Eph 1:12). We can be to God’s glory because God has made us fit … [Read more…]
In the Gospel of the Kingdom—Part 1, we hear Messiah Jesus introduce the Gospel of the Kingdom with Beatitudes–the heart we should have to follow Him. We should feel as poor as the destitute rather than rich in our own moral power to serve God. Jesus says the poor have the kingdom of God. In … [Read more…]
Gospel of the Kingdom—Part 2 tells us the commissioning words Jesus spoke to His Twelve disciples when He sent out as the 12 apostles. When Jesus sent them out, He gave them authority “over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness” (Mt 10:1). With that, He gave them … [Read more…]
Gospel of the Kingdom—Part 3 takes from Matthew 13 where Jesus gives us spiritual insight about the kingdom in 8 parables. When His disciples asked Jesus why He taught in parables, Jesus told them: “Knowledge about the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you. But it has not been given to … [Read more…]