Institutions and the Kingdom
The Kingdom of God is often described as people obeying Jesus. This is too narrow. The Kingdom of God covers human institutions too.
A Kingdom is a complete society. It has farms and families, carpenters and courts, houses and horses, roads and schools, engineers and entertainment, work and wells, merchants and midwives, artists and gardens. The scope of a kingdom covers every aspect of life. The whole of society is controlled by the king. There is no society apart from the kingdom. A new kingdom with a new king means a new society. Every aspect of that society will be under the authority of the king.
Jesus came to establish a new kingdom. This new kingdom requires a new society structured and organised in a way that reflects his character and will......
A kingdom is not just the people ruled by a king, but all the economic, legal and social institutions that support their lives. The Bad Authority Shift corrupted all human institutions, so as the Kingdom comes, they will need to be restored. When people receive the gospel, the institutions that make up their society will need to be transformed to align with God’s will.
- People are born into the Kingdom by repenting and submitting to the authority of Jesus.
- Institutions shift into the Kingdom when the people with authority over them submit their authority to Jesus by obeying his word and his Holy Spirit.
1 comment:
My friend and I were debating Romans 13:1 and he discovered your study on the first seven verses of Romans here: http://kingwatch.co.nz/Law_Government/romans_13.htm
This is a marvelous interpretation and it supports my Libertarian leanings in this corrupt nation that I live in.
Thanks and God bless.
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