Good News for All Nations

Jesus proclaimed a unique political reality, the Kingdom of God, one that differs radically from the governments and ideologies of this present age . Jesus appeared in Galilee proclaiming the “ Kingdom of God ” – “ Repent, for the kingdom is at hand .” The Kingdom promised by God was arriving in Christ’s life and ministry. He is the Messiah and King of Israel who summons all men to turn from their wicked ways and submit to his lordship  while the door remains open .

The disciples of Jesus are the Heirs of Abraham, and the future possession of the full inheritance is guaranteed by the Gift of the Spirit . Israel’s possession of Canaan was an earlier stage in God’s redemptive plan, which always envisaged something larger than Israel and a small plot of land in the Middle East. With the arrival of the Messiah and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, the covenant promises found their fulfillment in the true “ Seed of Abraham ,” and therefore in his “ brethren ” and “ coheirs .”

Полнота, благодать и истина Божья заключены только в Слове, ставшем плотью, а именно в Иисусе из Назарета - (Иоанна 1:14-18). Евангелие от Иоанна начинается с изложения ключевых тем, которые раскрываются в основной части книги: Жизнь, Свет, Свидетельство, Истина и Благодать.  Иисус - свет миру, источник Благодати и Истины и единородный Сын Божий, пребывающий “ в недрах Отца ”. Пролог заканчивается утверждением, что Христос способен истолковать невидимого Бога, потому что он один видел Его.

Paul anchored all that God has done for us in the resurrection of Jesus, which also inaugurated the Messianic Age - Galatians 1:1-5. The source of Paul’s apostleship was the same God who raised His Son from the dead to “ deliver us from this evil age .” In his Letter to the Galatians , the Apostle responded to certain “ men from Jerusalem ” who were working as if the old era of the Law was still in effect, insisting that Gentiles must be circumcised and keep the Jewish calendar. They also questioned Paul’s apostolic authority.

Christ’s very human Death and bodily Resurrection are foundational and indispensable to the teachings of Jesus and the Apostles . The Apostle Paul discussed the future resurrection of believers in  2 Timothy in response to denials of this “ healthy teaching ” by false teachers. Faith in the promised resurrection is central to the hope of salvation taught by Jesus and his Apostles. This teaching is unquestionably reliable because it is based on the Death and Resurrection of Jesus .