Jesus said that preaching the kingdom of God was what he was sent to proclaim!
Luke 4:43 And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.
Paul with zeal followed in the footsteps of his lord and saviour Jesus and preached the kingdom of God everywhere he went!
Acts 1:3 To whom also he showed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:
Acts 19:8 And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.
Acts 28:23 And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.
Acts 28:31 Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.
Philip the evangelist preached the full good news message about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus the anointed one. In preaching about the name of Jesus, he would certainly have included all about why he had to die and be resurrected and that he was now the lord Messiah seat at the right hand of his God and his Father.
Are we not to obey the command that Jesus has given to all men and women who believe and trust in him?
Matthew 6:33 But seek you first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness;
Notice: I think that Act 28:31 is a great definition of what preaching the Good News - the Gospel is all about. It is what Jesus preached before his death and resurrection, it is what he preached after his death and resurrection. It is what his apostle Paul preached all the time. Paul preached the Kingdom of God and taught the things which concern the lord Jesus God's anointed one - the King of Israel, such as the meaning of his death and of his resurrection for all those who are led to believe and trust in him. The great hope that every believer should have is to look forward to co-ruling and co-inheriting all things with Jesus when he returns to take up his rule as God's vice-regent here on earth at Zion. We will co-inherit and co-rule with him as glorified immortal men and women and we shall look exactly like Jesus appears now. When we just mention the death and resurrection of Jesus we are only preaching half the good news message and leaving off the message he wanted broadcast all over the world.
It just blows me away that the good news message that provides real hope for the future that was all Jesus talked about, and preached is seldom a topic if at all in most churches in Christendom today... Amazing is it not that the very message that Jesus thought was vital to be preached to all the world isn't being preached by the very people who say they represent him... Amazing and a sad commentary on how far we have departed from what should be our main duty to carry out.
Those who are being brought to the anointed one Jesus need to hear first and foremost the message that he preached all the time, the message about the coming Kingdom of God; which he is going to rule over when he returns to take position seated on the throne of David at Jerusalem with all of us who will be glorified immortal men and woman assigned to various positions in the established Theocratic Government which Jesus will be at the head as King of kings and Lord of lords carrying out his Father's will and plan.
When that good news message is preached, the spirit of God goes with it to open the hearts of those who hear and draw them to the lord Jesus His anointed one.
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