Jphn the Baptist said that Christ was coming to show us the kingdom of heaven. In the gospels and Acts there are 128 times we are told about the kingdom of heaven and how to be citizens of this kingdom. We can;t be loyal to the kingdoms of the world as our first loyalty and at the same time loyal to the kingdom of heaven, we can't have two masters.
The kingdom of the world is absorbed with cars, jewels, clothes, entertainment, and wonderful houses. Just look at the parking lot of a church and you will see where the church member's loyalty is. The Lord asks them to buy food for the homeless, they buy cars.
yes I agree with all of this well said
“John the Baptist said that Christ was coming to show us the kingdom of heaven. In the gospels and Acts there are 128 times we are told about the kingdom of heaven and how to be citizens of this kingdom. We can;t be loyal to the kingdoms of the world as our first loyalty and at the same time loyal to the kingdom of heaven, we can't have two masters. “
we live in this world and we must and are required to make our way through. So in that way we have to live in the world but we are called to
Live in the kingdom Jesus promised us his ways of Life now , we are giving up the worldly living and freedom to live that way , and taking on the light yoke of the gospel and his teachings that lead us in truth,
and promise everlasting life
The New Testament assumes the person a new man or woman born without sin by the atonement of Jesus Christ. And has forebearance and grace to help
And change those things we aren’t able to
when he died for our sins ,through baptism , another exchange happened his
sinless appearance and approval even his name being called a son before God , is placed upon the believer in his death ( for thier sins ) and resurrection (for thier
new and eternal Life in his kingdom even after they pass from the flesh)
( that’s what baptism for remission of sins is all about )
and yet another exchange comes somewhere along the way when
God flips the accountability switch and we start seeing and hearing his judgements because it’s our kingdom and the laws of that spiritual kingdom were meant to do this with
“Wherefore
lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
But
be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
For if any be a hearer of the word, and
not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
But whoso looketh into
the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.”
James 1:21-25 KJV
Jesus said this also James is preaching the new law of freedom in Christ we have as his disciples being baptized by an act of faith into his atonement for our sins. And given a gift of eternal life by his resurrection. Now what would we do with our beliefs ?