Kingdom Principles

Kingdom Principles

For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will cer tainly not enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 5:20). Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you” (Matthew 21:31b). It seems clear from these words that religion is one of the great est obstacles to the Kingdom. Perhaps this may be cause for us all to take another look at the power of religion over our lives, culture, and society. BACK TO THE KINGDOM Christianity as a religion is well-known, well-established, well studied, well-researched, well-recorded, and well-distributed; but little or nothing is known about the Kingdom. As a matter of fact, most of those trained in official institutions to understand the Christian faith and propagate its purported message graduate with out ever taking a single course in Kingdom studies. Often, no such course is available. The result is that few so-called ordained minis ters and priests have any formal instruction at all in any Kingdom concept. Their priority is in propagating the Christian religion rather than the message and concepts of the Kingdom of God. This perpetuation of the Christian religion and its rituals, cus toms, and rites has left a great vacuum in the world that must and can be filled only by understanding the Kingdom. In this book you will learn what a kingdom is, what it consists of, how it functions, and all the components that make a kingdom unique. You will also discover the difference between a kingdom and a religion, and how it compares with all other forms of govern ment. You will be instructed in principles of Kingdom concepts, how they relate to your daily life and how you can appropriate

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