Any other Gospel - Cursed
Twice Paul said that if
any preach any other Gospel (other than the one he preached) let them be cursed.
Gal 1:8-9 -- 8 But though we, or an angel from heaven,
preach any other gospel unto
you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. 9 As we said
before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be
accursed.
The New Testament
says that Jesusa, Phillipb and Paulc preached
the gospel of the kingdom
of God .
See footnotes for scriptures: aJesus: Mat 4:23; 9:35; 24:14; Mark 1:14-15; Luke
8:1. bPhillip: Acts 8:1 and cPaul: Acts 20:25; 28:31.
The kingdom of God
is not physical but spiritual because it cannot be seen by natural eyes, but only by "spiritual eyes" of
born-again Christians (John 3:3).
John 3:3 -- 3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God .
Seeking the kingdom of God and God's righteousness should be the
first priority for Christians.
Mat 6:33--seek ye
first the kingdom
of God , and his
righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
The kingdom of God
is invisible to the natural eye because it is spiritual. It is a mater of the
faith- in the heart. Not everyone can
see it even if it's all around them.
Luke
17:20-21-- And when he was
demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered
them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:
21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
Whoever obeys the law
and teaches others to obey will be great in the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 5:19--
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall
teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but
whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the
kingdom of heaven.
The kingdom of God
starts small (like a small seed or stone) and grows to be great (fill the whole
earth).
Mat 13:31-32--31 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven
is like to a grain of mustard seed,
which a man took, and sowed in his field: 32 Which indeed is the least of
all seeds: but when it is grown, it
is the greatest...
Dan 2:33, 35, 44, 45--
34 Thou saw (in a dream) that a stone
was cut out without hands, which smote the image ..... 35 and the stone that
smote the image became a great mountain,
and filled the whole earth....
44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom,
which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other
people, but it shall break in pieces and consume
all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. 45 ... and the dream is certain, and the
interpretation thereof sure.
The kingdom of God
started when Jesus was on earth proven by the fact that he cast out demons.
Luke 11:20--But if I with
the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is
come upon you.
The kingdom of God
continues with believers who also cast out demons and seek His Kingdom and
righteousness.
Mark 16:15-17--And
he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every
creature. 16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that
believeth not shall be damned. 17 And these signs shall follow them that
believe; In my name shall they cast out devils (demons); they shall
speak with new tongues;
The Lord's prayer starts
with the petition, 'Thy kingdom come, Thy
will be done on earth.' The petition is for God's will to be done now and in the future in
an ever increasing way. We also petition God to provide our needs, forgive our
trespasses, and deliver us from evil and
temptation as we forgive others. Note the word 'come' in the original Greek (erchomai) is both present and imperfect
tense (see Concordance word #2064 in Strong's Concordance*). The imperfect
tense of a verb denotes the continuance of an incomplete past action. Therefore
we pray that the kingdom which has already come (in the past) will continue to
come now and in the future.
Mat 6:9-13--9 After
this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy
name.
10 Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth,
as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we
forgive our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power,
and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Paul declares that we
are receiving (present tense) a kingdom which was being received
in Paul's time and continues to be received in our time and will continue for
those who serve God acceptably.
Heb 12: 27-29--
28 Wherefore we receiving a
kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve
God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: 29 For our God is a
consuming fire.
Jesus gave His Great
Commission to Christians to teach the
nations in all the world to obey God's commandments.
Mat 28:18-20--18 And
Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven
and in earth. 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in
the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching
them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with
you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Please read 2 Pet
1:2-11 which summarily says Christians need to apply diligence and faith
to become partakers of the divine nature
of God, to escape corruption and lusts of the world, to be cleansed
of sin, and to grow in love to have an abundant entrance into the kingdom
of our Lord and Christ.
Please also read the parable
in Mark 4:3-20 about the sower who sowed seed (the word about the KOG).
In this parable there are four types of Christians represented by four types of ground: 1.
wayside, 2. stony, 3. thorny, and 4.
good soil.
Wayside: birds
that eat the seed represent the Devil that prevents understanding of the word
of about kingdom.
Stony: the seed endures only until affliction or
persecution comes because of the word of the kingdom.
Thorny: the
word is choked by worldly cares, love of riches, and lust of the world.
Good soil: the word is heard and received and it
brings forth much fruit. Hearing and receiving is more than physical--it includes
serious attention toward the word, strong faith, having hunger for
righteousness, diligence, perseverance and a strong desire to grow and follow
God-- and willingness to give up worldly cares and even suffer for the kingdom.
Questions to consider: How do we compare ourselves to the different types of soils
identified in this parable?
Wayside: Do we understand and seek the kingdom and His righteousness?
Stoney: Are we willing to accept persecution like Paul, who for preaching the gospel, was stoned and dragged out of Lyconium, he arose and went back into the city to encourage the disciples saying "we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God' (Acts 14:19-22).
Thorney: Do we love the things of the world more than thekingdom
of God and His
righteousness?
Good soil: Are we growing and fruitful for God? If our understanding of gospel is not primarily about a growing kingdom of God here on earth, seeking His righteousness, obeying and teaching the nations to obeys God's commands, or casting out demons, it may not be the gospel preached by Christ, Phillip and Paul. It may be different and cursed gospel (Gal 1:8-9). Are we seeking thekingdom of God here and now on earth, and growing
in his righteousness and God's divine nature?
Wayside: Do we understand and seek the kingdom and His righteousness?
Stoney: Are we willing to accept persecution like Paul, who for preaching the gospel, was stoned and dragged out of Lyconium, he arose and went back into the city to encourage the disciples saying "we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God' (Acts 14:19-22).
Thorney: Do we love the things of the world more than the
Good soil: Are we growing and fruitful for God? If our understanding of gospel is not primarily about a growing kingdom of God here on earth, seeking His righteousness, obeying and teaching the nations to obeys God's commands, or casting out demons, it may not be the gospel preached by Christ, Phillip and Paul. It may be different and cursed gospel (Gal 1:8-9). Are we seeking the
*Strong's Concordance of the Bible. last revision 8/11/16 hgk
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