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The Kingdom of God

Jesus came preaching . The Kingdom of God. Viv Grigg Nov 2004, rev Mar 2007. What is the Kingdom of God? What are the Seven Parables of the Kingdom?. THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS ETERNAL, UNCHANGING (Psa 145:11-13). IN THE LAST DAYS WILL BE THE TRIUMPHAL COMING. IN THE OLD TESTAMENT.

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The Kingdom of God

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  1. Jesus came preaching The Kingdom of God Viv Grigg Nov 2004, rev Mar 2007 What is the Kingdom of God? What are the Seven Parables of the Kingdom?

  2. THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS ETERNAL, UNCHANGING (Psa 145:11-13) IN THE LAST DAYS WILL BE THE TRIUMPHAL COMING IN THE OLD TESTAMENT. IN THE NEW TESTAMENT THE KING THE KING INVADES HISTORY AS THE KING OF KINGS INTERVENES AND AS JUDGE OF ALL AS A SUFFERING SERVANT IN THE LIVES OF: ADAM DAVID ABRAHAM THE KINGDOM MOSES etc. NOAH WILL RULE THE COMMUNITIES OF THE KING KINGDOMS OF IN EACH INTERVENTION THE KINGDOM PRINCIPLES MANIFEST KINGDOM THIS EARTH SPIRITUALITY, ECONOMICS, ARE MADE KNOWN: SPIRITUAL, SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS ECONOMIC, SOCIAL THROUGH GOD'S DEALINGS WITH ISRAEL COVENANTS OF MERCY AND JUDGEMENT It is a Kingdom Present…. And Not Yet!

  3. Covenants - Foundations of Trust • What happens when a society cannot trust each other? • 7 Covenants of the scripture reflect the Kingdom – • Noah (Gen 9:8-17), Abraham (2) (Gen 15:9-21; Gen 17), Sinai (Ex 19-24), Phinehas (Num 25:10-13), David (2 Sam 7:5-16), New Covenant (Jer 31-34) • All covenants involve: • God-Human • Society • Land God Land Humanity

  4. New Testament period till today

  5. SOCIAL ECONOMIC DISCIPLESHIP Discipleship: Responses to the Reign of the King 1. 3. GOD SPIRITUAL GOD DISCIPLESHIP DISCIPLESHIP RULES OVER HUMANITY RULES OVER HUMANITY WHO ARE TO RULE AS HIS WHO ARE TO BE THEIR NEIGHBOURS' VICE-RULERS 2. KEEPERS MANAGING THE CREATED IN EQUALITY, BROTHERHOOD, ORDER SISTERHOOD AND JUSTICE The Kingdom is God’s Rule Bringing Redemption of Humanity And Restoration of Creation

  6. Human Needs Spiritual Separation Death Social Alienation Injustice Economic Poverty Opulance Exploitation Political Oppression Divine Resources Spiritual Spiritual Life Eternal Life Social Community Justice Brotherhood Economic Food / Work / Land Equal Distribution Management of Resources Political Servant-Leaders Jesus is the AnswerWhat’s the Question? The Connection, Christ

  7. Go to Kingdom Economics

  8. Economic Creativity Productivity Voluntary & periodic redistribution Private property Communal economics Social Equality Brotherhood, sisterhood Spiritual Eternal life Answered prayer Power of Spirit Political The Leader is a Servant Power is to be distributed The multiplication of small grassroots economic, political or spiritual organisations distributes power The government is to serve the poor Some Sample Principles of the Kingdom

  9. Some New Testament Economic Principles of the Kingdom • Redistribution (2 Cor 9:8; Acts 2:42-44) • Forsaking all (Luke 12:33) • Live simply vs consumerism (1 Tim 6:6-8) • Identification with the poor (John 1:14) • The rich are brought low, and the poor are uplifted (James 1:9)

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