Unending Horizons Of Truth.

"The gospel of salvation is only 10% of the kingdom; the gospel of the kingdom makes up the remaining 90%. The epistles help build believers, but for societal influence and national transformation, we must go beyond the epistles and the salvation message into the gospel of the kingdom." Words spoken/taught by a certain preacher in an ongoing christian conference, which many considered as a very powerful & great teaching, but how true are these assertions? Are they scriptural? To answer this, it is important for us to note that discipleship is unto the kingdom(Matthew 13:52), and in the epistles of the apostles we have so great salvation in view, from it's beginning to it's consummation at the Lord's appearing unto all eternity, and we have kingdom discipleship. It is thus strange for a preacher to assert that we must go beyond the epistles & the salvation message into the gospel of the kingdom.  Such an assertion implies that the epistles of the apostles i...

"Occupy Till I Come". Words drawn from the verse of a scripture largely misunderstood and so often quoted to justify the unbridled & misleading ambition of dominionism, which has pervaded present day christendom. What did Jesus actually mean when he said these words?👇🏽 Luke 19:13 And he called his ten servants, and gave to them ten minas, and said to them, occupy till I come. The common english version uses the word "occupy".  The word "occupy" in the text is "pragmateuomai" in the greek and it means to carry on the business/trade, to busy oneself with it. It is thus trade or do business till I come. Contextually, what was the business? Nothing but the business of saving the lost 👇🏽 In the preceding verses(vs 2-10) of Luke 19, the Lord had met the tax collector Zacchaeus who sought to see him. Though reputed as a sinful man, Jesus followed him to his house. Zacchaeus overwhelmed with the presence of Jesus in his house, expresses repentanc...