Our posture in the world is offensive. We will look for the enemy and do him in like Jesus did. With confidence that God will supply all that is needed, we will find out what He is doing and do that.
The Gospel of the Kingdom is not what is being preached today: As John Wimber observed, "Instead of a call to the Lordship of Christ and membership in His kingdom, people are hearing a gospel that emphasizes self: come to Jesus and get this or that need met, be personally fulfilled, reach your potential. This, however, is not the costly kingdom gospel that Christ proclaims." As John Wimber, in his book Power Evangelism, notes, "When the kingdom of God comes into direct contact with the kingdom of the world (when Jesus meets Satan), there is conflict." James Kallas, in the book The Real Satan, declares, "A war is going on! Cosmic war! Jesus is the divine invader sent by God to shatter the strengths of Satan. In that light, the whole ministry of Jesus unrolls. Jesus has one purpose - to defeat Satan. He takes seriously the strengths of the enemy." Without the kingdom concept how can we ever really grasp the reality of spiritual warfare? We cannot. For only as we grasp the idea of kingdoms in conflict, can we grasp our place in the battle. With out fully embracing the Kingdom of God there is no real victory in life's daily battles with the enemy. Now it is at this point that we find never-ending bible study meetings replacing commitment to walk with Jesus in His Kingdom.
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