Kingdom Principles

Kingdom Principles

because He created the earth and everything that lives on the earth. That is why Jesus could say that all authority had been given to Him. His Father had all authority and therefore had the right to give it to His Son. The Father had creative rights to the whole universe. The governments of this earth get their authority by way of vote or violence. It is not inherent authority. The only government on the earth that represents inherent authority is a monarchy. A king has the power and can give it to whomever he chooses. All other gov ernments are formed by casting a vote or by launching a revolution. In the final analysis, all human governments are substitutions for the ideal, no matter how good these governments might be. Let us take a brief look at some of man’s attempts at government and structures of rulership. The most important one we will discuss will be the form of governing we call feudalism. FEUDALISM Feudalism describes a governing or ruling system that was established by virtue of the power of ownership. As a matter of fact, the authority in this system was called a “feudal lord,” meaning a landowner. During the early Middle Ages, the economic and social power of societies were related to agriculture; therefore, land was the key source of power. He who owned the land owned the power. When land is power, then whoever owns the most land controls everyone and everything. This is where the idea of “real estate” orig inated. Landowners were the ones who were considered to possess real estate. The landowner was the “lord” of the land. Thus we find the word landlord used to describe those who owned land. Therefore, the primary pursuit of all who desired power was land. Landowners were known as lords and eventually became “rulers” of their land. The more land they owned the greater their lordship, or rulership. Individuals who owned significant parcels of land became known as “kings.” In other words, the prerequisite for becoming a king was the ownership of land. This is also where the

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