Week 1 Concept of the Kingdom_LRF_001

CONCEPT OF THE KINGDOM
SOLOMON APPIAH
WEEK 1
APRIL 5, 2016

TABLE OF CONTENTS
• WHAT IS A STATE?
• WHAT IS A KINGDOM? – taking into account the KING,
TERRITORY, LORDSHIP & SUBJECTS
• LORDSHIP, SUBJECTS & SUBMISSION
• MINDSETS: DIFFERENCE BETWEEN KINGDOM &
DEMOCRACY
05-Apr-16LRF 3RD DAY OF WEEK TRAINING SEMINAR 2

Mat 6:33 KJV But seek ye FIRST the kingdom
of God, and his righteousness; and all these
things shall be added unto you.
Q: Is the pursuit of the kingdom the
dominant motivation and criteria for which
you selected that decision, job, school,
marriage partner, employee, employer
etc.?
This is a major key to enjoying the favor of
the Kingdom 05-Apr-16LRF 3RD DAY OF WEEK TRAINING SEMINAR 3

• There is a need to comprehend the
concept of a kingdom because:
1. it is what we are commanded to
SEEK FIRST
2. it is a foundational theme featuring
in the VISION and MISSION of the
LRF-LRD

LOGOS RHEMA FOUNDATION FOR
LEADERSHIP RESORUCE DEVELOPMENT
VISION: Attain Inheritance for Kingdom
Purpose
MISSION: To grow Children into SONSHIP-
BUILDERS (SONS OF THE KINGDOM): SEED TO
BE PLANTED IN THE EARTH (Matt 13:18-38) TO
(REAP MEN) BRING MANY SONS INTO
GLORY.

In explaining Kingdom, we’ll see how similar
or different it is from a state under
democratic rule.
States were born out of Kingdoms
A kingdom is NOT a state
Comprehending Kingdoms require new set
of thinking patterns.

• TODAY we’ll focus on the concept of the
Kingdom by looking at:
i. The King
ii. Territory
iii. Lordship
Next week, we’ll look at other aspects of
the concept.

BASIC CONCEPT OF THE KINGDOM (MATT
6:33) – OUTLINED BY PROPHET BAKO
i. The King
ii. Territory
iii. Lordship
iv. Constitution
v. Law
vi. Keys
vii.Citizenship
viii.Culture
ix. Giving Luke
6:38

WHAT IS A STATE?
CRITERIA FOR STATEHOOD

CRITERIA FOR STATEHOOD (INTERNATIONAL
LAW)
• Recognition does not bestow statehood.
• A State is a state under international law (i.e. it has
international legal personality), if it meets certain basic
criteria.
i. Must have a territory.
ii. Must have a population.
iii. Must have a government.
iv. Must be sovereign, that is to say must be able to exercise
sovereign functions on the territory (e.g., be able to
exclude anyone else from claiming it (defense), policing,
administration (raise taxes), etc.).

Statehood
Population
Territory
Governing
structures
Independence
Rights
Duties
Responsibility
STATES – CONDITIONS AND LEGAL
CONSEQUENCES
Recognition of states
Policy or
law?

• Waves of state establishment – from 50 to 200
• Decolonisation
• End of the Soviet Union
• Recognition of States
• Secession from an existing State or uniting existing separate states
• Is recognition a condition for existence?
• Can recognition be invalid?
• The four basic criteria
• Convention on the rights and duties of states (1933)
1. Population
• Self-sustained? Avoid numerous states?
• Self-determination – ”peoples”
2. Territory
• Sustainable exploitations of resources – self-sustained?
• Border conflicts and disputed borders
• Uti possidetis 05-Apr-16LRF 3RD DAY OF WEEK TRAINING SEMINAR 12

3. Governing structures
• Recognition of governments? To what extent a political
decision?
• Stability and control
• Self-determination
• Minorities vs. indigenous peoples
• Indigenous peoples – the basic problem of control over natural
resources
4. Self-governance
• Different starting points
• Loss of self governance – Norway during the war
• Establishment of self governance
• Decolonisation (UNGA res. 1514 – ”inalienable right”)

WHAT IS A KINGDOM?
DISCUSS KING & JURISDICTION / TERRITORY

ETYMOLOGY
• To understand KING’dom, we must understand who
a KING is & the DOM i.e. extent of His jurisdiction
• KING: The chief or sovereign over a jurisdiction
invested with supreme authority.
• King possess legislative, judicial, and executive
power
Isa 33:22 For the Lord is our Judge, the Lord is our
Lawgiver, the Lord is our King; He will save us.

SUFFIX-DOM
• (Belonging to a) domain or
jurisdiction.
• Condition or quality or state
• DOM is about legal jurisdiction

GREEK DEFINITION Basileia [βασιλεία] - NT
Thayer Definition:
1) royal power, kingship, dominion, rule
1a) not to be confused with an actual kingdom but
rather the right or authority to rule over a kingdom
1b) of the royal power of Jesus as the triumphant
Messiah
1c) of the royal power and dignity conferred on
Christians in the Messiah’s kingdom
2) a kingdom, the territory subject to the rule of a King

HEBREW DEFINITION
mamlâkâh [‫]ממלכה‬ - Hebrew
BDB Definition:
1) kingdom, dominion, reign,
sovereignty
1a) kingdom, realm
1b) sovereignty, dominion
1c) reign

HEBREW DEFINITION KING is ‫,מלך‬ melekh; its
denominative ‫,מלך‬ mālakh, “to reign” “to be
king.”
The word is derived from the mlkh which
denotes:
(1) in the Arabic (the verb and the noun) it
means “to possess,” “to reign,” inasmuch as the
possessor is also “lord” and “ruler”;
(2) in the Aramaic (‫,מלך‬ mēlēkh), and Assyrian
“counsel,” and in the Syrian “to consult”

SELF ASSESSMENT
Rev 1:6 And hath made us kings and priests unto
God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion
for ever and ever. Amen.
Rev 5:10 And hast made us unto our God kings
and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
5:10 Kings reign.
1:6 Kings exercise dominion.

SELF ASSESSMENT
As kings & priests, are we possessing,
reigning, offering counsel in our family,
neighborhood, workplace, city?
If no, why not?
If partially, why not?
• Let the assessment be honest or else
you cannot plot your way out

WEBSTER’S 1828 DEFINITION
KING'DOM, n. [king and dom, jurisdiction.]
1. The territory or country subject to a king; an
undivided territory under the dominion of a king or
monarch. The foreign possessions of a king are not
usually included in the term kingdom. Thus we speak of
the kingdom of England, of France or of Spain, without
including the East or West Indies.
2. The inhabitants or population subject to a king. The
whole kingdom was alarmed.

3. In natural history, a division; as the animal, vegetable
and mineral kingdoms.
4. A region; a tract; the place where any thing prevails
and holds sway; as the watery kingdom.
5. In Scripture, the government or universal dominion of
God. 1 Chr 29. Psa 145.
6. The power of supreme administration. 1 Sam 18.
7. A princely nation or state.
Ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests. Exo 19.

8. Heaven. Mat 26.
9. State of glory in heaven. Mat 5.
10. The reign of the Messiah. Mat 3.
11. Government; rule; supreme administration.

LORDSHIP, SUBJECTS &
SUBMISSION

• There has been an onslaught against coverings
or authority figures and structures such as,
fatherhood and Lordship. Submission has been
given a negative connotation esp. because
abuses have been highlighted by dragon.
• Isn’t it curious the positives of submission have
not been highlighted?

• The Dragon knows that a proper understanding &
adapting to true Lordship will lead to Zoe so he
attacks/smites the heads, shepherds, leaders etc. via
gossip, slander, disrespect etc.
• Mar 14:27 …I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep
shall be scattered
• Some of his successful strategy is using the sheep
themselves to smite their leaders, heads, foundations,
authority structures

SAYING IT WITHOUT DOING IT WON’T SUFFICE
Mat 4:7 KJV Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the
Lord thy God.
Mat 7:21-24 KJV
(21) Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the
kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in
heaven.
(22) Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in
thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done
many wonderful works?
(23) And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me,
ye that work iniquity.
(24) Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I
will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

DEDUCTIONS
• V21 To enter the KING’DOM, HE must be your LORD for
the KING is LORD. Lip service alone will not suffice
• V22-23 Good works w/o subjection/submission to His
Lordship equals “I never knew you”
• V22 Those he’ll reject are many. “Many will say Lord…”
• V24 If you DO His will, He is your Lord & you are wise
• Our eternity hangs on whether He is truly our LORD or
not—evidenced through our DOING. Live GOD’s Word

LORD DEFINITION
G2962 κύριος, kurios
1) he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has
power of deciding; master, lord
1a) the possessor and disposer of a thing
1a1) the owner; one who has control of the person, the master
1a2) in the state: the sovereign, prince, chief, the Roman
emperor
1b) is a title of honour expressive of respect and reverence, with
which servants greet their master
1c) this title is given to: God, the Messiah

E.g.:
• You are Lord [owner] over your own manor
• Why because … a Lord is …
He to whom a person or thing belongs, about
which he has power of deciding; master, lord
Does Jesus own you?

LORDSHIP: SELF-ASSESSMENT
1. Do we relate to GOD as our LORD?
2. Do we see ourselves as SUBJECT to Him and
His Kingdom etc.?
3. Does it reflect in our day to day life?
4. What do we understand by SUBJECTION to His
Kingdom?

WHO IS THE LORD?
Isa 33:22 KJV …the LORD (yehôvâh) is our
judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is
our king; he will save us.
The Lord is OUR executive, judiciary and
legislature. His Word is final.
It is the LORD who saves from death, sin,
demons, debt, mediocrity, fear etc.

LORDSHIP & SUBJECTION

LORD AND SUB’JECTS
• The Church (including you) is called to be
SUBJECT to Christ
• What does that mean?
• Eph 5:24 KJV Therefore as the church is
SUBJECT unto Christ, so let the wives be to
their own husbands in every thing.

• A comprehension of subjection gave rise to what our LORD
described as great faith
• Mat 8:9-12 KJV For I am a man under authority, having
soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth;
and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant,
Do this, and he doeth it. (10) When Jesus heard it, he
marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto
you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. (11)
And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east
and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and
Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. (12) But the children of
the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there
shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 05-Apr-16LRF 3RD DAY OF WEEK TRAINING SEMINAR 36

• The Centurion’s comprehension of
subjection/submission & corresponding GREAT
Faith was derived from the fact that he himself
was a man UNDER authority
• Jesus described his faith as GREAT. Why?
• V11-12 Children of the Kingdom who refuse to
subject themselves will receive judgment while
outsiders who understand and subject
themselves will receive what the centurion
received

• We cannot expect others to submit to us when we
ourselves are not submitted to GOD.
• Under’standing (standing-under) authority enables us
to know its workings and how to discharge it
• Sub means Under. To understand a mission, you must
necessarily sub or “stand under” that mission so you
can help fulfill it hence sub-mission.
• Submission is Key to Kingdom life. Only GOD does not
submit 1 Cor 11:3

• In GOD’s Kingdom, the territories, jurisdiction,
inhabitants etc. are SUB’ject to GOD the KING i.e.
placed under GOD
• Heb 2:8 KJV Thou hast put all things in SUBJECTION
under his feet. For in that he put all in SUBJECTION
under him, he left nothing that is not put under him.
But now we see not yet all things put under him. Cf
Mat 8:9-12
• If we are not sub’mitted to Him, we cannot bring
other things in sub’jection to Him.

• One definition of Kingdom: “The territory, country
including population SUBJECT to a King”
• Many fail to reach their highest potential in the
Kingdom because of a lack of proper appreciation
of what it means to be SUBJECT to a King
• Subjects are (1)of the 7 pillars of the Kingdom
• Those who SUBJECT themselves to the King are called
Subjects

7 PILLARS OF THE KINGDOM
1. KING
2. THRONE
3. FOUNDATIONS OF THRONE including STONES
• Stones include ALTARS + GATES + COVENANTS
4. SCEPTER
5. COUNCIL OF ELDERS
6. MESSENGERS
7. SUBJECTS

• A proper comprehension of love is needed to
operate in a Kingdom
• GOD is KING & GOD is LOVE
• TRUE LOVE is not always SWEET as Hollywood depicts.
• Love has a severe or bitter side aimed at building or
restoring GOD’s people
• E.g. a doctor might break a leg to set it well.
• Love encourages but it also scourges when needed

• Heb 12:6-7 AMP
• (6) For the Lord corrects and disciplines
everyone whom He loves, and He punishes,
even scourges, every son whom He accepts
and welcomes to His heart and cherishes.
• (7) You must submit to and endure [correction]
for discipline; God is dealing with you as with
sons. For what son is there whom his father does
not [thus] train and correct and discipline?

• QUESTION: Who does the Lord correct & discipline?
• ANSWER: Everyone whom He LOVES, and He
punishes, even scourges, every son whom He
accepts and welcomes to His heart and cherishes
• Sonship requires discipline
• Lack of discipline = Hate for the one being trained i.e.
the son.
• Lack of discipline = not accepted, not welcome, not
cherished
• Same applies to families

• Pro 19:18 KJV Chasten thy son while there is hope,
and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
• Pro 13:24 AMP He who spares his rod [of discipline]
hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines
diligently and punishes him early. [Prov. 19:18; 22:15;
23:13; 29:15, 17.]
• SELF ASSESSMENT: Differentiate between love and hate
for those under authority
• GOD LOVES US so he disciplines us. Its part of
KINGDOM life. We must cherish correction

• Be holistic. Appreciate both God’s Kindness
and His Severity. Both are meant for our good
• Rom 11:22 KJV Behold therefore the goodness
and severity of God: on them which fell,
severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou
continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also
shalt be cut off.

• Php 2:12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have
always obeyed, not as in my presence only,
but now much more in my absence, work out
your own salvation with fear and trembling.
• GOD is GOOD but we must have a healthy
reverence for Him as Savior, Lord, Daddy,
Master, Husband etc

What is Subjection? ARE YOU SUBJECT TO JESUS?
Thayer Definition: hupotassō
1) to arrange under, to subordinate
2) to subject, put in subjection
3) to subject one’s self, obey
4) to submit to one’s control. Do we submit our control..
5) to yield to one’s admonition or advice
6) to obey, be subject

LORDSHIP AND SUBJECTION
• Inability to SUBJECT oneself UNDER
authority of Kingdom disqualifies one from
Kingdom discipleship
• Subjection requires discipline and
discipline is required to be a disciple

AMPLIFIED BIBLE DEFINITION OF
SUBJECTION
• 1Pe 3:1-2 KJV Likewise, ye wives, be in
subjection to your own husbands; that, if
any obey not the word, they also may
without the word be won by the
conversation of the wives; (2) While they
behold your chaste conversation
coupled with fear.

• 1Pe 3:1-2 AMP IN LIKE manner, you married women,
be submissive to your own husbands [subordinate
yourselves as being secondary to and dependent on
them, and adapt yourselves to them], so that even if
any do not obey the Word [of God], they may be won
over not by discussion but by the [godly] lives of their
wives, (2) When they observe the pure and modest
way in which you conduct yourselves, together with
your reverence [for your husband; you are to feel for
him all that reverence includes: to respect, defer to,
revere him--to honor, esteem, appreciate, prize, and,
in the human sense, to adore him, that is, to admire,
praise, be devoted to, deeply love, and enjoy your
husband]. 05-Apr-16LRF 3RD DAY OF WEEK TRAINING SEMINAR 51

• The Church, is Jesus’ bride and we are
supposed to:
subordinate ourselves as being secondary to
and dependent on Him [Twere dua mpong ]
adapt ourselves to Jesus
feel for him all that reverence includes
• What does reverence include?

REVERENCE INCLUDES:
• to respect Jesus
• defer to Jesus
• to honor Jesus
• Esteem Jesus
• Appreciate Jesus
• Prize Jesus
• to adore Jesus
• to admire Jesus
• Praise Jesus
• be devoted to Jesus
• deeply love Jesus,
• enjoy our husband Jesus

• A lack of reverence affects & is affected by the estimation of
our value of Him
• This affects our appreciation of Him, and our value of Him
Mar 14:3-4 KJV
(3) And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as
he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster
box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the
box, and poured it on his head.
(4) And there were some that had indignation within
themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment
made?
• What value do we place on Apostle Bako? What value do we
place on Jesus? Is a years wages too much for him?

DEMOCRACIES VS. KINGDOMS
Which is better?
ANS: Which one does GOD use?
WHY did humanity do away with Kingdoms?
ANS: Same as Israel, Independence from GOD the King,
His authority and values; NWO after WW2,
Hegemonies and draconian policies
Excuse used: Abuses of royal families
Have abuses been solved by demos-kratos
Only the power of GOD can solve the World
challenges

MINDSETS: DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
KINGDOM & DEMOCRACY
Adopt a kingdom mindset. Do not import democratic mindset
into kingdom living

• We live in democracies physically speaking,
have grown up and been disciple within a
democratic context BUT YET we are born into
GOD and must SEEK FIRST His KINGDOM and live
by KINGDOM mindset and principles
• The Democratic context within which people
live and grow up affects people’s
understandings about GOD & His Kingdom

• The idea of democracy stems out from the
humanistic view that man is generally good &
decent so would act wisely together to govern
themselves outside the wisdom of God.
• Man is not generally good: "And God saw that the
wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that
every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was
only evil continually." (Gen 6:5) Also see Jer 17:9
• Unfortunately the Humanistic view of democracy is
prevalently believed all over the world because of
the world order introduced after WW2.

KINGDOM DEMOCRACY
Headed by KING Headed by President
Divine right of Kings President elected
King owns territory, people,
resources etc.
Citizens own territory,
people, resources etc.
Government is upon His
Shoulders
Government of the people,
by the people, for the
people
Isa 33:22 For the Lord is our
Judge, the Lord is our
Lawgiver, the Lord is our
King; He will save us
Separation of Powers;
Executive, Judiciary and
Parliament

Not elected so we can’t
fire the King. Criteria is
what suits King—not us
although He always looks
out for our GOOD
President elected or 'hired'
to run government. If
people don’t like the way
things are, they re-elect
someone else/impeach
Instructions top-down
although King may invite
discussion
Representative
Government
The Kingdom
(Government) of GOD
The Government of the
People of Ghana
King gives constitution People write constitution

KING centered People centered
Kingdom = Power of
the KING
Demos’Kratos = Power
of the people

• In Kingdom, Government hinges on KING &
His value system & culture
• …but in democracy, on people and their
values & culture
TWO SEPARATE SYSTEMS
KINGDOM is what GOD practices—not demos-
kratos (people power). Our calling is to depend
on the King—not our own wisdom (Pr 3:5-8).

We will continue next week on
April 12, 2016

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