20 March 2011
The Kingdom of God
21/03/11 13:48
21 Discoveries I Made While Breaking Into The Kingdom
by Terry Somerville Part 1 to 7
And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. (Matthew 11:12)
Jesus said entering the Kingdom of God takes violence. The Greek words literally mean to "press into the Kingdom by violent force and take hold of it". What is this violent force? What will you experience? If the Kingdom of God is within us (Luke 17:21), and suffers violence, then the violence is experienced in our hearts. If you want to enter the Kingdom of God be willing to damage the way you see and do things. Be prepared for violence in your heart. Here are twenty-one discoveries of the heart I've made while breaking into the Kingdom. 1 We Don't Know Our Hearts, Even If We Think We Do "Man looks on the outward appearance, God looks on the heart." (1 Samuel 16:7) You may think you know your heart because you know this scripture, but our hearts are deceitful ( looking one way, but appearing another) Only God can show us the state of our heart. If you really want to enter the Kingdom, God will reveal things about the state of your heart you never knew. As Christians we are pardoned from all our sins, but our hearts must be circumcised to serve Him. (Duet.30:6 ; Jer.4:4) It's always co-operative. We do it with Him. We are told to "make for yourself a new heart" and "I (God) will give you a new heart."
.. and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel? Ezekiel 18:31
A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. Ezekiel 36:26
by Terry Somerville Part 1 to 7
And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. (Matthew 11:12)
Jesus said entering the Kingdom of God takes violence. The Greek words literally mean to "press into the Kingdom by violent force and take hold of it". What is this violent force? What will you experience? If the Kingdom of God is within us (Luke 17:21), and suffers violence, then the violence is experienced in our hearts. If you want to enter the Kingdom of God be willing to damage the way you see and do things. Be prepared for violence in your heart. Here are twenty-one discoveries of the heart I've made while breaking into the Kingdom. 1 We Don't Know Our Hearts, Even If We Think We Do "Man looks on the outward appearance, God looks on the heart." (1 Samuel 16:7) You may think you know your heart because you know this scripture, but our hearts are deceitful ( looking one way, but appearing another) Only God can show us the state of our heart. If you really want to enter the Kingdom, God will reveal things about the state of your heart you never knew. As Christians we are pardoned from all our sins, but our hearts must be circumcised to serve Him. (Duet.30:6 ; Jer.4:4) It's always co-operative. We do it with Him. We are told to "make for yourself a new heart" and "I (God) will give you a new heart."
.. and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel? Ezekiel 18:31
A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. Ezekiel 36:26