God’s covenant promise with Abraham and the children of Israel was all about trying to correct what went wrong with God establishing his Kingdom on earth. In the final part of the episode (23:45-43:37), Tim and Jon talk about Israel’s many rebellions––their rejection of God’s ...
As believers who collectively are a kingdom of priests, we receive full access to the presence of God, both now by the indwelling Holy Spirit and in eternity in His presence.However, just as the Levites were given a unique inheritance in the presence of God, and as the Psalms and Jesus...
Everyone thought that the Messiah was going to destroy God’s enemies, but Jesus was establishing God’s reign on earth by showing God’s love for his enemies instead. As their king, he would suffer personally for their sins and purchase their forgiveness. Paul says this very thing: “But ...
With 12 disciples, he undertook two missionary journeys through Galilee, performing miracles, teaching, and proclaiming the coming of the Kingdom of God. His revolutionary Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5--8), which preaches love, humility, and charity, the essence of his teaching, aroused the ...
no one can see thekingdom of Godunless he is born again.”“How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely he cannot enter a second time into his mother 's womb to be born!”Jesusanswered, “I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless...
Jesus Christ came from the family of King David and also from the family of Abraham. And this is a list of his ancestors. English Revised VersionThe book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.GOD'S WORD® TranslationThis is the list of ancestors of...
It proved that the message and ministry of Jesus weren’t for naught, but were in fact the means by which God was bringing his kingdom to earth. The resurrection showed that Jesus wasn’t just full of hot air – or full of himself – when he forgave sins, or when he spoke of his...
While doorknocking, it sometimes looked like I have stumbled on an ISIS or Hamas massacre, strewn with decapitated bloody heads, hands and feet. God, by the way, is passionate about establishing and protecting Israel as the praise of the earth. Through passionate prayer, we can make a ...
“You are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.”New Living TranslationPilate said, “So you are a king?” ...
He frequently taught, "Repent, for the Kingdom of God is at hand." Some of his most famous teachings are to be found in the Sermon on the Mount, which also contains the beatitudes and the Golden Rule. His most famous parables (or stories with a deep or metaphorical meaning) include th...