As I have stated so many times, the Kingdom of Heaven is not a religion; it is a government and a society with a culture. That is just as real as any devised by man, but even more so. That is why the Lord God issued laws for us to obey in His Kingdom. Those laws produce a lifestyle and that lifestyle manifests into a culture, in a community that creates a society that is totally unique. This is the culture that exists in the Garden of Eden, and the culture that all Kingdom Citizens are to reproduce and manifest in the "gardens" of our lives as we put the Garden Principle into operation throughout the world. The only way that you can produce the garden in your life is to stay connected to the King's Word. Jesus made this statement: “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.
“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.
Given enough time and influence, one culture can supplant another. That is what is trying to occur here in the United States with the homosexual community. If we are Kingdom Citizens, our culture should be evident to everyone we come in contact with. This world's culture says "Homosexual marriage is just as valid as heterosexual marriage". The Kingdom culture says "Marriage is exclusively a male-female relationship" The world's culture says, "Have sex as often as you like with whomever you wish without guilt, commitment or consequences". The Kingdom culture says "Reserve sex for the marriage relationship alone, and then stay married to the same spouse for life". The world's culture says "Life for the moment. Watch out for number one, and make sure you grab your piece of the pie". The Kingdom culture says, "Live with eternity in view, treat others the way you would like them to treat you and put their interests ahead of your own".
I will continue this in Part 2.
John 15:1-8
~~W.R. Luchie
“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.
Given enough time and influence, one culture can supplant another. That is what is trying to occur here in the United States with the homosexual community. If we are Kingdom Citizens, our culture should be evident to everyone we come in contact with. This world's culture says "Homosexual marriage is just as valid as heterosexual marriage". The Kingdom culture says "Marriage is exclusively a male-female relationship" The world's culture says, "Have sex as often as you like with whomever you wish without guilt, commitment or consequences". The Kingdom culture says "Reserve sex for the marriage relationship alone, and then stay married to the same spouse for life". The world's culture says "Life for the moment. Watch out for number one, and make sure you grab your piece of the pie". The Kingdom culture says, "Live with eternity in view, treat others the way you would like them to treat you and put their interests ahead of your own".
I will continue this in Part 2.
John 15:1-8
~~W.R. Luchie
