THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS AT HAND!

When Jesus started His ministry He said ‘The kingdom of Heaven is at hand’ (Matthew 4:17). In other words, when you followed Him after hearing the good news and being delivered, you came into the kingdom of God which is spiritual and where Jesus is the King! Now the Kingdom of Heaven is extended by His disciples as they go into all the world where they are to make disciples of men: “ Go therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” Matthew 28:19.

The present Kingdom of God here on earth presses into this present evil age, or the pseudo-kingdom of satan where we go in the name of Jesus to rescue men, to fish for men! There is tension between the now and the not yet, and there is spiritual violence going on where ‘the kingdom of heaven suffers violence and the violent take it by force’ Matthew 11:12.

So what entails the Kingdom of Heaven? Jesus said in Matthew 10:7-8 “And as you go, preach, saying, ‘the kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons.’ This is what Jesus did while here on earth, so we are to emulate Him. He has left us here as His stewards of His Kingdom. And He will return when we have extended His Kingdom to the fullest where “the kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!” Revelations 11:15.

THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
“The blind see and the lame walk;
The lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear;
The dead are raised up and
The poor have the gospel preached to them.” Matthew 11:4-5

KALIGTASAN KAPAMILATAN NANG JESUKRISTO!

Kabang daragul ya ing amlat ning Kristiyanu, ing lagyung ‘Jesus’ mekilala ya bilang ‘Yahweh is Salvation’. Manibat kareng nosyon ning Matuang Tipan ning Ginu, Talapagligtas, Talapagligtas, Dios, deting kabaldugan mipalitan la kang Jesus at nung makananu lang meniwala Kaya ding Kristiyanu. 1 Syempre, king bandang tauli, akakit ta ya ngeni i Jesus bilang Talapagligtas at Talapagligtas king kasalanan at king karalumduman a espiritual, a mibubu daya king krus ban bayaran ing kekatamung kasalanan, nung maniwala tamu! At na Iya ing bukud mung dalan papunta king Dios! Kanita Iya ing Talapagligtas tamu!

kailangan tamu ngeni ing mika born-again a karanasan para mika relasyun tamu kaya! King Juan 3:3,16 sasabyan na: “ ‘I Jesus mekibat ya at ngana keya, ‘Ing katutuan, sasabian ku keka, nung e ya mibait pasibayu ing metung a tau, e ne akit ing kayarian ning Dios’….’Uling king lugud na ning Dios king yatu binie ne ing bugtung nang Anak, ban ing ninumang maniwala keya e ya mate nune mika bie yang alang angga kaniti’ “Juan 16-26: ngana: “ Nganang Jesus keya, ‘AKU ing pamanyubling mebie at ing bie. Ing maniwala kanaku, agyang mate ya, mie ya. At ing ninumang mabibie at maniwala kanaku e ya mate kapilan man. Maniwala ka kaniti?’ “

Inya kailangan tamung maniwala at sumisi kareng kekatamung kasalanan ban ngeni mika relasyun tamu king Dios na datang mu kapamilatan ning metung a born again a karanasan kayabe nang Jesus a kekatamung Talapagligtas at Ginu! “Ing umpisa ning bie kristiyanu mangaylangan yang pamangilala king sariling pangakasalanan at determinasyun a lakuan ing makasariling paralan ning pamibiebie.”2

TALA

1Sinclair B. Ferguson, David F. Wright ampo i J.I. Packer, eds., New Dictionary of Theology, (Downers Grove: Inter-Varsity Press, 1988), 610.
2Millard J. Erickson, Christian Theology,(Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2006),959.

SABYAN MU ING MATUNUNG PANALANGIN BAN MAGING BORN-AGAIN KAYU:
“Jesus maniwala ku king mete ka king krus,
patulu ing daya Mu king kapatawaran ding kasalanan ku ;
At sinubling mebie king katlung aldo!
Balu ku makasalanan ku. Patawaran mu ku sana karing kasalanan ku;
Paki lungub ka keng pusu ku!
Tara at maging Talapagligtas ku at Ginu ning bie ku!
Salamat Jesus”