Posted on 10/26/2009 9:22:24 PM PDT by DouglasKC
‘No man cometh unto the Father but by Me.’
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again.
He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.
Amen.
While that is certainly a teaching of Christ and a truth it's still certain from scripture that the gospel, the good news, that Christ taught was the good news of the kingdom of God.
Thank you for pinging others to this article about how Christ preached the good news about the kingdom of God.
John 10:9
John 3:16 is the real message.
“God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
THAT is the Gospel that Jesus preached.
Discipleship is a whole new ballgame. The basic reason God sent Jesus to the world was because God loved us and wanted to bring us back into fellowship with Him.
Learning God’s laws and how to be obdient to His Word is a life-long commitment. We change day by day by the “washing of the water of the Word”.
Let us pray for the coming of the kingdom as Jesus taught us.
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Thanks again for the scripture. It's certainly true. But the good news that Christ brought was the gospel of the kingdom.
Mat 4:23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
Mat 9:35 And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
Mat 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come
Mar 1:14 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
Certainly that is good news. But Christ preached the gospel of the kingdom of God. Reference: New Testament
Excellent!
The Gospel? “Jesus loves me this I know, for the Bible tells me so......”
But .. if you believe in Jesus as your Savior, you have eternal life - YOU HAVE THE KINGDOM OF GOD!!
Why is that so difficult for you to understand ..??
The “Gospel” is accepting Jesus as your Savior, receiving eternal life, and spending eternity with God in his Kingdom.
Without Jesus - THERE IS NO GOSPEL!
Did you read the article?
Glory to God in the highest,
and peace to his people on earth.
Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father,
we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory.
Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father,
Lord God, Lamb of God,
you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer.
For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord,
You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
I don’t understand your point.
AMEN!
About what?
It depends on your definition of "reign" and the context. According to scripture it's "on the earth".
Rev 5:10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
In this verse the word translated "reign" is (transliterated) "basileuō". According to Strongs, this word means
" to be king, to exercise kingly power, to reign
a) of the governor of a province
b) of the rule of the Messiah
c) of the reign of Christians in the millennium
Christians are to participate in administering the kingdom of God in the millennium.
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