Charles Cooper Kingdom Alive

Disciples Disciple (Reproduce)The Gospel of God: The Great SeparationQuestion: Will there be negative consequences for unfaithful disciples?The Gospel of God:Is the promise of the final permanent physical manifestation of God on the earth in Sovereign Power.Judgment vs. DeliveranceRepentance vs. FaithThe failure to recognize the distinction between the GG and the GC results in interpretation errors concerning the eschatological end.There is going to be a great Separation! At the Eschatological End: Wheat vs. Weeds; Good Tree vs. Bad Tree; Good Seed vs. Bad Seed; Good Fish vs. Bad Fish; and Sheep vs. GoatsMatthew 25:14-30   The Parable of the Talents – Who do the Servants Represent? Believer vs. Unbeliever MixProofs:Command to Stay AlertThe Servants are His OwnThese are Servants [δοῦλος]Servants [δοῦλος] are ENTRUSTEDServants are judged at the Master's returnServants have identical relationshipsServants received their commissionUnfaithful Servant Lost RewardBelievers Can Suffer LossCommendation – Exaltation – HonorationCriticism – Demotion – Isolation 

Disciples Disciple (Reproduce)The Gospel of God: The Great SeparationQuestion: Will there be negative consequences for unfaithful disciples?The Gospel of God:Is the promise of the final permanent physical manifestation of God on the earth in Sovereign Power.The Gospel of Jesus Christ:Is the promise of spiritual salvation through faith in the atonement sacrifice of Jesus Christ.Judgment vs. DeliveranceRepentance vs. FaithThe failure to recognize the distinction between the GG and the GC results in errors of interpretation at the eschatological end.At the Eschatological End:Good Trees vs. Bad TreesWheat vs. ChaffGood Seed vs. Bad SeedGood Fish vs. Bad FishSheep vs. Goats Righteous vs. Evil people

Disciples Disciple (Reproduce)The Gospel of God: Crown of Thorns and Crown of GoldGospel of God: the promise of the final permanent physical manifestation of God on the earth in sovereign power.Now when he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee...From that time, Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Matt 4:12, 17A baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. Luke 3:3What was John PROMISING?This verse may seem to be simple, but it is probably the most difficult verse in the entire Gospel of Mark, not only because of some of the difficult terms but because of the unsuspected complication in the syntax.John had baptized men who confessed their sins so that they might escape judgment. [I. Howard Marshall, The Gospel of Luke: A Commentary on the Greek Text, New International Greek Testament Commentary (Exeter: Paternoster Press, 1978), 136.]In short, John's baptism was a step toward the Promised One's forgiveness.Darrell L. Bock, Luke: 1:1–9:50, vol. 1, Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 1994), 289.What Shall We Do?Give Evidence of Genuine Repentance:The Crowd – Generosity (clothing and food)Tax Collectors – Honest in Business (Tax Collecting)Soldiers – Content with wages (Extortion and Lying)

Disciples Disciple (Reproduce)The Gospel of God: Crown of Thorns and Crown of GoldThe Gospel of God: the promise of the eschatological permanent physical manifestation of God on the earth in sovereign power.  [Jude 14-15]Mark 1:14-15 – The Three Pillars of the Gospel of GodThe Time is FulfilledThe Kingdom of God has come nearRepent and believe the gospelRepentance is God's requirement for both sinners and saints to escape the temporal judgment of God.In summary, repentance is for believers and unbelievers. It can occur before or after regeneration. It can even aid a person in coming to faith in Christ. However, repentance is not a condition of eternal life.Luke 3:7ffHe said therefore to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruits in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham. Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.” And the crowds asked him, “What then shall we do?” And he answered them, “Whoever has two tunics is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise.” Tax collectors also came to be baptized and said to him, “Teacher, what shall we do?” And he said to them, “Collect no more than you are authorized to do.” Soldiers also asked him, “And we, what shall we do?” And he said to them, “Do not extort money from anyone by threats or by false accusation, and be content with your wages.”

Disciples Disciple (Reproduce)The Gospel of God: Crown of Thorns and Crown of Gold The Gospel of God: Crown of Thorns and Crown of Goldεἰσέρχομαι: a--move into; b—happen; c—begin; d--begin to experienceLuke 7:1; Romans 5:12; Luke 9:46; and Luke 22:40“It is necessary to go through many hardships to participate in the sovereign administration of God.”  Acts 14:22 (COOP)Matthew 25:20-21The man who had received five talents approached, presented five more talents, and said, ‘Master, you gave me five talents. See, I've earned five more talents.' “His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Share your master's joy.'Sovereignty can be received over a realm, but you cannot receive a realm!The Parable of the Ten Minas – Luke 19:11ffAs they were listening to this, he went on to tell a parable because he was near Jerusalem, and they thought the kingdom of God was going to appear right away. Therefore he said, “A nobleman traveled to a far country to receive for himself the authority to be king and then to return. He called ten of his servants, gave them ten minas, and told them, ‘Engage in business until I come back.' “But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We don't want this man to rule over us.' “At his return, having received the authority to be king, he summoned those servants he had given the money to, so that he could find out how much they had made in business. The first came forward and said, ‘Master, your mina has earned ten more minas.' “‘Well done, good servant!' he told him. ‘Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, have authority over ten towns.' “The second came and said, ‘Master, your mina has made five minas.' “So he said to him, ‘You will be over five towns.' “And another came and said, ‘Master, here is your mina. I have kept it safe in a cloth because I was afraid of you since you're a harsh man: you collect what you didn't deposit and reap what you didn't sow.' “He told him, ‘I will condemn you by what you have said, you evil servant! If you knew I was a harsh man, collecting what I didn't deposit and reaping what I didn't sow, why, then, didn't you put my money in the bank? And when I returned, I would have collected it with interest.' So he said to those standing there, ‘Take the mina away from him and give it to the one with ten minas.' “But they said to him, ‘Master, he has ten minas.' “ ‘I tell you, that to everyone who has, more will be given; and from the one who does not have, even what he does have will be taken away. But bring here these enemies of mine, who did not want me to rule over them and slaughter them in my presence.'”

Disciples Disciple (Reproduce)"How to Enter the Sovereign Administration of God"Multiple Conditionalities to Enter the Kingdom of God:1. Suffer to Enter it - Acts 14:21-222. Lose it - Matthew 21:433. Difficult/Rich - Mark 10:234. Inherit it - I Corinthians 6:95. Worthy to Enter it - 2 Thes 1:56. Born of Water/Spirit - John 3:57. Must Seek it - Matthew 6:33To Receive the Righteousness of God – FaithThe Kingdom of God is not Equal to SalvationOne Can: 1. Enter; 2. Receive; 3. See; 4. Cast Out“It is necessary to go through many hardships to enter the sovereign administration of God.” Acts 14:22bεἰσελθεῖν εἰς – enter in                     A. move into                     B. happen                     C. begin                     D. begin to experienceεἰσέρχομαι: to begin to experience an event or state—‘to begin to experience, to come into an experience, to attain.'[Johannes P. Louw and Eugene Albert Nida, Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament: Based on Semantic Domains (New York: United Bible Societies, 1996), 806–807.]Joel Marcus, Entering into the Kingly Power of God, JBL 107/4 (1988) 663-675The plausibility of this interpretation of “entering the basileia” is increased when we observe that “to enter into an action” corresponds not only to modern English idiom but also to ancient Semitic and NT usage.

Disciples Disciple (Reproduce)"Understanding the Gospel from God the Father"Mark 1:14-15 [7.9.23]The Kingdom of God: Realm vs. RuleThe Sovereign Administration of GodJude 1:1-5 – the physical manifestation of GodVv. 14b-15“Look! The Lord comes with tens of thousands of his holy ones (1) to execute judgment on all and (2) to convict all the ungodly concerning all the ungodly acts that they have done in an ungodly way, and concerning all the harsh things ungodly sinners have said against him.”Revelation 14:6-7 -- The Eternal Gospel“Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship the one who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water.”The Permanent Physical Manifestation of God on the EarthPower over Satan and his Demonic Forces cannot resist Jesus and those who exercise his power and authority. Luke 11:14-20The Finger of God equals the power of God.Power over Spiritual forcesPower over natural lawPower to forgive sinsPower to heal diseases

Disciples Disciple (Reproduce)"Understanding the Gospel from God the Father"Mark 1:14-15 [7.2.23]What Time is It? – The Year of God's JubileeLuke 3:3Luke 24:44-49What is the Kingdom of God?Kingdom (Greek: βασιλεία): Realm or Reign?Kingly Rule – reign, rule, sovereignty, kingly powerSovereign Administration – join the Biden Administration.Our Father who is in heaven, hallowed be your name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.Luke 16:16The Law and the Prophets were until John; since then the good news of the kingdom of God is preached, and everyone forces his way into it.Βιάζεται:The verb βιάζεται can be understood as a middle or a passive. The active βιάζω is ‘to constrain, force'; the middle is ‘to overpower by force, press hard; to act with violence'; the passive is ‘to be hard-pressed, overpowered.'I. Marshall, New International Greek Testament Commentary (Exeter: Paternoster Press, 1978), 629.Βιάζεται: Everyone is hard-pressed to enter into it. [Everyone is strongly encouraged to seek participation in it.]

Disciples Disciple (Reproduce)"What is the Good News of God"Mark 1:14-15 [6.25.23]The Good News of God: "The time is fulfilled" (Πεπλήρωται ὁ καιρὸς)Mark 1:15a (CSB)ὁ καιρὸς : time; period of time, moment; OpportunityHorst Robert Balz and Gerhard Schneider, (Grand Rapids, Mich.:Eerdmans, 1990), 232.Luke 16:14-16What Time Is It? Luke 4:16-19Four Peculiarities:ChronologyDeletion and SubstitutionApocopated EndingQuoted LXXTae Hun KimLuke's account of Jesus' sermon at a synagogue in his hometown Nazareth on a sabbath has been discussed at length. It has been widely accepted as a programmatic summary of Luke's entire enterprise. His placement of Luke 4:16-30 at the beginning of Jesus' public ministry functions for the whole of Luke-Acts and anticipates the mission to the Gentiles.

Disciples Disciple (Reproduce)"The Gospel of God"Mark 1:14-15After John was arrested, Jesus went to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God: “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”Mark 1:14-15 (CSB)The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.Mark 1:1 (CSB)τοῦ εὐαγγελίου = __________________________.I am amazed that you are so quickly turning away from him who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—not that there is another gospel... Galatians 1:6-7a (CSB)To Stop: 1. Illegitimate Totality Transfer; 2. Contradiction; 3. False Interpretation....but there are some who are troubling you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. Galatians 1:7b (CSB)Now I want to make clear for you, brothers and sisters, the gospel I preached to you, which you received, on which you have taken your stand, and by which you are being saved if you hold to the message I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. For I passed on to you as most important what I also received: (1) that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, (2) that he was buried, (3) that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and (4), that he appeared to Cephas, then to the Twelve.What is the Good News (gospel) of God?  Mark 1:14-15; Mathew 4:12-17;

Disciples Disciple"The Gospel of God"The Focus of Christ's Pre-EasterMessage and MinistryMatthew 28:16-20: Make Disciples vs. Make ConvertsThe Great Commission is not ____________!John F. MacArthur is incorrect!Jesus Gave Four Explicit Predictions of Death: Only the 12 __________ it. God Prevented their ___________ of it. Jesus Never Explained _________.The Gospel of Christ – Pre-Easter EmphasisThe Jews Never Expected the Messiah to Die!John 12:1, 12, 27-34Psalm 89:36-372 Samuel 7:13Isaiah 9:7Luke 1:33The Twelve Only Understood Post-Easter SundayLuke 24:18-21Acts 1:1-3Matthew, Mark, and Luke = Synoptic Gospels

The Gospel of ChristFour Prophetic Predictions Prediction One:Matthew 16:21-23, Mark 8:31-38, Luke 9:22-25Conclusions:   1. Six months before his death.                        2. First time the Twelve ____________.                        3. Only the Twelve __________________.Prediction Two:Matthew 17:22-23, Mark 9:30-32, Luke 9:43b-45Conclusions:         1. The Twelve were _______________.                              2. The Twelve were silenced.                              3. God prevented their ______________.                              4. Two months before his death.Third Prediction:Matthew 20:17-19, Mark 10:32-34, Luke 18:31-34Conclusions:   1. Two Weeks Before ___________.                        2. Most Details Given.Fourth Prediction:Matthew 26:1-2, Mark 14:1-2Conclusions:   1. Two Days Before His Death.                        2. No REASON for WHY!

What's the Difference:The Gospel of GodVsThe Gospel of Christ?Mark 1:1   vs. Mark 1:14-15The Good News of the Kingdom of God – Luke 4:40-44; 9:1-27 Conditions or Traits to Enter the Kingdom of GodA______________________________B______________________________C______________________________D______________________________E______________________________F______________________________G______________________________What the Kingdom of God is NOT!The Gospel of Christ – Matthew 16:21-23From then on, Jesus began to point out to his disciples that he needed to go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, be killed, and be raised on the third day. Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, “Oh no, Lord! This will never happen to you!” Jesus turned and told Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me because you're not thinking about God's concerns but human concerns.”From What Time = "From then on" [[Ἀπὸ τότε]]Proof – Peter's Response:Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, “Oh no, Lord! This will never happen to you!”

The Gospel of Christ is the message of the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sin so that a person can go to heaven when he or she dies. This is the popular way of saying it. Yet, Matthew, Mark, and Luke are far more concerned about the Gospel of God. Listen as I develop the biblical basis for this claim.

Confusion about the relationship between works and salvation comes from a misunderstanding about the Gospel of God and the Gospel of Christ. If one does not understand the difference, he or she will certainly not understand many passages in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and some parts of John. The Gospel of God is the core of the message of Jesus Christ.

Abraham is the biblical portrait of salvation by faith - Genesis 15:6 reports, "and he (Abram) believed the Lord and he (God) counted it to him as righteousness. Is it any wonder that people continued to be confused about how to "get" saved. Believing what the Word of God says is the cure for this problem. We again turn our attention to Paul's commentary on the faith of Abraham.

After 2000 years, the Church remains confused about the relationship between works and salvation. To receive salvation, some believe a person must work to get it. Others believe works are necessary to keep salvation. Still, there are others who believe works are necessary to prove one has salvation. None of these conclusions are correct. Works are directly tied to sanctification, which is a rewards issue and not salvation.

In this session, we continue our study of the Sermon on the Mount, by looking at our Lord's promise to those who live a life that can be characterized as clean-hearted. The clean-hearted people will have a reward worthy of their devoted service - they will see God. How is this possible given that God is invisible? Listen as I explain.

Matthew 5:7 continues our Lord's emphasis on the "ways" of life that ensure God the Father will commend. I call the Beatitudes the Commendables. These are the types of people God the Father will publicly commend at the Bema Seat Judgment. There is nothing more important than to be found faithful before God. This is another lifestyle that God will find pleasing: merciful.

As Jesus continues to discuss those who can count on God's commendation, we look at those who hunger and thirst for righteousness or justice. There are those who have a deep sense longing for God to be respected and honored in his creation as he should be. Men abuse God's grace, love, and mercy and take his mercy for granted. They use his name in vain. Those who hate this behavior will one day be honored by God. Matthew 5:6 contains this promise.

Jesus promises in Matthew 5:5 that God, the Father will reward all of those who decide to live their lives in a way that speaks to meekness at the Bema Seat Judgment. This is a person who does not fight back with those who take advantage of his or her way of life. Gentle, mild, meek are several ways to describe this person. God's reward is worth the effort.

As we continue in our study of the Sermon on the Mount, today we focus on Matthew 5:4. Jesus includes mourners among those who will receive special commendation by God the Father. Disciples who have a longing for the relief that Christ will bring with him when he returns. Those whose sufferings are not removed before death. Those who faithfully follow God's commands while suffering physically, mentally, socially. God will console them with his mercy at the resurrection.

Matthew 5:3 promises those who choose to suffer for the Kingdom of God by giving away the things of this world will receive a reward worthy of their sacrifice. Listen as we talk about "the Poor in Spirit."

Unfortunately, the word "Blessed" misleads most readers of Matthew's sermon on the mount. "Happy," "fortunate," or "blessed," does not convey the sense the Lord Jesus intended. In this life, there is nothing happy, fortunate, or blessed about suffering. Rather, Jesus is looking to the next life when how you lived in this life will really matter.

What the Bible teaches about "rewards" is confusing to a lot of people. Others have oversimplified the matter to the point of nonsense. Yet, it is the most critical doctrine a believer must understand after salvation by grace. Listen as I try to help you understand this critical teaching of the New Testament.

Cooper apologizes for incorrect teaching about "Grace." Sets the record straight. Grace in salvation is not the same as grace in sanctification!

Six times in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus warns his disciples about rewards. Instead of doing deeds to be praised by men which ensures you will have no reward with God, Jesus commands us to live to receive praise from God. Mathew, the gospel of rewards, has a sobering message for us today!

The nature of the people Jesus describes as citizens of his coming Kingdom rule are not your typical everyday run of mill folk. In fact, they are the opposite of what the world describes as successful people. Strive to be the people Christ wants you to be and you will be happy with his commendation, exaltation, and Honoration when his kingdom comes. Otherwise, you may be shocked and very disappointed at your disposition at the judgment seat of Christ.

To properly understand the Sermon on the Mount, you must understand what is a disciple and what was the meaning of the term 2000 years ago when Jesus began his ministry.

In this episode we look at the fundamental difference between the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of John. Matthew is concerned about the Gospel of God. John is focused on the Gospel of Christ. Do you understand the difference?

Even if you don't understand, you do want to reign with Christ in his kingdom. However, it is not automatic. You have got to earn it!

The Sermon on the Mount as recorded in the Gospel of Matthew is the best summary of what a person needs to do to participate in the Sovereign Administration of God. If you want reign with Christ in his coming kingdom you must earn it! The Sermon on the Mount tells you how to do it!