STUDY GUIDE FOR 102 IS THE KINGDOM OF GOD DESTINED FOR VICTORY OR DEFEAT?

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1 STUDY GUIDE FOR 102 IS THE KINGDOM OF GOD DESTINED FOR VICTORY OR DEFEAT? This Study Guide is to be used with the 102 Report found on freebible-study-lessons.com. Read through the above report and answer the following questions. Before we start looking at this report, let us define what the Kingdom of God is. A kingdom is a place where a place where a king reigns or has the right to reign. In asking what the Kingdom of God is we have to find out where God reigns and where He has the right to reign. Some limit the Kingdom of God to the spiritual realm, to the future, or both. [We should note that Scripture uses the terms Kingdom of God and Kingdom of Heaven synonymously. They are referring to the same thing.] First, the Kingdom of God is not a physical location. You will never be able to book a trip with a travel agent to visit the Kingdom of God. This means that no physical nation has a claim on being the Kingdom of God. [Luke 4:43; 6:20; 17:20-21; John 3:3-5; Acts 14:22; Rom. 14:17; 1 Cor. 6:9; 15:50; Gal. 5:21] Second, the Kingdom of God came when Jesus rose from the dead and the Holy Spirit descended on the Day of Pentecost. [Mark 1:14-15; 9:1; 14:25; 15:43; Luke 9:27; 22:16-18] Third, everyone who has accepted Jesus as Lord and Saviour is living in the Kingdom of God now. The Kingdom of God is the rule of Christ in the lives of believers. [Matt. 19:24; 21:31; Mark 4:11; 10:14; 12:34; Luke 9:62; 17:20-21; Acts 8:12; 14:22; 28:23; 1 Cor. 6:9; 2 Thess. 1:5] Fourth, the kingdom of God in the lives of believers will make a change in the physical world. The Kingdom of God comes into physical view in this world as Christians live and enforce the ways of God in this world. [Gen. 1:26; Luke 9:2; 10:9-11; 11:20; 1 Cor. 4:20] 1 Fifth, God is God of all; therefore, there is no aspect of life - physical, mental, or spiritual - that is to be outside of the Kingdom of God, i.e. the rule of Christ. There is no neutral zone. We are either fighting for the Kingdom of God or against it in every area of life. [Gen. 14:22; Ex. 19:5;

2 2 Josh. 3:11; Ps. 72:8; Matt. 28:19; Acts 10:36] 1. A kingdom is a place where a place where a reigns or has the right to reign. 2. The Kingdom of God is not a location. 3. The Kingdom of God came when Jesus rose from the and the Holy Spirit descended on the Day of Pentecost. 4. The Kingdom of God is the of Christ in the lives of believers. 5. The kingdom of God in the lives of believers will make a in the physical world. 6. God is God of all; therefore, there is aspect of life - physical, mental, or spiritual - that is to be outside of the Kingdom of God. 7. What does Matt. 16:18 teach us about the Kingdom of God? 8. Who is the last enemy to be defeated before the Second Coming? 9. How does Jesus reign now? The fact that Jesus can deliver the Kingdom to the Father shows that He has possession of it now. You cannot give something you do not have. 10. How do we overcome the world? 11. Would evangelism be easier if we really believed in the victory of the church on earth? 12. Man is a created living in a

3 body What is the only way to separate our spirit and our body? 14. The Kingdom of God flows from the spiritual to change to. 15. How much did Adam lose? 16. How much did Christ win back? 17. Should we be praying for Jesus to rescue us or should we be working, through the power of the Holy Spirit, to work to the victory of Christ into our lives and our world? 18. Does God appreciate whining and complaining? 19. If we don t believe God can/will win, we have committed the sin of. 20. Does God hold Christians responsible for defeating evil in this world? Conservative Christianity faced six major attacks in the 1800 s and early 1900,s. 1. The theory of evolution attacked the six 24-hour day creation model. Compromise with evolution undermined the authority of the Word of God. 2. The divine inspiration of the Scripture was attacked. 3. Dispensationalism was developed to divert Christians away from a victorious view of Christ s work in His people and on the earth. It became a popular Biblical way to deny responsibility for the condition of the earth. 4. Physiological theories were developed to present an unbiblical view of man and man s problems. Secular professionals began to take over the minister s role of counseling. Society was seen as sick instead of sinful. People were treated as mentally ill instead of sinful people in

4 4 need of repentance. 5. The cultic groups of Mormonism and Jehovah s Witnesses started at this time as counterfeit Christianity. 6. Marxism and communism began as an alternative to Christianity. For the most part Christians failed the test of these attacks and we are reaping the result in our world today. Christians need to get back to the basics and reaffirm a Godly view of the above. The success of social action against abortion, homosexuality, and other evils is limited by our foundation. Are we firmly committed to a truly Christian world-view [do we even know what such a world view is?] or are we compromised ourselves? 21. How many major attacks did Christianity face in the 1800 s and early 1900 s? 22. Were Christians generally successful in meeting these attacks? 23. What limits our success against social evil? 24. What is our only hope against the forces of evil? 25. Who has captured many powerful areas of life? 26. When we stand on the Word of God, living our lives in obedience to it, Who fights for us? Can He lose? 27. Should we see places of great sin as reasons for depression and discouragement or as opportunities for God to work miracles? 28. We must have a vision. 29. The Kingdom of God grows from generation to generation. We need to have muliti-generational thinking. We need to stop living for the moment. We need to be willing to make sacrifices in our lives for

5 5 the benefit of those who will come after us. In many ways we are benefiting from the sacrifice of those who have gone before us. Humanism has come in and squandered our inheritance. Dispensationalism has changed our vision from working for the future to living for the moment and hoping Jesus will return immediately to rescue us from our bad choices. Not going to happen. Jesus is going to return but not until His church is victorious. 30. Only through the grace and working of the is any victory possible. 31. in every area of life will come only as more and more people come to acknowledge Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. 32. As people live their lives according to the, society will change. 33. Can a minority force their will on an unwilling majority? The only way a minority can force their way on a majority is by brute force. It involves murder, injustice, cruel force. Even then, if the majority remains in rebellion they will eventually fail. 34. The Christians wins by. 35. Our program for Christian victory must including. 36. The present of the Kingdom of God needs to be taught. 37. The Kingdom of God must set the. 38. We will give an to God for our actions in this present world. 39. Our children and their children will reap the rewards or else they will suffer the pain of our.

6 6 ANSWER KEY FOR 102 IS THE KINGDOM OF GOD DESTINED FOR VICTORY OR DEFEAT? 1. king 2. physical 3. dead 4. rule 5. change 6. no 7. This shows Satan and his followers in an extremely defensive position. The church has reclaimed, through Christ, all the ground given to Satan by Adam and is storming the very gates of Hades - which are about to give way. 8. death 9. through His people 10. through faith in Christ 11. Yes 12. spirit, physical 13. physical death 14. physical 15. All 16. All 17. we should be working, through the power of the Holy Spirit, to work to the victory of Christ into our lives and our world 18. No 19. unbelief 20. Yes No 23. our foundation 24. the Word of God 25. the humanists 26. God, no 27. opportunities for God to work 28. long-term 29. visible 30. Holy Spirit 31. Change 32. Word of God 36. reality 33. No 37. example 34. serving 38. account 35. teaching 39. decision