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The Kingdom of God is the rule or authority of God over a people with a particular view to establishing his law of Love, Joy and Peace in the people of the Kingdom. The only example of this kind of "Kingdom" is found in the nation of Israel, but it was of short duration because the people refused to acknowledge the authority of God as their King. In a Theocratic community there is no visible King, which distinguishes it from every other form of government in the world. The King in this form of Government is God, who is spirit and therefore invisible to the human race of people. This is where we encounter the first problem in a theocratic government, for the authority of the King must first be established from within the people, and not as some external authority. Because God is spirit and therefore invisible to our natural eyes, theocracy can only function when God is in residence within the people. Any form of external authority such as the Bible, or a Law written o

The Apostle Paul begins a discussion concerning the Resurrection as being an essential element in our faith experience. He said, "1 Corinthians 15:14 and if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain." Most Christians put the emphasis on the Death of Christ but Paul made the resurrection to be a key issue for us today. He continues saying, "Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not." To consider that we died in Christ which is true, but there is no resurrection, leaves us in a state of "Limbo." So Paul continues, "For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins." The death of Christ on the cross is not effective if there is no resurrection, which speaks of a transformation that now energizes the body. The resurrection of

Paul tells us that all things are of God who hath reconciled all things to himself by Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation. That is, that God was in Christ reconciling THE WORLD TO HIMSELF not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed unto us the WORD OF RECONCILIATION. The word “reconciliation” means an adjustment, or to bring together two things which differ one from the other so that they can now agree and be as one. Atonement carries much the same thought. In book keeping our ledger must agree with the total income being equal to the sum of the profit and the total expenses for the year. If for some reason these two figures do not agree then reconciliation must be made, by adding a figure from one side of the ledger to the other to bring about a balance. Thus God has balanced the books on our account because we have put ourselves into debt to him through sin. The process of reconciliation is expressed in a three fold manner which