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What about the Kingdom of God?
Does it have any jurisdiction or manifestation on earth?
Or is it strictly heavenly and limited to the human heart?

 

Hello Zaac,
Yes certainly I will and this is exactly the right question to ask.
I am looking over a paperback dealing with the unpopular topic of Christian Reconstruction.
The definition used on page 30 is as follows;
The civilization of God.
It is creation-the entire area under the King of Heaven's lawful dominion.

 

He continues...
It is the area that fell under Satan's reign in history as a result of Adams rebellion .
When man fell,he brought the whole world under God's curse gen3:17-19.
The curse extended as far as the reign of sin did.
That meant everything under man's dominion.
This is still what it means.
The laws of the Kingdom of God extend just as far as sin does.
This means every area of life.

 

Yes....see post 4.....from the book..help me think this out!

I will post a bit more

 

God owns the whole world.
Psalm 24:1 The earth is the Lords, and the fullness thereof;the world, and they that dwell therein

Jesus Christ as God's legal heir,owns the whole earth.
He leased it out to His people to develop progressively over time,just as Adam was supposed to have served as a faithful leaseholder before the fall,bringing the world under dominion. (Gen1:26-28).
Because of Jesus triumph over Satan at Calvary, God is now bringing under judgment every area of life. How?
Through the preaching of the gospel,His two-edged sword of judgement Rev.19:15.

 

Okay...In post 8 I show how they are approaching it....man that is redeemed man as restored image bearer is to do what Adam failed to do as Jesus demonstrated....but now Christian s are to do Hebrews 2

 

God's creation....post fall.
What is redeemed man's role here and now as we occupy until He comes.
Which if any of God's laws apply to the unsaved on the planet?

 

Agreed. ....that is initial and primary.
What I find to be a bit dicey is in recently reading some portions of Acts.....it was not only individual Salvation we were called to.....but Kingdom living now once saved.
The gospel and the ordained good works extend to everyone around us.....as per Mt.25.....and even Mt 5-7.
At this point while I am leery of some of the reconstruction guys,as did their cousins,the theonomists...
I find some of the questions they raise thought provoking and somewhat disturbing at the same time.

 

Agreed. ....that is initial and primary.
What I find to be a bit dicey is in recently reading some portions of Acts.....it was not only individual Salvation we were called to.....but Kingdom living now once saved.
The gospel and the ordained good works extend to everyone around us.....as per Mt.25.....and even Mt 5-7.
At this point while I am leery of some of the reconstruction guys,as did their cousins,the theonomists...
I find some of the questions they raise thought provoking and somewhat disturbing at the same time.
I will raise some of the issues by posting some of the questions in the next post.

 

Three questions are asked.

1) What area of life today is not under the effects of sin?

2) what area of sin -filled life will be outside of the comprehensive judgement of God at the final judgement?

3) what area of life today is outside of the legitimate effects of the gospel in transforming evil into good, or Spiritual death into life?

These questions are set in opposition to pietism...here on page 32.
They continue;
What is pietism?
Pietism preaches a limited salvation;
Individual soul-only, family only,church only.

It rejects the very idea of the gospel, the transforming power, the transforming power of the Holy Spirit, and the comprehensive responsibility of Christians in history.

 

Rahab the harlot recognized the true nature of God's Kingdom. In Joshua 2:11.....
She confessed to the Hebrew spies,
The Lord your God,He is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath.
She understood that God’s Kingdom does have earthly manifestations politically.
There are millions of Christians today who have yet to come to grips with Rahabs confession of faith..pg33

Consider Deuteronomy 4:5-8 the nations were to take notice.

 

That heathen prostitute understands more theology than you do at this point. She confessed the truth of the kingdom rule of God.
Once again just like you deny the Spiritual work of the new birth, calling it magic fairy dust from tinkerbell, you will not be able to perceive what we are discussing as it is spiritually discerned.
You are looking for the literal and carnal. Have fun looking for the red heifer.