The Gospel of the Kingdom brings those who believe into a new framework and reality of life, a realm of real saving and transforming power. Our readings in this series are from the booklet, The Gospel of the Kingdom. Here is a brief excerpt from pages 37 and 38:
“[T]he Kingdom of God is the power of God for salvation. But salvation from what? Much, indeed.
“Those who have been translated into the Kingdom of God’s own Son have been saved from a coming condemnation in which unrepentant sinners will be lost forever. No condemnation awaits those who are now, by faith, in Jesus Christ and His Kingdom. They are free in the truth of Christ and know unshakeable peace and joy in God.
“The power of the Kingdom also liberates those who possess it from the power of indwelling sin, so that they may flourish in the virtues of grace and truth. Kingdom-dwellers are saved from lives of inveterate disobedience to God; from the fear of death; and from slavery to unrighteousness. All these old things have passed away once a person enters the Kingdom of God’s dear Son, for in Him, all things have become new.
“Human beings have no power on their own to rescue themselves from any of these conditions. Apart from the Kingdom of God, and submission to its King, there is no salvation for any man, from anything which holds him in captivity and hurls him toward oblivion.”
For reflection or discussion
1. How did you first begin to experience the saving power of God?
2. How does that saving power continue to manifest itself in you?
Send today’s podcast to a friend, then get together to discuss these questions. There’s more power available to us than we know, and our book The Gospel of the Kingdom explains how to get it. Order your copy from The Ailbe Bookstore.
T. M. Moore
