Life in the Kingdom, Book 2

The gospel according to Jesus is laid out in His teachings on the Kingdom of God. In this last half of the Gospel of Matthew we see opposition to the kingdom in the form of dead religion. The skirmishes with the scribes and Pharisees expose the battle between religious laws versus the grace of God. In those skirmishes we see our own rebellion -- and what freedom looks like.

God is passionate with a purpose. He desires to shape His children into those who share His passion for His Son and His salvation. Viewing salvation through the lens of the kingdom, we find how the kingdom impacts all of life -- religion and spiritual truths, marriage and divorce, riches and poverty, life and death, faith and unbelief. The cross of Christ unites it all. Faith in Him accesses it all.

Learn to live the saved life in the Kingdom as Jesus pictured it.
Learn the difference between trusting in your deeds and resources, and trusting in God.
Learn to experience the Kingdom of Heaven now, for it is at hand.
Reevaluate your perspective of what it means to be saved.