Last Days Believers - Two Systems (notes)

Last Days Believers - Two Systems

There are two systems in operation today:

1. The Kingdom of God
2. The world

We Are:

• Part of the Kingdom of God and in the world.
• Not of this world.

Genesis 3

• Tells the story of how man gave up his position in the kingdom of authority and dominion.

What Is The World?

• The fallen system (kosmos) which means:

1. The material world. (Matt. 24:21)
2. Humanity. (Matt. 5:14)
3. Human societies, cultures, the world system. (Matt. 16:26)
4. The system of the world that is independent from God. (Gal. 6:14)

In The Beginning we see two systems:

Before the fall everything was perfect.

Man Was

• A perfect man, husband and his wife was perfect. They had a perfect marriage and lived life to the full.
• In a perfect environment and all creation was in harmony with him because he was given dominion over creation.

Then Man Fell

The world came under the dominion of the Devil.

Sickness, hunger, toil, sadness, loneliness, sorrow and death all followed the fall of man.

Proverbs 10:22

The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, and He adds no trouble (painful toil) to it.

The World

Is based on survival.

Painful toil.

Eating by the sweat of our brow.

When We Live

• Under the blessing of God we enjoy life. We have abundant life. We do not lack any good thing. We have dominion over the kingdom of darkness and over the world.

Jesus Dethroned Satan when He died and rose from the dead.

We Can

• Live in this world but not be a part of it.
• Live in this world but under the blessing of God.

We Can

• Live in painful toil or under the umbrella of God’s blessing.
• Be a channel of God’s blessing or a part of painfully working to try to make ends meet.

Galatians 3:13-14

• Says that Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us.
• He redeemed us in order that the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.

How Can We Live

• Under the blessing Jesus has provided for us?

1. Accept Jesus into our lives. (Rom. 10:9-10)
2. Read the contract (The Word of God) and study it, meditate on it, obey it & speak it. (Joshua 1:8)

John 10:10

• Jesus said, the thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.

Matthew 6:9-13

• Gives believers the formula for praying in the blessing of the Kingdom everyday in our lives.

How Do I Know

• If I am living under the blessing of the Kingdom of God?

1. God’s favor will be upon me.
2. God’s power will operate in my life.
3. God will anoint me to do the job He has given me to do.
4. The world will see the blessing of the Lord upon my life.