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| Page 4 THE KINGDOM OF GOD Copyright (C) by Noelene Rout 28th March 2003 All Rights Reserved A. 12) Jesus Christ is the foundation stone of Christianity, and Jesus Christ is the corner stone of Christianity. Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste..Isaiah 28:16 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon *this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. .Matthew 16:18..* God spoke through Jesus Christ..John 12:49,50..And, *Jesus Christ was the rock..1 Corinthians 10:4 19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; 20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; 21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: Ephesians 2: 19-21 Jesus Christ is the foundation stone of Christianity..Ephesians 2:20..Eg: And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;..Some of the prophets were the church in the wilderness whom Jesus Christ the angel of God..Rev 1:1..led out of Egypt..Exodus 14:19..Exodus 23:20-23..1 Corinthians 10:1-4..The apostles were those who were called by (God and) Jesus Christ, [the stone..Zechariah 3:9..Isaiah 45:13..Matthew 16:18,19..Revelation 1:1..Revelation 3:7..] Revelation 1:18..a christian..1 Pet 2:5] to follow him and his teachings. Q. When was the kingdom of God set up upon the earth? And in the days of these kings, shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces, and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. Daniel 2:44 A. God was going to set up his kingdom upon the earth in the days of the Roman Empire..Daniel 2:37-44 The kingdom of [ouranos..space] heaven [had come near..eggizo] was at hand around 29 A.D. when John the Baptist, in the days of the Roman Empire, was preaching in the wilderness of Judaea..Matthew 3:1,2 Q. How do people become members of the kingdom of God? God draws [calls] people to his kingdom..John 6:44..2 Timothy 1:8,9..Jesus Christ calls people to his kingdom..Matthew 4:18,19..Matthew 11:28-30..and the followers of Jesus Christ also call people to God's kingdom..Matthew 28:18-20..Mark 16:15 People become members of God's kingdom when, they believe on the Lord Jesus Christ..Acts 16:31..when they believe that God raised Jesus Christ from the dead..Romans 10:9..when they call on the name of the Lord..Acts 2:21..Romans 10:13..when they believe the gospel of Jesus Christ..Mark 16:15..when they accept Jesus Christ as their Saviour..John 4:40-42..1 John 4:14..when they repent of, and turn from, their sins..Acts 2:38,39..when they leave Satan's kingdom the world upon this earth..Luke 4:5,6..Revelation 18:4,5..when they separate themselves from sinful people..2 Corinthians 6:14-18..when they are baptized in water..Matthew 3:5,6..[the thief on the cross was saved without water baptism..Luke 23:39-43] when they are [sealed unto the day of their redemption] baptized [anointed] with the Holy [Ghost] Spirit of God.. Acts 2:38,39..Ephesians 1:13..Ephesians 4:30..when they confess Jesus Christ..Romans 10:9..and when they fight to overcome the [devil] evil within themselves..Romans 7:13-23..Ephesians 2:2 Q. What does the kingdom of God is within you mean? A. When I become a Christian and I am anointed with the Holy Ghost, a Holy [angel..Psalm 104..Hebrews 1:7,13,14] Spirit [a member of God's heavenly kingdom] lives within my body, and through that Spirit, Jesus Christ is in my body..2 Corinthians 13:5..Romans 8:10..and God, is also in my body..1 Corinthians 3:16,17..2 Corinthians 6:16 The Holy [angel..Psalm 104:4..Hebrews 1:7,13,14] Spirit within my body, then talks to God who is in [shamayim..space] heaven, on behalf of me, through Jesus Christ who is seated at the right hand of God, from within my body..Romans 8:26..Romans 8:34 God who is in [shamayim..space] heaven, without the aid of megaphones, microphones, telephones, and or radio transmitters, can see, and hear, everything that is going on in the earth. For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the Lord behold the earth; To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death; Psalm 102:19,20 Q. How can God see and hear everything that is going on in the earth? A. Hydrogen atoms emit radio waves, there are hydrogen atoms within my body, there are hydrogen atoms in water, there are hydrogen atoms in the soil, there are hydrogen atoms in the atmosphere, the universe is full of hydrogen atoms, maybe we are wired to the [air] atmosphere, and maybe, God is using hydrogen atoms to see and hear everything that is going on in the earth! Q. What does the kingdom of God is come unto you mean?..Matthew 12:28..Luke 10:9,11..Luke 11:20 A. When a person in whom the Spirit of God dwells goes into the world to preach the gospel, the kingdom of God is travelling within that person. http://www.oocities.org/njoypetersenrout/the-kingdom-of-god-page-5.html |
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