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| Are we [[seek]]ing the [[righteousness]] of the [[the way]] of [[Christ]] or the erroneous ways<Ref name="Errorbn">{{Errorbn}}</Ref> of [[Nimrod]], [[Pharaoh]], [[Caesar]] or [[Herod]] and the [[Pharisees]]. | | Are we [[seek]]ing the [[righteousness]] of the [[the way]] of [[Christ]] or the erroneous ways<Ref name="Errorbn">{{Errorbn}}</Ref> of [[Nimrod]], [[Pharaoh]], [[Caesar]] or [[Herod]] and the [[Pharisees]]. | ||
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| Matthew 21:43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.[1] |
| It is so basic that Israel and Judea were kingdoms and Jesus was to be the Christ, Messiah which was the King. |
| Jesus took that kingdom from the apostate Church in the wilderness, the Levites and from the temporal rulers like Herod and even Rome and appointed it his apostles who were to serve through a system of charity not rule over the people. |
| Socialism is the religion you get when you have no religion. |
| Cain, Nimrod, Pharaoh and Rome used a coercive Welfare types that enslaved the people as subjects, human resources, under their protection and control by a social contract. |
| Abraham left Haran with many souls and Moses left Egypt with a nation. Both built altars of sacrifice but neither seemed to use taxation of the people to sustain their societies. |
| There was no king in Israel but there were freewill offerings.|- |
| At Pentecost that power was restored to the people who would act with charitable practices in the welfare for a vast network. |
| The practices of the first-century Church can be seen in Acts. |
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| * Are you seeking the kingdom of God and his righteousness through the perfect law of liberty by charity in a network of love? |
| Are we seeking the righteousness of the the way of Christ or the erroneous ways[2] of Nimrod, Pharaoh, Caesar or Herod and the Pharisees. |
| The Kingdom of God is not like the kings of the world nor does it provide a welfare that is a "snare" that makes men merchandise through public religion which entangles them in a yoke of bondage. |
| Acts 17:6 "And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also; 7 Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus." |
Taking and Giving the Kingdom
It was Christ’s pleasure165 to appoint that Kingdom to His disciples saying the time was fulfilled. He would not eat again until they ate166 in the Kingdom. When He did eat167 with them after the resurrection it was confirmation of the kingdom at hand.168 The people now had the right to be ruled by God.
Jesus sacrificed himself to set the people free from the rule of sin induced by the Pharisees and by Caesar, Pharaoh, and the Nimrods of the world. He appointed a Kingdom169 and explained that His government, the church, was not to exercise authority like the benefactors170 of other governments.
These direct statements were part of the fulfillment of Christ’s purpose and salvation. Even Rome had agreed Jesus was king.171 The Church serving the people seeking the kingdom fulfilled many of the roles of governments that subject people to the will of others. What the Church did was an essential part of Christ’s gospel of the kingdom at hand, which was to set the people free and maintain that liberty.
Jesus began to open their understanding to the present reality of the Kingdom of God, telling them that it was for the living not the dead. They were to wait in Jerusalem for a little while before the power would be restored to them.172 At Pentecost that power was restored, but it was not like other governments.
The Gospel of Christ taught virtuous souls how to live as free people under God. With forgiveness and thanksgiving, righteously pursuing justice, and mercy the people are moved toward God’s kingdom. The slothful, and unbelieving removed toward tribute and tyranny and the bondage of Balaam.
The Church is to be a servant of God by being a servant of the people, for the people and by the freewill contributions of the people. Christ came to serve and so must His Church. It is not a part of the systems of the “world” that covets the goods of its neighbors.
Have we lost sight of the wisdom and ways, the pattern and practices of the first-century Church? The Pharisees had twisted the meaning of the ancient scripture and had become steeped in self righteous rituals and doctrines that were never intended by Abraham or Moses.173
Christ came to take the kingdom away from those who would not bear the fruit of God’s love and liberty. He then gave that kingdom to those who would follow in the ways of the Creator as professed by the prophets of God. The brotherhood of the kingdom is not for those who say they believe but for those who believe and do the will of the Father.174
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165Luke 12:32 “Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.”
166“For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the Kingdom of God.” Luke 22:16, Matthew 26:29, Mark 14:25.
167And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat? And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb. And he took [it], and did eat before them. Luke 24:41-3
168 Acts 10:41 “Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, [even] to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.”John 21:13 “Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise.”
169 Luke 22:29 “And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;”
170Luke 22:25 “And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors. But ye shall not be so:” [Matthew 20:25, Mark 10:42]
171John 18:37 “Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.” Also Matthew 27:11, Mark 15:2, Luke 23:3.
John 19:14, 15 “... he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King! But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.” [see also John 18:39] “And Pilate wrote a title, and put [it] on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.” John 19:19
172 Luke 24:45-49 “Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures... I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.”
173See the book Thy Kingdom Comes published by His Holy Church.
174Matthew 7:21 “...Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.” [Luke 6:46, Luke 13:25, Luke 11:2, John 5:30, John 12:26, John 14:21-23]
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- ↑ Kingdom Taken
- Matthew 2:6 "And thou Bethlehem, [in] the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor(2233), that shall rule my people Israel."
- Matthew 9:16 "No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse. 17 Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved." Jesus did not just reform the kingdom.
- Matthew 21:43 "Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof." Jesus would take it as priest and king.
- Luke 13:9 "And if it bear fruit, [well]: and if not, [then] after that thou shalt cut it down." The Corbans of the world were covetous practices
- John 19:15...19 "But they cried out, Away with [him], away with [him], crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar." The kingdom taken by the words of their own mouth.
- John 15:4 "Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me." The people must seek The Way.
- John 15:8 "Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples."
- Luke 12:32 "Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom."
- Luke 22:29 "And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;"
- Mark 15:26 And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS."
- Acts 17:7 "Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus."
- 1 Peter 2:9 "But ye [are] a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:"
- See Taking and Giving the Kingdom
- ↑ The way of error
- 2 Peter 2:15 Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam [the son] of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
- Jude 1:11 "Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. 12 These are spots(not "unspotted" like Pure Religion) in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds [they are] without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;"
- Revelation 2:14-17 "But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication ("to permit one’s self to be drawn away by another into idolatry"). 15 So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. 16 Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. 17 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth [it]."
- Ezekiel 16:49 "Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy."
- The way of the world is the way of Cain and His city-state, the Corban of the Pharisees and the cities of blood, Nimrod and the Nicolaitan, Babylon and Balaam, Sumer and Sodom, Pharaoh and the foolishness of Saul, and more recently FDR and LBJ and all the welfare States who use legal charity which is not The Way of Christ, the Kingdom of God nor the righteousness of God.