Kingdom Principles

r Chapter Nine K INGDOM C ONCEPT # 6 U NDERSTANDING THE K INGDOM C ONCEPT OF K EYS E very nation and social civil society functions on laws and customs that make that society work. These func tions depend on the constitution and a body law that cre ate a context and reference for social behavior and relating to the government and other members of the society. The result is a cul ture of laws and principles that serve as regulations, values, morals, and standards that govern the citizen’s relationship with the author ity structure and its disposition as it relates to expectations within the constitutional framework. In essence, all nations and kingdoms contain inherent principles and laws that must be adhered to by each citizen in order for the citizen to benefit from his citizenship privileges and rights. These laws and principles are called by Jesus, “Keys of the Kingdom.” Have you ever found some old keys lying around your house and couldn’t remember what they were for? Possessing a key you cannot identify or match to a particular lock is as bad as not having a key at all. What good are keys you can’t use? They are as useless as locks you can’t open.

157