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Two Warring Kingdoms
1. God the creator had his kingdom contaminated by sin but he already had a plan to reestablish righteousness to his kingdom.
2.To redeem individuals back into a righteous relationship with Himself, he used Jesus death on the cross, and resurrected him to life providing the sacrifice required by justice.
It was now fair to give righteousness and forgiveness to those who asked for it and repented of their sins.
3.Then He sent the Holy Spirit to empower them to spread His kingdom to others.
4. God's plan for the kingdom was different than the disciples and other Jews expected. Jesus told Pilate "I am not an earthly king. My kingdom is not of this world."
5. Jesus' enemy was Satan. Satan had overtaken the world and turned it into darkness and sin. The world is a stolen kingdom under temporary control of sin.
6. Through the resurrection Jesus notified Satan the stolen kingdom was being reclaimed by the kingdom of heaven.
7. Through the Holy Spirit and Christians, He is now leading a resistance movement against darkness and enslavement to sin.
8. Two warring kingdoms exist.
The worldly kingdom of sin and Satan and a heavenly kingdom within the hearts of Christians.
As Christians we are battling a spiritual war to reestablish Jesus' kingdom.
9. Our enemy is not people or political governments.
Our war is with Satan and the false teaching being promoted against God's truth in the Bible.
10. We are not fighting people of flesh. We war against unseen beings without fleshly bodies; unseen rulers; invisible princes promoting sin and false teachings.
Often we war against our own fleshly desires and demonic suggestions to the mind.
Two worldviews opposing each other.
Teaching the Absolute Truth
1. How do we teach young people that God is the author of morality?
2. Challenge their thinking about what makes our actions right or wrong.
3. Why is stealing wrong? Why is lying wrong? Why is murder wrong?
Who has the authority and the right to declare something as wrong?
Is morality and truth absolute or relative (subject to the situation) ?
4. Today we have cultural ethics meaning the majority of the people and a court declares what is right or wrong.
Is that the way it should be, or are there absolute rights and wrongs?
5. Does each society have the right to decide for themselves what is right?
Since almost everyone in German culture believed it was acceptable to abort six million Jews does that make it right?
6. If there is something beyond culture that determines truth, what is it ?
Where does the basis for absolute truth come from?
7. The Answer: There is absolute truth that is outside of mankind, and beyond what society believes, and above governments.
Murder is wrong because truth originates with God who created mankind, and declared we were created in His image with conscience and freewill.
Only God is the preserver of life and truth.
His nature is love and holy.
His commandments are for our benefit, health, and happiness.
Tolerance in Education
1. Be acquainted with what your child's teacher is promoting.
Many government teachers are required to teach that all lifestyles are equal and should be celebrated.
2.Learn a loving Biblical worldview.
All persons are equal in value before God and are loved, but all lifestyles are not.
God's Word, the Bible, tells us fornication, adultery, most divorce, abuse, and same-sex attraction is wrong.
3. Do not hate or slur those with sinful lifestyles.
Be armed with a loving Christ-like attitude.
Love them as valuable people created in the image of God with free-will, but disagree with their lifestyle.
4. They believe they need to change societies morals.
We know Biblical morals are more beneficial to health and soul.
Do not shy away from those with sinful lifestyles, invite them in.
The only way to show them you still love them is to have a relationship with them.
5. Communicate with your teachers and administrators.
Be aware of classroom teachings; education sponsored outings; health classes; sex education classes.
6. Be aware.
You may need to opt your child out of certain classes; movies; activities; to protect them from false teachings.
School is no longer just reading; writing;math; or history.
God reveals Himself
1. The Bible claims to be and is the inspired (God breathed) Word of God.
2. Jesus is according to John Ch.1 the Word made flesh.
3. Although each writer that God inspired was speaking to a specific audience the truths written are meant for all. All generations,all history, all cultures.
4. Although you may glean a truth from the Bible that seems to apply to your specific circumstance the ultimate truths are for everyone.
5. 2 Timothy 2:15 warns us to "accurately handle the word of truth."
We must interpret scripture within the context it was written in, or we will take a sentence out of context and misinterpret it causing it to say something that is not true.
6.The social tolerance being promoted today teaches that truth is relative and subject to each person's circumstances or interpretation.
This is a false doctrine of demons. Truth is absolute.
7. Absolute truth is based on God's nature of love, justice, and holiness.
Only the Creator God has the ability and right to declare what is truth.
His commands may seem restrictive but in reality they are for our benefit and more abundant life.
8. Since God's Word is absolute truth we must conform to it.
We cannot conform His truth to our opinion.
His Word is absolute, not subjective or open to personal interpretation.
9. God is not tolerant when it comes to His truth.
Salvation through the blood of Jesus is exclusive. It is not inclusive of other forms of salvation.
"I am the way,the truth ,and the life."
10.Truth cannot be relative but beliefs can be.
Beliefs emphasize debatable ideas and convictions about truth.
Such as whether to eat meat, what feasts to observe, Calvinism, Wesleyan Armenianism, Roman Catholic, how to baptize, types of fasting, observing certain holidays, political parties, modes of dress, whether to use music in worship, when the rapture will occur, etc.
