Sunday, October 10, 2010

Reign in Life

One Spirit With The Lord
Yes, I know I write about it constantly. But only because I believe it is one of the foremost revelations regarding the New Birth that has been largely forgotten, swept under denominational carpets [and most non-denominational carpets, too!]
Why? Because it is such an empowering spiritual fact. Once we know that we are born of God [1 John 5:1-4] and that '...as He is, so also are we in this world' [1 John 4:17] we can fully enter into our place in the earth.
What is that place? An alternative, non-religious translation of the Greek word Ekklesia, the word commonly translated as church in the New Testament, is called out to govern.* It refers to the time of Greek city states, when citizens were called outside of the city to replace a corrupt government. They were, literally, called out to govern! They were not merely an assembly without purpose, some random crowd of people. They had a distinct purpose--to govern!
An aside...I love finding non-religious translations of Greek words! They're so UN-religious and capture the true meaning of the Scriptures as opposed to some white-washed, watered-down version of the meaning.
Paul was a scholar. I'm pretty sure he knew what he was writing.
What a glorious thought! Perhaps that is what the Holy Spirit was saying in these verses:

'In all wisdom and insight He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him with a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of times, that is, the summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens and things on the earth.' [Ephesians 1:8,9]
'For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, MUCH MORE those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will REIGN IN LIFE through the One, Jesus Christ.' [Romans 5:17]
'You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God; and they will reign upon the earth.' [Revelations 5:10]
Think about it. You're filled with God, the temple of the Holy Spirit, One Spirit With the Lord.

Reign in life!