The Apostles: The Kingdom Beyond and Within (Kingdom Visionaries 3, Part 7)
And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all. Ephesians 1.22, 23
From beyond
For the Apostles, the Kingdom was centered “above,” where Christ is seated in the heavenly places in glory. But it also exists beyond our present and within us at the same time.
Life Eternal
Foundations of a Worldview
“And the LORDcommanded us to observe all these statutes, to fear the LORDour God, for our good always…” Deuteronomy 6.24
Salvation, Suffering, Subsequent Glories
1 Peter 1.10, 11
10Of this salvation the prophets have inquired and searched carefully, who prophesied of the grace that would cometo you, 11searching what, or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ who was in them was indicating when He testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow.
Psalm 119:20
Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways. Not only my eyes, but all my energies must be directed towards You and Your Kingdom. I can spend my time and efforts in the trivial and the worldly, or I can seek an ever advancing vision of my role […]