Choose You This Day - The Kingdom of God According to the Watch Tower OR According to the BIBLE!

  The Kingdom of God  According to the WT

Jehovah's Witnesses believe that God's Kingdom is a literal government in heaven, ruled by Jesus Christ and 144,000 "spirit-anointed" Christians drawn from the earth, which they associate with Jesus' reference to a "new covenant." (A Royal Priesthood to Benefit all Mankind, The Watchtower, January 15, 2012 pages 26-30 and Hoekema, Anthony A. (1963). The Four Major Cults. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans page 291. ISBN 0-8028-3117-6.)

The Kingdom is viewed as the means by which God will accomplish his original purpose for the earth, transforming it into a paradise without sickness or death (Millions Now Living Will Never Die, download a free copy here.). It is said to have been the focal point of Jesus' ministry on earth (God's Kingdom Earth's New Rulership, The Watchtower, October 15, 2000, page 10.) They believe the Kingdom was established in heaven in 1914, (Hoekema, page 298) and that Jehovah's Witnesses serve as representatives of the Kingdom on earth (Daniels Prophetic Days and Our Faith, The Watchtower, November 1, 1993, pages 8-9.)

The Kingdom of God According to the Bible

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The Gospel of the Kingdom of God is the good-news message of repentance, redemption, and restoration offered by God to all who will receive Christ. Those who accept this offer become part of His eternal Kingdom (John 1:12). Those who choose to remain in their sin cannot be a part of this Kingdom. (1 Cor. 6:9-10) Although grace makes this offer available to anyone who will receive it, Jesus warned that it would be very difficult to enter His Kingdom and few would do so (Matt. 7:14)

The Gospel of the Kingdom of God is the news that there is freedom from our slavery to sin if we will repent and turn to God (Rom 6:18-19). Our Redeemer has come, but it is difficult to enter God’s Kingdom, not because God requires impossible standards for us, but because we do not want to repent and change. We tend to love the darkness more than the Light (John 3:19). Many would rather cling to their old sinful identities than allow Jesus to create them anew (2 Cor. 5:17).

Those who receive the Gospel of the Kingdom of God become citizens of heaven and are freed from bondage to this world (Gal. 4:3-9).  2 Cor. 5:20 refers to God’s children as “ambassadors” for our heavenly Father. Just as an earthly foreign ambassador retains his national identity when representing his country in another, the spiritual ambassadors of God’s Kingdom owe their allegiance to God even as they reside in this world. We must follow our heavenly Father’s code of conduct while sojourners on earth. We need not conform to this world’s habits, values, and lifestyle, because this is not our home (Rom. 12:1).

Jesus said, "Until God calls us home, we are not to live for ourselves or according to this world’s value system. Those who have been bought by the blood of Jesus have been given the right to live according to God’s value system. Citizens of the Kingdom of God live here on assignment from our Father the King. Living with a Kingdom mindset empowers us to make wiser decisions as we invest our lives in furthering the gospel of the kingdom.

Choose You This Day Whom You Will Follow--THE BIBLE or The Watch Tower.

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See My Blog, The Gospel of the Bible Explained here.