Kingdom Principles

Kingdom Principles

The Lord is King for ever and ever; the nations will perish from His land (Psalm 10:16). But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever, the purposes of His heart through all generations (Psalm 33:11). Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of Your kingdom (Psalm 45:6). But You, O Lord, sit enthroned forever; Your renown endures through all generations (Psalm 102:12). Your word, O Lord, is eternal; it stands firm in the heav ens (Psalm 119:89). Long ago I learned from Your statutes that You estab lished them to last forever (Psalm 119:152). The Word of the King is unchanging and unchangeable. Yet hardly a day goes by without some religious leader somewhere going on some talk show or on a cable news channel and expounding his or her “opinion” about issues of the day that the Bible addresses plainly. When asked about gay rights or gay marriage or abortion or the like, they speak as if these and other matters are open to debate. In religion, perhaps, they are. But not in the Kingdom of Heaven. In my travels all over the world, I am asked frequently to respond to these kinds of questions. I always frame my answer from a Kingdom perspective. A typical interchange might go something like this: “Dr. Munroe, what do you think about homosexuality? What are your thoughts regarding abortion?” “I have no thoughts about those things.”

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