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of water and of rhe Spirir, he cannot
enter into
che kingdom of God" Qobn
3:5).
So, according ro J esus, che King–
dom of God does nor enter inro a
man, bur, afrer being boro again, a
man may encer inro che Kingdom of
God.
Notice che very nexr verse: "That
which is boro of che
Resh
is flesh; and
rhac which is boro of the Spirit
IS
SPIRJT"
(verse
6).
When one is "boro
ag ain" - " born of rhe Spirit" - he
is no longer composed of Resh - no
longer
HUMAN -
he is
COMPOSED OF
spirit - he
IS
spiric. The Church is
composed of Resh-and-blood humans,
and
IS NOT
che Kingdom ofGod.
Nocice, next in
J
Corinchians
15 ,
beginning verse
SO:
"Now chis
I
say,
brechren, chac Resh and blood cannot
inheric che kingdom of God." So che
Kingdom of God can be
INHERITED,
but noc while one is human fiesh and
blood.
This whole quesrion of what
IS
che
Kingdom of God and being "born
again," ro use che words Chrisc used,
cannoc be rhoroughly covered wirhin
the space of chis "Personal," but we
have rwo booklets, sent free, which
cover che subjecrs in depth: one,
just
IVhat Do You Mean ... Kingchm of
God?,
and rhe o rher,
just What Do
You Mean
...
Bom
Agai1z?
These are
intriguing, important, interesring,
and necessary subjecrs.
I
suggesr you
requesr rhem,
if
you have nor already.
Suffice it ro say here, a kingdom
conscirures four rhings: a
king,
ruling
over
subjects,
wirhin a dennite
area
over which he has jurisdiccion, wirh
laws andgovernment.
Jesus Christ's
ANNOUNCEMENT
was
the coming
WORLD-RULING GOVERN–
MENT,
when Jesus Chrisr shall recuro
ro earth in aH che supreme
POWER
and
GLORY
of che Crearor God, ro ser
up rhe Kingdom of God, ro rule
ALL
NATIONS.
One super and super–
naturally ruled
WORLD GOVERNMENT,
ruling all nacions wirh che
LAWS
of
God.
Norice a few brief Biblical passages
describing ir.
In Isaiah 9 :6-7 is che prophecy of a
PLAIN TRUTH
Jonuory 1973
child ro be boro who shall be given
the
GOVERNMENT.
He is ro be calJed
"Wonderful, Counsellor, the Mighry
God, rhe Everlasring Farher, che
Prince of Peace." He is
co
rule upon
the chrone of David, in Jerusalem.
Then norice chis passage regarding
rhe birth of Chrisr in Luke
1:30-33:
"And rhe angel said ro her, Fear not,
Mary: for rhou hase found favour
wich God. And, beho ld, rhou shalr
conceive in thy womb, and bring
forth a son, and shalr call his name
Jesus. He shall be g reat, and shall be
called rhe Son of rhe Highesr: and che
Lord God shall give unto him che
throne of bis farher David: and he
shall reign over che house ofJacob for
ever; and of his kingdom there shall
be no
end."
On erial for His Jife before Pilace,
norice chis conversation in John
18:37,
"Pilate therefore said unco
him, Art thou a king rhen? Jesus an–
swered, Thou sayesr that
l
am a king.
To rhis end was
1
bo ro, and for rhis
cause carne
I
inro che world, thar
1
should bear wirness unto che truch.
Every one that is of che rrurh heareth
my voice."
Bur in the preceding verse, Jesus
explained His Kingdom was nor o f
chis world - chis age - chis time,
bur is ro follow che presem world,
age, or sociery.
Christ's whole
MESSAGE - GOSPEL
- ANNOUNCEMENT -
was in regard
ro chis now soon-coming
wORLD
GOVERNMENT
that is co rule all na–
rions wirh
FORCE,
wirh jusrice, and in
PEACE -
and o f rhe human potencial
of being boro into rhar Kingdom -
char family - receiving che gíft of
eterna! life, being composed of spirit,
noc of marree.
That, of course, is a big subjecr. Ir
is che most important knowledge in
life.
Ir
is che
PURPOSE
of human Ji
fe.
Ir
is much too big a subjecr for
rhis "Personal." But rhe rwo booklets
mentioned, plus a rhird free booklet,
The Wonderful World Tomorrow
-
What
It
Will
Be
Like
will explain ir
wirh reasonable fullness. These book–
lers are a free service - no charge.
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