Written on November 4th, 2005 - 12:11AM Last Updated: November 4th, 2005 - 12:11AM
The Son of God came with a Gospel of a kingdom that cannot be shaken (Hebrews 12:28). The Kingdom of God is a kingdom of righteousness, peace and joy in the HolySpirit (Romans 14:17). It is a place where the will of Yahweh is continually being done (Matthew 6:10-11). As the Lord Jesus brought this message of the Kingdom, He showed us what to expect as it arrives:
"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed, (Luke 4:18)
As you go, preach, saying, 'The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!' Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers{TR adds ", raise the dead"}, and cast out demons. Freely you received, so freely give. (Matthew 10:7, 8)
He called the twelve{TR reads "his twelve disciples" instead of "the twelve"} together, and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. He sent them forth to preach the Kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. (Luke 9:1, 2)
What happens when the Kingdom of God is near? The disciples' actions would show that it had come, for they would: heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead and cast out demons. This would be possible for they had been given authority from Jesus Himself, Who received His authority from the Almighty Father (John 5:30).
As they had been given this great authority and power, they were to freely give it to others through their actions. This was how they were to preach the Kingdom.
Both physical healing and spiritual deliverance are part of this Gospel of the Kingdom. Just as sins are forgiven in this wonderful place where Yahweh rules, so are sicknesses healed, the dead raised, and demons driven away.
Indeed, these are signs that the Gospel has been preached!
in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of God's Spirit; so that from Jerusalem, and around as far as to Illyricum, I have fully preached the Good Message of Christ; (Romans 15:19)
As you read this site, you will hopefully come to know Yahweh more fully.
But all of this continuing knowledge is useless unless and until you come into union with Him. I use the word union because it is truly a marriage. It is that deep connection we all seek, for which we most often look in other people. However, the truth is that our hearts will only be fulfilled when we enter that union in fullness with the One Who made us.
This is the grace of God, that He has not stayed distant for us only to worship as Creator. But He has come unto us, even become one of us—in His Son, ChristJesus—in order to share an intimate union with us. He desires such closeness that it truly will envelope our entire life, transforming us into something new and wonderful.
You may have already entered this union with Him and only seek to know Him better through reading here. But if you have not, as you do read, let this Gospel sink into your heart as you read it now.
God loves you, and has cast your sins into the sea. He has sent His only Son as the Savior of the world—that includes you.
That Son, JesusChrist, was born as a man through a virgin who had given her life to Yahweh; He lived without sin, reflected the glory of His Father, God, in all His words and deeds, and was persecuted even unto death because of it.
His death upon a cross was the powerful explosion that separated you from your life of death. It remains for you, now, to enter into that death with Him. As you die to the one you are now, a person separated from God from your many sins, you will be born anew, with a nature predisposed to live rightly. This gift is free to you, with nothing you can do to earn it. It is the mercy of God to offer it to you, as He loves you so much! All you must do is receive it by trusting Him to have delivered you. Simply place your life in His hands and embrace the freedom that came through that death on the cross.
The Gospel is that Jesus did not remain dead, but rose again on the third day after His crucifixion! Death could not hold Him, as He was without sin. And so death will not be able to hold you, as you identify with Him fully through your trust in Him. Let go of yourself and confess Him as Lord of your life. The power of His death and resurrection will work in you all that your Creator has destined for you. You will truly enter a new life and experience that intimate union you have been seeking all of your life.
So ponder these words as you read here of this great God—Yahweh—and all that He has revealed to His creation. Let His Spirit testify to your heart that these words are true, that God is Love, and that He sent His Son so that you might receive the life that is unbound by time and space. As you feel that witness in your heart, simply believe and receive what He is offering to you, even now, and begin your new life as a child of God.
Please write to me and let me know when you take this step, as I will be your brother in Christ—we will be one in Him!
Scripture Quotes: World English Bible Translation.
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