Many Little Kingdoms, But Only One is True
Conversion to the Kingdom is unlimited. It is never ending. We are forever growing in the knowledge of knowing and obeying His Word. This leads to transformation of the mind. Ambassador Paul states it this way: I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
For many, there is a kingdom of what they call race; but there is only one race and that is the human race. For many, there is a kingdom of culture--African, Indian, Spanish, Russian, Italian, etc. But there is only one real culture and that is the Kingdom Culture. Why? Because the Lord God created all of planet earth. He is our Creator and Source. If we all came from the same Source, why do we constantly seek to divide the human race? Remember, Kingdom citizens only have one allegiance...and that is to King Jesus. The solution is very simple. The key is contained in this verse in God's Constitution: ...and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him, where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, but Christ is all and in all. There is no room for the Greek or Jew (racial distinctions), circumcised or uncircumcised (religious ritual distinctions), barbarian or Scythian (cultural distinctions), slave or free man (social or economic distinctions).
In these verses in the Constitution, the ambassador reinforces this again to the believers in the city of Galatia: For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise. Notice he states that we are heirs with the Lord Christ. This is because of our faith in God's Word. Here, there is the simplest of solutions: There isn't any room. What? No room for little kingdoms that create division among His people. In the Kingdom we are preoccupied with, and dealing with, matters that transcend these little kingdom issues that deeply divide this world. So, there is absolutely no room.
What the people of this world are going through is a bunch of distractions and deceptions that the devil and his demonic forces have chosen to hinder the Kingdom message. He will stop at nothing to hinder the Kingdom message. Keep this thought in mind: the climate of the Kingdom is the faith in His Son (Jesus the Christ and obeying His Word. Once you have received the Holy Spirit (your Governor) in your mortal body, you become bold in speaking His Word. Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus. And seeing the man who had been healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it. Remember God the Father, God the Son and the Holy Spirit are one and cannot be divided against Himself. What does that say for religious denominations? The very word means to classify by dividing. Yes, divide and conquer. In the Kingdom, there is no such thing as denomination. There is only one focus and that is obeying and living by His Word. One unified body in Christ.
For many, there is a kingdom of what they call race; but there is only one race and that is the human race. For many, there is a kingdom of culture--African, Indian, Spanish, Russian, Italian, etc. But there is only one real culture and that is the Kingdom Culture. Why? Because the Lord God created all of planet earth. He is our Creator and Source. If we all came from the same Source, why do we constantly seek to divide the human race? Remember, Kingdom citizens only have one allegiance...and that is to King Jesus. The solution is very simple. The key is contained in this verse in God's Constitution: ...and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him, where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, but Christ is all and in all. There is no room for the Greek or Jew (racial distinctions), circumcised or uncircumcised (religious ritual distinctions), barbarian or Scythian (cultural distinctions), slave or free man (social or economic distinctions).
In these verses in the Constitution, the ambassador reinforces this again to the believers in the city of Galatia: For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise. Notice he states that we are heirs with the Lord Christ. This is because of our faith in God's Word. Here, there is the simplest of solutions: There isn't any room. What? No room for little kingdoms that create division among His people. In the Kingdom we are preoccupied with, and dealing with, matters that transcend these little kingdom issues that deeply divide this world. So, there is absolutely no room.
What the people of this world are going through is a bunch of distractions and deceptions that the devil and his demonic forces have chosen to hinder the Kingdom message. He will stop at nothing to hinder the Kingdom message. Keep this thought in mind: the climate of the Kingdom is the faith in His Son (Jesus the Christ and obeying His Word. Once you have received the Holy Spirit (your Governor) in your mortal body, you become bold in speaking His Word. Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus. And seeing the man who had been healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it. Remember God the Father, God the Son and the Holy Spirit are one and cannot be divided against Himself. What does that say for religious denominations? The very word means to classify by dividing. Yes, divide and conquer. In the Kingdom, there is no such thing as denomination. There is only one focus and that is obeying and living by His Word. One unified body in Christ.
I leave you with this thought...if Satan can't shut you up,
he will distract you into preaching the wrong message. Focus on the Kingdom Gospel!
he will distract you into preaching the wrong message. Focus on the Kingdom Gospel!
Romans 12:1-2 Colossians 3:10-11 Galatians 3:26-29 Acts 4:13-14
~~W.R. Luchie
~~W.R. Luchie
