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The kingdom defies religion
It shakes it up and gets you out of religion—
Religion teaches us to be scared of satan—
The Kingdom sends him away
Satan does not have a government
The GOVERNMENT of HEAVEN destroys his program—
When he thought that he won—he was defeated
The shows you who you are
Religion makes you a slave—
Religion allows you to be good
On Sunday and mess up on Monday—
Religion allows you to pretend
Before the people and sin in secret
The Kingdom of God allows you to be the same
From Sunday to Sunday—
The Kingdom allows you to do right in secret and
Be yourself in front of the people
Religion is from the enemy and
The Kingdom is from our Heavenly Father
Religion started when our enemy rebelled
Because he wanted a new ‘position’—
That is why positions are very important in religion!
The Kingdom was given to us before
The foundations of the world—
Religion calls for ‘practices’ to be fulfilled
The Kingdom exposes the heart of the Father!
The message to the masses is that ministers are special
This presents a problem and today many leaders think that
They have some ‘god’ status—
Many leaders think that they should be treated differently from the laity (ordinary people)
In many churches there is a hierarchy and
This hierarchy makes slaves of the normal members
The reality is that certain leaders crave special treatment
Many of these leaders are attracted to the ministry of organized religion
Religion offers special treatment for leaders but
The words of Jesus are the complete opposite because He said
Whoever wants to be leader must be a servant…
We do not see this servant attitude amongst church leaders today—
It is very easy to preach—it is very easy to be in the pulpit
It is also very important to realize that there are many
Who want to remain in the church building—
Many people are only content to listen to a preacher
They want to only follow a ‘Moses’ and they want their
Leader to do everything—if this is the case then the church will split
The danger is that the congregation will eventually become a cult
You will have the blind leading the blind—
That might not be a nice thing to say but
Many will pay a heavy price
The saints were not raised up to be dominated by religious fools
The masses are given the wrong message today but
We are grateful that God is getting people out of their cages and
Showing them who they really are through Christ Jesus
Men and women follow a vicious deception—
They believe that religion can fill a ‘gap’
However, religion leads to darkness (absence of knowledge)
However, Jesus brought the Kingdom of God
Everyone is looking for the Kingdom of God
Many believe that they found it— by following laws
Religion causes you to work for it
The Kingdom of God works for you
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”Matthew 6:33
Everyone needs the Kingdom of God
It is a practical necessity—
Religion has drowned many but
The Kingdom of God sets us free
Basileia (kingdom) is used 164 times in the New Testament—
Over 100 times by our Lord Jesus the Christ
In Matthew chapter 16 Jesus asked a political question
Today that question is still asked because HE is the KING
‘My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips” Psalm 89:34
Our salvation doesn’t have anything to do with our achievements
Despite the clarity of Scripture
There is still a major problem in the world
However, God is calling many out of religion!
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast,” Ephesians 2:8-9
Mark Frank
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