{"id":992,"date":"2019-03-08T12:44:36","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T12:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/calvbapchurch.qwestoffice.net\/wordpress\/?page_id=992"},"modified":"2019-03-08T12:44:37","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T12:44:37","slug":"the-kingdom","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/calvbapchurch.qwestoffice.net\/wordpress\/the-kingdom\/","title":{"rendered":"The Kingdom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Kingdom of God includes both His general sovereignty over the universe and His particular kingship over men who willfully acknowledge Him as King. Particularly the Kingdom is the realm of salvation into which men enter by trustful, childlike commitment to Jesus Christ. Christians ought to pray and to labor that the Kingdom may come and God&#8217;s will be done on earth. The full consummation of the Kingdom awaits the return of Jesus Christ and the end of this age.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/hcsb\/Genesis%201.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Genesis 1:1<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/hcsb\/Isaiah%209.6-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Isaiah 9:6-7<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/hcsb\/Jeremiah%2023.5-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jeremiah 23:5-6<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/hcsb\/Matthew%203.2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Matthew 3:2<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/hcsb\/Matthew%204.8-10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">4:8-10<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/hcsb\/Matthew%204.23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">23<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/hcsb\/Matthew%2012.25-28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">12:25-28<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/hcsb\/Matthew%2013.1-52\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">13:1-52<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/hcsb\/Matthew%2025.31-46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">25:31-46<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/hcsb\/Matthew%2026.29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">26:29<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/hcsb\/Mark%201.14-15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mark 1:14-15<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/hcsb\/Mark%209.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">9:1<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/hcsb\/Luke%204.43\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Luke 4:43<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/hcsb\/Luke%208.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">8:1<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/hcsb\/Luke%209.2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">9:2<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/hcsb\/Luke%2012.31-32\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">12:31-32<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/hcsb\/Luke%2017.20-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">17:20-21<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/hcsb\/Luke%2023.42\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">23:42<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/hcsb\/John%203.3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John 3:3<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/hcsb\/John%2018.36\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">18:36<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/hcsb\/Acts%201.6-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Acts 1:6-7<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/hcsb\/Acts%2017.22-31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">17:22-31<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/hcsb\/Romans%205.17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Romans 5:17<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/hcsb\/Romans%208.19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">8:19<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/hcsb\/1%20Corinthians%2015.24-28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1 Corinthians 15:24-28<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/hcsb\/Colossians%201.13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Colossians 1:13<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/hcsb\/Hebrews%2011.10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hebrews 11:10<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/hcsb\/Hebrews%2011.16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">16<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/hcsb\/Hebrews%2012.28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">12:28<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/hcsb\/1%20Peter%202.4-10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1 Peter 2:4-10<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/hcsb\/1%20Peter%204.13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">4:13<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/hcsb\/Revelation%201.6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Revelation 1:6<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/hcsb\/Revelation%201.9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">9<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/hcsb\/Revelation%205.10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">5:10<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/hcsb\/Revelation%2011.15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">11:15<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/hcsb\/Revelation%2011.21-22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">21-22<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kingdom of God includes both His general sovereignty over the universe and His particular kingship over men who willfully acknowledge Him as King. Particularly the Kingdom is the realm of salvation into which men enter by trustful, childlike commitment to Jesus Christ. Christians ought to pray and to labor that the Kingdom may come and God&#8217;s will be done on earth. 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