Paul
the apostle told the believers in Rome to, “Let
not then your good be evil spoken of”,
and in chapter
fourteen and verse seventeen of Romans,
Paul shared with the believers about, “the
kingdom of God” where
we read:
For
the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness,
and
peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
The
verse begins, “For
the kingdom of God is not meat and drink;” Paul
began with the word, “for”
which means “even as, indeed, no doubt, seeing then, verily and
therefore” “the
kingdom”
or “the royal power, kingship, dominion, rule and the territory
subject to the rule of a king” “of
God”
which means
“pertaining
to the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised of God the
Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit” “is
not meat”
or “is not meat
which
is eaten” “and
drink”
which refers to “and that which is imbibed”. Paul declared God's
“kingdom”
not to be about “food and drink”.
The
verse goes on to say, “but
righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.” Paul
continued with the word, “but”
which means “nevertheless, notwithstanding, moreover and”
“righteousness”
or “state of him who is as he ought to be and the condition
acceptable to God ”, “and
peace”
which refers to “tranquility, security, safety, prosperity and
felicity”, “and
joy”
or “gladness and calm delight” “in
the Holy Ghost”
which refers to “within God's most Holy, sacred, pure and morally
blameless third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal,
co-eternal with the Father and the Son ”. Paul declared God's
“kingdom”
was comprised of “the condition acceptable to God, tranquility,
safety and gladness”.
When
we think through these words of Paul, we see how God's
“kingdom”
consists of spiritual elements including “righteousness,
peace and joy”
rather than physical components like “food and drink”.
Jesus Christ came to “save”
people from their
“sins”,
and when they receive Him as “Savior an d Lord” He provides “the
condition acceptable to Him, tranquility, safety, security, gladness
and calm delight”. Rather than concern themselves over “temporary”
things such as “meat and drink”, their efforts should be directed
toward “eternal” and “spiritual” aspects such as
“righteousness,
peace and joy”.
Next
time
Paul tells the believers in Rome how to be, “acceptable
to God, and approved of men”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
tomorrow…there is more…
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
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