THIS REVELATION IS NOT FOR EVERYONE

   The majority of the Jews who accepted that Jesus was the prophetic king, did not understand the plan of liberation that the Messiah was proposing. They believed that he was going to lead a revolt so great that he could free his people from the Roman yoke (Lk.9.11).

  

   On another occasion they were more direct when they asked him when the Kingdom of God would come, to which he replied that he was already among them (Lk.17: 20-21) growing like the seed of a tree (Mt.13, 31-32) , that they could strive to enter (Lc.16.16) and participate in it (Ap.1.9), because according to their capacities (Mt.25.14-15) they could collaborate (1-Co.3.9) in the service and consolidation of the "new regime of the Spirit "(Ro.7.6) to proclaim with deeds the virtues of this sublime government (1-P.2.9).

   In effect, the people who participate in this project know that, even though they live in the midst of the "children of disobedience" (Eph.2.1-3), they are exhorted to make commitments of association only with the people of God (2-Co). .6.14-18), "so that there is no disagreement in the body, but that the members all care for one another. So if a member suffers, all the members grieve with him, and if a member receives honor, all members with him rejoice "..." so that we are no longer fluctuating children, carried by every wind of doctrine, by the stratagem of men who, to deceive, use the trickery of error with cleverness, but by following the truth in love, let us grow in ALL in that which is the head, that is, Christ, from whom the whole body, well concerted and united with each other for all the joints that help each other, according to the activity of each member, he receives his growth to be built up in love "(1-Co.12.25-26; Eph.4.14-16).

  

   

PERFECT LAW

There are laws that produce wrath, curse, and death (Ro.4.15; 7.5; Gal.3: 10), but the law of Christ (Gal.6.2), directly related to solidarity and mutual help among brothers, is also called law of freedom (2-Co.3.17), but not debauchery (R.6.15). "But he who looks intently at the perfect law, that of freedom, and perseveres in it, not being a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, he will be blessed in what he does. (...) Thus speak, and so do, as those who are to be judged by the law of freedom. For judgment without mercy will be done to him who does no mercy; and mercy triumphs over judgment. My brethren, what will it profit if anyone says he has faith, and has no works? Can faith save him? And if a brother or a sister are naked, and have need of daily maintenance, and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, warm yourselves and be satisfied, but do not give them the things that are necessary for the body. take advantage of? So also faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself. But some will say: You have faith, and I have works. Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. You believe that God is one; good you do The demons also believe, and tremble. But do you want to know, vain man, that faith without works is dead? (James 1:25, 2: 12-20). But, TAKE CARE:

Let us not deceive ourselves or let others do it. Here he implicitly refers to availing of all the resources that the Savior puts within our reach to lessen the suffering of our brothers and to improve our condition of life in all aspects. For even a glass of water which we give to the brethren who need it will be without reward (Mr.9.41), because we will take on the commandment of equality as principle (2-Co.8.13-15), but never as the "Funnel Law "Of those who parasitize within the Body of Christ (Mt.13.36-43). For this very reason, we should not patronize the attitude of those who walk disorderly and become burdensome to others (2 Thessalonians 3: 7-13). It is a question, then, that the true members of the Body of Christ should be integrated according to the reality of human life in order to extol the name of King Jesus and the gospel of his kingdom.  

TOGETHER BUT NOT MIXED

If the saints are going to rule the world, what prevents them from now on starting with the smallest thing, such as a social action committee, a communal action board, etc.etc? What must be very clear from the outset is that no Christian or group of them should be affiliated with political parties, unless they themselves constitute it authentically. But the question arises: What is a truly Christian party or group?

It should be clarified that belonging to a political party means loyalty to it; then the Word of God or the common good pass into the background or are looked upon only as tools to exalt the party. The party, then, becomes an idol to whom honor and tribute are to be given, and we know that idols are puppets of the adversary prince under whose dominion the whole world lies (Jn.5.19, Eph.2: 1-3).

To be a genuinely Christian party, association, or group, you must be able to declare honestly: "Yours (of God) is the kingdom (government sovereignty), power and glory (recognition, merit, praise)" ( Mt. 6. 13) And for this to be true, they must, within these instances, always constitute a majority and act in a unanimous block so that their decisions are previously defined, without allowing in the analysis of the same to intervene unbelievers, because they ignore or are inconsistent with the Word of the Kingdom.

Once in the exercise of their functions, without losing their identity and autonomy, "having favor with all people" (Acts 2:47), they will be able to "obey God rather than men" (Acts 5:29) and be part of the fulfillment of the promise that in Christ all nations would be blessed (Galatians 3: 8) because they will seek good for all, but especially for those of the family of faith (Galatians 6:10).

RICH AND POOR IN THE CHURCH

   "A rich man will hardly enter the kingdom of God" (Mt.19.23-24); However, speaking of those who said these words, the apostle Paul said that "for your sakes he became poor, being rich, so that by his poverty you might be made rich" (2 Co.8: 9). Our Savior therefore wants us to be rich "so that we may conduct ourselves honestly to those from without, and we need nothing" (1 Thessalonians 4:12); it is more, "that we may share with him that is in need" (Eph.4.28).

   What is condemned in the Holy Scriptures is the attitude of the indolent bourgeoisie of those who think that with money you can buy absolutely everything. To them it is said to them: "For thou sayest, I am rich, and I have grown rich, and have need of nothing; and you do not know that you are a wretched, miserable, poor, blind and naked. Therefore I advise you to buy of me gold refined by fire, that you may be rich, and white robes to dress, and that the shame of your nakedness should not be discovered; and anoint your eyes with eye drops, that you may see. I rebuke and punish all whom I love; be zealous therefore, and repent. (Rev.3.17-19).

   There is a principle of socio-economic equality in the Kingdom of God (existing among us in its present stage of development) that can fulfill the expectations of social justice among God's people. This doctrinal principle is clearly stated in 2 Co.8: 13-15: "For I do not say this so that there may be some slackness for others, and for you narrowness, but that in this time, with equality, your abundance supply the shortage of them , so that the abundance of them may supply your need, so that there may be equality, as it is written: He who gathered much, had no more, and he that had little, had not less.

   With this, our Creator Father wants us to have sufficient food for all in his "house", which we are (Mal.3.10; He.3.6), and not only for those who serve. This food not only translates into money or food but into all the common good we need as human beings. Christians who are accountable to Christ's judgment (Ro.14.10; 2 Co.5.10) must be responsible for managing the talents that were given to us, trying not to be conniving with anyone in the world. indecent or inappropriate handling of them, since we should not be accomplices of the darkness or participate in other people's sins (Eph. 5: 1, 1-Ti.5.22).

WHAT WE NEED

   Many interpretations have been given to the meaning of Israel's history, the work of Jesus Christ, and the writings of the New Covenant or Testament. Yet there is a general consensus that the Bible constitutes the written revelation of the Supreme and Personal God, and that what goes against it is against the Truth.

    But just as the tree is known by its fruits (Lk.6, 43-44), so also the good or bad of each of these interpretations, which have generated the creation of so many different sects or groups, can be evaluated by the benefits through which humanity can be liberated from suffering and injustice, not only on an individual but collective level, something that can produce a dignified and abundant life now, and ensure a happy destiny even after physical death.

   That positive approach undoubtedly falls upon the conception of the Kingdom of God as a plan of integral salvation in which individuals, after genuine repentance, are actually integrated with other believers to develop the principles of this "new regime of the Spirit" ( Ro.7.6), thus becoming true "members of the Body of Christ" (Ephesians 4: 15-16) so that with an undead faith they can overcome the world of indifference and lack of love that slowly kills life and longings of millions of "ill-treated" (Heb.3: 3) who expect not only the compassionate hand of a "good Samaritan" but also that they themselves can become organized agents of blessings (2 Co.1.20; 21), with which our King Savior wants to fulfill our hopes for justice and dignity.

     

GOBERNMENT EN THE CHURCH

The government in the Church is theocratic, but of a communitarian nature, not national. The Church itself constitutes a nation (1P.2.9) but it is convenient to emphasize that the people of God, whose leader or head of government is Jesus Christ (Eph.17-23), is not co-ruler with any state authority, because "no servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will esteem the one and despise the other "(Lc.16.13); therefore, "give unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's" (Lk.20.25); that is, the Church is autonomous.

   However; in a correct biblical procedure, the divine government within a community of believers is exercised by a group of faithful who qualify for it (1: 3, 1-8, Tit.1: 5-9). These men are called acolytes, bishops, pastors or elders (who in the beginning had the same meaning) and who were collectively referred to as a "presbytery" (1 Ti.4.14).

   In apostolic times some of these elders or pastors were always appointed to constitute the presbytery of each local congregation or church, and now there is no reason for it to be different. This does not rule out that there may be in any congregation a legal representative authorized by the same presbytery.

   It is not biblical for a single person to exercise all authority in a Christian community or congregation. Dictatorships are not valid within the Kingdom of God, nor is any democratic process valid in which "carnal" believers (1Co.3.1-3) and much less ordinary or unbelieving people take part in administrative decisions of any truly Christian entity.

Leadership in organisms under the reign of our glorious King Savior is of too great importance, for these stewards of divine grace can have the great honor of having "given food to the sheep", or, on the contrary, that after having "struck his fellow servants" suffer the harsh punishment of the hypocrites (Mt.24: 45-51).  

REALITY AND COMMON GOOD

After studying serenely and impartially the theme of the Kingdom of God, it is not difficult to conclude that this government was in force in our midst, in the understanding that was transferred from Israel to the Church and will have with the return of the Savior his full And glorious consolidation.

   This is accepted by most who read the Bible to inquire about the Creator's plans for humanity. But there is another aspect to consider, without which everything would remain in the impossible of utopias.

   It is not something that we must invent, it has been within our eyes, only that sometimes it is necessary to wait for time to unfold the veil of our understanding.

   It is the principle according to which the people of God must really integrate themselves as true members of the Body of Christ, since it is not the particular truth of some individuals or groups that can unite us but human reality and the common good with it. That we can experience and demonstrate the virtues of the new regime of this government that offers us and gives abundant and eternal life from the very moment we decide to participate in it ...

   "So that we may no longer be wandering children, carried around by every wind of doctrine, by a stratagem of men who, in order to deceive, cunningly employ the wiles of error, but by following the truth in love, let us grow in everything that is the head , That is to say, Christ, of whom the whole body, well united and united by all the joints that help each other, according to the activity of each member, receives its growth to build itself up in love "(Eph.4.14- 16 See also 2-Co.6.14-18).

ARE YOU OUT OR INSIDE THE KINGDOM OF GOD?

   Are you near the Kingdom of God, or have you been transferred to Him? (Mr.12.34, Col.1.12-13). It is important not only to know the Door (Jn.10.9) but at least to have an idea of what it is like inside. Here is a "panoramic view":

   The divine kingdom or government was transferred from Israel to the followers of the Messiah (Mt.21.43; Lk.12.32) and is, like a tree (Mt.13.31-32), growing in our midst (Lk.17.21; Col.1.12 -13) so that through us (2-Co.1.20; He.13.21) His benefits (1-P.2.9) can be made evident from before his glorious fullness with the second personal manifestation of our King Savior in the Which will preliminarily depart from his kingdom to those who neither enter nor let in those who wish to do so; Likewise will happen with the infiltrates that openly or covertly served as a stumbling block and did iniquity (Mt.13.41).  

THE COLONIES OF THE KINGDOM

   Our Savior, as Lamb of God, made merits to be head of government in the divine plan of salvation or liberation for Humanity. Any human being, after sincere personal repentance, can become a member of the Body of Christ in order to give and receive benefits in his interaction with his fellow pilgrims (1-P 2, 11-12).

   The vocation of these communities, acting as colonies of the Kingdom of God, in search of an intimate and permanent relationship with the same Spirit of the Creator is the service to the other brothers; And since all these "colonies" have the same intentions the result is that in them there must be no "mistreatment" (He.13.3) or needy (Acts 4: 34-35).

   They recognize those who work in the administration of divine grace to perform well their functions, one of which is the equitable distribution (2.Co 8.13-15) of the material goods of these communities.

   For this reason they reject those who pretend selfishly, by means of trickery and sophistry, unjustly take possession of them or make improper use of them. They are mindful that they should not be accomplices of darkness (Eph.5.11) or participate in other people's sins (1Ti 5:22), because they already know the malice of the Adversary, and therefore do not give him place (2 Co.2.11 ; Eph.4.27).

   To denounce corruption and injustices in the kingdoms or governments of the world may be the product of rebellion; But within the people of God to rebuke conduct or conduct that goes against the principles of the Kingdom of the Messiah is an obligation, provided it is done under the parameters indicated in the Holy Scriptures (Mt. 18: 15-17).

   

VISION, PASSION AND DISCIPLINE

     The personal improvement seen from this approach is also a great way in which man can reach the sphere of the divine. And, just as from the conceptual or theoretical point of view, it is possible to achieve and achieve great goals in life, so God himself has set out from his Word, motivated by his immense love, to concretize his vision of salvation for humanity, Projecting his government into his own people, his devotees anywhere in the world.

  

   The sovereignty of this new regime with coverage in the communities of people who decide to accept and consolidate it is what is called the Kingdom of God.

   Our Savior wants his reign to be realized, to be evident to all at this stage of his development, similar to the growth of a tree (after having been transferred from Israel to his Church and before his future and glorious fullness).

  

   For this, it is necessary that his followers integrate with each other in an organized way, like the true members of his Body. For although the mere word is almost always "sweet to the palate," and the painful reality, it is through this (of reality), with which the people of God, "to proclaim the virtues of Him who called us Darkness to his marvelous light "(1-P.2.9).

   

    Our participation in the Kingdom, such as St. John's (Rev. 1: 9), must be active, for we must be THE CONTRIBUTORS of God (1Co.3.9), working for this great work (Col.4.11) "because all the promises Of God they are in him, and in him Amen, through us, to the glory of God "(2 Co.1.20).

   Our Savior wants us to have full and abundant lives (Jn.10.10). With "righteous deeds" (Rev. 19: 8) we will be "worthy of the Kingdom of God" (2 Thessalonians 1: 5) both now and in its fullness (Mt. 25:34). 

REAL BODY OF CHRIST

   The community of believers, that is, the Church, is named as the Body of Christ. Such an expression is not mere adornment. It points to the social dimension of salvation.

   Only by being part of this special people can a person prove and give character to his vocation to live under the sovereignty of King Jesus, because in submitting to his government or Kingdom he may, as an individual or community, "so that you may proclaim the virtues of that Who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light "(1-P.2.9-10), so that" ... by following the truth in love, let us grow in everything in him who is the head, that is, Christ, Body, well-arranged and united to each other by all the joints that help each other, according to the activity of each member, receives its growth to build itself up in love "(Eph.4: 15-16).

DAUGHTERS OF THE PROSTITUTE

      Through the streets of our cities an elegant but sinister lady with religious costumes walks around, telling a part of her lovers, perverse and unjust people, to enjoy life as best they can, no matter what is right or wrong what Do, since life is one, it says, and "dead the dog, finished chanda", as the popular saying goes; That God is very good to punish his children.

     To their other lovers, those who are just and noble, convince them to suffer with patience and resignation because after death they will enter a paradise where they will find relief to all their evils, that the important thing for now is that they accompany and honor their reputation.

      The sister of this seductive lady also has many lovers who sigh under the charm of their essences, listening to her sweet words with which they are lulled in the Chambers of Indolence. She tells them that they do not have to worry, that they are already saved, that they already have everything, that they are not guards of anyone, that there with their problems.

   These two flirtatious damsels are the favored daughters of the Apocalyptic Mother, the great prostitute who fornicated with kings, and these yielded to their caprices of dominion and power. One of his hobbies was to get drunk with the blood of his adversaries and dance to the screams of pain of those whom he tortured ... in the name of God.

WHO ARE AND WHERE ARE

    The verbs ser and estar have different meanings according to the "dictionary of Truth". A person is characterized as Christian by the evident obedience that professes to the biblical mandates, never to make born or to belong to a country or colectivity with the remoquete of "Christian".

   To groups of this kind (who are truly Christian) our King and Master invites "to look after salvation (Phil.2.12) so that they are organized in a position to achieve better standards of living for themselves and for those who are part of Their management.

   "These things are good and profitable to men, but avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions." This is a faithful saying, and in these things I would have you insist firmly, that those who believe in God may seek to engage in good works. , And arguments concerning the law, because they are vain and without profit "(Tit.3: 8-9).

CHURCH-STATE RELATIONSHIP

  The following is a summary of the biblical position on some of the most relevant issues in the Church / State relationship. One approach to this relationship leads us to consider politics from the Christian perspective. To do this it is necessary to clarify the term "policy" which, although complex in its implications, can be glimpsed in its most characteristic aspects.

This term refers to a reality in which all, consciously or not participate directly or indirectly. It is related to the search, exercise and distribution of power, understood as unifying factor of the community, necessary means for the realization of the Common Good. Policy designates the activity that concerns the administration and organization of the State as institutionalized public power.

  On the other hand, the Kingdom of God, whose human part is constituted by the Church, that is, the community of believers around the world, is singular and permanent, while the kingdoms of the world are temporal states.

  Those who are loyal to the Word of the Kingdom (Matt. 13:19) have celestial citizenship (Phil. 3: 20) but we also have citizenship in some of these kingdoms or temporal states of the world, citizenship that gives us duties to fulfill ("honor the king" 1-P.2.17-), so long as they do not go against the principles of the Kingdom of God. In the same way we also have rights to claim and exercise ("therefore for this you also pay the taxes" -Ro.13.6-).

  The non-implementation of our duties and rights places us in the condition, either of rebellious (1-S.15.23), or of prevaricators by omission (Mt.25.14-30). Those who receive the heavenly calling to partake of the divine nature (He.3.1, 2-P.1.4) are not to "serve two masters" (Lc.16.13), "for it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, Only you shall serve "(Luke 4: 8); So that it is better for us to "serve under the new regime of the Spirit" (Ro.7.6) "with joy thanking the Father who made us fit to share in the inheritance of the saints in light; Who has delivered us from the power of darkness, and brought us into the kingdom of his beloved Son "(Col. 12: 12-13).

  But for the Christian who, by ignorance or otherwise, is already immersed in a service that is not related to his status as "member of the Body of Christ" (Eph. 4: 14-16), the words of the Apostle Paul may be interesting when he says: "Every one in the state where he was called, let him abide therein. Were you called as a slave? Do not be careful; But also, if you can make yourself free, treat yourself more. For he who was called a slave in the Lord is a freedman of the Lord; Even he who was called being free, is a slave of Christ. You were bought for a price; Do not become slaves of men. "(1-Co.7.20-23).

  A different case is that of "carnal Christians" (1-Co.3.3), who with different self-justifications actually seek "their own, not that which is Christ Jesus" (Phil.2.21), "who only think of Earthly things "(Philippians 3: 18-20). They, too, like all of us, are free to choose whom to serve.

  Unbelievers and faithful Christians, we all "travel in the same boat", because as humanity we are part of this world that God so loves (Jn.3.16-17). The "world" that our Savior does not love is that state of affairs that is bound to a scale of values in which love, truth and justice are not primordial, and where those who participate in it oppose, openly or not To the lordship of a personal God with his plan of salvation.

  However, the Church-State relationship must be of mutual respect and collaboration without losing identity and autonomy because of concessions, alliances or any circumstance, especially if it is to the detriment of the divine government of the Church, which, at the head of Jesus Christ, King Savior, only has coverage in his holy nation, that is, the people set apart by God himself to announce and practice his will.

  

THE TEMPTATIONS OF JESUS

   Jesus Christ declared that he was sent to announce the good news of the Kingdom of God (Luke 4:33); And perhaps for this very reason was submitted by the Adversary to three terrible and emblematic temptations, even for the contemporary man.

   Turning stones into bread (Luke 4: 3-4) is the temptation of materialists who believe that religion is like opium that brutalizes and alienates people, and that, as a man of manners, man gradually Will improve with a good doctrine of human relations and methodical and progressive social coercion. But this vision of a paradise without God, failed. Today, even through genetic discoveries, it becomes clear that the human being, by nature, needs to have in his psyche a relationship with the Infinite.

   The second temptation, according to Mt.4. 5-7, is that of spiritualists who want to leave everything to the care of God without costing them the slightest effort. Such men are not only tempted by the Adversary, but themselves often manipulate this human weakness to take personal advantage of these "sheep and sheep wooly", who "promise freedom, and are themselves slaves of corruption "(2-P.2.19)

   The third temptation is that of those who through the administration of the government of the States see the enormous possibilities of acquiring wealth, power and prestige. It is an area so conducive to corruption that the Adversary proclaims his right to dominate it (Lc.4.6). The Messiah, instead of recriminating him with such a meaningful pretension, qualifies him as the "prince of this world", clarifying that they have nothing in common (Jn.14.30), but it is blunt in affirming that only the Supreme God need to worship and serve, because Of Him is the everlasting Kingdom, with all His glory and power (Mt.4.10; 6.13).

AS THE LIGHT OF DAWN

      Worthy to consider is that a parishioner, because of its social character, requires the association because it cannot develop or meet their needs, perform their duties, or exercise their rights. We can therefore speak of a natural right to association, which implies the ability to perform with other people, stably or occasionally, all kinds of activities for the common good, from recreational to professional, cultural, etc. But obviously, whoever has read 2-Co. 6.14-18 will conclude that to avoid "spiritual contamination" these associations should only take place among the very members of God's people (2Co.7.1).

     

    Let us not deceive ourselves or let ourselves be deceived by believing that in our congregations there is only need of prayer, chants and preaching. Being joyful, content with what we have (He.13.5) does not exempt us from the responsibility of helping the "smaller" or "mistreated" brothers (Mt.25.40; He.13.3).

  

   The justice of the Kingdom of God and the abundant life that our Savior wants for us does not refer only to our destiny after physical death. That is why St. Paul says: "... that ye may seek to have peace, and to minister in your affairs, and to work with your hands in the manner which we have commanded you, that ye may conduct yourselves honestly unto the strangers, and have no need of Nothing. "(1-Th. 4: 11-12)

   

   Then the question arises: Who does it? The answer is that "to him who knows how to do good, and does not do it, is a sin" (James 4:17). Furthermore, "let our people also learn to be engaged in good works for cases of necessity, so that they may not be without fruit" (Tit.3.14)

     Obviously, it will have to begin with simple things ("the light of the righteous is like the light of the dawn, WHICH GOES IN INCREASE ...") The same Teacher says that "if you can not even what is less, why Do you strive for the rest? "(Lk.12.26). They will then exercise within the congregations to implement plans, programs and projects that reflect a real and not imagined justice or ethics, and a true love and not just good intentions.

DIGNITY WITHOUT REBELDY

      At first glance Ro.13. 1-7 seems to indicate, as some erroneously assert, that God shares his reign with the governments of the world. But what does the Bible say? Luke 4: 5-8: "And the devil took him up into a high mountain, and showed him in a moment all the kingdoms of the earth. And the devil said unto him, To thee will I give thee all this power, and the glory of them; Because it has been given to me, and to whom I will give it. If you worship me, you will all be yours. And Jesus answering said unto him, Depart from me, Satan: for it is written, The Lord thy God shall worship, and him only shalt thou serve. "; Jn.14.30: "I will not speak much with you any longer; For the prince of this world cometh, and he hath nothing in me. "

   Eph.2: 1-3: "And he gave you life, when you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you once walked after the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit Which now operates in the children of disobedience, among whom we also all once lived in the desires of our flesh, doing the will of the flesh and of the thoughts, and were by nature children of wrath, as well as the rest .

 "Then, why does he say that whoever opposes authority, what is established by God resists?

  

We know clearly that Peter and the other apostles were opposed by their disobedience to a certain order issued by the Government, and no one condemns them for it, making it clear that we must submit to a State so long as it does not go against the principles of the Kingdom of God , Simply because "it is necessary to obey God rather than men" (Acts 5:29)

   . Our Creator likes order, not confusion (1-Co.14.33, 40) and sets laws to the Universe. Just as he designed for man the gregarious instinct also provided him with the common sense of social organization. And as he allows, at least for the time being, the action of the Devil and his demons, of the unjust and wicked, it also allows kingdoms or governments to exist in the world, but he does not share his glory and sovereignty with them, New regimen of the Spirit "(Ro. 7: 6) is only for those who are willing to obey the Word of the Kingdom in all aspects and details of individual and collective daily living.

   It is in this context that we can understand that they are "servants of God," when we understand that "man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven" (Jn.3.27); Otherwise we would have to accept that governments such as Nero, Hitler, Lenin, etc., were established by God, and I do not think it can happen to anyone with sound judgment.

NOT TO SERVE TWO GENTLEMEN

   Every Christian, if we adhere to what the Bible says, is called to serve God exclusively, since "to God what is of God and to Caesar what is Caesar's," because "no servant can serve two masters ; For either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will esteem the one and despise the other. "; Therefore, "thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and SERVE HIM ONLY" (Mt.22.21, Lc.16.13; Mt.4.10).

  

   So the best and most important and most important thing is for us to be officials of the Kingdom of God, and NOT in other realms, even if they can fill us with riches, power and prestige (Mt.6.13). But how can we serve the Creator of the Universe?

  

   Our Eternal Father set up for mankind a master plan of salvation, and wishes his devotees to collaborate in the consolidation and effectiveness of this great work of liberation (1Co.3.9; Col.4.11). He wants to legislate about his own people through his "new regime of the Spirit" (Ro.7.6), and this community, created by him and for him, requires servants to design, promote and administer his grace through plans, plans And programs for the common good of its members, where love, equality (2-Co.8.13-15) and justice prevail, but never deceit and exploitation.

  

   For those who adhere to our Savior King, Jesus Christ (also called Yeshua in the Hebrew language), it is written: "Proclaim among your nations their glory, in all their peoples their wonders ... To make known to the sons of men their mighty deeds , And the glory of the magnificence of his kingdom "(Ps.96.3, 145.12, Mt.5.14-16).

      

BAD AND NEGLIGENT SERVANT

   Every Christian community has the right to benefit from the laws and services offered by the State with a view to consolidating the common good in organizations that are recognized and authorized by the Government to pay the corresponding taxes.

   Not to use these tools is synonymous with prevarication, since "he who knows how to do good, and does not do it, is sin" (James 4:17, Mt 25: 41-46). He would be like the servant of the parable who by fear or negligence hid his talent without any profit (MT.25.14-30).

   We must therefore organize ourselves as true members of the Body of Christ to claim such rights, and not expect to live, unfortunately, under governments that persecute, torture and kill devout Christians and fill our cemeteries with martyrs who have opened their arms to the Death but not life and freedom when they could.

WORMS OF THE HELL

   What a horrible nightmare! Little was left to give me a heart attack ...! I rose, sweating, trembling; I immediately knelt down to pray ... I dreamed that I attended, along with many other inhabitants of the great city, a heavenly trial in which a being in shining clothing, surrounded by many angels, was the Judge. I was able to recognize that He was the One who was, as two thousand years ago, tortured and crucified in Jerusalem in a voluntary sacrifice for the whole Humanity.

  

   Each of the people present stood before this venerable Being to receive approval or disapproval for their good or bad deeds done during their lives on Earth. When it was my turn, in the midst of the expectation of that crowd, this Judge addressed me, and unreservedly said to me: "Stand aside, I have nothing with you, doer of wickedness!" I felt as if the world were sinking under my feet, How terrible! I woke up terrified! During the month following this creepy dream I thought a lot about my behavior as a Christian.

  

   I am a baptized believer who regularly attends the temple, I pray, I read the Bible and I believe I fulfill all my ecclesiastical duties. I do not smoke, I do not get drunk, I do not fornicate, I do not ... and all the others do not. What's more, I exercise leadership where I congregate. So if that bad dream was a warning to me to correct something, what would that something be? I did a lot of meditation, until I thought I had found the answer.

  

   I have come to the conviction that God not only wants us NOT to do evil, but He wants us to DO GOOD that is within our reach. That while justice says that we do not do to others what we do not want for us, the love of God, which was poured out in our hearts, goes beyond that justice, saying that we do to others what we want for us. Failure to do so may produce in us such remorse as to be felt to be being eaten by the worms of hell (Mark 9:44).

  

   Christian spiritual love is much more than hugs, shallow prayers and good intentions. The Bible says, "So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, and especially to the family of the faith" (Galatians 6: 10). And boy, do we have opportunities! For, like the Apostle Paul, we can appeal to our rights of citizenship (Acts 22: 25-29) to claim the state (for which we pay taxes) the defense of our life, honor, property and other rights, as Well says the Constitution of this country.

  

   Christians are also part of the community of inhabitants of this country and if, as such, they organize themselves in pursuit of the common good, they will be able to receive from the state government sufficient economic resources for their purposes, without anyone having to divert them from ethical principles for those who biblically orient their lives.

  

   Then, as responsible Christians that someday we have to account for the talents that the Savior gave us to participate in His Work, we must know and make known these rights that assist us, to achieve, at least in part, to have abundant life That Jesus Christ wants for us, because "... to him who knows how to do good, and does not do it, is sin to him" (James 4:17).

A KING CLOWN?

   When in their martyrdom they were torturing Jesus, they made fun of him as if he were a "clown king." Nowadays they do not even talk about him as king, and those who do it do it only as a compliment or as an ornament. They do not take the king seriously, let alone his KINGDOM.

  

And worst of all, many go ahead to twist in people's understanding by making them think that it's just something after death, or that it's just something personal, emotional ...

  

 In this order of ideas, we have blocked the divine plan of salvation that consists not only of words and sentiments but in CONVERSION in active members of the Body of Christ, so that INTEGRATED under the doctrinal principles of His government (declared in His Word), we can To put in high the reaches of justice that can reach those who participate, not so much of fruitless religiosities, but of the effects of His sovereignty in us as a true nation created by the same God to announce the virtues of his government.

  

WE ARE BLESSED TO BLESS

    In the midst of the despair of a society overshadowed by violence, vice and poverty, and when we think that resignation is the best solution we must adopt, the vision of the fruits that has produced Through the ages, the martyrdom of the Savior of the world, Jesus Christ, whose effects have been reflected in the positive change and improvement of thousands upon thousands of individuals and entire peoples.

   

   That is when our hope resurfaces, especially when considering that the people of God, by its very nature and reason of being, is placed to safeguard the values of their faith, thus preventing immorality from causing the havoc we are seeing in this society.

  

   It is to be considered that Christians have before the State duties to fulfill and rights to enjoy, and one of these rights gives us the opportunity to create and / or participate in community organizations of common benefit, without having to give up our identity and autonomy ; On the contrary, we can extol the name and sovereignty of our King Savior.

  

   Therefore, brother and Christian friend, "Remember this, exhorting them before the Lord not to contend with words, which is of no avail, but for the perdition of the hearers." ... "For this is the will of God: that Doing well, shut up the ignorance of foolish men; As free, but not as those who have freedom as a pretext to do evil, but as servants of God. Honor everyone. Love the brothers. Fear God. Honor the king. "... in this case, the State. (2-Ti.2.14; 1-P.2.15-17).