Kingdom Passports (2)

But of Zion it will be said, “This one and that one were born in her”; and the Most High Himself will establish her.   The Lord will count when He registers the peoples, “This one was born there.” Selah   Psalm 87:5-6  NASB Born there – The psalmist’s assertion that all citizens of the Kingdom will carry “born in Zion” passports…

Kingdom Passports (1)

But of Zion it will be said, “This one and that one were born in her”; And the Most High Himself will establish her.   The Lord will count when He registers the peoples, “This one was born there.” Selah   Psalm 87:5-6  NASB Born there – Football in Italy is a religion (that’s “soccer” for Americans).  The rivalry between teams is…

Politics as Usual?

For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.  Philippians 3:20  NASB Citizenship –  When you read this verse, doesn’t anything seem odd to you?  It doesn’t matter if you read it in the NIV (“but our citizenship is in heaven.”)  Both English translations say…

Heaven on Earth

for our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Philippians 3:20  NASB In heaven – You don’t belong here!  But this is where you are today.  Your home is where your heart is, and that’s not here, but this is where you are today.  If…

A Member in Good Standing

for our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Philippians 3:20  NASB Citizenship – Almost 100 years ago, Oswald Chambers said, “The Church ceases to be a spiritual society when it is on the look-out for the development of its own organization.”[1] It doesn’t appear…

God’s Politics

remember that you were at one time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world, Ephesians 2:12 Commonwealth – God has a government.  He rules in a particular way.  His authority is unquestionable, His legislation perfect.  If we…