The Kingdom will come… “The kingdom will indeed come! Watch for it!” How dare I say this? Is it foolhardy of me to say this? No! I am completely certain of it, absolutely sure. Now is the time when we have to say, “Watch out, everyone! A new reign is about to begin.” God’s rule willContinue reading “The Kingdom will come…”
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What does the kingdom consist of…
What does the kingdom consist of… This kingdom of God – what does it consist of?When we are sinking in our need, which is still going on, however ghastly it is at the moment, this word of comfort penetrates and prevails: “God is indeed our Father and he will care for us!” That is the kingdomContinue reading “What does the kingdom consist of…”
Be faithful in your grief…
Be faithful in your grief… Be faithful in your grief, in your hungering and thirsting for righteousness. Only be true to your Father in heaven (Matt. 5:38–48). Be merciful to those who persecute you, those who revile you. No swearword can hurt you. Let there be nothing else within your heart, in your suffering, in yourContinue reading “Be faithful in your grief…”
When you hear about God’s kingdom…
When you hear about God’s kingdom… So when you hear about God’s kingdom, be true to it; that is the only thing required of us. Be faithful. Where alien influences creep in – away with them – we want God alone! Let nothing else have dominion; everything depends on this. Do not work yourselves up withContinue reading “When you hear about God’s kingdom…”
HIS SERVANTS HAVE A TWOFOLD TASK
His servants have a twofold task: they are to wait for him in the sense of being active and doing something, and they are to be stewards. The waiting for the Savior involves a personal relationship to him as to a living person, making the gospel living… View Post
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What is unique about the way Jesus has shown us is that no one but God is in authority, no one else has the right to say anything. So it is quite right to speak of God’s kingly rule. God alone has the rulership. He alone is king. That is the kingdom of… View Post
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The kingdom of God– what do these words mean? A kingdom or realm is a political system; it is the orderly structure of a people in the work they do and their public relationships. It is a national community held together by justice and solidarity. This… View Post
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Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” What is at stake is the truth. This truth must become a new reality. It is not a matter of new teachings, new laws, new institutions. True, Christianity has made many teachings and laws and institutions… View Post
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When the divine comes, look out. Then we shall pass through judgment, through fire. Then we shall have to be purified, to become gold, not wood. Then we must become completely true, just as what is in heaven is true, just as the Lord Jesus is whole and… View Post
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How long have we been sitting around here; how long are we being preached to; how long have we let ourselves be admonished again and again! And still there is no breakthrough to something new. It could make one die of grief to see how little has actually… View Post