Kingdom Principles

Kingdom Concept #1

kingdom; the kingdom is the king. Without the king, there is no kingdom. The land and the people may still be there, but unless they are ruled by a king, they are not in a kingdom. This is one pri mary distinction between a kingdom and a democratic state. In a democracy, the country’s leader, whether called a president or a prime minister or whatever, is not the center of the government. The constitution is. Presidents and prime ministers change every few years, but the constitution provides continuity of law and gov ernment. In a kingdom, the king is the constitution. His word is the law. His word is the government. Second, a king is the ultimate and only source of authority in his kingdom . In the Kingdom of Heaven, the authority of God the King is exclusive and absolute. His word is law and His will is car ried out even to the farthest reaches of His realm. And God’s realm is infinite. The sole and absolute authority of the King is what distinguish es the Kingdom of Heaven from religion. Religious people give lip service to God’s kingship but then turn around and debate, question, and even amend His laws. For example, the King says that homosex ual behavior is an abomination (see Lev. 18:22), yet a gathering of bishops who supposedly honor the King’s law install an openly and actively homosexual priest as an archbishop! In the Kingdom, the King’s word is law . It is not open to debate, discussion, challenge, or amendment. While this may seem restrictive or even despotic to someone raised in a democratic environment, in many ways it actually relieves a lot of pressure. If you are under the King and someone asks you, “What do you think about so-and-so?” you can defer to the King’s authority: “What I think does not matter. I am bound to fol low my King, and my King says this…” or “I agree with my King, and this is what He says…” In a democracy, political leaders campaign, negotiate, compro mise, and consult committees in an effort to reach a consensus for

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