Matt 9:35  Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom.  (NKJV)

In times past we’ve preached the, ‘ The Gospel of Salvation ‘. This was good as it applied the Gospel to the individual, but it became restrictive by producing a vision that revolved around the individual thus developing inward looking Christians. It also led to an extreme teaching on holiness that preached separation causing the Church to withdraw from the world and develop a bunker mentality of them and us.

Today God is enlarging the Gospel from one of Salvation to one of the Kingdom. ‘The Gospel of the Kingdom‘ embraces not only individuals but also the nations; And  develops Christians who are outward looking. Such people realise they have to take the Kingdom rule and reign of God into society and change the culture where God has placed them. They are no longer defensive but offensive. They are no longer living just a Church life but also a Kingdom life.

So what is a Kingdom life. This is what we will be exploring in future blogs.

Meditation point: “Father, change my vision from the Gospel of Salvation to the Gospel of the Kingdom”.

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