Sin has also introduced into the world the activity of Satan who has been granted, by the surrender of our first parents, a certain sway
over the kingdoms of this world, especially over those who, wittingly or unwittingly, grant him entrance into their lives.
Note: I know that for those of us who long for a day when a new generation of Christ - followers rise up together to pledge allegiance to the Kingdom of God
over any kingdoms of this world, a move like this is frustrating.
Humble yourself under the mighty hand of God and He will exalt you in due time = every thing is His will, He rules
over the kingdom of man.
Just like Hades who ruled
over the kingdom of shadows, the new centipede dwells among an extraordinary number of pallid cavernicolous animals, some known to science and many yet to be discovered.
A twisted jester has cast an evil spell
over the kingdom of Trodain, turning the king into a troll, the princess into a horse and sealing Castle Trodain within enchanted vines!
In Zelda's Adventure, Ganon has kidnapped Link and stolen the seven celestial signs taking
over the kingdom of Tolemac.
For now, however, in the throes of youth, hedonism and fame, Basquiat asserts his sovereignty: the undisputed ruler of all he surveyed, presiding
over a kingdom of «multiflavors».
Not exact matches
The finance minister
of Saudi Arabia has sought to reassure investors that the
kingdom is a secure place to invest following a crackdown on corruption in the country that saw individuals imprisoned and assets handed
over to the government.
In one
of the game's first few
kingdoms, I was taking
over Bullet Bills and navigating all sorts
of places I couldn't go with just Mario.
That stems in part from the presence in our brains
of a well - developed frontal lobe, an evolutionary advantage we hold
over the rest
of the animal
kingdom.
After all, by engaging in these reductions, the
kingdom is ceding market share to the likes
of Iran, Iraq, and U.S. shale producers, who have recently ramped up exports to record levels
of over 2 million barrels per day.
The first game to become a runaway success was
Kingdoms of Camelot [distributed
over Facebook].
Saudi Arabia
over the weekend saw the arrests
of leading government officials and business figures, as well as increased tension with the
kingdom's rival Iran.
Following the announcement, crude oil immediately spiked 2.5 percent
over uncertainty
of how this might affect the Middle Eastern
kingdom's position on keeping oil production at current levels.
No other country on Earth can boast what they have achieved; either
over long or short time spans, through good times and adverse, war and prosperity, no other empire,
kingdom or republic has been able to match their level
of industrious activity or ingenuity.
It remained unclear to what extent Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman — seen as the de facto ruler
of the country — was using the probe as a political tool to increase his control
over the
kingdom, while he continues to pursue a radical economic reform program.
Because
of Saudi Arabia's status as a regional political leader and an exporter
of over 15 percent
of the world's oil, the country's Gulf neighbors — Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates — tend to fall in line with the
kingdom's geopolitical arguments.
we as believers have a commission: Then Jesus called together the Twelve [apostles] and gave them power and authority
over all demons, and to cure diseases, And He sent them out to announce and preach the
kingdom of God and to bring healing.
There is a Word
of God about Jesus - the descendant / offspring
of King David that we should know: 2 Samuel 7:12 - 14 (NIV) 12 When your days are
over and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood, and I will establish his
kingdom.
«To these He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them
over a period
of FORTY DAYS and speaking
of the things concerning the
kingdom of God.»
When the
kingdom of heaven came to earth, he would be judge
over all.
Those who will not serve two masters, Those who will choose
kingdom over tribe, Those who are not ashamed
of the gospel, Those who will speak up for those who can not speak for themselves,
ian... not sure which part you wanted me to reply on, but I will take issue with yr point about homosexuality being a threat to human existence.I'm no expert on the subject, but I think we cd safely assume that the phenomena has been with us since our ancestors came out
of the trees... we're now
over six billion and growing at an alarming rate.Not sure where you might find the data on this supposed threat to going forth and multiplying.BTW, I have read that homosexual behaviour is observable in the animal
kingdom, but I wd need to do some work to reference a credible study.
We want churches that emphasize an allegiance to the
kingdom of God
over an allegiance to a single political party or a single nation.
The Lord God will give him the throne
of his father David, and he will reign
over Jacob's descendants forever; his
kingdom will never end.»
there was a period
of comparative peace; and the northern
kingdom, under its king, Jeroboam II, was enjoying the unwonted luxuries
of military superiority
over its immediate neighbours and
of commercial prosperity.
No human hands (he means) prepare the weapon by which the power
of evil in the world will ultimately be overthrown: it is the act
of God alone, whose
kingdom will then be effective
over all creation.
If my
kingdom were
of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered
over to the Jews.
We meet David, a mere shepherd boy who brings down the mighty Goliath with a single pebble, and who later rules
over a petty
kingdom the size
of Yellowstone National Park.
HUNDREDS
of prophecies precisely fulfilled... attesting to the divine / godly nature
of the Bible... including the fall
of Jerusalem, Solomon's
kingdom, the scattering
of the Jews abroad, the formation
of the nation
of Israel in 1948, the Babylonian exile, the rebuilding
of Jerusalem, the falling again
of Jerusalem in 90AD... oh yeah... and
over 300 prophecies fulfilled EXACTLY by the life
of Jesus.
* worship God, whose will is and who has always yearned for us to...... be free and independent;... think;... be curious;... be intelligent and wise;... value knowledge
over ignorance and compassion
over knowledge;... be creative;... grow and mature;... live long healthy satisfying lives;... live non-violently without vengeance;... be generous;... be hospitable;... be compassionate;... do no harm;... heal and rehabilitate and restore;... forgive and reconcile and include all and have all participate;... be good stewards
of all resources;... live here and now as one family;... live in a loving intimate relationship with God;... be transformed through resurrection; and... be the
kingdom of God.
The fall
of Jerusalem, the scattering
of the Jews, the reformation
of the nation
of Israel in 1948, the
kingdom of Solomon, the Babylonian exile, the rebuilding
of Jerusalem, another destruction
of Jerusalem in 90AD... oh yeah... and
over 300 prophecies PRECISELY fulfilled by the life
of Jesus.
Groups or guilds
of prophets are attested
over the whole range
of the history
of the
kingdoms from the time
of Saul in the eleventh century B.C. until the fall
of Jerusalem in the early sixth century B.C. Nor is there any question that these associated professional prophets were related to the cultus and / or the court and regularly discharged certain cultic professional duties.
Following the third national vote in just
over two years, Jo Swinney looks at what nationalism might mean for citizens
of the
kingdom of heaven More
Central to Boyd's thesis is the contrast between the «power -
over» approach
of worldly
kingdoms and the «power - under» (servant - like) approach
of Jesus Christ and his followers.
David Bentley Hart's reflections on the «ingenious ways» in which Christians
over the centuries have sought to get around «the plain meaning
of Christ's words» about wealth as an impediment to entering the
kingdom of God brought to mind the old story
of Angus the Scotsman.
Paul thanked God for personal victory
over sin, (Romans 7:25) for the church's victory in the proclamation
of its faith «throughout the whole world,» (Romans 1:8) for the lives
of faithful Christians, (Philippians 1:3; I Thessalonians 1:2 - 8) and for deliverance «out
of the power
of darkness» into «the
kingdom of the Son
of his love.»
A man
of noble birth, representing the power
of Rome, endowed with authority
over life and death, confronted by a barbarous colonial
of no name or estate, a slave
of the empire, beaten, robed in purple, crowned with thorns, insanely invoking an otherworldly
kingdom and some esoteric truth, unaware
of either his absurdity or his judge's eminence.
This sort
of thing makes me so sad... and yet we are told
over and
over by megachurch pastors that this is what must be done to «grow your church» so it can be more «effective for the
kingdom of God.»
Over thousands
of years the vikings intermarried with other members
of other tribes as the ruling aristocracy
of many
kingdoms.
H. Richard Niebuhr taught us in The
Kingdom of God in America that the triune themes
of the sovereignty
of God
over the whole world, the reign
of Christ in the heart and the expectation
of a Coming
Kingdom in and beyond time were all embedded in the term «
kingdom of God,» and that these themes were decisive in the way Christian theology and ethics provided — with differing accents in different periods — a spiritual and moral rudder for American civilization, from its founding through the industrial era.
When the celebration is
over, they will still be part
of the
kingdom.
The biblical message
of the
kingdom is eschatological in orientation, for it proclaims God's ultimate lordship
over creation, which lordship has already broken into history in the appearance
of Jesus.
«While all the versions
of the
kingdom of the world acquire and exercise power
over others, the
kingdom of God, incarnated and modeled in the person
of Jesus Christ, advances only by exercising power under others.
He understands the
kingdom of God as the glory
of the Trinity demonstrated in God's rulership
over creation.
A society made
over by totalitarian edict, as in much
of the life under communism today, would not be the
kingdom of God.
In the name
of the one who taught us not to lord
over others but rather to serve them (Matt 20:25 - 28), the church often lorded
over others with a vengeance as ruthless as any version
of the
kingdom of the world ever has.
They shall make you eat grass like oxen; and seven times shall pass
over you, until you know that the Most High rules in the
kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He chooses.»
Both were tempted by the «devil» at the beginning
of their ministry: To Buddha, he said: «Go not forth to adopt a religious life but return to your
kingdom, and in seven days you shall become emperor
of the world, riding
over the four continents.»
Those who would seek the
kingdom of God must renounce their anxiety
over earthly goods and trust in God (Matt.