Proclaiming the Kingdom of God!

“He [Paul] proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ—with all boldness and without hindrance!” – Acts 28:31 NIV

If we are true followers of Jesus Christ and committed our lives to Him—we have to preach the kingdom of God and teach about Lord Jesus Christ in any way we can. This is because this is our great commission from God (Matthew 28:18-20) and Jesus Christ is the way of the life and the truth (John 14:6). This means that the world is not where we supposed to belong, for the whole world is under the control by Satan, the enemy of God (1 John 5:19). The main reason for this is that God, our Heavenly Father (Ephesians 4:6) had created mankind as His own image in His kingdom (Genesis 1:27-2:7). However, because of Satan, the demonic dragon (Revelation 12:7-9)—we were separated from our Heavenly Father and His kingdom (Romans 5:12). Therefore, God sent His beloved Son, Jesus Christ as His own image into the world (John 1:14) to crucify Himself on the cross for our sins (Colossians 2:13-15); to break the power of the evil authority within us (Hebrews 2:14-15) so that we may be saved through faith in Christ Jesus (Ephesians 2:8-9). For this reason, the word of God proclaims, “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12)

Moreover, God has poured His Spirit into us (Ezekiel 36:26-27) and created the Bible, the book of His Word for us (2 Timothy 3:16-17). Thus, we can proclaim and preach the kingdom of God and about Jesus Christ with boldness and confidence (1 Corinthians 1:17). For the Bible declares, “you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people…” (1 Peter 2:9-10)

You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.

And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. (Acts 1:8, Matthew 24:14)