He meant that God’s rule has come. As his ministry progressed Jesus taught his followers more about what this meant for their lives.

The core of Jesus' preaching is the kingdom of God. And the difficulty is for us to hear that term as 100 percent political and 100 percent religious. Not one, not the other. In the first century ...

As Christians, we know that our performance does nothing to earn merit or favor with God. We are loved and accepted by God ...

As we follow the teachings of Jesus and his disciples in the New Testament, we find God’s truth, we find Jesus teaching us God’s truth, and we discover what God’s ...

Often a child of God finds themselves faced with the task of explaining to someone just what the Church of Christ is.

The Gospel of Thomas also suggests that Jesus is aware of, and criticizing the views of the Kingdom of God as a time or a place that appear in the other gospels. Here Jesus says, "If those who ...

Jesus tells the parable of the lost sheep to show that the Kingdom of God is accessible to all, even those who were sinners or strayed from God’s path. He uses the example of a shepherd (God ...

Paul gives us a glimpse of the ultimate purpose of the mission of Jesus. It reminds us that history is moving toward a ...

Each year, on Feb. 2, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, is observed, marking 40 days after Christmas. This day ...