As citizens of the Kingdom we are no longer of this world. We should not think like the world, we should not be friends with the world, we should not align with the world. We are called to live as strangers and aliens in this present evil age. We have been translated out of the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of light. To the unbeliever, our Kingdom is strange. But the truth is, most...
Revolutionary Christianity
REVOLUTIONARY CHRISTIANITY Webster’s defines a revolutionary as one who takes part in a revolution or adheres to revolutionary doctrines. Revolution is defined as constituting or bringing about major fundamental change in the structure of a thing, esp. a belief system. Unbeknownst to most the current usage and meaning of the word stems from a document written back in the 1,500’s...
Gains and Loses
But everything that was a gain to me, I have considered to be a loss because of Christ. More than that, I also consider everything to be a loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. Because of Him I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them as dung, so that I may gain ChristPhil. 3:7-8 When I was younger, I found my identity in music. I played drums and...
The Quest For Identity
A phenomenon which consistently occurs in those who are beginning their journey with God outside the camp is the sense of a loss of identity. It can be very disconcerting at first as God systematically removes the religious landmarks that once gave us a sense of belonging, providing nothing as a replacement – or so it seems. There are often questions such as, “Where do I fit in?”, or...
You Have Heard It Said, “Blessed is the Nation…”
A significant number of believers are infected with a spiritual virus called “nationalism.” This spiritual virus seeks to supplant the true expression of the Kingdom and Nation of God by inserting their natural country as a key element in the outworking of God’s purpose. No country does it better than the United States of America. This perverted, nationalistic, “gospel” distorts the scriptures...