Matthew 23
Witness enlarge throughout the Bible: H7337 rachab--to be or grow wide, be or grow large, to be widened, be enlarged
Exodus 34:24 For I will cast out the nations before thee, and enlarge H7337 thy borders: neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou shalt go up to appear before the LORD thy God thrice in the year.
The Torah ...............
Deuteronomy 19:8 And if the LORD thy God enlarge H7337 thy coast, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy fathers;
The prophets ..................
2 Samuel 22:37 Thou hast enlarged H7337 my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.
The writings ...........................
Psalm 119:32 I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge H7337 my heart.
Matthew 23:13-15 13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. 14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. 15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
Simply asking these questions can ignite a spirit of depression and despair because they expose the deficiencies and defects of humanity and cast a somber cloud of doubt about our achievements as a race as well as our potential to improve our lot.
1. Why is there so much hatred in the world?
2. Why do we discriminate against people who possess
Human value?
3. Why is there racism in the world?
4. What are the benefits of war?
5. Why do men in every generation pursue power at the
expense of peace?
6. Why are there so many religions?
7. Why do the religions conflict?
8. Why can’t we love one another on earth?
9. Why is no one religion good enough for all men?
10. What can I do to make a difference in this world?
11. Why is there always tension between politics and religion?
12. Will there ever be global peace and harmony on earth?
13. Why has man’s scientific and intellectual advancement not been able to solve his social, cultural, and religious problems?
14. Is there hope for our world?
15. What about the future for our children? What kind of world will they live in?
This solution is not found in religion or politics but in an idea that has been misunderstood for six thousand years—a concept that was established at the foundation of creation but then was lost.
This book is about your original purpose for existence and the source of meaning behind your life. In these pages you will discover the Creator’s divine motivation, design, and mandate for His creation and your role in that creation.
Moses, the great freedom fighter and former prince of Egypt, first recorded this idea 3,500 years ago in his writings, documenting the creation narrative. But it was already an ancient concept even in his day.
Then, 2,000 years ago, this wonderful idea was reintroduced by a young country teacher from Galilee but later was misunderstood and lost in the complicated formation of another religion.
What is this idea? The Kingdom!
The concept of kingdom in its original and pure sense has been lost to our modern world. Kingdom as a concept does not exist anymore in the minds of people in Western civilization, particularly in the past few generations, because all the prototypes either have been destroyed or abandoned.
The goal of this book is to reintroduce the concepts, principles, and nature of true authentic kingdoms as presented by the Creator and show the superior and advantageous nature of kingdom as compared to any religion, political ideology, government system, or social program.
The greatest threat to civil society is mankind. Every day the flood of images on our television screens tells the sad story. Blood, death, diplomacy, conflict, hatred, fear, poverty, starvation, rape, genocide, refugees and human migration, natural disasters, daily bombings, economic uncertainty, immigration, corporate corruption, moral decay, sexual revolution, and clash of counter cultures—all of these testify to the undeniable fact that we are our own worst enemy.
We build buildings and then bomb them; we make weapons and then use them on ourselves; we invent medicines that heal and then withhold them from the sick; we improve the World Wide Web to enhance global communication and then use it to destroy the moral fiber of our children. We are our own greatest enemy.
Shema Selah, this is all about a King, His kingdom and the royal family!!! Turn from the distraction of religion to you soul's cry for kingdom!!!
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