Kingdom Principles

Kingdom Concept #1

Jesus demonstrated this kingly prerogative as well when He said to His closest followers: You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in My name. This is My command: Love each another. If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you (John 15:16-19). Jesus chose them out of citizenship in the world and made them citizens of His Kingdom with full benefits of citizenship. They no longer belonged to the kingdom of the world. Now, like Jesus, their Kingdom was from another place. Jesus does the same thing today for every one who believes Him—everyone who accepts His mes sage of the Kingdom. 9. A king embodies the government of his kingdom. This means that wherever a king is, his entire govern ment is present. Whenever a king speaks, his whole gov ernment is speaking. Whenever a king moves, the government moves with him because he embodies the government; the king is the government. When President Bush travels abroad, the authority of the United States government travels with him because he represents the government and the people. The govern ment itself, however, does not travel with him. It remains in place and functioning in Washington. The govern ment of a king, on the other hand, is wherever the king is. A king and his government are inseparable. This is how we can know that the Kingdom of Heaven is on

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