The King’s Heart: The Kingdom of God and Civil Government (1)
Our readings this month are from the book, The King’s Heart: The Kingdom of God and Civil Government. Today’s reading is from page 15:
“Paul and the early Christians proclaimed the advent of a new Empire. They insisted that a new and eternal King had taken His seat in the heavenly realm—above Caesar, and even above all gods and deities, men and nations. They declared that this King was calling all people to repent and profess loving allegiance to Him, and to seek the progress of His rule as their highest priority in life. And they showed by their lives of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit that they were not your typical citizen of the political regime maintained by Rome…The first Christians were indeed turning their world upside-down, because they understood, believed, lived, and proclaimed the Gospel of the Kingdom and the reality and inescapability of the Kingship of Jesus Christ.”
You can order The King’s Heart in book form or as a free PDF from The Ailbe Bookstore. This has been T. M. Moore.
