Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the Kingdom of God?
This topic is far too broad to discuss here but, for the purpose of this website, the Kingdom of God is where God's rule is recognized and expressed. Where is the Kingdom of God? The Kingdom of God is wherever God'e rule is recognized and expressed. Initially, the Kingdom of God begins in you as a follower of Jesus Christ. From within you, the Kingdom of God can and should expand into your immediate surroundings, relationships, neighborhood, workplace and, from there, throughout your town, county, state, nation, and ultimately throughout the whole world. When is the Kingdom of God to manifest itself? The Kingdom of God is both now and in the future. Jesus, the heavenly King in human form, announced his kingdom when he walked among us. He expect his followers to represent him on earth as his ambassadors and to expand his kingdom through discipleship of nations. In the future, Christ will come again and complete the establishment of his kingdom here on earth. What's all this "kingdom" emphasis all about? With all due respect and appreciation for democratic principles, the Kingdom of God is not a democracy ... it is governed by a King. We recognize that, for those of us who have lived all our lives in democratic societies, kingdom concepts are foreign to us. Participation in God's Kingdom requires a new way of thinking ... and behaving. God is calling his children to make this adjustment, for the sake of his Kingdom. What are these kingdom concepts? For a beginning discussion on kingdom concepts, visit our Kingdom Concepts page. Why did you choose the web domain name of 1KingdomCome.com? It's simple. Our preferred domain names of kingdomcome.com and/or .org were not available. KingdomCome.org was already registered by the Kingdom Come State Park in Cumberland, Kentucky and KingdomCome.com was already registered by an online advertising company. Since these preferred domain names were not available, we registered 1KingdomCome.com. WHY? Because all kingdoms are not equal and only 1 kingdom is preeminent—the kingdom belonging to the King of kings. It's also important to note that Israel's most important prayer, the Shema, as recorded in Deuteronomy 6:4, begins this way, "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one." |
