Gospel of Kingdom
Jesus went around announcing the good news of the Kingdom of God.
After this, Jesus travelled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God (Luke 8:1).I am sure that many followers of Jesus can explain in a few sentences why Jesus death on the cross is good news. How many can explain in a few sentences how the Kingdom of God is good news?
Yet this is what Jesus did. Huge numbers of people followed him, so they obviously understood what he meant. And it brought change. In the subsequent verses, Luke explains that rich women were giving away some of their wealth to support poor disciples (Luke 8:2-3).
How can a new kingdom with a new king be good news? A kingdom is the people in a place ruled by a king? Even if the king is top class, the place and the people must be pretty special for the people to be attracted to the Kingdom.
Could you give a description of the Kingdom in a few sentences that would get people so excited that rich women would start giving away their wealth?
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Description of the Kingdom yes, I can do that in one word, "Power". Showing it to the rich women so they would start giving away their wealth is a very different matter and I am so ashamed that I do not have the faith to display what great Power the Kingdom offers.1Co 4:19-20 But I will come to you very soon, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only how these arrogant people are talking, but what POWER they have. For the kingdom of God is not a matter of (cheap and long) talk but of (supernatural) Power (to declare the kingdom of God to them Act 28:23). Mat 12:28 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
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