Kingdom Principles

Kingdom Principles

Jesus Himself identified these as the two most important com mandments in the law of God. Kingdom ambassador Paul, in con text with a discussion about the responsibility of Kingdom citizens toward civic earthly authority, commented on this second verse, saying: Love does no harm to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law (Romans 13:10). Obey the law and it protects you. Disobey the law and you risk sacrificing your purpose. 6 . The purpose for law is to protect the constitutional covenant. Laws exist to make sure that the provisions of the constitution are carried out consistently, equitably, and without prejudice for all citizens. For example, the constitution guarantees every citizen the right not to be convicted of a crime until proven guilty. Trial by jury is a law designed to protect that constitutional right for every citizen. In the Kingdom of Heaven, the laws of God are designed to protect and ensure the fulfillment of all terms of the covenant that God has with His creation. Typically, cutting a covenant involved the swearing of an oath of fidelity between the parties entering into the covenant. Because God’s covenant with man is unilater al (meaning that we enter freely into a covenant He has already established), He alone can swear faithfulness. And the Bible says that this, indeed, is what He has done: When God made His promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for Him to swear by, He swore by Himself, saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.” And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised….Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to

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