Culture of the Kingdom
Today’s Topic: The Apostles’ Doctrine: The Kingdom of God
Scripture: Matthew 28:18; Matthew 10:7; John 15:26
Greetings Kingdom Citizens
When we look at the Kingdom of God and the structure of it we can see that there is authority given by God to the Lord Jesus Christ (Matthew 28:18). Then the Lord Jesus Christ sends Holy Spirit to us who believe on His name (John 15:26). Now Holy Spirit imparts the delegated power to the sons of God and sends them out among humans to establish the rule of Christ in the earth. These ones that are sent are the “sent-ones” or the apostles. The Apostles are given a particular grace and have a particular commission or assignment that is different from others. Their commission is foundational and bring the order of the Kingdom and demonstrate the power of the King, Jesus Christ, whose name they come in. The Apostles reveal the mysteries of God and the Kingdom to the Earth. So if you look around at all the people who claim to be apostles, how many of them are fulfilling the foundational commission and revelation of the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven? Well in the past 20 years we can say we have a problem.
See the role of the apostle to today’s church if you question the average believer they would say the role of the apostle is to plant churches and that is about all there is. If that is the mentality no wonder there is a lack of Kingdom culture and foundational Kingdom principals in the church. Now I am not coming down only on the apostles. We have prophets who have to be pastors. Teachers and evangelist who believe they qualify to be pastors. I mean do we see this? Many of these types of people cannot just operate in the gift God gave them, it is all about being seen and in power and to the carnal church-minded person the pastor is the role that has the power because they control the people. Every gift has it’s place but when you come outside of that gift, the grace of God does not flow to what you choose to do, the grace of God is only for the thing God is doing through you and His Will.
The church has become so prideful in the things that they do and what they say God is doing and in these days the veil is being taken off. I have spoken the words of the Lord in this season and many churches and even some denominations will become obsolete because they refuse to embrace the gifting of the apostolic who brings order and foundation to the church. Now do not take what is being said out of context, do apostles start churches, yes. But their gifting is more than just planting churches. It is about restoring relationships, establishing Kingdom principals, foundations and order. But what has happened is because we did not understand the eternal and the things God is doing then we go with what we feel is comfortable and scriptural and leave out the things we do not understand. Hence some denominations do not recognize the apostles and prophets. Some believe the apostles ended after the original 12. Well we already shown that is not scripturally right. Next, they believe the prophets were done after Jesus showed up on the scene and we have shown by the Lord’s own words that He was sending wise men and prophets. Was the Lord wrong in what He said? Of course not, Jesus knows what He is doing but because we lack Kingdom insight then it is hard to believe that the King ordained something and that is what He exactly meant. We try to look so deep and Jesus meant what He said.
So, the purpose of the Kingdom of God is to represent the Living God and we who are the Body of Christ is a community that defies all reason, history and society by presenting the very picture of love. It is a love that defies ethnicity and promotes, living in harmony, peace, sharing and most of all sacrificing our will and our lives for one another. See how completely different and almost unheard of this culture of the Kingdom is. The Kingdom of God is the solution to all of man’s problems. The Kingdom of God is the light (knowledge) of the world. It is the knowledge that all of mankind needs. The Kingdom of God is founded upon the authority given from God the Father to the Son, Jesus Christ, who through Holy Spirit establishes the authority in the earth on apostles and prophets and let me show you this and do not let anyone tell you that there are not or there is no need for apostles and prophets:
Ephesians 2:18-20: “For through Him (Jesus Christ) we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens (Kingdom of God) with the saints, and of the Household of God (Family); And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone.”
So Jesus Christ is the cornerstone who the House of God and the Kingdom of God is built upon. Now the foundation is built upon the apostles and prophets. Why? It is the prophets who see the reality or the new season before it arrives and it is the apostles who herald and announce the reality of the new season so that no longer are we to deal in type and shadow but now we walk in the reality of what God is doing at that current time. Do not do away with the only thing that announces the reality of what God is currently doing and the foundation and order of the Kingdom.
At the Father’s Service,
Elder Calvin Calhoun Jr.
