We live in the presence of the future.
Does your life look as if you are living in the Kingdom? Two kingdoms are in conflict. The future Kingdom of God will emerge victorious when our King returns. Until then Paul tells us in his letter to the Ephesians ...
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
Do not be deceived. We do not battle against flesh and blood. Our warfare is spiritual. Sure we should confront those in error. Sure we should feed the poor. Sure we should have fun in our small groups. Whatever ... but it isn't about that. It's about boldly proclaiming the mystery of the gospel (Ep 6.19). If you are doing that, you will see two kingdoms collide and it will be warfare. If you find yourself fighting with someone, that is simply the enemy distracting you from what is really going on. If you find yourself weary from doing good works, that is simply the enemy distracting your from what is really going on.
We need Scripture but moreover we need power from on high to fight the good fight.
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