The Kingdom of God (3)

"Who … hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son." Col. 1:13 In two articles, in the November 15 and December 1, 2000 issues of the Standard Bearer, I introduced the great subject of the kingdom of God. The first article established that "the kingdom of God that is central in the gospel of the Scriptures is God's reign of grace by the Spirit and Word of the incarnate, crucified, and risen Son of God." It is "God's reign of grace in Christ," in distinction from God's rule over all...