What Is The Kingdom? (GENERAL SESSION SPEAKER #1)
GENERAL SESSION SPEAKER #1
Pastor Darian Regan - New Antioch Christian Fellowship, Aliante - North Las Vegas, NV.
1. DEFINING THE KINGDOM – MYLES MUNROE
“A KINGDOM IS THE GOVERNING INFLUENCE OF A KING OVER A TERRITORY, IMPACTING IT WITH HIS WILL, PURPOSE, AND INTENT, PRODUCING A CITIZENSHIP THAT REFLECTS THE KING’S CULTURE, VALUES, MORALS, AND NATURE.” – MYLES MUNROE
2. DEFINING THE KINGDOM - ENGLISH DEFINITION:
•ENGLISH DEFINES KINGDOM PRIMARILY AS A PLACE.
•BIBLICALLY, KINGDOM IS ACTION OR ACTIVITY—THE ACT OF RULING.
•IT IS THE ACTIVITY OF A KING OVER HIS PEOPLE.
•THE KINGDOM IS GOVERNANCE, NOT GEOGRAPHY
•“KING-DOM” = THE STATE OF BEING UNDER A RULE
3. DEFINING THE KINGDOM - HEBREW & GREEK DEFINITION:
•HEBREW: MALKUTH – RULE, REIGN, SOVEREIGNTY
•ALWAYS REFLECTS ORDERED RULE UNDER GOD’S PROVIDENCE
•GREEK: BASILEÍA – ROYAL AUTHORITY AND REIGN
•ALWAYS REQUIRES A KING
•REFERS ESPECIALLY TO CHRIST’S REIGN IN BELIEVERS’ HEARTS
