Posts made in March, 2008

Violence in the Kingdom

Posted on Mar 1, 2008 in Blog | 142 comments

“And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.” (Matthew 11:12) When John the Baptist first began to preach that the kingdom of heaven was at hand (Matthew 3:1), he issued a strong call for repentance and then immediately encountered resistance from the nation’s religious leaders, whom he called a “generation of vipers.” Jesus came soon afterward, preaching the same message (Matthew 4:17), and although many followed Him, He also quickly encountered opposition. In fact, it wasn’t...