Kingdom Principles

Kingdom Principles

earth; the Kingdom is here because the King is here. Jesus said: …if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven. For where two or three come together in My name, there am I with them (Matthew 18:19-20). and: …All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations…teaching them to obey everything I have com manded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age (Matthew 28:18-20). The Kingdom of Heaven is here because the King of heaven is here in the hearts and lives of His citizens who populate His colony here. 10.A king’s presence is the presence of his authority. When a king shows up, his full authority is present. His authority does not reside in a place or in a document; it resides in him personally. This is why citizens of God’s Kingdom colony on earth can act with kingly authority. Because the King is present, His authority is present also. It was this present authority that Jesus had in mind when He said: I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven (Matthew 18:18). and:

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