The Power of the Kingdom

[com7fy8]

So my questions that I would like to present for discussion is what power do you see in scripture that we seldom live out in the flesh? How can we live in that power? And why do we not see that the power of the revelation is just that, the power to reveal who Christ is and that the real power is greater?

I think of 1 Peter 3:4 >

"rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God." (1 Peter 3:4)

The "beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit" is "incorruptible"; so to me this means there is God's almighty power in His love's "gentle and quiet spirit" so this can not be corrupted by lusts or anger or other dominating and degrading things which are anti-love.

We live in this almighty power, then, by being gentle and quiet in God's love which has His own almighty power. And part of becoming this way is Philippians 2:13-16. And we submit to our Father, in order to receive His correction of our character so we become gentle and quiet in His love in our new nature.

And what does this have to do with revealing who Jesus is? Jesus is "gentle and lowly in heart" (Matthew 11:29); this is like to being gentle and quiet in God's love. And as we become more and more gentle and quiet like Jesus, we in ourselves experience how Jesus is, and so He is revealed to us by having us become like Him in us; and this is our example which can help to feed this to others, by means of the Holy Spirit > by ministering the grace of this on to others > 1 Peter 4:9-10.

 

[faroukfarouk]

One of the things that I keep coming back to when I study the power of the Kingdom and Love in general is that God leaves us without excuse.

Love in Scripture; big subject, right?

 

[razzelflabben]

Love in Scripture; big subject, right?

amen to that!

 

[faroukfarouk]

amen to that!

Faith also (Hebrews 11; John's First Epistle) is, like love and grace, a major key, right?

 

[razzelflabben]

Faith also (Hebrews 11; John's First Epistle) is, like love and grace, a major key, right?

In that the source of Love is God....yes, absolutely

 

[faroukfarouk]

In that the source of Love is God....yes, absolutely

Yes, John's First Epistle says: "We love Him, because He first loved us." (1 John 4.19)

 

[faroukfarouk]

I am putting the finishing touches on a study I am doing on the Power of Love (Biblical) or God's Love or the Kingdom any way you want to label it. What struck me is that so many people seek out the powers that Christ had in His ministry, powers like healing the flesh and such but fail to seek or understand all the power that is ours that is "greater" John 14:12.

They seem to not understand that the what some call the showy gifts, were in fact, the power of revelation, that is to say they were there to reveal to the world the truth of the Messiah. But, after Christ's ascension, came the Holy Spirit and all the power of the Kingdom that we have to live out the revelation in our lives on a daily basis.

So my questions that I would like to present for discussion is what power do you see in scripture that we seldom live out in the flesh? How can we live in that power? And why do we not see that the power of the revelation is just that, the power to reveal who Christ is and that the real power is greater?

PS: Wasn't there a song The Power of Love? I forget who by.

The Christian perspective is far deeper than the song's.

 

[razzelflabben]

PS: Wasn't there a song The Power of Love? I forget who by.

The Christian perspective is far deeper than the song's.

yeah they had the song in the back to the future series if I remember right.

 

[faroukfarouk]

yeah they had the song in the back to the future series if I remember right.

Didn't Celine Dion do a version, also?

 

[razzelflabben]

Didn't Celine Dion do a version, also?

maybe, I don't know

 

[faroukfarouk]

maybe, I don't know

I'll look it up...

 

[faroukfarouk]

@razzelflabben : Here it is:

 

[faroukfarouk]

...they had the song in the back to the future series if I remember right.

I don't remember that series.

 

[faroukfarouk]

Some series stand out in the mind; others just don't seem to, so much. For whatever reason...

 

[Dave-W]

PS: Wasn't there a song The Power of Love? I forget who by.

2 different songs by that name were popular in the 1980s.

Huey Lewis:

Air supply:

 

[Dave-W]

yeah they had the song in the back to the future series if I remember right.

I believe that was the Huey Lewis song.

 

[pepey05]

The Frankie Goes To Hollywood version is the most powerful lyrics. Especially if you see the video. It is all about Christmas Eve in Bethlehem. The Power of Love a force from above.......